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| Your Tuesday Briefing: Hillary Clinton, Cincinnati Zoo, Golden State Warriors | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • The presidential race. | • The presidential race. |
| Hillary Clinton will be in New Jersey today for a fund-raiser, but she canceled other events there to focus on next week’s primary in California, where she once had a big lead over Bernie Sanders. Gov. Jerry Brown of California has been a bright spot for the Democratic Party, providing a template for unity. | Hillary Clinton will be in New Jersey today for a fund-raiser, but she canceled other events there to focus on next week’s primary in California, where she once had a big lead over Bernie Sanders. Gov. Jerry Brown of California has been a bright spot for the Democratic Party, providing a template for unity. |
| Some Democrats worry that Mrs. Clinton has yet to find her footing, and that her campaign is unsure of how to combat Donald J. Trump. | Some Democrats worry that Mrs. Clinton has yet to find her footing, and that her campaign is unsure of how to combat Donald J. Trump. |
| But the presumptive Republican candidate faces obstacles in the four regions likely to decide the presidency — Florida, the upper Southeast, the Rust Belt and the interior West — and his campaign is going through growing pains. | But the presumptive Republican candidate faces obstacles in the four regions likely to decide the presidency — Florida, the upper Southeast, the Rust Belt and the interior West — and his campaign is going through growing pains. |
| • Syrian refugees’ suffering. | • Syrian refugees’ suffering. |
| Eight months after the White House announced a plan to admit 10,000 Syrians, about 2,500 refugees have been resettled in the U.S. | Eight months after the White House announced a plan to admit 10,000 Syrians, about 2,500 refugees have been resettled in the U.S. |
| As summer nears in Europe, human traffickers are sending more refugees across the Mediterranean. Nearly 700 people drowned in three days last week. | As summer nears in Europe, human traffickers are sending more refugees across the Mediterranean. Nearly 700 people drowned in three days last week. |
| • Struggling military veterans. | • Struggling military veterans. |
| The number of veterans with multiple tours of combat duty is the largest in modern U.S. history — more than 90,000 soldiers and Marines. | The number of veterans with multiple tours of combat duty is the largest in modern U.S. history — more than 90,000 soldiers and Marines. |
| See how Americans paid their respects to those who served and lost their lives, in our Memorial Day photographs. | See how Americans paid their respects to those who served and lost their lives, in our Memorial Day photographs. |
| • Desperation in Venezuela. | • Desperation in Venezuela. |
| The country — which holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves — is adjusting to a new normal of closed government and business offices, food shortages, and cuts in water, electricity and phone service. | The country — which holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves — is adjusting to a new normal of closed government and business offices, food shortages, and cuts in water, electricity and phone service. |
| Here’s how it ended up that way, and what could happen next. | Here’s how it ended up that way, and what could happen next. |
| • Chicago braces for summer. | • Chicago braces for summer. |
| The warmer months are historically the most violent time in the city, and concerns are high because homicides and shootings are up 50 percent this year from a year ago. | The warmer months are historically the most violent time in the city, and concerns are high because homicides and shootings are up 50 percent this year from a year ago. |
| We look at why Chicago has more violence than New York City. We’ll be following crime in Chicago closely, sign up for updates. | We look at why Chicago has more violence than New York City. We’ll be following crime in Chicago closely, sign up for updates. |
| • The average pay for the top 200 highest-paid chief executives at U.S. companies fell 15 percent in one year, to about $19 million. | • The average pay for the top 200 highest-paid chief executives at U.S. companies fell 15 percent in one year, to about $19 million. |
| But pay is higher where there are more women on the corporate board. | But pay is higher where there are more women on the corporate board. |
| • Forty-thousand properties in London are owned by offshore companies in tax havens, but there is a record number of $100 million homes on the market around the world. | • Forty-thousand properties in London are owned by offshore companies in tax havens, but there is a record number of $100 million homes on the market around the world. |
| • U.S. stocks rose on Friday, wrapping up their strongest week in almost three months, after the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates could keep rising. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks rose on Friday, wrapping up their strongest week in almost three months, after the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates could keep rising. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Verizon reached tentative agreements with unions representing nearly 40,000 striking workers, retreating from its positions on pension cuts and greater flexibility to outsource work. | • Verizon reached tentative agreements with unions representing nearly 40,000 striking workers, retreating from its positions on pension cuts and greater flexibility to outsource work. |
| • Hissène Habré, the former president of Chad, was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of crimes against humanity. | • Hissène Habré, the former president of Chad, was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of crimes against humanity. |
| • Brazil arrested the first suspect in a search for more than 30 people involved in the gang rape of a teenage girl. | • Brazil arrested the first suspect in a search for more than 30 people involved in the gang rape of a teenage girl. |
| • A Cincinnati Zoo employee fatally shot a gorilla after a 4-year-old boy slipped into its enclosure. Online petitions assailed the boy’s mother. | • A Cincinnati Zoo employee fatally shot a gorilla after a 4-year-old boy slipped into its enclosure. Online petitions assailed the boy’s mother. |
| • The Libertarian Party nominated two former governors for its presidential ticket. | • The Libertarian Party nominated two former governors for its presidential ticket. |
| • Six people died in floods in Texas, and more severe weather is on the way. | • Six people died in floods in Texas, and more severe weather is on the way. |
| • “X-Men: Apocalypse” was the North American box-office winner, though it had the sixth-best opening of the eight “X-Men” movies. | • “X-Men: Apocalypse” was the North American box-office winner, though it had the sixth-best opening of the eight “X-Men” movies. |
| • Catching up on TV: We’ve got episode recaps for “Game of Thrones,” “Veep,” “Silicon Valley” and “Outlander.” | • Catching up on TV: We’ve got episode recaps for “Game of Thrones,” “Veep,” “Silicon Valley” and “Outlander.” |
| • Dream season lives on. | • Dream season lives on. |
| Stephen Curry scored a game-high 36 points, including seven 3-pointers, while leading Golden State back to the N.B.A. Finals. They’ll face Cleveland in a rematch of 2015, beginning Thursday. | Stephen Curry scored a game-high 36 points, including seven 3-pointers, while leading Golden State back to the N.B.A. Finals. They’ll face Cleveland in a rematch of 2015, beginning Thursday. |
| Pittsburgh’s late goal gave it a 3-2 win over San Jose in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. | Pittsburgh’s late goal gave it a 3-2 win over San Jose in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. |
| • The variety show returns. | • The variety show returns. |
| “Maya and Marty,” starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short, is the latest prime-time show to mix sketches, celebrity guests, music and other performances (10 p.m. Eastern, NBC). | “Maya and Marty,” starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short, is the latest prime-time show to mix sketches, celebrity guests, music and other performances (10 p.m. Eastern, NBC). |
| • Airmail. | • Airmail. |
| In our global postcards: An elephant that speaks Korean, and the household appliance South Koreans fear can kill them. | In our global postcards: An elephant that speaks Korean, and the household appliance South Koreans fear can kill them. |
| Also, Italian olives painted to look greener, and sugar cut with fertilizer in Sudan are among illegal products that were recently exposed. | Also, Italian olives painted to look greener, and sugar cut with fertilizer in Sudan are among illegal products that were recently exposed. |
| • Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
| In 20 minutes, you can cook up some wok-fried asparagus with walnuts. | In 20 minutes, you can cook up some wok-fried asparagus with walnuts. |
| Kunta Kinte, a teenager from Africa, arrived in chains in 1767 in Annapolis, Md., where he was sold at auction to a Virginia plantation owner. | Kunta Kinte, a teenager from Africa, arrived in chains in 1767 in Annapolis, Md., where he was sold at auction to a Virginia plantation owner. |
| He inspired Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Roots,” which topped our best-seller list for nearly six months in 1976 and led to a mini-series a year later that was the most-watched program in history at the time. | He inspired Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Roots,” which topped our best-seller list for nearly six months in 1976 and led to a mini-series a year later that was the most-watched program in history at the time. |
| Now “Roots” has returned to TV in a remake. It began on Monday and continues for three more nights on History, A&E, Lifetime and LMN (9 p.m. Eastern). | Now “Roots” has returned to TV in a remake. It began on Monday and continues for three more nights on History, A&E, Lifetime and LMN (9 p.m. Eastern). |
| Mr. Haley’s book, billed as nonfiction, traces the author’s family history, beginning with Kunta Kinte’s grandparents and down to Mr. Haley. (Historians found that much of it was fiction.) | Mr. Haley’s book, billed as nonfiction, traces the author’s family history, beginning with Kunta Kinte’s grandparents and down to Mr. Haley. (Historians found that much of it was fiction.) |
| ABC worried that the TV version would not have broad appeal, and opted to broadcast it over eight consecutive nights, rather than once a week so it would be over before sweeps week. Instead, it simply built momentum, and 100 million viewers — nearly half the country — tuned in for the finale. | ABC worried that the TV version would not have broad appeal, and opted to broadcast it over eight consecutive nights, rather than once a week so it would be over before sweeps week. Instead, it simply built momentum, and 100 million viewers — nearly half the country — tuned in for the finale. |
| It earned nine Emmys, a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. | It earned nine Emmys, a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. |
| “Roots” inspired a generation of African-Americans to try to trace their ancestors, including a young Barack Obama. A decade after it aired, Obama traveled to Kenya. | “Roots” inspired a generation of African-Americans to try to trace their ancestors, including a young Barack Obama. A decade after it aired, Obama traveled to Kenya. |
| Writing in his autobiography, “Dreams From My Father,” he says for the first time, he felt “the comfort, the firmness of identity.” | Writing in his autobiography, “Dreams From My Father,” he says for the first time, he felt “the comfort, the firmness of identity.” |
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