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| Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Muhammad Ali: Your Friday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Democrats step toward unity. | • Democrats step toward unity. |
| Bernie Sanders isn’t ready to drop out of the presidential race yet, but he’s calling Donald J. Trump a potential “disaster” and vowing to help defeat him in November. | Bernie Sanders isn’t ready to drop out of the presidential race yet, but he’s calling Donald J. Trump a potential “disaster” and vowing to help defeat him in November. |
| And Hillary Clinton now has the endorsements of President Obama and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Mr. Obama will begin campaigning with Mrs. Clinton next week as she begins her push toward November. | |
| Mrs. Clinton’s tweet telling Mr. Trump to delete his Twitter account was one of the most widely shared of the campaign. Mr. Trump will address evangelical Christians today in Washington. | |
| • Farewell to “The Greatest.” | • Farewell to “The Greatest.” |
| Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal and Bryant Gumbel will deliver eulogies today for Muhammad Ali at a 15,000-seat sports arena in his hometown, Louisville, Ky., after a funeral procession through the city. A prayer service drew a diverse crowd Thursday night. | Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal and Bryant Gumbel will deliver eulogies today for Muhammad Ali at a 15,000-seat sports arena in his hometown, Louisville, Ky., after a funeral procession through the city. A prayer service drew a diverse crowd Thursday night. |
| The Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. remembers Ali as a political poet, and we take a look back at his life in pictures and at Lonnie Ali, his wife of 30 years. | The Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. remembers Ali as a political poet, and we take a look back at his life in pictures and at Lonnie Ali, his wife of 30 years. |
| • Bullets and bystanders. | • Bullets and bystanders. |
| A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that the Second Amendment doesn’t guarantee the right to carry concealed weapons, in a major victory for gun control advocates. | A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that the Second Amendment doesn’t guarantee the right to carry concealed weapons, in a major victory for gun control advocates. |
| On average, a mass shooting occurred in the U.S. nearly every day last year. Today we remember some of the innocent bystanders among the 1,792 casualties. | On average, a mass shooting occurred in the U.S. nearly every day last year. Today we remember some of the innocent bystanders among the 1,792 casualties. |
| • France’s Euro 2016 security challenge. | • France’s Euro 2016 security challenge. |
| Millions of people are preparing to watch matches in stadiums and fan zones across the country, as the European championship, the biggest soccer tournament after the World Cup, kicks off today. The tournament, which continues until July 10, comprises 51 soccer games in 10 cities. | Millions of people are preparing to watch matches in stadiums and fan zones across the country, as the European championship, the biggest soccer tournament after the World Cup, kicks off today. The tournament, which continues until July 10, comprises 51 soccer games in 10 cities. |
| French security forces are on high alert after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and in Brussels. | French security forces are on high alert after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and in Brussels. |
| • Climate breakthrough? | • Climate breakthrough? |
| Scientists appear to be able to capture and store carbon dioxide, turning it into stone and locking it away where it can’t contribute to global warming. | Scientists appear to be able to capture and store carbon dioxide, turning it into stone and locking it away where it can’t contribute to global warming. |
| • Health news. | • Health news. |
| The World Health Organization has advised people living in areas where the Zika virus is circulating to delay pregnancy to avoid having babies with birth defects. The advice applies to millions of couples in Latin America and the Caribbean. | The World Health Organization has advised people living in areas where the Zika virus is circulating to delay pregnancy to avoid having babies with birth defects. The advice applies to millions of couples in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
| An expert in brain injuries among military personnel has uncovered evidence of a link between post-traumatic stress disorder and blasts in combat. | An expert in brain injuries among military personnel has uncovered evidence of a link between post-traumatic stress disorder and blasts in combat. |
| • All computer code contains a small number of exploitable defects, and governments are keeping track of them to monitor their perceived enemies. | • All computer code contains a small number of exploitable defects, and governments are keeping track of them to monitor their perceived enemies. |
| • Online reviews by consumers are increasingly popular, but they may not be the reliable indicators of quality that one might expect, researchers say. | • Online reviews by consumers are increasingly popular, but they may not be the reliable indicators of quality that one might expect, researchers say. |
| • Thomas J. Perkins, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who helped foster the growth of the tech industry, has died at 84. | • Thomas J. Perkins, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who helped foster the growth of the tech industry, has died at 84. |
| • U.S. stocks fell on Thursday. | |
| • Biden calls rape victim a “warrior.” | • Biden calls rape victim a “warrior.” |
| “I do not know your name — but your words are forever seared on my soul, words that should be required reading for men and women of all ages,” Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. wrote in an open letter to the young woman in the Stanford rape case. | “I do not know your name — but your words are forever seared on my soul, words that should be required reading for men and women of all ages,” Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. wrote in an open letter to the young woman in the Stanford rape case. |
| • Scoreboard. | • Scoreboard. |
| San Jose kept its Stanley Cup hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Cleveland will try to even up the N.B.A. finals as it hosts Golden State (9 p.m., ABC). | San Jose kept its Stanley Cup hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Cleveland will try to even up the N.B.A. finals as it hosts Golden State (9 p.m., ABC). |
| The last leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, is Saturday (post time is around 6:30 p.m., NBC), and the Copa América soccer tournament continues. | The last leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, is Saturday (post time is around 6:30 p.m., NBC), and the Copa América soccer tournament continues. |
| • At the movies. | • At the movies. |
| Las Vegas magicians played by Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Jesse Eisenberg and Lizzy Caplan try to steal a tech doodad that can control all the world’s computers in “Now You See Me 2,” opening today. | Las Vegas magicians played by Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Jesse Eisenberg and Lizzy Caplan try to steal a tech doodad that can control all the world’s computers in “Now You See Me 2,” opening today. |
| Colin Firth stars as the editor Maxwell Perkins and Jude Law as the writer Thomas Wolfe in a literary bromance called “Genius.” Also opening are “Warcraft” and “Conjuring 2.” | Colin Firth stars as the editor Maxwell Perkins and Jude Law as the writer Thomas Wolfe in a literary bromance called “Genius.” Also opening are “Warcraft” and “Conjuring 2.” |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Dr. Jerome S. Bruner, 100, was a psychologist whose research helped shape our understanding of the young mind. | Dr. Jerome S. Bruner, 100, was a psychologist whose research helped shape our understanding of the young mind. |
| The actress Theresa Saldana, 61, appeared in “Raging Bull,” the 1978 Beatlemania film “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and a TV movie that documented her near-fatal knife attack by a stalker. | The actress Theresa Saldana, 61, appeared in “Raging Bull,” the 1978 Beatlemania film “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and a TV movie that documented her near-fatal knife attack by a stalker. |
| • Historical giants. | • Historical giants. |
| If you could choose one person from history, who’d be at your table? David H. Petraeus picked Ulysses S. Grant, and Senator Cory Booker chose Frederick Douglass. | If you could choose one person from history, who’d be at your table? David H. Petraeus picked Ulysses S. Grant, and Senator Cory Booker chose Frederick Douglass. |
| We’re also revisiting notable June deaths in history: Robert Kennedy, Lou Gehrig, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Dorothy Parker, Joan Rivers and John Gotti. | We’re also revisiting notable June deaths in history: Robert Kennedy, Lou Gehrig, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Dorothy Parker, Joan Rivers and John Gotti. |
| • Weekend recipes. | • Weekend recipes. |
| Banana everything cookies are chunky with chocolate chips, walnuts and rolled oats. Adding caramel and sea salt upgrades the classic brownie. | Banana everything cookies are chunky with chocolate chips, walnuts and rolled oats. Adding caramel and sea salt upgrades the classic brownie. |
| This rhubarb pie showcases the fruit’s natural texture. And if you’re looking for something refreshing, watermelon popsicles may be a good bet. | This rhubarb pie showcases the fruit’s natural texture. And if you’re looking for something refreshing, watermelon popsicles may be a good bet. |
| Muslims began their holy month of Ramadan this week, with each day centering on a dawn-to-dusk fast that ends with a meal at sunset. | Muslims began their holy month of Ramadan this week, with each day centering on a dawn-to-dusk fast that ends with a meal at sunset. |
| Islam’s presence in the U.S. dates to before the pilgrims. An early milestone of Islamic observance came in 1805, when the fast-breaking meal, called an Iftar, was celebrated at the White House. | Islam’s presence in the U.S. dates to before the pilgrims. An early milestone of Islamic observance came in 1805, when the fast-breaking meal, called an Iftar, was celebrated at the White House. |
| President Thomas Jefferson was hosting a diplomat from Tunisia in a bid to improve diplomatic relations with North African states. | President Thomas Jefferson was hosting a diplomat from Tunisia in a bid to improve diplomatic relations with North African states. |
| When Jefferson found out that the envoy was fasting, he postponed a planned afternoon meal until sunset, as a courtesy. | When Jefferson found out that the envoy was fasting, he postponed a planned afternoon meal until sunset, as a courtesy. |
| Jefferson’s familiarity with the tradition may have dated to his college years, when he bought a translation of the Quran. (That book is at the Library of Congress and was used to swear in the first Muslim elected to Congress, Keith Ellison, in 2007.) | Jefferson’s familiarity with the tradition may have dated to his college years, when he bought a translation of the Quran. (That book is at the Library of Congress and was used to swear in the first Muslim elected to Congress, Keith Ellison, in 2007.) |
| The celebration of Ramadan at the White House was renewed in 1996, when the first lady, Hillary Clinton, hosted an Iftar, a tradition that continues. | The celebration of Ramadan at the White House was renewed in 1996, when the first lady, Hillary Clinton, hosted an Iftar, a tradition that continues. |
| During the 2012 dinner, President Obama referred to Jefferson’s Iftar and his Quran, reminders, he said, “that Islam — like so many faiths — is part of our national story.” | During the 2012 dinner, President Obama referred to Jefferson’s Iftar and his Quran, reminders, he said, “that Islam — like so many faiths — is part of our national story.” |
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