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| Jo Cox, EgyptAir, Golden State Warriors: Your Thursday Evening Briefing | Jo Cox, EgyptAir, Golden State Warriors: Your Thursday Evening Briefing |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. The focus in Orlando was on comforting the bereaved. President Obama met with families of the scores of people killed and injured in the attack on a gay club early Sunday. “Their grief is beyond description,” Mr. Obama said after he and Vice President Joe Biden met privately with mourners for two hours. | 1. The focus in Orlando was on comforting the bereaved. President Obama met with families of the scores of people killed and injured in the attack on a gay club early Sunday. “Their grief is beyond description,” Mr. Obama said after he and Vice President Joe Biden met privately with mourners for two hours. |
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| 2. A new analysis of federal data shows that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are the most frequent targets of hate crimes in the U.S. That was true even before the attack in Orlando. One analyst suggested that, as society becomes more tolerant of L.G.B.T. people, some opponents become more radical. | 2. A new analysis of federal data shows that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are the most frequent targets of hate crimes in the U.S. That was true even before the attack in Orlando. One analyst suggested that, as society becomes more tolerant of L.G.B.T. people, some opponents become more radical. |
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| 3. A 15-hour Democratic filibuster led by Senator Christopher Murphy of Connecticut, above, forced the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, to allow a vote on two gun-control amendments in coming days. But our congressional correspondent writes that, given election-year politics, neither is likely to pass. | |
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| 4. British campaigning over the so-called Brexit vote next week was halted after a rising member of Parliament was killed in her district of northern England. Jo Cox, 41, was wrapping up a meeting with constituents at a library near Leeds when she was stabbed and shot, a rarity in a country where guns are tightly controlled. A 52-year-old man was arrested, but the authorities did not immediately comment on a motive. | 4. British campaigning over the so-called Brexit vote next week was halted after a rising member of Parliament was killed in her district of northern England. Jo Cox, 41, was wrapping up a meeting with constituents at a library near Leeds when she was stabbed and shot, a rarity in a country where guns are tightly controlled. A 52-year-old man was arrested, but the authorities did not immediately comment on a motive. |
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| 5. Donald Trump’s campaign is so focused on fund-raising for the general election that his appearances are being kept to southern, heavily Republican states where he is already popular. That puts him at a disadvantage in battleground states, where Hillary Clinton has been campaigning vigorously. | 5. Donald Trump’s campaign is so focused on fund-raising for the general election that his appearances are being kept to southern, heavily Republican states where he is already popular. That puts him at a disadvantage in battleground states, where Hillary Clinton has been campaigning vigorously. |
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| 6. Bernie Sanders speaks to his supporters via videoconference tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. He is not expected to drop out or to endorse Mrs. Clinton. Some analysts foresee him beginning to shift his focus to longer-term progressive goals, and possibly to stopping Mr. Trump. | 6. Bernie Sanders speaks to his supporters via videoconference tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. He is not expected to drop out or to endorse Mrs. Clinton. Some analysts foresee him beginning to shift his focus to longer-term progressive goals, and possibly to stopping Mr. Trump. |
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| 7. It’s a busy day in sports. The U.S. team, above, faces possible elimination from the Copa América (9:30 p.m. Eastern, Fox Sports 1, Unimas, Univision Desportes). The Golden State Warriors lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-2 heading into Game 6 of the N.B.A. finals (9 p.m. Eastern, ABC). And rain halted play as Jordan Spieth began defending his title at the U.S. Open. This year, the golf tournament is at Oakmont, in Pennsylvania, one of the toughest golf courses in North America. | 7. It’s a busy day in sports. The U.S. team, above, faces possible elimination from the Copa América (9:30 p.m. Eastern, Fox Sports 1, Unimas, Univision Desportes). The Golden State Warriors lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-2 heading into Game 6 of the N.B.A. finals (9 p.m. Eastern, ABC). And rain halted play as Jordan Spieth began defending his title at the U.S. Open. This year, the golf tournament is at Oakmont, in Pennsylvania, one of the toughest golf courses in North America. |
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| 8. Microsoft became the first major U.S. corporation to plan a role in the burgeoning marijuana industry, announcing a project to create plant-tracking software. The announcement of the new cloud-computing offering came just days after Microsoft signaled its intent to diversify with a $26.2 billion deal to buy LinkedIn. | 8. Microsoft became the first major U.S. corporation to plan a role in the burgeoning marijuana industry, announcing a project to create plant-tracking software. The announcement of the new cloud-computing offering came just days after Microsoft signaled its intent to diversify with a $26.2 billion deal to buy LinkedIn. |
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| 9. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of “Hamilton,” confirmed that he would leave the Broadway blockbuster on July 9 (and get a haircut). Among his more immediate projects: working on a Disney film and preparing for a live-action sequel to “Mary Poppins,” with Emily Blunt. He said he would rejoin “Hamilton” or its touring arms from time to time. “This is a role I am going to be going back to again and again,” he said. | 9. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of “Hamilton,” confirmed that he would leave the Broadway blockbuster on July 9 (and get a haircut). Among his more immediate projects: working on a Disney film and preparing for a live-action sequel to “Mary Poppins,” with Emily Blunt. He said he would rejoin “Hamilton” or its touring arms from time to time. “This is a role I am going to be going back to again and again,” he said. |
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| 10. Gone from Lake Wobegon: Garrison Keillor hosts his final official “Prairie Home Companion” on July 1. One of our best-read stories today looks at how he flourished on the radio show for four decades, known for a garrulous persona that is, in fact, a far cry from his introverted own. “His gaze is often floating and takes you in from a strange distance,” the writer Roger Angell said. “He is certainly the strangest person I know.” Above, Mr. Keillor in the 1970s. | 10. Gone from Lake Wobegon: Garrison Keillor hosts his final official “Prairie Home Companion” on July 1. One of our best-read stories today looks at how he flourished on the radio show for four decades, known for a garrulous persona that is, in fact, a far cry from his introverted own. “His gaze is often floating and takes you in from a strange distance,” the writer Roger Angell said. “He is certainly the strangest person I know.” Above, Mr. Keillor in the 1970s. |
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| 11. Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir Flight 804 after locating wreckage on the Mediterranean floor. The recorder was in “a damaged state,” an official said, but may still be able to provide valuable clues as to why the Airbus 320 veered off course a month ago and plunged into the sea, killing all 66 aboard. Above, a diving robot at work. | 11. Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir Flight 804 after locating wreckage on the Mediterranean floor. The recorder was in “a damaged state,” an official said, but may still be able to provide valuable clues as to why the Airbus 320 veered off course a month ago and plunged into the sea, killing all 66 aboard. Above, a diving robot at work. |
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| 12. Finally, Orlando got an infusion of unconditional love from a specially trained experts. Lutheran Church Charities sent 12 golden retrievers from its K-9 Comfort Dogs team to make the rounds of hospitals, churches and vigils. “We’ve had a lot of people here that start petting the dog, and they break out crying,” a charity official said. | 12. Finally, Orlando got an infusion of unconditional love from a specially trained experts. Lutheran Church Charities sent 12 golden retrievers from its K-9 Comfort Dogs team to make the rounds of hospitals, churches and vigils. “We’ve had a lot of people here that start petting the dog, and they break out crying,” a charity official said. |
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