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| ‘Brexit,’ Immigration, N.B.A. Draft: Your Friday Briefing | ‘Brexit,’ Immigration, N.B.A. Draft: 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: |
| • Britain’s political earthquake. | • Britain’s political earthquake. |
| In a startling rebuke, 52 percent of the country voted to leave the European Union, stunning the world and shaking global financial markets. | In a startling rebuke, 52 percent of the country voted to leave the European Union, stunning the world and shaking global financial markets. |
| The results prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to announce his intent to resign. Mr. Cameron had promised last year to hold the referendum if his party won the general election. | The results prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to announce his intent to resign. Mr. Cameron had promised last year to hold the referendum if his party won the general election. |
| It’s likely to be a long and messy breakup. We explain the vote and look at the vast financial, economic and political implications. Follow our live coverage. | It’s likely to be a long and messy breakup. We explain the vote and look at the vast financial, economic and political implications. Follow our live coverage. |
| • Reactions to Supreme Court rulings. | • Reactions to Supreme Court rulings. |
| The justices’ 4-to-4 decision freezing President Obama’s actions on immigration — which he had hoped would become one of his central legacies — leaves millions of undocumented workers in limbo. Some of them are looking to November with determination. | The justices’ 4-to-4 decision freezing President Obama’s actions on immigration — which he had hoped would become one of his central legacies — leaves millions of undocumented workers in limbo. Some of them are looking to November with determination. |
| College admissions experts are cheering the decision to uphold affirmative action in admissions at the University of Texas at Austin. | College admissions experts are cheering the decision to uphold affirmative action in admissions at the University of Texas at Austin. |
| • On Capitol Hill. | • On Capitol Hill. |
| The Senate has voted to keep a compromise gun-control bill alive, but in procedural limbo. After 25 hours, House Democrats ended their sit-in on Thursday afternoon, vowing to take the push for new gun curbs to their congressional districts during next week’s recess. | The Senate has voted to keep a compromise gun-control bill alive, but in procedural limbo. After 25 hours, House Democrats ended their sit-in on Thursday afternoon, vowing to take the push for new gun curbs to their congressional districts during next week’s recess. |
| Emergency financing to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus also appears likely to be delayed until after Congress returns. | Emergency financing to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus also appears likely to be delayed until after Congress returns. |
| • A deal on prison reform. | • A deal on prison reform. |
| A landmark agreement between the Justice Department and a Mississippi county means that, for the first time, a local government must provide services to reduce the number of jailings. | A landmark agreement between the Justice Department and a Mississippi county means that, for the first time, a local government must provide services to reduce the number of jailings. |
| Mass incarceration has deepened tensions over racial inequities, law enforcement and justice. In Baltimore, the acquittal of a police officer on all charges in Freddie Gray’s death is raising questions about whether the state should press ahead with the trials of other officers. | Mass incarceration has deepened tensions over racial inequities, law enforcement and justice. In Baltimore, the acquittal of a police officer on all charges in Freddie Gray’s death is raising questions about whether the state should press ahead with the trials of other officers. |
| • Obama’s West Coast trip. | • Obama’s West Coast trip. |
| President Obama will participate today in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit meeting in Silicon Valley, where he’ll hold discussions with Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and other entrepreneurs. | President Obama will participate today in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit meeting in Silicon Valley, where he’ll hold discussions with Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and other entrepreneurs. |
| • Cheating companies to pay up. | • Cheating companies to pay up. |
| Volkswagen has agreed to pay more than $10 billion to settle claims from U.S. owners of diesel-powered vehicles affected by its emissions-cheating scandal. Consumers are expected to get at least $5,100. | Volkswagen has agreed to pay more than $10 billion to settle claims from U.S. owners of diesel-powered vehicles affected by its emissions-cheating scandal. Consumers are expected to get at least $5,100. |
| Bank of America will pay $415 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry that found the bank’s Merrill Lynch unit misused billions of dollars of client money to finance its own trades. | Bank of America will pay $415 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry that found the bank’s Merrill Lynch unit misused billions of dollars of client money to finance its own trades. |
| • Panama’s glittering moment. | • Panama’s glittering moment. |
| A lot of fanfare will greet the Panama Canal expansion on Sunday, at the conclusion of seven-year project meant to ensure the canal can handle the new, giant ships critical to global trade. | |
| But our investigation reveals construction flaws that leave the $3 billion project’s safety and economic viability in doubt. | But our investigation reveals construction flaws that leave the $3 billion project’s safety and economic viability in doubt. |
| • Global markets are plummeting, and U.S. stock futures have plunged after the British referendum. | • Global markets are plummeting, and U.S. stock futures have plunged after the British referendum. |
| • Big U.S. banks have capital buffers large enough to weather a deep recession, according to an annual stress test mandated after the financial crisis. | • Big U.S. banks have capital buffers large enough to weather a deep recession, according to an annual stress test mandated after the financial crisis. |
| • A federal jury says Led Zeppelin didn’t steal the opening riff of its classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven.” | • A federal jury says Led Zeppelin didn’t steal the opening riff of its classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven.” |
| • YouTube Red, the Google-owned paid streaming service, has acquired its first big-budget, Hollywood-produced TV drama. | • YouTube Red, the Google-owned paid streaming service, has acquired its first big-budget, Hollywood-produced TV drama. |
| • At the movies. | • At the movies. |
| The Civil War drama “The Free State of Jones” is based on a rebellion against the Confederacy in Mississippi. It’s directed by Gary Ross (“Seabiscuit,” “The Hunger Games”) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. | The Civil War drama “The Free State of Jones” is based on a rebellion against the Confederacy in Mississippi. It’s directed by Gary Ross (“Seabiscuit,” “The Hunger Games”) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. |
| “Swiss Army Man,” starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano, is about a castaway and a corpse, in an original mix of the macabre and the magical. | “Swiss Army Man,” starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano, is about a castaway and a corpse, in an original mix of the macabre and the magical. |
| The horror film “The Neon Demon,” the thriller “The Shallows” and the action film “Independence Day: The Resurgence” also open today. | The horror film “The Neon Demon,” the thriller “The Shallows” and the action film “Independence Day: The Resurgence” also open today. |
| • Sports roundup. | • Sports roundup. |
| The Philadelphia 76ers picked the Louisiana State forward Ben Simmons, an Australian, first over all in the N.B.A. draft on Thursday night. | The Philadelphia 76ers picked the Louisiana State forward Ben Simmons, an Australian, first over all in the N.B.A. draft on Thursday night. |
| NBC Sports Films visits the Karolyi Ranch, the training center for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team (8 p.m., NBC), and the Women’s Gymnastics Championships are at 9 p.m. on NBC and NBCSports.com. | NBC Sports Films visits the Karolyi Ranch, the training center for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team (8 p.m., NBC), and the Women’s Gymnastics Championships are at 9 p.m. on NBC and NBCSports.com. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Ralph Stanley, 89, was a singer, banjo player and a pivotal figure in the recent revival of interest in bluegrass. | Ralph Stanley, 89, was a singer, banjo player and a pivotal figure in the recent revival of interest in bluegrass. |
| We’re also revisiting some notable June births and deaths: Benazir Bhutto, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Wernher von Braun and Dr. Jonas Salk. | We’re also revisiting some notable June births and deaths: Benazir Bhutto, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Wernher von Braun and Dr. Jonas Salk. |
| • Weekend recipes. | • Weekend recipes. |
| Serve this robust tomato and pomegranate salad alongside grilled meat, preferably in the backyard. | Serve this robust tomato and pomegranate salad alongside grilled meat, preferably in the backyard. |
| For dessert, try this summery version of a Sicilian spongecake, covered with ripe red strawberries. | For dessert, try this summery version of a Sicilian spongecake, covered with ripe red strawberries. |
| Tonight is Midsummer, a celebration in Sweden and Finland and other Northern European countries that falls during the week of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice. | Tonight is Midsummer, a celebration in Sweden and Finland and other Northern European countries that falls during the week of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice. |
| In ancient times, the festival welcomed the season of human fertility and included rituals to assure a good harvest in the autumn. | In ancient times, the festival welcomed the season of human fertility and included rituals to assure a good harvest in the autumn. |
| Houses get decorated — inside and outside — with garlands and greenery. Many people dance and sing around a newly raised maypole and bonfires are lit to keep evil spirits away. | Houses get decorated — inside and outside — with garlands and greenery. Many people dance and sing around a newly raised maypole and bonfires are lit to keep evil spirits away. |
| It’s a very popular day for weddings, and it’s known as a night for romance. Girls and young women are told to pick seven different flowers and put them under their pillows. Then their future husbands are supposed to appear in a dream. | It’s a very popular day for weddings, and it’s known as a night for romance. Girls and young women are told to pick seven different flowers and put them under their pillows. Then their future husbands are supposed to appear in a dream. |
| Shakespeare’s popular play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” written toward the end of the 16th century, alludes to the festive time around the summer solstice with a story of two young couples who wander into a magical forest. It concludes with multiple weddings. | Shakespeare’s popular play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” written toward the end of the 16th century, alludes to the festive time around the summer solstice with a story of two young couples who wander into a magical forest. It concludes with multiple weddings. |
| More than 200 years later, Felix Mendelssohn composed music to accompany performances of Shakespeare’s play at the Prussian court. | More than 200 years later, Felix Mendelssohn composed music to accompany performances of Shakespeare’s play at the Prussian court. |
| “Wedding March,” the best-known movement in Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer Night’s Eve,” is one of the most popular wedding songs today. | “Wedding March,” the best-known movement in Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer Night’s Eve,” is one of the most popular wedding songs today. |
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