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| Your Monday Briefing: Panama Papers, Amtrak, Kansas City Royals | Your Monday Briefing: Panama Papers, Amtrak, Kansas City Royals |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Busy April for campaigns. | • Busy April for campaigns. |
| The primary season kicks back into gear this week with voting on Tuesday in Wisconsin, where Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders are positioned to win. This is the first of several important contests this month. | |
| Some of Mr. Sanders’s allies and advisers say the campaign missed an opportunity last year to present a bigger challenge to the Democratic front-runner, Hillary Clinton. | Some of Mr. Sanders’s allies and advisers say the campaign missed an opportunity last year to present a bigger challenge to the Democratic front-runner, Hillary Clinton. |
| Donald J. Trump’s general election prospects look grim, possibly putting reliably Republican states in play, our review of recent polls suggests. | Donald J. Trump’s general election prospects look grim, possibly putting reliably Republican states in play, our review of recent polls suggests. |
| • The “Panama Papers.” | • The “Panama Papers.” |
| Millions of leaked documents tied to a Latin American law firm were published on Sunday and are said to shed light on the hidden funds of several current and former world leaders. | Millions of leaked documents tied to a Latin American law firm were published on Sunday and are said to shed light on the hidden funds of several current and former world leaders. |
| The revelations come as a Chinese billionaire’s vow to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific in Nicaragua is shrouded in mystery. | The revelations come as a Chinese billionaire’s vow to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific in Nicaragua is shrouded in mystery. |
| • Supreme Court fight. | • Supreme Court fight. |
| The prospects for Judge Merrick B. Garland receiving a confirmation hearing took a hit as two Republican senators reversed their positions and now back a plan not to hold hearings. | The prospects for Judge Merrick B. Garland receiving a confirmation hearing took a hit as two Republican senators reversed their positions and now back a plan not to hold hearings. |
| But the White House is optimistic that its strategy of ignoring Republican opposition to President Obama’s nominee will work. | But the White House is optimistic that its strategy of ignoring Republican opposition to President Obama’s nominee will work. |
| • A subway’s midlife crisis. | • A subway’s midlife crisis. |
| Washington’s Metro, once a shining example of mass transit for the country, is 40 years old, short on funds and a terrible mess. | Washington’s Metro, once a shining example of mass transit for the country, is 40 years old, short on funds and a terrible mess. |
| The system’s problems add to concerns of America’s aging rail infrastructure. On Sunday, two workers were killed when an Amtrak train struck a backhoe on the tracks near Philadelphia. | The system’s problems add to concerns of America’s aging rail infrastructure. On Sunday, two workers were killed when an Amtrak train struck a backhoe on the tracks near Philadelphia. |
| • Deporting Europe’s migrants. | • Deporting Europe’s migrants. |
| Greece began sending hundreds of migrants and refugees to Turkey today as part of a divisive new European Union plan to limit migration. | Greece began sending hundreds of migrants and refugees to Turkey today as part of a divisive new European Union plan to limit migration. |
| An Amnesty International official calls it “a dangerous deal.” | An Amnesty International official calls it “a dangerous deal.” |
| • Sweetening a tough political sell. | • Sweetening a tough political sell. |
| Attempts to tax sugary drinks have been unpopular across the U.S., but Philadelphia’s mayor is proposing one that would be the highest in the country. | Attempts to tax sugary drinks have been unpopular across the U.S., but Philadelphia’s mayor is proposing one that would be the highest in the country. |
| His pitch to voters isn’t pegged to combating obesity. Instead, he’s promising to use the extra revenue to fund popular city projects. | His pitch to voters isn’t pegged to combating obesity. Instead, he’s promising to use the extra revenue to fund popular city projects. |
| • Drug wars and laws. | • Drug wars and laws. |
| As cheap heroin has led to a surge in overdose deaths, addiction and gang violence nationwide, we look at a city where the epidemic is particularly acute: St. Louis. | As cheap heroin has led to a surge in overdose deaths, addiction and gang violence nationwide, we look at a city where the epidemic is particularly acute: St. Louis. |
| And last week, a model inmate serving a life term for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense had his sentence commuted by President Obama. He told our reporter about his reaction to the news. | And last week, a model inmate serving a life term for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense had his sentence commuted by President Obama. He told our reporter about his reaction to the news. |
| • A disgraced Brazilian senator’s accounts of colossal bribes, back-room oil deals and cover-ups offer a rare glimpse into the country’s wide-ranging corruption scandal. | • A disgraced Brazilian senator’s accounts of colossal bribes, back-room oil deals and cover-ups offer a rare glimpse into the country’s wide-ranging corruption scandal. |
| • The push for driverless cars is getting a boost in China, where conditions for the technology may be more favorable than in the U.S. | • The push for driverless cars is getting a boost in China, where conditions for the technology may be more favorable than in the U.S. |
| • Rent or buy? Our latest take on the vexing question. | • Rent or buy? Our latest take on the vexing question. |
| • Here are snapshots of the U.S. and global markets. | • Here are snapshots of the U.S. and global markets. |
| • High winds and stormy weather left more than 250,000 homes in 14 states across the Midwest and East Coast without power. | • High winds and stormy weather left more than 250,000 homes in 14 states across the Midwest and East Coast without power. |
| • The baseball season has started and is looking a lot like how last season ended, as the reigning World Series champion Royals beat the Mets. | • The baseball season has started and is looking a lot like how last season ended, as the reigning World Series champion Royals beat the Mets. |
| • Caitlyn Jenner will appear on the next season of “Transparent,” the hit show’s creator said. | • Caitlyn Jenner will appear on the next season of “Transparent,” the hit show’s creator said. |
| • In memoriam: The jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri and the counterculture celebrity Coca Crystal. | • In memoriam: The jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri and the counterculture celebrity Coca Crystal. |
| • Catching up on TV: Episode recaps for “Billions” and the season finale of “The Walking Dead.” | • Catching up on TV: Episode recaps for “Billions” and the season finale of “The Walking Dead.” |
| • The last dances. | • The last dances. |
| College basketball’s national championship matchups are set. Villanova plays North Carolina tonight for the men’s title (9 p.m. Eastern, TBS). On the women’s side, Syracuse faces Connecticut tomorrow night. | College basketball’s national championship matchups are set. Villanova plays North Carolina tonight for the men’s title (9 p.m. Eastern, TBS). On the women’s side, Syracuse faces Connecticut tomorrow night. |
| • Life help. | • Life help. |
| Want to be happier or start a running regimen? We round up research that may point the way. | Want to be happier or start a running regimen? We round up research that may point the way. |
| • Our recipes of the day. | • Our recipes of the day. |
| Keep it simple and healthy tonight with roasted fish. Maybe pair it with a seaweed salad to make a fine meal, with thin slices of carrot, radish, cucumber and daikon. | Keep it simple and healthy tonight with roasted fish. Maybe pair it with a seaweed salad to make a fine meal, with thin slices of carrot, radish, cucumber and daikon. |
| A new space shuttle launched over the Atlantic, just eight hundredths of a second behind schedule, flying 70 miles downrange before it vanished from sight in its climb to space. Four people were aboard. | A new space shuttle launched over the Atlantic, just eight hundredths of a second behind schedule, flying 70 miles downrange before it vanished from sight in its climb to space. Four people were aboard. |
| The sky over launching pad 39-A, where the Times correspondent John Noble Wilford noted “the salt air of the sea mingles with the fragrance of orange blossoms,” was a clear blue. Challenger was the second member of NASA’s shuttle fleet, and its first flight on this day in 1983 was the shuttle program’s sixth. | The sky over launching pad 39-A, where the Times correspondent John Noble Wilford noted “the salt air of the sea mingles with the fragrance of orange blossoms,” was a clear blue. Challenger was the second member of NASA’s shuttle fleet, and its first flight on this day in 1983 was the shuttle program’s sixth. |
| Its carrying capacity was larger than that of its sister ship Columbia, thanks in part to “increasingly light, inexpensive and streamlined construction in the design of bridges and buildings,” The Times noted. | Its carrying capacity was larger than that of its sister ship Columbia, thanks in part to “increasingly light, inexpensive and streamlined construction in the design of bridges and buildings,” The Times noted. |
| Its main cargo was a satellite that would eventually help replace a patchy ground-based network for tracking spacecraft. | Its main cargo was a satellite that would eventually help replace a patchy ground-based network for tracking spacecraft. |
| Less than three years later, Challenger exploded during its tenth liftoff. Now it’s almost impossible to think of the space shuttle without the word “disaster” coming to mind. | Less than three years later, Challenger exploded during its tenth liftoff. Now it’s almost impossible to think of the space shuttle without the word “disaster” coming to mind. |
| But on April 4, 1983, Challenger logged a quiet, almost mundane triumph. “The consensus up here,” the mission commander said from orbit over Africa, “is that we heartily recommend this for everybody.” | But on April 4, 1983, Challenger logged a quiet, almost mundane triumph. “The consensus up here,” the mission commander said from orbit over Africa, “is that we heartily recommend this for everybody.” |
| Michael Owen contributed reporting. | Michael Owen contributed reporting. |
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