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| Your Weekend Briefing: Masters Tournament, Bernie Sanders, Pope Francis | Your Weekend Briefing: Masters Tournament, Bernie Sanders, Pope Francis |
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| Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. | Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. |
| 1. The presidential race saw one of its most consequential weeks yet. Wisconsin voters boosted Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders, and each followed with more victories, Mr. Cruz in Colorado and Mr. Sanders in Wyoming. Mr. Sanders sparred with Hillary Clinton on multiple fronts ahead of the April 19 primary in New York, where both claim home-court advantage. And Donald Trump, coming off his worst two-week stretch, reshaped his campaign. | 1. The presidential race saw one of its most consequential weeks yet. Wisconsin voters boosted Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders, and each followed with more victories, Mr. Cruz in Colorado and Mr. Sanders in Wyoming. Mr. Sanders sparred with Hillary Clinton on multiple fronts ahead of the April 19 primary in New York, where both claim home-court advantage. And Donald Trump, coming off his worst two-week stretch, reshaped his campaign. |
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| 2. The intensity of the presidential race has put a spotlight on the peculiarities of the delegate system. Backers of Mr. Sanders (like those above in Brooklyn) and of Mr. Trump are frustrated that their candidates are falling short in their parties’ delegate counts. One of our political reporters explains that the political parties are more like clubs than governmental bodies, with leeway to set rules allowing their voices to outweigh those of voters. | 2. The intensity of the presidential race has put a spotlight on the peculiarities of the delegate system. Backers of Mr. Sanders (like those above in Brooklyn) and of Mr. Trump are frustrated that their candidates are falling short in their parties’ delegate counts. One of our political reporters explains that the political parties are more like clubs than governmental bodies, with leeway to set rules allowing their voices to outweigh those of voters. |
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| 3. China, Russia, Britain, Iceland, Argentina, France, Sweden. The list of countries shaken by revelations from the so-called Panama Papers continued to grow. Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain admitted that he’d profited from an offshore account his father set up via the law firm at the center of the scandal. But President Vladimir Putin said, “Officials and state agencies in the United States are behind all this.” | 3. China, Russia, Britain, Iceland, Argentina, France, Sweden. The list of countries shaken by revelations from the so-called Panama Papers continued to grow. Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain admitted that he’d profited from an offshore account his father set up via the law firm at the center of the scandal. But President Vladimir Putin said, “Officials and state agencies in the United States are behind all this.” |
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| 4. Pope Francis issued a proclamation on family life that avoided laying out rules in favor of empowering priests to use their own “discernment.” The document urged local pastors to offer “wounded families” more mercy than judgment, seemingly opening the way for divorced and remarried Catholics to receive sacraments. But the pope held the church’s line against gay unions. | 4. Pope Francis issued a proclamation on family life that avoided laying out rules in favor of empowering priests to use their own “discernment.” The document urged local pastors to offer “wounded families” more mercy than judgment, seemingly opening the way for divorced and remarried Catholics to receive sacraments. But the pope held the church’s line against gay unions. |
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| 5. Jordan Spieth stumbled badly as the fourth and final round of the Masters golf tournament came to a close, and failed to defend his title. Danny Willett, a 28-year-old Englishman who has won four times on the European Tour, took advantage. He shot a 67 to prevail over the field. | |
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| 6. The group that attacked the airport and metro in Brussels last month had initially planned to strike in France, law enforcement officials in Belgium said. The announcement came after the authorities announced that they had arrested the “man in the hat” caught on airport surveillance tape accompanying two suicide bombers. He is also suspected of providing logistical support for the Paris attacks in November. | 6. The group that attacked the airport and metro in Brussels last month had initially planned to strike in France, law enforcement officials in Belgium said. The announcement came after the authorities announced that they had arrested the “man in the hat” caught on airport surveillance tape accompanying two suicide bombers. He is also suspected of providing logistical support for the Paris attacks in November. |
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| 7. Good news for the space business: Elon Musk’s SpaceX landed a rocket’s booster stage on an ocean platform for the first time, helping the bottom line for space cargo. (Watch the landing, above.) The rocket itself is delivering supplies to the International Space Station, along with an inflatable module to test as a living room for future space explorers. | 7. Good news for the space business: Elon Musk’s SpaceX landed a rocket’s booster stage on an ocean platform for the first time, helping the bottom line for space cargo. (Watch the landing, above.) The rocket itself is delivering supplies to the International Space Station, along with an inflatable module to test as a living room for future space explorers. |
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| 8. But there were two major shocks in the terrestrial business world. Disney purged its heir apparent, Thomas Staggs, above right last year, prompting speculation that the current and quite successful C.E.O., Robert Iger, above left, simply doesn’t want to leave. And the Treasury Department’s recently tightened rules to prevent corporate “inversions” — mergers that shift headquarters abroad to shrink tax bills — killed a $152 billion deal between the pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Allergan. | 8. But there were two major shocks in the terrestrial business world. Disney purged its heir apparent, Thomas Staggs, above right last year, prompting speculation that the current and quite successful C.E.O., Robert Iger, above left, simply doesn’t want to leave. And the Treasury Department’s recently tightened rules to prevent corporate “inversions” — mergers that shift headquarters abroad to shrink tax bills — killed a $152 billion deal between the pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Allergan. |
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| 9. Prosecutors gave the first details in the case against J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House, who pleaded guilty last fall to a banking violation they characterized as hush money over sexual abuse. Prosecutors said he molested at least four boys as a high school wrestling coach decades ago. A statement from his lawyer said Mr. Hastert “earnestly apologizes” for past transgressions, but stopped short of detailing them. Above, Mr. Hastert after being arraigned last year. | 9. Prosecutors gave the first details in the case against J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House, who pleaded guilty last fall to a banking violation they characterized as hush money over sexual abuse. Prosecutors said he molested at least four boys as a high school wrestling coach decades ago. A statement from his lawyer said Mr. Hastert “earnestly apologizes” for past transgressions, but stopped short of detailing them. Above, Mr. Hastert after being arraigned last year. |
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| 10. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame got a black eye from the Space Cowboy, Steve Miller, after the 72-year-old was inducted on Friday. Not only does the organization overlook women, he said, but its treatment of honorees is disrespectful as well. “When they told me I was inducted they said, ‘You have two tickets — one for your wife and one for yourself. Want another one? It’s $10,000. Sorry, that’s the way it goes,’” he said, adding, “What about my band? What about their wives?” | 10. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame got a black eye from the Space Cowboy, Steve Miller, after the 72-year-old was inducted on Friday. Not only does the organization overlook women, he said, but its treatment of honorees is disrespectful as well. “When they told me I was inducted they said, ‘You have two tickets — one for your wife and one for yourself. Want another one? It’s $10,000. Sorry, that’s the way it goes,’” he said, adding, “What about my band? What about their wives?” |
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| 11. One of our best-read essays this week looks at the stifling weight of conventional masculinity. “As men continue to fall behind women in college, while outpacing them four to one in the suicide rate, some colleges are waking up to the fact that men may need to be taught to think beyond their own stereotypes,” the author writes. | 11. One of our best-read essays this week looks at the stifling weight of conventional masculinity. “As men continue to fall behind women in college, while outpacing them four to one in the suicide rate, some colleges are waking up to the fact that men may need to be taught to think beyond their own stereotypes,” the author writes. |
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| 12. Lastly, our science reporters spent the week debunking misconceptions. Here’s a stunner: Exercise does not, after all, build strong bones. Rigorous studies showed that weight-bearing workouts resulted in only minuscule changes in bone density. But don’t drop the gym membership: Stronger muscles protect bones. | 12. Lastly, our science reporters spent the week debunking misconceptions. Here’s a stunner: Exercise does not, after all, build strong bones. Rigorous studies showed that weight-bearing workouts resulted in only minuscule changes in bone density. But don’t drop the gym membership: Stronger muscles protect bones. |
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| Have a great week. | Have a great week. |
| Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern. | Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern. |
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| Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. |
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