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| Your Monday Briefing: Prince, Donald Trump, Ohio | Your Monday Briefing: Prince, Donald Trump, Ohio |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Bid to block Trump. | • Bid to block Trump. |
| Ted Cruz and John R. Kasich are teaming up in an effort to deny Donald J. Trump the Republican presidential nomination, with each agreeing to stand aside in certain states. Mr. Cruz will have a clearer path in Indiana, which votes next week and is viewed as a must-win contest. | Ted Cruz and John R. Kasich are teaming up in an effort to deny Donald J. Trump the Republican presidential nomination, with each agreeing to stand aside in certain states. Mr. Cruz will have a clearer path in Indiana, which votes next week and is viewed as a must-win contest. |
| Hillary Clinton’s campaign has begun considering running mates, while Bernie Sanders and his allies are pressing for a significant role in drafting the platform for the Democratic Party convention in July. | Hillary Clinton’s campaign has begun considering running mates, while Bernie Sanders and his allies are pressing for a significant role in drafting the platform for the Democratic Party convention in July. |
| • U.S. ramps up effort in Syria. | • U.S. ramps up effort in Syria. |
| President Obama, in Germany today, announced that he is sending 250 additional military personnel to work with Syrian forces fighting Islamic State militants. They’ll join 50 special operations on the ground. | President Obama, in Germany today, announced that he is sending 250 additional military personnel to work with Syrian forces fighting Islamic State militants. They’ll join 50 special operations on the ground. |
| He has also ordered the U.S. military to mount computer-network attacks against ISIS. Mr. Obama will discuss possible solutions to the civil war in his meeting with Western European leaders today. | He has also ordered the U.S. military to mount computer-network attacks against ISIS. Mr. Obama will discuss possible solutions to the civil war in his meeting with Western European leaders today. |
| • Prince is celebrated. | • Prince is celebrated. |
| Family and friends of Prince held a small, private funeral on Saturday after his cremation. “Saturday Night Live” dedicated an episode to commemorating the artist’s performances on the show. | Family and friends of Prince held a small, private funeral on Saturday after his cremation. “Saturday Night Live” dedicated an episode to commemorating the artist’s performances on the show. |
| Investigators are looking into a distress call that forced Prince’s private plane to make an emergency medical landing a few days before his death. We’re not likely to learn the results of an autopsy for weeks. | Investigators are looking into a distress call that forced Prince’s private plane to make an emergency medical landing a few days before his death. We’re not likely to learn the results of an autopsy for weeks. |
| Our critics remember his sensuality and his mastery in distributing music. | Our critics remember his sensuality and his mastery in distributing music. |
| • Settlement in Cleveland police shooting. | • Settlement in Cleveland police shooting. |
| The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy whose killing in 2014 prompted national outrage, is set to receive $6 million from the city, according to a settlement announced today. | The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy whose killing in 2014 prompted national outrage, is set to receive $6 million from the city, according to a settlement announced today. |
| • Backlash after divisive laws. | • Backlash after divisive laws. |
| Tourists are canceling trips to Mississippi after the state passed a law that allows discrimination against gays on religious grounds, and to North Carolina, which approved a bill that regulates transgender bathroom access. | Tourists are canceling trips to Mississippi after the state passed a law that allows discrimination against gays on religious grounds, and to North Carolina, which approved a bill that regulates transgender bathroom access. |
| President Obama said both laws were “wrong and should be overturned.” | President Obama said both laws were “wrong and should be overturned.” |
| • Inquiry into Ohio family’s deaths. | • Inquiry into Ohio family’s deaths. |
| Three marijuana-growing operations were found on the premises of at least one of the homes where eight members of a family were found dead on Friday in a small town in southern Ohio. | Three marijuana-growing operations were found on the premises of at least one of the homes where eight members of a family were found dead on Friday in a small town in southern Ohio. |
| The state’s attorney general called the killings a “preplanned execution.” | The state’s attorney general called the killings a “preplanned execution.” |
| • Fiat Chrysler is recalling 1.1 million vehicles that can roll away unexpectedly when the transmission is not used properly. | • Fiat Chrysler is recalling 1.1 million vehicles that can roll away unexpectedly when the transmission is not used properly. |
| • Saudi Arabia is expected to unveil a plan to prepare the kingdom for the post-oil era. | • Saudi Arabia is expected to unveil a plan to prepare the kingdom for the post-oil era. |
| • Our columnist writes that major public companies in the U.S. are reporting results that are not based on generally accepted accounting principles. Put another way, they’re using “fantasy figures.” | • Our columnist writes that major public companies in the U.S. are reporting results that are not based on generally accepted accounting principles. Put another way, they’re using “fantasy figures.” |
| • Here are snapshots of the U.S. and global markets. | • Here are snapshots of the U.S. and global markets. |
| • More than a half-dozen prominent former national security officials support Apple in the debate over balancing privacy and security. And the authorities opened another iPhone, this time with the passcode. | • More than a half-dozen prominent former national security officials support Apple in the debate over balancing privacy and security. And the authorities opened another iPhone, this time with the passcode. |
| • Virginia’s governor used his executive power to allow more than 200,000 convicted felons to vote. The order, in a swing state, could play a role in deciding the presidential election. | • Virginia’s governor used his executive power to allow more than 200,000 convicted felons to vote. The order, in a swing state, could play a role in deciding the presidential election. |
| • An international panel challenged the Mexican government’s account of how 43 college students disappeared in 2014. | • An international panel challenged the Mexican government’s account of how 43 college students disappeared in 2014. |
| • Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane, completed a risky, 62-hour flight across a wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean. | • Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane, completed a risky, 62-hour flight across a wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean. |
| • Surprise! Beyoncé’s album “Lemonade” was released Saturday night. It “feels like a cultural rebuke on behalf of lots of aching women,” our critic writes. | • Surprise! Beyoncé’s album “Lemonade” was released Saturday night. It “feels like a cultural rebuke on behalf of lots of aching women,” our critic writes. |
| • “Laws of Base Ball,” a set of documents from 1857 that set down some of the fundamental rules of the sport, was bought for $3.26 million. | • “Laws of Base Ball,” a set of documents from 1857 that set down some of the fundamental rules of the sport, was bought for $3.26 million. |
| • “The Jungle Book” remained No. 1 at the North American box office. | • “The Jungle Book” remained No. 1 at the North American box office. |
| • Catching up on TV: Episode recaps for “Fear the Walking Dead,” and for the season premieres of “Game of Thrones,” “Silicon Valley” and “Veep.” | • Catching up on TV: Episode recaps for “Fear the Walking Dead,” and for the season premieres of “Game of Thrones,” “Silicon Valley” and “Veep.” |
| • Court reinstates Tom Brady’s suspension. | |
| A three-judge panel of a U.S. federal appeals court today ruled that the New England Patriots quarterback and four-time Super Bowl champion must serve a 4-game suspension for “Deflategate.” | |
| Brady’s lawyers can still appeal the decision to the full appeals court. | |
| • Popular reads. | • Popular reads. |
| There are five new books at the top of our nonfiction hardcover best-seller list: “The Rainbow Comes and Goes” (Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt), “The Sleep Revolution” (Arianna Huffington), “The Third Wave” (Steve Case), “Becoming Grandma” (Lesley Stahl) and “Lab Girl” (Hope Jahren). | There are five new books at the top of our nonfiction hardcover best-seller list: “The Rainbow Comes and Goes” (Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt), “The Sleep Revolution” (Arianna Huffington), “The Third Wave” (Steve Case), “Becoming Grandma” (Lesley Stahl) and “Lab Girl” (Hope Jahren). |
| • Sports roundup. | • Sports roundup. |
| The Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues play a decisive Game 7 tonight in the Stanley Cup playoffs. | The Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues play a decisive Game 7 tonight in the Stanley Cup playoffs. |
| The Golden State Warriors routed the Houston Rockets, but they lost Stephen Curry to injury, again, in the N.B.A. playoffs. | The Golden State Warriors routed the Houston Rockets, but they lost Stephen Curry to injury, again, in the N.B.A. playoffs. |
| And the Chicago White Sox completed a triple play never before seen in Major League Baseball. | And the Chicago White Sox completed a triple play never before seen in Major League Baseball. |
| • Two top museums diverge. | • Two top museums diverge. |
| The fortunes of the flush Museum of Modern Art and the struggling Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City illustrate the state of the art world, which is dominated by Modern and contemporary art. | The fortunes of the flush Museum of Modern Art and the struggling Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City illustrate the state of the art world, which is dominated by Modern and contemporary art. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| Tonight, make braised chicken with classic Mediterranean flavors. Plus, fans of Thai flavors and vegan cuisine will love this dinner. | Tonight, make braised chicken with classic Mediterranean flavors. Plus, fans of Thai flavors and vegan cuisine will love this dinner. |
| The redesigns of the $5, $10 and $20 bills will be unveiled in 2020, about 500 years after the word “dollar” came into use. | The redesigns of the $5, $10 and $20 bills will be unveiled in 2020, about 500 years after the word “dollar” came into use. |
| It comes from the German word “thaler,” derived from Joachimsthaler, a coin first minted in a town of the same name in Bohemia. | It comes from the German word “thaler,” derived from Joachimsthaler, a coin first minted in a town of the same name in Bohemia. |
| The dollar was chosen as the monetary unit of the new United States in 1785. Colonists had printed their own paper bills, called Continentals, during the Revolutionary War. | The dollar was chosen as the monetary unit of the new United States in 1785. Colonists had printed their own paper bills, called Continentals, during the Revolutionary War. |
| Before that, British pounds, shillings and pence were used in the colonies. But Spanish dollar coins — which were in wide circulation in the Americas — and Indian beads were also used. | Before that, British pounds, shillings and pence were used in the colonies. But Spanish dollar coins — which were in wide circulation in the Americas — and Indian beads were also used. |
| The Spanish dollar — also called a peso — was abbreviated as P, with an S behind it when more than one peso was indicated. | The Spanish dollar — also called a peso — was abbreviated as P, with an S behind it when more than one peso was indicated. |
| But accountants had to spell out the word “dollar” for U.S. currency or abbreviate it as “Doll” in lengthy ledgers. | But accountants had to spell out the word “dollar” for U.S. currency or abbreviate it as “Doll” in lengthy ledgers. |
| They got tired of doing that and, according to “A History of Mathematical Notations” (1929), the abbreviation for the Spanish dollar was tweaked to become the U.S. dollar sign. | They got tired of doing that and, according to “A History of Mathematical Notations” (1929), the abbreviation for the Spanish dollar was tweaked to become the U.S. dollar sign. |
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