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| Your Weekend Briefing: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, N.F.L. | Your Weekend Briefing: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, N.F.L. |
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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 latest primaries pushed Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton closer to their parties’ nominations — and added pressure on Mr. Trump to tone down his message. Most polls show both front-runners ahead in Indiana, which holds its primary on Tuesday. Ted Cruz, above in California on Saturday, sought an edge by choosing Carly Fiorina as his running mate. Many leading Republicans have recoiled from the idea of sharing a ticket with Mr. Trump. | 1. The latest primaries pushed Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton closer to their parties’ nominations — and added pressure on Mr. Trump to tone down his message. Most polls show both front-runners ahead in Indiana, which holds its primary on Tuesday. Ted Cruz, above in California on Saturday, sought an edge by choosing Carly Fiorina as his running mate. Many leading Republicans have recoiled from the idea of sharing a ticket with Mr. Trump. |
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| 2. The Defense Department gave its first full account of a U.S. airstrike last year on a hospital in Afghanistan. Its 3,000-page report described a chain of human errors and equipment and procedural failures that led a gunship to repeatedly fire on the hospital, which was run by Doctors Without Borders, killing 42 people. Sixteen U.S. personnel were punished, but Doctors Without Borders and other groups insist that the episode should be handled as a war crime. | 2. The Defense Department gave its first full account of a U.S. airstrike last year on a hospital in Afghanistan. Its 3,000-page report described a chain of human errors and equipment and procedural failures that led a gunship to repeatedly fire on the hospital, which was run by Doctors Without Borders, killing 42 people. Sixteen U.S. personnel were punished, but Doctors Without Borders and other groups insist that the episode should be handled as a war crime. |
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| 3. Our Cairo bureau chief, Declan Walsh, was able to enter the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, where all-out fighting resumed after weeks of relative calm. “Death,” he writes, “can fall from the sky in any corner of the city at any time.” Here are some of the photos from his Instagram feed. | 3. Our Cairo bureau chief, Declan Walsh, was able to enter the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, where all-out fighting resumed after weeks of relative calm. “Death,” he writes, “can fall from the sky in any corner of the city at any time.” Here are some of the photos from his Instagram feed. |
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| 4. A few market markers: U.S. stocks finished down for the week, but Facebook shares soared after the company reported profits triple those of a year ago and proposed a new stock class to maintain Mark Zuckerberg’s control. Apple’s stock dropped after it revealed falling iPhone sales in China and disappointing earnings. And Twitter’s price fell as well, after it again fell short of revenue projections. Two of our top tech writers discuss the developments here. | 4. A few market markers: U.S. stocks finished down for the week, but Facebook shares soared after the company reported profits triple those of a year ago and proposed a new stock class to maintain Mark Zuckerberg’s control. Apple’s stock dropped after it revealed falling iPhone sales in China and disappointing earnings. And Twitter’s price fell as well, after it again fell short of revenue projections. Two of our top tech writers discuss the developments here. |
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| 5. Puerto Rico appears likely to default on a $422 million debt payment on Monday. Congress, rived by partisan dissension, is still haggling over the terms of a rescue bill. Urgency is growing because a $2 billion debt payment comes due July 1. Above, the Capitol in San Juan. | 5. Puerto Rico appears likely to default on a $422 million debt payment on Monday. Congress, rived by partisan dissension, is still haggling over the terms of a rescue bill. Urgency is growing because a $2 billion debt payment comes due July 1. Above, the Capitol in San Juan. |
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| 6. “It’s the best thing because you’re getting a piece of this thing you helped build.” That was a longtime employee of Chobani, the Greek yogurt maker, after his boss surprised 2,000 workers by making them co-owners. Stock packages, prorated by tenure, will collectively be worth up to 10 percent of the company’s worth when it goes public or is sold. (Neither appears imminent.) | 6. “It’s the best thing because you’re getting a piece of this thing you helped build.” That was a longtime employee of Chobani, the Greek yogurt maker, after his boss surprised 2,000 workers by making them co-owners. Stock packages, prorated by tenure, will collectively be worth up to 10 percent of the company’s worth when it goes public or is sold. (Neither appears imminent.) |
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| 7. For a special report, a New Yorker named Geri Taylor allowed a reporter to share the ups and downs of her life as she faces Alzheimer’s with grace, fortitude and humor. She told friends recently that she and her husband live in the present. “There’s none of that where you postpone saying something because he’s in a bad mood or something,” she said. “Right now I can’t remember to postpone something.” | 7. For a special report, a New Yorker named Geri Taylor allowed a reporter to share the ups and downs of her life as she faces Alzheimer’s with grace, fortitude and humor. She told friends recently that she and her husband live in the present. “There’s none of that where you postpone saying something because he’s in a bad mood or something,” she said. “Right now I can’t remember to postpone something.” |
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| 8. Leicester City — pronounced Less-ter — is viewed as soccer’s version of Cinderella. The team’s unexpected success this year has it on the verge of an English Premier League title. But its coronation was delayed on Sunday after it was held to a 1-1 tie with Manchester United. There are also two final games today in Round 1 of the N.B.A. playoffs: the Charlotte Hornets vs. the Miami Heat (1 p.m. Eastern, ABC) and the Indiana Pacers vs. the Toronto Raptors (8 p.m. Eastern, TNT). | |
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| 9. The biggest surprises of the N.F.L. draft: A video featuring smoke and a strange bong cost Laremy Tunsil, the offensive lineman above, millions of dollars. He dropped from potential top pick to 13th. And the admired linebacker Myles Jack wasn’t picked till Day 2, as teams worried about problems with his right knee. | 9. The biggest surprises of the N.F.L. draft: A video featuring smoke and a strange bong cost Laremy Tunsil, the offensive lineman above, millions of dollars. He dropped from potential top pick to 13th. And the admired linebacker Myles Jack wasn’t picked till Day 2, as teams worried about problems with his right knee. |
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| 10. For us nonprofessional athletes, a new study offers a time-crunched alternative to lengthy workouts. Ten minutes on a stationary bike with just one minute of intense exertion, researchers found, offers the same physiological benefits as 45 minutes of moderate exertion. This was how they did it: two minutes of warm-up, three 20-second all-out bursts separated by two minutes of slow pedaling, and a three-minute cool-down. | 10. For us nonprofessional athletes, a new study offers a time-crunched alternative to lengthy workouts. Ten minutes on a stationary bike with just one minute of intense exertion, researchers found, offers the same physiological benefits as 45 minutes of moderate exertion. This was how they did it: two minutes of warm-up, three 20-second all-out bursts separated by two minutes of slow pedaling, and a three-minute cool-down. |
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| 11. Finally, two of horse racing’s most intense minutes come next Saturday: the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. You have plenty of time to get a big hat, learn the first verse of “My Old Kentucky Home” and practice making mint juleps. Our favorite recipe: Pour the best bourbon you can afford into a glass with an ice cube. Separately, muddle spearmint and fine sugar. Now ignore it. Drink the bourbon. | 11. Finally, two of horse racing’s most intense minutes come next Saturday: the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. You have plenty of time to get a big hat, learn the first verse of “My Old Kentucky Home” and practice making mint juleps. Our favorite recipe: Pour the best bourbon you can afford into a glass with an ice cube. Separately, muddle spearmint and fine sugar. Now ignore it. Drink the bourbon. |
| Have a great week. | Have a great week. |
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| Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern. | Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern. |
| And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
| Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. |
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