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| Your Thursday Briefing: Donald Trump, Dilma Rousseff, Baghdad | Your Thursday Briefing: Donald Trump, Dilma Rousseff, Baghdad |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Brazil’s president is ousted. | • Brazil’s president is ousted. |
| Senators voted this morning after a marathon session to suspend Dilma Rousseff and begin an impeachment trial against her. | Senators voted this morning after a marathon session to suspend Dilma Rousseff and begin an impeachment trial against her. |
| Lawmakers accepted the charges accusing her of borrowing from state banks to conceal a fiscal deficit. We expect her to speak today as she leaves the presidential palace. Here’s a guide to understanding the political crisis. | Lawmakers accepted the charges accusing her of borrowing from state banks to conceal a fiscal deficit. We expect her to speak today as she leaves the presidential palace. Here’s a guide to understanding the political crisis. |
| • Trump visits Capitol Hill. | • Trump visits Capitol Hill. |
| Donald J. Trump will meet with wary Republican leaders today, including Speaker Paul D. Ryan, the party’s most prominent skeptic of Mr. Trump. Here are some of the issues that divide them. | |
| A review of Mr. Trump’s past visits to Washington shows how they resemble his political strategy. | |
| Hillary Clinton is focusing on Mr. Trump’s unreleased tax returns, and the leader of Bernie Sanders’s campaign in California has been replaced less than a month before the state’s primary. | Hillary Clinton is focusing on Mr. Trump’s unreleased tax returns, and the leader of Bernie Sanders’s campaign in California has been replaced less than a month before the state’s primary. |
| • Baghdad is bloodied. | • Baghdad is bloodied. |
| Three bombings by Islamic State militants killed more than 90 people on Wednesday, in one of the deadliest days of violence in the Iraqi capital in years. | Three bombings by Islamic State militants killed more than 90 people on Wednesday, in one of the deadliest days of violence in the Iraqi capital in years. |
| The attacks come even as a U.S.-led coalition and local forces win back territory from the extremists. But with the success comes a potential problem: The U.S. has no strategy for handling what could be thousands of war prisoners. | The attacks come even as a U.S.-led coalition and local forces win back territory from the extremists. But with the success comes a potential problem: The U.S. has no strategy for handling what could be thousands of war prisoners. |
| • Facing up to corruption. | • Facing up to corruption. |
| Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, is expected to announce plans today to try to clamp down on money laundering in his country. | Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, is expected to announce plans today to try to clamp down on money laundering in his country. |
| He may outline proposals to make offshore companies that buy property in Britain reveal their true ownership, forcing those that hide behind complex financial structures to be more transparent. | He may outline proposals to make offshore companies that buy property in Britain reveal their true ownership, forcing those that hide behind complex financial structures to be more transparent. |
| • An eye on the police. | • An eye on the police. |
| Michael T. Slager, the former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of a black driver after a traffic stop, now faces federal civil rights charges. A video showed the victim, Walter L. Scott, running and being shot repeatedly. | Michael T. Slager, the former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of a black driver after a traffic stop, now faces federal civil rights charges. A video showed the victim, Walter L. Scott, running and being shot repeatedly. |
| The F.B.I. director, James Comey, says he believes that less aggressive policing was driving a spike in murders in many cities. He said officers are worried they’ll end up on a “viral video” if they confront a suspect. | The F.B.I. director, James Comey, says he believes that less aggressive policing was driving a spike in murders in many cities. He said officers are worried they’ll end up on a “viral video” if they confront a suspect. |
| • Unfit for trial. | • Unfit for trial. |
| Robert L. Dear Jr. has been found mentally incompetent ahead of his trial on charges stemming from a shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado in November. | Robert L. Dear Jr. has been found mentally incompetent ahead of his trial on charges stemming from a shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado in November. |
| The case against Mr. Dear, 57, is now on hold until treatment restores his ability to understand the proceedings. Three people were killed in the shooting, and nine others were wounded. | The case against Mr. Dear, 57, is now on hold until treatment restores his ability to understand the proceedings. Three people were killed in the shooting, and nine others were wounded. |
| • Search for suspects in Texas. | • Search for suspects in Texas. |
| Federal officials say the 2013 fertilizer-plant explosion in West, Tex., which killed 15 people and wounded more than 250 others, was a criminal act. | Federal officials say the 2013 fertilizer-plant explosion in West, Tex., which killed 15 people and wounded more than 250 others, was a criminal act. |
| Separately, more than one million residents of Texas have active handgun licenses. But the per capita count puts Florida, Tennessee and Washington State far ahead. | Separately, more than one million residents of Texas have active handgun licenses. But the per capita count puts Florida, Tennessee and Washington State far ahead. |
| • Oil companies in Canada’s oil sands region have curbed production or shut down since the wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta. | • Oil companies in Canada’s oil sands region have curbed production or shut down since the wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta. |
| • The Bank of England’s interest rate decision and economic forecasts today could offer insight on Britain’s debate about whether to leave the European Union. | • The Bank of England’s interest rate decision and economic forecasts today could offer insight on Britain’s debate about whether to leave the European Union. |
| • We got a sneak peek at 365, the much-anticipated new grocery concept from Whole Foods Markets. | • We got a sneak peek at 365, the much-anticipated new grocery concept from Whole Foods Markets. |
| • U.S. stocks tumbled about one percent on Wednesday. | • U.S. stocks tumbled about one percent on Wednesday. |
| • Stars align at Cannes. | • Stars align at Cannes. |
| The Cannes Film Festival opened Wednesday night with Woody Allen’s latest film, “Café Society.” The 80-year-old director held a lively news conference that did not include questions about renewed allegations of sexual abuse. | The Cannes Film Festival opened Wednesday night with Woody Allen’s latest film, “Café Society.” The 80-year-old director held a lively news conference that did not include questions about renewed allegations of sexual abuse. |
| Among the more than 50 artistically ambitious new films are several selections from the Middle East. | Among the more than 50 artistically ambitious new films are several selections from the Middle East. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| Michael Ratner, 72, was a lawyer who won rights for Guantánamo prisoners and oversaw litigation that effectively voided New York City’s stop-and-frisk policing strategy. | Michael Ratner, 72, was a lawyer who won rights for Guantánamo prisoners and oversaw litigation that effectively voided New York City’s stop-and-frisk policing strategy. |
| • Uninspiring candidates? | • Uninspiring candidates? |
| Fewer babies born in 2015 share a name with candidates than they have in previous decades, suggesting few parents are inspired enough to name their children Hillary, Donald or Bernie. | Fewer babies born in 2015 share a name with candidates than they have in previous decades, suggesting few parents are inspired enough to name their children Hillary, Donald or Bernie. |
| • Scoreboard. | • Scoreboard. |
| Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals struck out 20 batters, tying a Major League record. | Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals struck out 20 batters, tying a Major League record. |
| Golden State and Toronto were winners in the N.B.A. playoffs, and St. Louis advanced to the conference final in the N.H.L. postseason. | Golden State and Toronto were winners in the N.B.A. playoffs, and St. Louis advanced to the conference final in the N.H.L. postseason. |
| • In case you missed it … | • In case you missed it … |
| Among our popular articles are “What Makes Texas Texas” and the surprising Confederate presence in the interior of Brazil. | Among our popular articles are “What Makes Texas Texas” and the surprising Confederate presence in the interior of Brazil. |
| Also, the discovery of 1,284 new planets, and President Obama’s chat with the actor Bryan Cranston at the White House. | Also, the discovery of 1,284 new planets, and President Obama’s chat with the actor Bryan Cranston at the White House. |
| • Recipe of the day. | • Recipe of the day. |
| A breaded chicken breast, gently fried in olive oil, can be sublime accompanied by a bright citrusy relish of green olives and celery. | A breaded chicken breast, gently fried in olive oil, can be sublime accompanied by a bright citrusy relish of green olives and celery. |
| That might sound a bit like Dr. Seuss, but it was written by the British painter and poet Edward Lear, who popularized limerick poems in his “Book of Nonsense” (1846). | That might sound a bit like Dr. Seuss, but it was written by the British painter and poet Edward Lear, who popularized limerick poems in his “Book of Nonsense” (1846). |
| He was born on this day in 1812, which is why today is Limerick Day. | He was born on this day in 1812, which is why today is Limerick Day. |
| The limerick’s name has been traced to France, where an 18th-century Irish Brigade was serving. | The limerick’s name has been traced to France, where an 18th-century Irish Brigade was serving. |
| The men returned with a song, “Will You Come Up to Limerick?” — an Irish city and county. The chorus may have developed into what became the limerick form, some scholars say. | The men returned with a song, “Will You Come Up to Limerick?” — an Irish city and county. The chorus may have developed into what became the limerick form, some scholars say. |
| Lear had been hired to paint an aristocrat’s private menagerie and he came up with his poems to amuse the children in the household. He said he got the idea from an old nursery rhyme. | Lear had been hired to paint an aristocrat’s private menagerie and he came up with his poems to amuse the children in the household. He said he got the idea from an old nursery rhyme. |
| The five-line poems have an AABBA rhyme scheme, meaning the first, second, and last lines rhyme, as do the third and fourth lines. | The five-line poems have an AABBA rhyme scheme, meaning the first, second, and last lines rhyme, as do the third and fourth lines. |
| The first and second lines introduce a character, activity or setting, while the third and fourth lines are generally shorter to intensify the punch line. | The first and second lines introduce a character, activity or setting, while the third and fourth lines are generally shorter to intensify the punch line. |
| The last line, of course, should be amusing. | The last line, of course, should be amusing. |
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