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| Orlando, Apple, Cleveland Cavaliers: Your Tuesday Briefing | Orlando, Apple, Cleveland Cavaliers: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • The Orlando investigation. | • The Orlando investigation. |
| The F.B.I. is defending its handling of an inquiry three years ago into Omar Mateen, the gunman in the Orlando, Fla., attack, who had been placed on a watch list at the time. The agency has found no sign that Sunday’s massacre was directed by a terrorist cell. | The F.B.I. is defending its handling of an inquiry three years ago into Omar Mateen, the gunman in the Orlando, Fla., attack, who had been placed on a watch list at the time. The agency has found no sign that Sunday’s massacre was directed by a terrorist cell. |
| Many details of the police response to the rampage remain unclear, particularly during the hours Mr. Mateen retreated to the bathroom of the gay nightclub as he spoke intermittently to officers. | Many details of the police response to the rampage remain unclear, particularly during the hours Mr. Mateen retreated to the bathroom of the gay nightclub as he spoke intermittently to officers. |
| There were red flags, but nothing prevented the gunman from legally buying the weapons he used. Our analysis finds that no other wealthy Western country comes close to the U.S. in gun homicides. | There were red flags, but nothing prevented the gunman from legally buying the weapons he used. Our analysis finds that no other wealthy Western country comes close to the U.S. in gun homicides. |
| • Stories of survivors and victims. | • Stories of survivors and victims. |
| A man who was trapped for hours with the gunman at the nightclub described a life-or-death game of deception. Another survivor recalled the killer’s “evil laugh.” | A man who was trapped for hours with the gunman at the nightclub described a life-or-death game of deception. Another survivor recalled the killer’s “evil laugh.” |
| Forty-nine people, mostly young, gay and Latino, were fatally shot. All but one had been identified by Monday evening. Here are their names and many of their photographs. | Forty-nine people, mostly young, gay and Latino, were fatally shot. All but one had been identified by Monday evening. Here are their names and many of their photographs. |
| As friends and families mourned, many are taking notice of how far gay culture has progressed among Latinos. | As friends and families mourned, many are taking notice of how far gay culture has progressed among Latinos. |
| • The final primary day. | • The final primary day. |
| Donald J. Trump, who turns 70 today, is broadening his proposed ban on Muslim immigrants, while Hillary Clinton accused him of damaging efforts to defeat terrorism. | Donald J. Trump, who turns 70 today, is broadening his proposed ban on Muslim immigrants, while Hillary Clinton accused him of damaging efforts to defeat terrorism. |
| The District of Columbia holds its Democratic primary today. We look back to when Geraldine A. Ferraro was on the Democratic ticket in 1984. It reveals a lot about how the country has changed, and how it has not. | The District of Columbia holds its Democratic primary today. We look back to when Geraldine A. Ferraro was on the Democratic ticket in 1984. It reveals a lot about how the country has changed, and how it has not. |
| • On Capitol Hill. | • On Capitol Hill. |
| The Orlando massacre, and possible responses to it, are likely to dominate the agenda as Democrats and Republicans use different words to describe the rampage, and as policy debates over access to guns and over national security begin anew. | The Orlando massacre, and possible responses to it, are likely to dominate the agenda as Democrats and Republicans use different words to describe the rampage, and as policy debates over access to guns and over national security begin anew. |
| • American gunships in Iraq. | • American gunships in Iraq. |
| U.S. Army attack helicopters in Iraq have entered the fight against Islamic State militants. American troops aren’t supposed to have a combat role there, but this move puts them closer to the fight. | U.S. Army attack helicopters in Iraq have entered the fight against Islamic State militants. American troops aren’t supposed to have a combat role there, but this move puts them closer to the fight. |
| In France, ISIS is claiming responsibility for the killing of a police officer and his female companion, a government employee, in a town northwest of Paris. | In France, ISIS is claiming responsibility for the killing of a police officer and his female companion, a government employee, in a town northwest of Paris. |
| • Baltimore officer’s trial. | • Baltimore officer’s trial. |
| Officer William G. Porter, whose trial ended in a hung jury, says he does not believe that Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died from a spinal injury, was hurt in a police van. | Officer William G. Porter, whose trial ended in a hung jury, says he does not believe that Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died from a spinal injury, was hurt in a police van. |
| But he said he had urged the van’s driver, who is now on trial, to go to a hospital. | But he said he had urged the van’s driver, who is now on trial, to go to a hospital. |
| • Corporate farming? | • Corporate farming? |
| North Dakotans will vote in a referendum today on whether to allow corporations to own farms. They’ll essentially be deciding between preserving the state’s heritage of family farms or adapting to stay competitive. | North Dakotans will vote in a referendum today on whether to allow corporations to own farms. They’ll essentially be deciding between preserving the state’s heritage of family farms or adapting to stay competitive. |
| • LinkedIn’s struggling stock price, and its reliance on stock-based compensation, may be a factor in its $26.2 billion sale to Microsoft. | • LinkedIn’s struggling stock price, and its reliance on stock-based compensation, may be a factor in its $26.2 billion sale to Microsoft. |
| Microsoft’s extraordinarily generous takeover bid harks back to a time of higher valuations for tech companies. | Microsoft’s extraordinarily generous takeover bid harks back to a time of higher valuations for tech companies. |
| • App developers will be able to incorporate messaging and the Siri voice command system, Apple says. | • App developers will be able to incorporate messaging and the Siri voice command system, Apple says. |
| The iOS, tvOS, MacOS and WatchOS operating systems will be upgraded in the fall. | The iOS, tvOS, MacOS and WatchOS operating systems will be upgraded in the fall. |
| • High-speed internet is a utility, a court ruled today, upholding net neutrality rules backed by companies like Netflix and Google. | |
| • It’s a series. | • It’s a series. |
| LeBron James and Kyrie Irving became the first teammates in N.B.A. Finals history to score 40 or more points in the same game, as Cleveland defeated Golden State, 112-97, staving off elimination. The Cavaliers still trail the best-of-seven series, 3 games to 2. | LeBron James and Kyrie Irving became the first teammates in N.B.A. Finals history to score 40 or more points in the same game, as Cleveland defeated Golden State, 112-97, staving off elimination. The Cavaliers still trail the best-of-seven series, 3 games to 2. |
| • A person of neither sex. | • A person of neither sex. |
| A judge in Oregon has allowed Jamie Shupe, a retired Army sergeant, to be legally classified as nonbinary, neither man nor woman. | A judge in Oregon has allowed Jamie Shupe, a retired Army sergeant, to be legally classified as nonbinary, neither man nor woman. |
| • What’s new on TV. | • What’s new on TV. |
| Ellen Barkin plays the matriarch of a family whose money comes from a sophisticated web of criminal activities, in the drama “Animal Kingdom” (9 p.m., TNT). | Ellen Barkin plays the matriarch of a family whose money comes from a sophisticated web of criminal activities, in the drama “Animal Kingdom” (9 p.m., TNT). |
| The documentary “O.J.: Made in America” continues (9 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, ESPN). | The documentary “O.J.: Made in America” continues (9 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, ESPN). |
| Recipes of the day. | Recipes of the day. |
| This linguine with lobster is satisfying as the main event yet light enough to serve as a first course. From there, you can make lobster butter and dip some chilled shrimp in it. | This linguine with lobster is satisfying as the main event yet light enough to serve as a first course. From there, you can make lobster butter and dip some chilled shrimp in it. |
| It’s Flag Day in the U.S., commemorating the Continental Congress’s adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the standard in 1777. | It’s Flag Day in the U.S., commemorating the Continental Congress’s adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the standard in 1777. |
| On this day in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance, as a stand against “godless Communism” during the Cold War. | On this day in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance, as a stand against “godless Communism” during the Cold War. |
| The history of the flag and the pledge are entwined. | The history of the flag and the pledge are entwined. |
| The pledge was written in 1892 by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy, as a promotion vehicle for a children’s magazine, The Youth’s Companion. | The pledge was written in 1892 by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy, as a promotion vehicle for a children’s magazine, The Youth’s Companion. |
| It was called the Youth’s Companion flag pledge when it was first recited at the dedication to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. But Bellamy also created a patriotic program for schools in which the pledge became a salute to the flag. | It was called the Youth’s Companion flag pledge when it was first recited at the dedication to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. But Bellamy also created a patriotic program for schools in which the pledge became a salute to the flag. |
| Congress adopted an official flag code in 1942 and revised the pledge to say “the flag of the United States of America” instead of “my flag.” | Congress adopted an official flag code in 1942 and revised the pledge to say “the flag of the United States of America” instead of “my flag.” |
| The next year, the Supreme Court ruled (on Flag Day, no less) in a suit brought by Jehovah’s Witnesses that pupils could not be compelled to pledge allegiance to the flag if it conflicted with their religious beliefs. | The next year, the Supreme Court ruled (on Flag Day, no less) in a suit brought by Jehovah’s Witnesses that pupils could not be compelled to pledge allegiance to the flag if it conflicted with their religious beliefs. |
| The Supreme Court decided in 2004 to keep “under God” in the pledge. Interestingly, “God” doesn’t appear in the Constitution. | The Supreme Court decided in 2004 to keep “under God” in the pledge. Interestingly, “God” doesn’t appear in the Constitution. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated on the web all morning. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated on the web all morning. |
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