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| Dallas, Donald Trump, Euro 2016: Your Friday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Five officers killed in Dallas. | • Five officers killed in Dallas. |
| Details are still emerging after snipers opened fire during a demonstration against the police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. Check back for the latest developments. | |
| Here’s what we know: | Here’s what we know: |
| • At least five officers are dead and six wounded. One civilian was also injured. | • At least five officers are dead and six wounded. One civilian was also injured. |
| • The police believe four suspects coordinated the attack with rifles. This is how it unfolded. | • The police believe four suspects coordinated the attack with rifles. This is how it unfolded. |
| • At least three people are in custody, and the police are negotiating with a fourth person in a garage who says bombs are planted in downtown Dallas. | • At least three people are in custody, and the police are negotiating with a fourth person in a garage who says bombs are planted in downtown Dallas. |
| • President Obama described the attack as “vicious” and “despicable.” | • President Obama described the attack as “vicious” and “despicable.” |
| • Bearing witness to horror. | • Bearing witness to horror. |
| “Please don’t tell me my boyfriend’s gone!” A woman’s haunting narration, streamed live on Facebook, after an officer fatally shot a black motorist in a St. Paul suburb is being applauded by critics of the police who are urging that all interactions with officers be recorded. | “Please don’t tell me my boyfriend’s gone!” A woman’s haunting narration, streamed live on Facebook, after an officer fatally shot a black motorist in a St. Paul suburb is being applauded by critics of the police who are urging that all interactions with officers be recorded. |
| The governor asked if this would have happened if the driver had been white, and President Obama called the death, and that of another black man in Baton Rouge, La., “symptomatic” of racial disparities in the criminal justice system. We look at the unease felt by black owners of legal guns. | The governor asked if this would have happened if the driver had been white, and President Obama called the death, and that of another black man in Baton Rouge, La., “symptomatic” of racial disparities in the criminal justice system. We look at the unease felt by black owners of legal guns. |
| • Rough week for candidates ends. | |
| Hillary Clinton heads into the weekend with the investigation into her emails closed and the likelihood that her Democratic primary opponent Senator Bernie Sanders will soon endorse her. She’ll be in Pennsylvania today, campaigning with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Hillary Clinton heads into the weekend with the investigation into her emails closed and the likelihood that her Democratic primary opponent Senator Bernie Sanders will soon endorse her. She’ll be in Pennsylvania today, campaigning with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. |
| Donald J. Trump held a tense meeting with Senate Republicans on Thursday, and he’ll be in Florida today, a battleground state with demographics that could hurt his chances. Some skeptics of Mr. Trump’s candidacy wonder if he’ll quit if he wins in November. | Donald J. Trump held a tense meeting with Senate Republicans on Thursday, and he’ll be in Florida today, a battleground state with demographics that could hurt his chances. Some skeptics of Mr. Trump’s candidacy wonder if he’ll quit if he wins in November. |
| • F.B.I. director weathers criticism. | • F.B.I. director weathers criticism. |
| James B. Comey Jr. defended his decision to a House panel not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton, but the panel’s leading Republican indicated that scrutiny of Mrs. Clinton’s emails would continue. | James B. Comey Jr. defended his decision to a House panel not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton, but the panel’s leading Republican indicated that scrutiny of Mrs. Clinton’s emails would continue. |
| • Britain’s political future. | • Britain’s political future. |
| The race for leadership of the Conservative Party is down to Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom, and the winner will become the first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher stepped down in 1990. The contest will conclude in September. | The race for leadership of the Conservative Party is down to Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom, and the winner will become the first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher stepped down in 1990. The contest will conclude in September. |
| Ms. May quietly supported staying in the European Union, while Ms. Leadsom was a vocal backer of the “Brexit” movement. We take a closer look at the clique of the governing elite who led Britain into the crisis. | Ms. May quietly supported staying in the European Union, while Ms. Leadsom was a vocal backer of the “Brexit” movement. We take a closer look at the clique of the governing elite who led Britain into the crisis. |
| • Colleges hunt for revenue. | • Colleges hunt for revenue. |
| Public universities are increasingly chasing out-of-state applicants in an effort to land students who will pay higher tuition. | Public universities are increasingly chasing out-of-state applicants in an effort to land students who will pay higher tuition. |
| A coming study indicates that this practice will lead to fewer minority and low-income students being admitted. | A coming study indicates that this practice will lead to fewer minority and low-income students being admitted. |
| • The June jobs report coming out today is one of the most anticipated of the year. Economists and investors will be looking to see if the slowdown in May was part of a broader slump. | • The June jobs report coming out today is one of the most anticipated of the year. Economists and investors will be looking to see if the slowdown in May was part of a broader slump. |
| • Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing company Theranos, has been barred by U.S. regulators from running a lab for two years amid questions about the company’s technology. | • Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing company Theranos, has been barred by U.S. regulators from running a lab for two years amid questions about the company’s technology. |
| • The gender discrimination suit brought by a former anchor against Fox News’s chairman is exposing “generations-old patterns and behaviors that were never O.K., but were for so long abetted by silence,” our media columnist, Jim Rutenberg, writes. | • The gender discrimination suit brought by a former anchor against Fox News’s chairman is exposing “generations-old patterns and behaviors that were never O.K., but were for so long abetted by silence,” our media columnist, Jim Rutenberg, writes. |
| • U.S. stocks were slightly down on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were slightly down on Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Sports roundup. | • Sports roundup. |
| France, the host of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, will face Portugal in the final on Sunday. The men’s and women’s Wimbledon champions will be crowned over the weekend, and U.S. women’s soccer players are renewing their fight for equal pay. | France, the host of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, will face Portugal in the final on Sunday. The men’s and women’s Wimbledon champions will be crowned over the weekend, and U.S. women’s soccer players are renewing their fight for equal pay. |
| • Eliminating stuff. | • Eliminating stuff. |
| If you find yourself stuck indoors trying to beat the heat this weekend, consider decluttering your home. Or if you’re not that ambitious, read our profile of Marie Kondo, the author of the New York Times best seller “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” | If you find yourself stuck indoors trying to beat the heat this weekend, consider decluttering your home. Or if you’re not that ambitious, read our profile of Marie Kondo, the author of the New York Times best seller “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” |
| • At the movies. | • At the movies. |
| Among our critics’ picks for this week are “Captain Fantastic,” with Viggo Mortensen, about a family forced to leave their home, and “Our Little Sister,” directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, about three women who welcome back their long-lost teenage half sister. | Among our critics’ picks for this week are “Captain Fantastic,” with Viggo Mortensen, about a family forced to leave their home, and “Our Little Sister,” directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, about three women who welcome back their long-lost teenage half sister. |
| • In case you missed it. | • In case you missed it. |
| Some of our best stories and most-read items include: An investigation into for-profit prisoner transportation, a lake that disappeared because of climate change, a recovering internet porn addict who is now helping others, and the divide between what foods the public and nutritionists say are healthy. | Some of our best stories and most-read items include: An investigation into for-profit prisoner transportation, a lake that disappeared because of climate change, a recovering internet porn addict who is now helping others, and the divide between what foods the public and nutritionists say are healthy. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| Try making Pad Thai instead of ordering takeout, and treat yourself with these crisp toffee bars. | Try making Pad Thai instead of ordering takeout, and treat yourself with these crisp toffee bars. |
| It’s a grand moment for a youthful sport: The Ultimate Fighting Championship, which organizes and promotes mixed martial arts fights, started three nights of shows on Thursday to celebrate its 200th pay-per-view fight (which will actually come later, because two numbered fights have been canceled, but never mind: The event is U.F.C. 200). | It’s a grand moment for a youthful sport: The Ultimate Fighting Championship, which organizes and promotes mixed martial arts fights, started three nights of shows on Thursday to celebrate its 200th pay-per-view fight (which will actually come later, because two numbered fights have been canceled, but never mind: The event is U.F.C. 200). |
| U.F.C. officials are using the moment to not so subtly point out their sport’s ever-growing appeal as a rival to boxing. | U.F.C. officials are using the moment to not so subtly point out their sport’s ever-growing appeal as a rival to boxing. |
| A similar rivalry was at work 127 years ago. On this day in 1889, John L. Sullivan bested Jake Kilrain in 74 rounds of what is widely accepted as a historic last: the final bare-knuckled fight to determine a heavyweight champion before “gloved boxing” rules took over. | A similar rivalry was at work 127 years ago. On this day in 1889, John L. Sullivan bested Jake Kilrain in 74 rounds of what is widely accepted as a historic last: the final bare-knuckled fight to determine a heavyweight champion before “gloved boxing” rules took over. |
| Nationwide press coverage captured the anticipation. As the Page One story in The New York Times recounted, 3,000 fans boarded trains in New Orleans to a remote field in Mississippi to watch. | Nationwide press coverage captured the anticipation. As the Page One story in The New York Times recounted, 3,000 fans boarded trains in New Orleans to a remote field in Mississippi to watch. |
| As The Times put it then: “Never, during even a Presidential election, has there been so much excitement as there is here now, even when the brutal exhibition is over.” | As The Times put it then: “Never, during even a Presidential election, has there been so much excitement as there is here now, even when the brutal exhibition is over.” |
| Both fighters were arrested. | Both fighters were arrested. |
| Justin Bank contributed reporting. | Justin Bank contributed reporting. |
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