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| Mueller Report, Sri Lanka, N.B.A. Playoffs: Your Weekend Briefing | Mueller Report, Sri Lanka, N.B.A. Playoffs: Your Weekend Briefing |
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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. A (redacted) report for the ages finally arrived. | 1. A (redacted) report for the ages finally arrived. |
| Our Washington bureau has been unpacking Robert Mueller’s findings since its release on Thursday, detailing a presidency consumed by the inquiry — and multiple attempts to thwart it — and a president seized by paranoia. | Our Washington bureau has been unpacking Robert Mueller’s findings since its release on Thursday, detailing a presidency consumed by the inquiry — and multiple attempts to thwart it — and a president seized by paranoia. |
| Mr. Mueller’s report drew on hundreds of interviews to paint a damning portrait of the White House. Here are the witnesses it cited most. In his own responses to the special counsel, President Trump offered a familiar refrain: “I do not remember.” | Mr. Mueller’s report drew on hundreds of interviews to paint a damning portrait of the White House. Here are the witnesses it cited most. In his own responses to the special counsel, President Trump offered a familiar refrain: “I do not remember.” |
| The report also revealed how Vladimir Putin’s pursuit of back channels to Mr. Trump spun into high gear after the 2016 election. | The report also revealed how Vladimir Putin’s pursuit of back channels to Mr. Trump spun into high gear after the 2016 election. |
| Our book critic offers his take: “At 448 hungrily awaited pages, it is long but hardly an epic,” he writes. | Our book critic offers his take: “At 448 hungrily awaited pages, it is long but hardly an epic,” he writes. |
| Have you been keeping up with the headlines? Test your knowledge with our news quiz. And here’s the front page of our Sunday paper, the Sunday Review from Opinion and our crossword puzzles. | Have you been keeping up with the headlines? Test your knowledge with our news quiz. And here’s the front page of our Sunday paper, the Sunday Review from Opinion and our crossword puzzles. |
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| 2. A series of coordinated bombings around Sri Lanka on Sunday killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds of others. | |
| The targets of the attacks were Catholic worshipers attending Easter Mass and guests at high-end hotels that are popular with foreign tourists. Above, the scene after a blast at a church in the eastern city of Batticaloa. | The targets of the attacks were Catholic worshipers attending Easter Mass and guests at high-end hotels that are popular with foreign tourists. Above, the scene after a blast at a church in the eastern city of Batticaloa. |
| No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, which shattered the relative calm that Sri Lanka had enjoyed since 2009, when a decades-long civil war came to an end. | No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, which shattered the relative calm that Sri Lanka had enjoyed since 2009, when a decades-long civil war came to an end. |
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| 3. More out of Washington: | 3. More out of Washington: |
| A federal judge delivered a big setback late Friday to the Trump administration’s pro-coal policy. The Interior Department acted illegally when it sought to lift an Obama-era moratorium on coal mining on public lands, a federal judge found. Above, the Spring Creek coal mine near Decker, Mont. | A federal judge delivered a big setback late Friday to the Trump administration’s pro-coal policy. The Interior Department acted illegally when it sought to lift an Obama-era moratorium on coal mining on public lands, a federal judge found. Above, the Spring Creek coal mine near Decker, Mont. |
| Separately, the Supreme Court will consider this week whether the Trump administration may add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. | Separately, the Supreme Court will consider this week whether the Trump administration may add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. |
| We also took a look at how Republicans’ health care proposals would provide less protection than the Affordable Care Act but offer some political cover ahead of the 2020 elections. | We also took a look at how Republicans’ health care proposals would provide less protection than the Affordable Care Act but offer some political cover ahead of the 2020 elections. |
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| 4. A second Boeing jet is under scrutiny. | 4. A second Boeing jet is under scrutiny. |
| Workers at a 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina, above, have complained of defective manufacturing, debris left on planes and pressure to not report violations. | Workers at a 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina, above, have complained of defective manufacturing, debris left on planes and pressure to not report violations. |
| Our reporters reviewed hundreds of pages of internal documents and federal records, as well as interviews with current and former employees, revealing a culture that often valued production speed over quality. Boeing is facing questions about rushed production on another jet, the 737 Max, which was involved in two deadly crashes. | Our reporters reviewed hundreds of pages of internal documents and federal records, as well as interviews with current and former employees, revealing a culture that often valued production speed over quality. Boeing is facing questions about rushed production on another jet, the 737 Max, which was involved in two deadly crashes. |
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| 5. After a devastating fire gutted France’s beloved Notre-Dame cathedral, awareness is rising over the fragility of French heritage. | 5. After a devastating fire gutted France’s beloved Notre-Dame cathedral, awareness is rising over the fragility of French heritage. |
| Notre-Dame was long neglected and struggled to find millions of dollars for repair. And France’s rich inventory of historical sites — and limited budgets to maintain them — means the calamity could be repeated in ways large and small all over the country. | Notre-Dame was long neglected and struggled to find millions of dollars for repair. And France’s rich inventory of historical sites — and limited budgets to maintain them — means the calamity could be repeated in ways large and small all over the country. |
| Here is a guide to some of our coverage of the devastating blaze. | Here is a guide to some of our coverage of the devastating blaze. |
| Separately, “Yellow Vest” protesters marched once again across France, demanding that President Emmanuel Macron address the country’s inequality. | Separately, “Yellow Vest” protesters marched once again across France, demanding that President Emmanuel Macron address the country’s inequality. |
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| 6. In other international news: | 6. In other international news: |
| The largest election in history is underway in India, and one of the biggest constituencies is heading to the ballot box with deep frustrations: farmers. | The largest election in history is underway in India, and one of the biggest constituencies is heading to the ballot box with deep frustrations: farmers. |
| Half of India’s 1.3 billion people are dependent on the farm economy. Farmers say they are disappointed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agriculture policies, but they do not know if anyone else would do better. Above, an onion market near Nashik, India. | Half of India’s 1.3 billion people are dependent on the farm economy. Farmers say they are disappointed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agriculture policies, but they do not know if anyone else would do better. Above, an onion market near Nashik, India. |
| India’s election lasts for 39 days, with some 900 million voters. Here’s what it takes to pull it off. | India’s election lasts for 39 days, with some 900 million voters. Here’s what it takes to pull it off. |
| Separately, our correspondent went to Mozambique and found both sorrow and resilience there after Cyclone Idai left tens of thousands homeless. | Separately, our correspondent went to Mozambique and found both sorrow and resilience there after Cyclone Idai left tens of thousands homeless. |
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| 7. It’s been 20 years since a shooting at Columbine High School set off an enduring debate on gun violence and the safety of the nation’s schools. Above, a survivor of the attack at a memorial in Littleton, Colo., on Friday. | 7. It’s been 20 years since a shooting at Columbine High School set off an enduring debate on gun violence and the safety of the nation’s schools. Above, a survivor of the attack at a memorial in Littleton, Colo., on Friday. |
| Since then, hundreds of millions have been spent hardening schools against every parent’s nightmare. But that hasn’t allayed anxieties. Americans believe that schools are more unsafe today than they were two decades ago, according to a new poll — even as federal data shows that for the most part schools have become safer. | Since then, hundreds of millions have been spent hardening schools against every parent’s nightmare. But that hasn’t allayed anxieties. Americans believe that schools are more unsafe today than they were two decades ago, according to a new poll — even as federal data shows that for the most part schools have become safer. |
| “I’m terrified to send my son to high school next year,” said one Columbine survivor who is now a mother of four. | “I’m terrified to send my son to high school next year,” said one Columbine survivor who is now a mother of four. |
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| 8. Breanna Stewart plays overseas in the W.N.B.A.’s off-season to earn more money. But the endless season takes a mental, and physical, toll. | 8. Breanna Stewart plays overseas in the W.N.B.A.’s off-season to earn more money. But the endless season takes a mental, and physical, toll. |
| Ms. Stewart ruptured her Achilles’ tendon during the Euroleague championship game in Hungary last weekend. Her injury is elevating the question of how much female basketball players are being paid and what can be done to keep them in the U.S. during the off-season. | Ms. Stewart ruptured her Achilles’ tendon during the Euroleague championship game in Hungary last weekend. Her injury is elevating the question of how much female basketball players are being paid and what can be done to keep them in the U.S. during the off-season. |
| We’re also keeping an eye on playoff developments in the N.B.A. and N.H.L. Carl Hagelin, who has spent time on three hockey teams this season, has been involved in eliminating the Capitals from the playoffs five times. Now he is one of them. | We’re also keeping an eye on playoff developments in the N.B.A. and N.H.L. Carl Hagelin, who has spent time on three hockey teams this season, has been involved in eliminating the Capitals from the playoffs five times. Now he is one of them. |
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| 9. And now for a musical interlude. | 9. And now for a musical interlude. |
| We asked our writers, editors and favorite artists to select five minutes they’d play for friends to make them fall in love with the piano. Listen to their choices, from Chopin to John Adams, Meredith Monk to Beethoven. | We asked our writers, editors and favorite artists to select five minutes they’d play for friends to make them fall in love with the piano. Listen to their choices, from Chopin to John Adams, Meredith Monk to Beethoven. |
| Separately, the Metropolitan Opera has entrusted the revival of its production of Wagner’s “Ring” to the conductor Philippe Jordan, 44. The 15-hour production is a test of endurance and artistry unlike any in opera. | Separately, the Metropolitan Opera has entrusted the revival of its production of Wagner’s “Ring” to the conductor Philippe Jordan, 44. The 15-hour production is a test of endurance and artistry unlike any in opera. |
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| 10. A mind-altering poem. A transcendent song. Documenting the birth of the atomic age. | 10. A mind-altering poem. A transcendent song. Documenting the birth of the atomic age. |
| We’re resurfacing recent obituaries featured in The Times through the creative works they left behind, including the actress Bibi Andersson, the French sculptor Claude Lalanne and the photographer Ed Westcott, above. Here are some gems. | We’re resurfacing recent obituaries featured in The Times through the creative works they left behind, including the actress Bibi Andersson, the French sculptor Claude Lalanne and the photographer Ed Westcott, above. Here are some gems. |
| This week, our Obituaries team remembers Geraldyn Cobb, who was as qualified as any man to be an astronaut and passed all the tests. But NASA wasn’t interested in sending women into space in 1961. | This week, our Obituaries team remembers Geraldyn Cobb, who was as qualified as any man to be an astronaut and passed all the tests. But NASA wasn’t interested in sending women into space in 1961. |
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| 11. Finally, it’s time to dig into one of our Weekend Reads. | 11. Finally, it’s time to dig into one of our Weekend Reads. |
| We examined the architectural legacy of Bauhaus, sat down with YouTube’s chief executive and sent our reporters to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska to see how glacial melting is affecting the natural world, above. (Don’t forget, tomorrow is Earth Day.) And for a little fun, our graphic journalist urges you to celebrate the Easter bug. | We examined the architectural legacy of Bauhaus, sat down with YouTube’s chief executive and sent our reporters to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska to see how glacial melting is affecting the natural world, above. (Don’t forget, tomorrow is Earth Day.) And for a little fun, our graphic journalist urges you to celebrate the Easter bug. |
| For more suggestions on what to read, watch and listen to, may we suggest these 10 new books our editors liked, a glance at the latest small-screen recommendations from Watching and our music critics’ latest playlist. | For more suggestions on what to read, watch and listen to, may we suggest these 10 new books our editors liked, a glance at the latest small-screen recommendations from Watching and our music critics’ latest playlist. |
| Have a rejuvenating week. | Have a rejuvenating week. |
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