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Top News Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Given Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Bombing By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE The federal jury that convicted Mr. Tsarnaev last month in the Boston Marathon bombing rejected the defense's case that his brother, Tamerlan, had held a malevolent sway over him and had led him to commit the crimes. Amtrak Train Possibly Hit Before Wreck By DAVE PHILIPPS and EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS An assistant conductor on the Amtrak train said she heard the engineer tell another operator in a radio transmission that the train had just been struck by something, Charged With Graft in China, Some Fugitives Are Finding Luxury in U.S. By STEPHANIE SAUL and DAN LEVIN The United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, none of which have extradition treaties with China, were identified as the leading destinations for suspects. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks ARTS B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89 By TIM WEINER Mr. King's world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues. OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR It Is, in Fact, Rocket Science By LEONARD MLODINOW Why do we reduce great discoveries to epiphany myths?

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "They didn't know about the blues. They had been taught that the blues was the bottom of the totem pole, done by slaves, and they didn't want to think along those lines." B. B. KING, describing young black audiences of the early 1960s.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: B.B. King, Bluesman of Distinction Jon Pareles reflects on the rawness and finesse of B.B. King, whose musical style made him approachable to audiences and propelled him to fame.  VIDEO: This Week's Movies | May 15, 2015 The New York Times film critics review "Mad Max: Fury Road," "Pitch Perfect 2" and "I'll See You In My Dreams."  VIDEO: Simple Ricotta Tart Make Melissa Clark's creamy tart the anchor for whatever seasonal fruit you have on hand. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World ISIS Fighters Seize Government Headquarters in Ramadi, Iraq By TIM ARANGO It was premature to say that the city, capital of Anbar Province, had fallen to the Islamic State, but the advance appeared to represent a significant shift. THE SATURDAY PROFILE Ayelet Shaked, Israel's New Justice Minister, Shrugs Off Critics in Her Path By JODI RUDOREN Ms. Shaked has been called the Michele M. Bachmann of Israeli politics and the most prominent politician "who could star in a calendar hanging in garages." Migrants in Rome Try to Recover After Ponte Mammolo Camp Is Destroyed By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO About 100 people had made homes in the camp, but the government sent in bulldozers on Monday, after new arrivals swelled the population. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. Victims Find Solace and Sorrow in Boston Verdict and Are Ready to Move On By JESS BIDGOOD and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. Victims and emergency medical workers reacted online and off to the jury decision that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should get the death penalty for the 2013 attack. Racist Police Emails Put Florida Cases in Doubt By FRANCES ROBLES The state attorney's office is looking into cases by two police officers in Miami Beach who exchanged about 230 emails containing racist and sexist jokes. Washington Governor Declares Drought Emergency By KIRK JOHNSON Gov. Jay Inslee also warned that residents should be prepared for an active fire season. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics Clintons Earned $30 Million in 16 Months, Report Shows By MAGGIE HABERMAN and STEVE EDER The couple's earnings and assets were to be detailed in disclosure forms that presidential candidates were required to file with federal officials. From Senate Sideline, Elizabeth Warren Is Face of Attack on Trade Bill By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Ms. Warren has become the most conspicuous Democrat opposing President Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership but has not been involved in shaping it. To Iowa G.O.P., Jeb Bush Appears to Be Ignoring the Family Playbook By TRIP GABRIEL Mr. Bush is visiting Iowa this weekend for only the second time this year, and he has decided to skip the straw poll there in August. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Greek Prime Minister Rejects Further Austerity or Labor Changes By NIKI KITSANTONIS Alexis Tsipras, Greece's leader, said talks had found some common ground, but he flatly ruled out economic overhauls of the sort its creditors have demanded. Republican Presidential Candidates Rally Around Flat Tax By PATRICIA COHEN In an effort to get attention, some hopefuls have spoken of their support for a single tax rate for everyone, but that talk isn't expected to last beyond the primaries. RETIRING Homeland Beckons Immigrants as Retirement Nears By ALINA TUGEND More immigrants to the United States are returning to their native countries, experts say. Some return for family reasons and others for a higher standard of living. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Decoding the Enigma of Satoshi Nakamoto and the Birth of Bitcoin By NATHANIEL POPPER Conversations with those most deeply involved in Bitcoin yielded a quiet consensus about the possible identity of the virtual currency's creator. Carl Icahn Invests $100 Million in Lyft By MIKE ISAAC and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON The investment is an extension of a $530 million round that the ride-hailing start-up raised in March, valuing it at $2.5 billion. Google to Test Bubble-Shaped Self-Driving Cars in Silicon Valley By CONOR DOUGHERTY and AARON M. KESSLER Tests of the cars, which look like golf carts with doors, are expected to place the search giant closer to its goal of hands-free, foot-free driving. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports ON HORSE RACING Bob Baffert Already Has Only Crown He Seeks: Kentucky Derby's By JOE DRAPE Baffert has had three horses come within a victory of a Triple Crown sweep, but this year he said his only desire was to win the Kentucky Derby. American Pharoah Is a Fan Favorite, but Not Vice Versa By MELISSA HOPPERT American Pharoah, a gentle horse, is unnerved by big crowds, an unfortunate Achilles' heel to have during Triple Crown season, when races attract over 100,000 people. Bill Simmons Will Get Paycheck but No Role at ESPN Through September By RICHARD SANDOMIR Bill Simmons will be paid through the end of his contract, but he will no longer run the Grantland website or do any other work for ESPN. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts FKA twigs Lives Large, in 'Congregata' and Beyond By JOE COSCARELLI The singer reflects on forces that are within her control - and not - as she readies a big production pairing her songs with dance forms like voguing. Matisse From Gurlitt Collection Is Returned to Jewish Art Dealer's Heirs By MELISSA EDDY "Femme Assise," which was looted by the Nazis and discovered in the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt in 2012, has been returned to the descendants of Paul Rosenberg. Review: Art for the Planet's Sake at the Venice Biennale By ROBERTA SMITH This year's Biennale brings out into the open the limiting belief that art is not doing its job unless it has loud and clear social concerns. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

New York 2 Women Moved to Write Stories Uncover a Surprisingly Personal One By COREY KILGANNON Through a series of coincidences, two sisters adopted by different families more than 30 years ago find each other in a Columbia University classroom. De Blasio Says New York Will Investigate Nail Industry Practices By SARAH MASLIN NIR Voicing outrage at the "deplorable conditions" for nail salon workers, Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to take action, though the city's powers to regulate the industry are limited. John J. Flanagan's Former Law Firm Had Matters Before State Agencies By THOMAS KAPLAN and SUSANNE CRAIG Mr. Flanagan, the new majority leader of the New York State Senate, made more money in part-time work on Long Island than he did as a legislator. For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Obituaries Franz Wright, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Poetry, Dies at 62 By MARGALIT FOX Mr. Wright, who published about a dozen volumes of his work, wrote of beatings and suicide, and of his difficult relationship with his father, the poet James Wright. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

Editorials EDITORIAL President Obama and the Gulf Arabs By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The recent summit meeting reflected sharp and persistent differences over a deal intended to curb Iran's nuclear program. EDITORIAL Breaking Laws in the Mortgage Bubble By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The government's victory in the case against Nomura and the Royal Bank of Scotland raises an interesting question. EDITORIAL The Chicken or the Egg or the Dinosaur? By THE EDITORIAL BOARD An experiment in reverse evolution conjures up images of a revenge-bent dino-chicken. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed OPINION The Case for Black Doctors By DAMON TWEEDY Black patients are more likely to trust them, and to have better outcomes. OPINION Detroit's Recovery, and My Dad's, Too By ANGELA FLOURNOY Understanding my dad, and the city that raised him. OP-ED COLUMNIST Obama Offers Saudi Arabia More Military Aid By PATRICK CHAPPATTE The president sought to reassure gulf allies following the nuclear accord with Iran. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

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By Steven Crowder Djibouti: The Land Where Money Talks For the four thousand soldiers who call Camp Lemonnier home, the local air traffic controllers have become more dangerous than the enemies they fight. By Guest Writer On This Day 67 Years Ago, The State Of Israel Came Into Being It was immediately recognized and supported by the United States. By William Federer Phony ‘Conservatives’ And Britain’s Cultural Collapse We can easily anticipate the Republican Party going down the same road Britain's Conservatives have. By Cliff Kincaid The Catholic Church Has Gone Socialist Pope Francis has come down on the side of the “progressive,” and even Marxist, forces in the world today. By Cliff Kincaid Eleanor Roosevelt Had Her ‘Hick’…And Hillary Has Her ‘Eldie’ For Democrats, it’s always the same story... By Dr. Kevin "Coach" Collins Was Philly Amtrak Train Derailment An Act Of Terrorism? 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Obama Trashes America At UN, Inviting International Ridicule Once again the Obama administration screams to the world about the supposed sins of America. Top Stories Supreme Court Justice Just Dropped A Constitutional Truth Bomb, THIS Is What Makes Us Free Argues that without the Constitution, the Bill of Rights is "just words on paper.” Watch: Slain Hattiesburg Cop's Mom Has Stunning 5-Word Message For Son’s Killers She recalled their last conversation and why it lasted just a little longer than usual. Red Tape Rising Under Obama At Unprecedented Rate Not surprisingly, the Obama administration has also overseen the weakest economic recovery in modern U.S. history. Amtrak Derailment Kills Seven, Injures More Than 200 The area where the incident occurred is known as Frankford Junction. Obama Breaks A Major Promise To A Group For A Controversial Reason A new petition urges the president to listen to those who have left the homosexual lifestyle. Hillary’s Latest Claim Was So Outlandish That Fact-Checkers Instantly Jumped All Over It "As a former senator, Clinton should know better." Complaint Filed Against The Catholic University Of America For Its Crucifixes The complaint also asserts that CUA forces Muslims to pray in the school’s chapels. Watch Billy Graham’s Daughter Deliver Harsh Warning To America ‘Judgment Has Begun’ In part, she blamed an increase in secularism. Alveda King Writes Letter Urging People To Protect The Unborn She encouraged those in the pro-life movement to keep fighting, even when it's discouraging. Rand Paul: ‘We Will Be Filibustering’ Renewal Of PATRIOT ACT Provisions This wouldn't be his first time filibustering policies he finds objectionable. Radical Muslims Hated What Blogger Wrote About Islam, Did Something Disgusting To Him It was the third such attack inside Bangladesh this year. Shocking Survey Just Revealed What Is Happening To Religion In Obama's America "The percentage of people who describe themselves as Christians..." Read More Top Stories Videos Noted Journalist Suggests Iran Deal Could Secure Obama’s Legacy As ‘One Of Our Worst Presidents’ Many Obama critics say he has already secured that status. Watch More Videos Cartoons Peace Offering Domestic Violence Vs. Deflating Football Paying Bills Birds Of A Feather See More Cartoons Opinion Articles Will Congress Shut Down Illegal NSA Spying Program? The only reform of the PATRIOT Act is a total repeal. Accept nothing less. By Ron Paul Fight For Families, Not The Elites We need a president who will fight for American workers, families, and seniors — not Wall Street and Washington elites — and give every American hope in a brighter, more prosperous future. By Mike Huckabee In The Ghetto, The Summer Never Ends… Being uneducated, they rely on what they are told by liberals... By Dr. Kevin "Coach" Collins How To Battle Those Anti-Christian ‘Stink Bugs’ At Graduation Liberty Counsel is now launching its thirteenth annual “Friend or Foe” Graduation Prayer Campaign. By Matt Barber The Enduring Spoils System For the past 34 years, the United States Civil Service has mothballed its merit-based civil service examinations and reintroduced spoils. By Donald Devine Dear Racist Chris Rock: White Kids Get Shot Too... More, Actually. This is unabashed race-baiting at its finest. By Steven Crowder 408 Years Ago, The First Permanent English Settlement In The New World Was Established It was named after King James. By William Federer Watch: Obama's Insane 'Poverty Summit' Remarks Torn Apart Bit By 'Socialist' Bit This point-by-point rebuttal had to happen... By Steven Crowder BLM: Epic Mismanagement, Waste, And Corruption It seems that these days, the only way Americans can get justice is to take a tough stance... By Capt. William E. Simpson Is Oprah Teaching Subud? Too many Americans are easily fooled and/or unwilling to recognize deception hiding in plain sight. By Bethany Blankley The Iceman Cometh? Could a quiescent sun portend a new little ice age: a chilly era for humanity and agriculture? By Paul Driessen Uncovered: The Untold Story Of Garland, Texas, And Media Tolerance of Gender Violence By ignoring these facts and blaming Geller, the media enables and permits—even ensures—that hate crimes will increasingly occur and victims’ voices remain silent. By Bethany Blankley Movie Review: ‘When The Game Stands Tall’ See it. By James Wilson Read More Opinion Articles

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Top News U.S. Will Allow Drilling for Oil in Arctic Ocean By CORAL DAVENPORT The move is a major victory for Shell, but environmentalists say a possible accident there could have far-reaching consequences. NEWS ANALYSIS King's Absence at Meeting Signals a Saudi-U.S. Marriage Adrift By PETER BAKER and MICHAEL D. SHEAR Both countries insisted that King Salman of Saudi Arabia was not snubbing President Obama by skipping meetings at Camp David, though it seemed to reflect a new reality that the allies are at odds. Judge's Ruling Against 2 Banks Finds Misconduct in '08 Crash By PETER EAVIS Judge Denise L. Cote of Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled on Monday that Nomura and the Royal Bank of Scotland misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.    Document: Ruling on Mortgage Fraud in 2008 Crisis For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks How to Eat Healthy Meals at Restaurants Most meals at American restaurants are packed with processed food and enough calories to cover two or three sensible meals. Yet it's entirely possible to eat healthy, tasty restaurant meals. Every meal here stays under 750 calories, and every breakfast is under 500. We'll start with some good news... OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS Stop Assaults on Military Campuses By ASHLEY ANDERSON and ELIZABETH DEUTSCH West Point and the other service academies need new rules.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The magnitude of falsity, conservatively measured, is enormous." JUDGE DENISE L. COTE, of Federal District Court in Manhattan, ruling that two banks misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in selling them mortgage bonds.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: Evolution's Undulations The answer to how one long fin has made for agile swimmers of different species.  Related Article  VIDEO: In Performance | 'Nirbhaya' Poorna Jagannathan, foreground, and Japjit Kaur in a scene from Yael Farber's play in which Indian women describe their experiences of abuse. The show runs through Sunday at the Culture Project.  Related Review: 'Nirbhaya' For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World Freed From Coalition, David Cameron Picks Conservative Cabinet By STEVEN ERLANGER The British prime minister kept many senior members of his team in place, and said Boris Johnson, London's mayor, would join his "political cabinet." Muslims Flee to Malaysia and Indonesia by the Hundreds By THOMAS FULLER More than 1,000 refugees, a mix of Bangladeshis and ethnic Rohingya, landed Monday, a day after nearly 600 landed in Indonesia. European Commission Prepares Plan to Distribute Migrants Across E.U. By DAN BILEFSKY The proposal, which has not been finalized and requires national governments' approval, is being supported by Germany and Mediterranean member states. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. 2 Police Lives Lost Are the Focus in Mississippi By ALAN BLINDER Scores of law enforcement officers and hundreds of ordinary citizens attended the memorial service for two Hattiesburg, Miss., police officers who were shot during a traffic stop Saturday. Some Schools Embrace Demands for Education Data By MOTOKO RICH Though critics worry about an increasing focus on metrics, some districts have begun recording and analyzing every scrap of information in an effort to improve. A Navy Pilot's Death Reflects the Everyday Hazards of the Job By ERIC SCHMITT An investigation into the crash that killed Lt. Nathan Poloski assigned no blame but concluded that it might have been prevented by more "situational awareness." For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics Middle Class Is Disappearing, at Least From Vocabulary of Possible 2016 Contenders By AMY CHOZICK A social strata that once signified a secure, aspirational lifestyle now connotes fears about falling behind, sociologists, economists and political scientists said. Rand Paul Tries to Stake Territory as Lone Candidate Who'd Guard Civil Liberties By JEREMY W. PETERS Senator Rand Paul, a Republican presidential candidate, has become an unambiguous opponent of renewing the government's power to collect data on citizens' private communications. Ex-C.I.A. Officer Sentenced in Leak Case Tied to Times Reporter By MATT APUZZO The former officer, Jeffrey A. Sterling, was convicted of violating the Espionage Act for revealing a secret operation to a reporter for The New York Times. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business G.M.'s Ignition Switch Death Toll Hits 100 By BILL VLASIC The new toll far exceeds the 13 victims that G.M. had said last year were the only known fatalities linked to ignitions that could suddenly cut off engine power and disable airbags.    Interactive Feature: Fatal Flaws: Crisis in Auto Safety Greece Moves to Pay Debt, but European Finance Ministers Unsatisfied By LIZ ALDERMAN and JAMES KANTER Athens authorized a payment to the International Monetary Fund as eurozone officials noted "open issues."  I.M.F. and Central Bank Loom Large Over Greece's Debt Talks 2015 TELEVISION UPFRONTS TV Networks Borrow Page From Digital Rivals to Attract Advertisers By SYDNEY EMBER Television networks are offering new data-driven products to help advertisers reach targeted audiences even as they shift to digital and social media.  Networks Fret as Ad Dollars Flow to Digital Media For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Chinese Smartphone Makers Try to Make Inroads in India By PAUL MOZUR and SARITHA RAI As domestic sales slow and the country's economy cools, China turns to the much smaller but fast-growing market in India. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports Patriots' Tom Brady Suspended for Four Games in Deflation Case By BILL PENNINGTON The N.F.L. also fined the Patriots $1 million and took away two draft picks because of their use of deflated footballs in the A.F.C. championship game. Life Without Brady? For Starters, There Is a Precedent for the Patriots By VICTOR MATHER The Patriots face a tricky lineup of games to open the 2016 season without Tom Brady, whose current backup is the second-year player Jimmy Garoppolo. SPORTS OF THE TIMES Punishment Is a Matter of Perspective By WILLIAM C. RHODEN Fans in the Boston area were indignant over the penalties issued to Tom Brady and the Patriots. Fans elsewhere were applauding the N.F.L. and Commissioner Roger Goodell. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts ARTSBEAT Two Artworks Top $100 Million Each at Christie's Sale By SCOTT REYBURN Picasso's 1955 painting "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version 'O') (Women of Algiers)" sold for nearly $180 million, and Giacometti's gaunt bronze sculpture "L'homme au doigt (Pointing Man)" went for $141 million. Stephen A. Schwarzman Gives $150 Million for Yale Cultural Hub By ROBIN POGREBIN A $150 million donation from the Wall Street financier will fund a plan to transform Commons at Yale and its attached buildings into a performing arts center and hub. Review: Prince, in Baltimore, Nods to Unrest in Song and Asides By BEN RATLIFF The perennial performer played a flow of hits from the early '80s to early '90s, studded with a few songs of protest and resistance, and only one mention of Freddie Gray. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

New York Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, Vacates Post By THOMAS KAPLAN and SUSANNE CRAIG Mr. Skelos, who faces federal corruption charges, is being replaced as majority leader by John J. Flanagan, a fellow Long Island Republican. Cuomo, Taking Aim at Campus Sexual Assaults, Calls for a Stricter Law By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposed policies, which are already in place at New York's public colleges, would require private colleges to adopt "affirmative consent" as the standard of behavior. Mayor de Blasio's Days on the Road Fuel Criticism at Home By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Mayor Bill de Blasio, seemingly determined to reshape the future of national politics, has left himself open to criticism that he is not prioritizing problems in New York. For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Science PROFILES IN SCIENCE Jennifer Doudna, a Pioneer Who Helped Simplify Genome Editing By ANDREW POLLACK The biochemist at the University of California, Berkeley, helped make a monumental discovery: a relatively simple way to alter any organism's DNA. But she is stuck in a patent fight over it. Water Flowing From Toilet to Tap May Be Hard to Swallow By JOHN SCHWARTZ As California and other areas of the country grapple with drought, the reuse of water is less a technological challenge than a marketing problem. A Climate-Modeling Strategy That Won't Hurt the Climate By JOHN MARKOFF A scientist proposes a power-saving computer that might answer basic questions about global warming. For more science news, go to NYTimes.com/Science »

Obituaries Chris Burden, a Conceptualist With Scars, Dies at 69 By MARGALIT FOX One of the foremost performance artists of the 1970s, Mr. Burden was perhaps the single best-known practitioner of the subgenre of body art. Mira Rothenberg, Pioneer in Therapy for Children, Dies at 93 By SAM ROBERTS Ms. Rothenberg, a clinical psychologist, helped change the public perception of mental illness. Alexandre Lamfalussy, a Euro Founder, Dies at 86 By JACK EWING Mr. Lamfalussy, an economist and banker, was the founding president of the European Monetary Institute, which became the European Central Bank. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

Editorials EDITORIAL Trade Wars in Congress By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A compromise on a trade bill is still possible and would be good for the American economy. EDITORIAL Justice for Nail Salon Workers By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Cultivating justice in the world of low-wage immigrant labor is going to take serious effort at all levels of government. EDITORIAL The Title Insurance Scam By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Home buyers are sitting ducks for abuse, and Congress is determined to keep things just as they are. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed OP-ED COLUMNIST The Center-Right Moment By DAVID BROOKS Across the globe, voters are electing center-right leaders with fairly similar platforms. The notable exception is the United States.  Columnist Page CONTRIBUTING OP-ED WRITER How to Avoid Commencement Clichés By ARTHUR C. BROOKS Talk about life's purpose. Don't give product advice. CONTRIBUTING OP-ED WRITER Executioners, Song, Silence By JULIA BAIRD Death sentences in Indonesia for penitent drug smugglers have deeply dismayed Australians. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

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Top News Saudi Arabia Says King Won't Attend Meetings in U.S. By HELENE COOPER The decision appeared to be a signal of Saudi Arabia's continued displeasure with the Obama administration over United States relations with Iran, its rising regional adversary. In Talks With Merkel, Putin Calls for Improving Relations With Europe By NEIL MacFARQUHAR In a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called for a return to normal relations, brushing aside Western leaders' boycott of a Victory Day parade a day earlier. Cuomo Orders Emergency Measures to Protect Workers at Nail Salons By SARAH MASLIN NIR Acting in response to a series in The New York Times, the governor said a multiagency task force would investigate possible wage theft and health hazards salon by salon. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks BUSINESS | 2015 TELEVISION UPFRONTS How Is U.S. TV Changing? Ask Jane By EMILY STEEL The show "Jane the Virgin" demonstrated the power of shows that appealed to Hispanics as well as broader audiences, and networks are preparing to introduce more of them. OPINION | EDITORIAL | TRANSGENDER TODAY Transgender at the C.I.A. By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A young officer's experience shows how far the agency has come in its acceptance of transgender workers.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "There are thousands of women who are working in this, but no one asking: 'What's happening to you? How do you feel?' We just work and work." NANCY OTAVALO, who worked at a nail salon in Queens, on the job's health risks.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: Chasing Outbreaks: How Safe Is Our Food? A 1993 E. coli outbreak linked to Jack in the Box hamburgers sickened 700 people and drew new attention to the dangers of food-borne illness. More than 20 years later, how far have we come?  VIDEO: The Evolution of Late Night David Letterman's departure is in some ways the end of an era in late night television. A look back at the evolution of the format. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World King Salman Upends Status Quo in Region and the Royal Family By BEN HUBBARD King Salman has rattled alliances with the United States and regional powers that for decades have been the bedrock of stability for his kingdom, and he has also shaken up the Saudi royal family. Doctors Group Recounts Migrant Rescue as E.U. Plans Crackdown on Smuggling Rings By SOMINI SENGUPTA An official with Doctors Without Borders tells his story just days before discussions with the United Nations about launching military operations. A Chasm Divides David Cameron and Nicola Sturgeon, Leaders of a Kingdom Still United By KATRIN BENNHOLD As early as this week, the prime minister of Britain and the first minister of Scotland will hold face-to-face meetings on granting Scotland greater autonomy. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. Friendships Arising From Boston Marathon Horror Offer Solace By JESS BIDGOOD and SAMANTHA STOREY The 2013 bombings have tied wounded survivors to one another, to caregivers and to strangers who witnessed the carnage. Running From Police Is the Norm, Some in Baltimore Say By JOHN ELIGON Young men in the neighborhood where Freddie Gray was chased by the police say that running from officers is a way of life. MIAMI JOURNAL @_FloridaMan Beguiles With the Hapless and Harebrained By LIZETTE ALVAREZ A beguilingly anonymous Twitter author with the mug shot of an Indiana man unspools, tweet by tweet, a composite of Florida's nuttiness. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics Tony Rodham's Ties Invite Scrutiny for Hillary and Bill Clinton By STEVE EDER As he has cycled through various ventures, Mr. Rodham has leveraged his connections to his sister and brother-in-law. After Illness, Former President Jimmy Carter Ends Trip Monitoring Guyanese Election By LIAM STACK The former president flew home from the South American country on Sunday after falling ill, the Carter Center, his nonprofit organization, said. Obama's Pacific Trade Push Faces a Senate Vote This Week By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and JONATHAN WEISMAN Legislation that is scheduled for action Tuesday would allow President Obama to avoid amendments or a filibuster after a Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Eurozone Ministers to Meet Again on Greek Debt By JAMES KANTER As Greece draws close to running out of money and defaulting on its debt, eurozone finance ministers are scheduled to discuss the matter in Brussels on Monday. I.M.F. and Central Bank Loom Large Over Greece's Debt Talks By PETER EAVIS, JACK EWING and LANDON THOMAS Jr. Each institution is a creditor to Greece that expects it to repay billions of dollars of debt in the coming weeks. Drugmaker and University Ally to Seek Cure for AIDS By ANDREW POLLACK GlaxoSmithKline will contribute a total of $20 million to start a research institute and a company with the goal of curing patients infected with H.I.V. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Uber Funding Talks Highlight the Speedy Pace of Investments By MIKE ISAAC and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED Uber, Yik Yak and others have raised more money in less time, driven by money flowing in from hedge funds, strategic investors and more. Networks Fret as Ad Dollars Flow to Digital Media By EMILY STEEL and SYDNEY EMBER Traditional television, once seen as the best way to reach a broad audience, is splintering with the rise of digital services like Netflix, YouTube, Snapchat and Vine. BITS BLOG An Obama Plan to Stop Foreign Hackers Has Mixed Results By NICOLE PERLROTH The Obama administration's two-year-old strategy to aggressively fight foreign online espionage has done little to curb the theft of companies' trade secrets. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports SPORTS OF THE TIMES A Baltimore Neighborhood, Wary and Still Healing, Prepares for Preakness Day By JULIET MACUR In the Park Heights area near Pimlico Race Course, residents remain on edge weeks after the death of Freddie Gray. RANGERS 4, CAPITALS 3 Rangers Turn Lights Red and Knuckles White, Edging the Capitals By TIM ROHAN After the Capitals whittled their three-goal deficit down to one, Henrik Lundqvist helped the Rangers hold on for a win at Verizon Center and force Game 7. Rick Nash Picks Opportune Time to Get Back on Scoreboard By JEFF SEIDEL Nash put the Rangers up by two goals 54 seconds into the third period against the Capitals, giving the home team margin for error after Washington had dominated the second. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts As Letterman Moves On, Late-Night Success Is Unmoored From TV By DAVE ITZKOFF David Letterman will retire from the "Late Show" later this month, and late night television, while brimming with potential and still attracting millions of viewers, is also scrambling to redefine itself. Venice Biennale Pavilions for Iraq, Ukraine and Syria Reflect Strife at Home By FARAH NAYERI The national pavilions at the Venice Biennale serve as cultural outposts of the countries they represent, so what happens when those countries are in an armed conflict? Review: PC Music and Sophie in a High-Concept Extravaganza at BRIC House By JON PARELES The label and Internet phenomenon PC Music and the D.J. and producer Sophie shared an event featuring several artists as part of the Red Bull Music Academy Festival. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

New York Dean Skelos Faces Growing Opposition as Support Wanes Among Republicans By JESSE McKINLEY and THOMAS KAPLAN Mr. Skelos, the Republican leader, is not expected to keep his post beyond Monday, though it was not clear how, and under what terms, his tenure would end. Federal Cuts Would Be Major Blow to New York City's Public Hospitals, Comptroller Says By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS A report by Scott M. Stringer says the 11-hospital system expects to face a deficit of more than $1 billion in fiscal year 2017, which will grow in subsequent years. Accusations of Terrorism Worry Brooklyn's Uzbek Community By LIZ ROBBINS Reactions to the recent arrests of men accused of supporting the Islamic State are divided in the small but growing population that represents the nexus of the nation's Uzbek diaspora. For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Obituaries Elizabeth Wilson, a Vivid Actress in Many Character Roles, Dies at 94 By DAVID BELCHER Ms. Wilson, a Tony Award winner who appeared in the films "The Graduate" and "9 to 5," specialized in supporting roles that were often meaty but rarely glamorous. Frank DiPascali Jr., Madoff Aide Who Pleaded Guilty in Fraud, Dies at 58 By STEVE LOHR Mr. DiPascali was a top aide to Bernard L. Madoff who cooperated with prosecutors, and was to be sentenced in September. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

Op-Ed OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Smart Social Programs By JASON FURMAN Investing in kids has long-term benefits. OP-ED COLUMNIST Of Museums and Racial Relics By CHARLES M. BLOW The first lady draws fire from those employing wishful thinking about the state of cultural bias.  Columnist Page OP-ED COLUMNIST Wall Street Vampires By PAUL KRUGMAN The plot against financial reform continues, despite the fact that one important measure is actually working.  Columnist Page For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

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Top News Lawmakers in France Move to Vastly Expand Surveillance By ALISSA J. RUBIN A measure would give the intelligence services the right to gather potentially unlimited electronic data from Internet communications, and to tap cellphones and capture text messages. NEWS ANALYSIS Police Struggle With Loss of Privileged Position By NOAM SCHEIBER Amid a rash of high-profile incidents involving allegations of police overreach, police unions are trying to adapt to a rapidly changing political context. Rural Indiana Struggles to Contend With H.I.V. Outbreak By ABBY GOODNOUGH More than 140 people in Austin, Ind. - population 4,200 - and its environs have tested positive for H.I.V., but fear and misinformation are hampering efforts to contain the outbreak. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks MULTIMEDIA | LENS BLOG On Mount Everest, Surviving an Earthquake and an Avalanche By JAMES ESTRIN Roberto Schmidt had gone to Mount Everest to work on stories a year after Sherpa guides died in an avalanche. Then a massive earthquake hit, triggering an avalanche that buried the base camp. OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Open Up, Europe! Let Migrants In. By PHILIPPE LEGRAIN Letting in millions more migrants makes good economic sense.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The smugglers are very creative. Once the smuggler gets the children to Libya, the parents have no option but to send money, because there is no return." MERON ESTEFANOS, an Eritrean rights activist, on the plight of children swept up in the smuggling of African migrants to Europe.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: The Empty River of Life There is something strange going on in Isfahan, where the water under the famous Bridge of 33 Arches has disappeared.  Related Article  VIDEO: Sierra Leone's Hidden Ebola Outbreak Sheri Fink, a New York Times reporter, recounts her discovery that Sierra Leone's outbreak started much earlier than the official story suggests. An exclusive video by the PBS series "Frontline."  Related Article  VIDEO: Struggling With Migration Migration into Britain from Eastern Europe has become one of the most contentious issues of the 2015 election.  Related Article For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World Young African Migrants Caught in Trafficking Machine By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Unaccompanied children are among the most innocent victims of the trafficking machine that is sucking migrants into Libya's maelstrom and out onto the Mediterranean. Venezuela's Economy Suffers as Import Schemes Siphon Billions By WILLIAM NEUMAN and PATRICIA TORRES The government's complex currency system has led people to engage in fraud that wildly inflates the value of goods brought into the country or to fake shipments altogether. BARPAK JOURNAL High in the Himalayas, a Search After the Nepal Quake Yields Grim Results DANIEL BEREHULAK In locations that are hard to reach in the best of times, many are still missing, and tallying the damage from an earthquake has proved difficult. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. Texas Attacker Left Trail of Extremist Ideas on Twitter By SCOTT SHANE An attack in which both gunmen were killed shows the difficulty of pinpointing true threats among a group's social media chatter. Grass-Roots Push in the Plains to Block the Keystone Pipeline's Path By MITCH SMITH A new round of hearings on a state construction permit for the Keystone XL project is expected to pit South Dakota activists against pipeline supporters eager for construction to begin. Lynch Visits Baltimore in First Official Trip as Attorney General By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Loretta E. Lynch met with the family of Freddie Gray, a dozen police officers, government officials and community leaders. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics Hillary Clinton's Appeal Survives Scrutiny, Poll Says By JONATHAN MARTIN and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN The New York Times/CBS News survey also found that Republican voters were most open to considering Senator Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush for president.    Graphic: Americans' Views on the Campaign     Full Poll Results Mike Huckabee Joins Republican Presidential Race By TRIP GABRIEL The former Arkansas governor thrilled conservatives when he ran for the White House in 2008, but the competition for their vote is lot tougher this time. Wisconsin, Politics and Faith Bind Scott Walker and Paul Ryan By PATRICK HEALY and JONATHAN MARTIN As Mr. Walker prepares to begin his campaign for president, his relationship with Mr. Ryan is revealing what kind of candidate he would be. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Al Jazeera America, Its Newsroom in Turmoil, Is Now the News By JOHN KOBLIN A lawsuit and an exodus of top executives have revealed grievances that employees say reflect a deep dysfunction in management of the newsroom. Air Ambulances Offer a Lifeline, and Then a Sky-High Bill By PETER EAVIS Squeezed by competition and insurance cuts, air ambulance companies are increasingly pressing patients to make up sometimes sizable shortfalls. Dollar's Rise Lifts Imports and Widens Trade Gap By PATRICIA COHEN Experts say that a chronic gap between imports and exports could impede a generally improving economy. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Now, Spotlight Turns to AT&T-DirecTV Deal By EMILY STEEL The AT&T-DirecTV deal has largely avoided scrutiny while a proposed Comcast-Time Warner merger was in the works. Until now. BITS BLOG Google Pushes Advertisers to Smaller Screens By CONOR DOUGHERTY and SYDNEY EMBER Google is trying to get advertisers to spend more on mobile screens that account for a majority of searches in the United States. BITS BLOG IBM and Facebook in Marketing Partnership By STEVE LOHR IBM and Facebook are forming a marketing partnership. It combines their data skills to help retailers and consumer brands move toward personalized marketing. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports Isiah Thomas Is Back at Garden in Surprising Role: President of Liberty By HARVEY ARATON Thomas, a former Knicks coach and executive who was often a lightning rod for criticism, had been serving as an adviser to the Liberty in recent months. SPORTS OF THE TIMES James Dolan Gives an Executive Another Shot, Deserved or Not By MICHAEL POWELL Dolan, the Knicks' owner, has decided to get into the business of raising reputations from the ashes. He has recalled Isiah Thomas from purgatory, to serve as president of the W.N.B.A.'s Liberty. ON GOLF Sleepless Nights as a Struggling Tiger Woods Recalls His Father

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