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Election 2016
Trump, GOP Grope Toward Unity
As Donald Trump’s aides and the Republican National Committee work to make peace, many GOP insiders remain wary about embracing the businessman as the party’s presidential nominee. 597
North Korea Launches Missile From Submarine
North Korea appeared to have tested the missile off its east coast on Saturday, the latest attempt by Pyongyang to bolster its strategic military capabilities against the U.S. and its Asian allies. 120
Federal Prosecutors Drop Case to Force Apple to Unlock iPhone
Investigators were able to get the passcode from the phone’s owner, but the dropping of the case adds new uncertainty to the government’s standoff with the technology company over encryption. 58
Meet the Venture Capitalist Whom Venture Capitalists Love to Hate
Chamath Palihapitiya has established himself as one of the most prominent venture capitalists in Silicon Valley—and surely the most abrasive—partly by shaming his own industry for its acknowledged lack of diversity. 127
President Barack Obama answered questions from the public and visited London’s Globe Theater on Saturday, the last day of his U.K. visit. Photo: AP
Obama Addresses Young Brits, Meets With Leaders as U.K. Tour Wraps Up
President Barack Obama visited the Globe Theatre in London, held a town hall event with young Brits and played golf with Prime Minister David Cameron on his final day in Britain. 52
Germany’s Merkel, Top EU Leaders Visit Turkey
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials visited southeastern Turkey, seeking to give fresh momentum to a deal sealed last month between Brussels and Ankara to help alleviate the refugee crisis.
The Saturday Essay
Brazil’s Giant Problem
Corruption is just a symptom of Brazil’s deeper issue: a vast state apparatus that has tried to be the country’s engine of economic growth. But Brazil is deep in its worst recession since the 1930s, and it may not yet have hit bottom. 128
Ideas
Essay
The Commercial Origins of American Gun Culture
Winchester, Colt and other companies started by selling guns as tools but expanded their markets by stressing how guns make their owners feel. 70
Expat
Please Don’t Call My Child a Third Culture Kid
Why one mother bristles at the TCK label.
Learning Japanese? Not Essential Even When Living There
Sometimes it's better to face reality and recognize your own limitations.
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Bangladeshi Professor’s Murder
The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the killing of a university professor in Bangladesh on Saturday, heightening concerns about the rise of radicalism in the South Asian country.
More than 170 countries made history Friday by signing the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement. The United Nations event included speeches by world leaders and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio. Photo: AP
Nations Sign Landmark Agreement on Climate Change
The ceremony at the United Nations sets into motion a process to curb the impact of global warming.
Report to Say Mexico Thwarted Probe Into Students’ Disappearances
Independent investigators are expected to report that Mexico’s version of the disappearance of 43 students isn’t true, and that government obstructions prevented the team from verifying what happened.
Escalating Violence in Syria Leaves 31 Dead
Syrian government strikes hit opposition-held areas near the capital and in the country’s largest city, while rebels fired mortars in escalating violence that left at least 31 people killed.
Questions Mount Over Prince’s Music Catalog
Since Prince’s death, speculation has mounted over the trove of unreleased music he left behind. But nearly as much uncertainty hangs over his existing body of work, which has been largely unavailable on many of the most popular online services.
Engineer Has a Real Feel for Getting Rid of Bad Vibes
Elisabeth Malsch of Thornton Tomasetti specializes in keeping the sway of skyscrapers and other structures in check.
Eight People Dead After Execution-Style Killings in Ohio
The bodies of eight people killed execution-style were found over several crime scenes in the Appalachian region of southern Ohio, investigators said. 128
Sweden Lobster Complaint Has Maine Leaders Boiling
Maine’s congressional delegation is steaming over a push by Sweden to get the European Union to designate the North American lobster as an invasive alien species, which would halt live imports to the EU’s 28 member countries.
Books
All Women Have the Same Part-Time Job
Helen Gurley Brown rejected feminist calls for authenticity. She saw being a woman as a role—one to be mastered.
Arts
A Painter Memorializes the Planet’s Icy Grandeur
Zaria Forman’s large-scale pastel drawings capture the fleeting beauty of Earth’s ice shelves and oceans in photographic detail.
Television
‘Game of Thrones’: Burning Questions for Season 6
Where “Game of Thrones” goes this season is anyone’s guess. While the new episodes will feature some subject matter from George R.R. Martin’s books, this will be the first season of the show that won’t be directly based on a pre-existing novel. This creates many tantalizing possibilities.
Video
Rare Louis Armstrong Footage Acquired by Museum
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StarCraft: South Korea's Unofficial National Sport
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President Obama Visits Shakespeare's Globe Theater
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Gear & Gadgets
A Scaredy Cat’s Guide to Skydiving
Sure, jumping out of a plane sounds terrifying. But skydiving, a once-extreme pastime, isn’t the death-defying act it used to be. Here’s why.
Adventure & Travel
The 5 Best Muffuletta Sandwiches in New Orleans
On Wine: Lettie Teague
Burgundy’s Drouhins Keep Winemaking All in the Family
The Vatican’s Gallery of Maps Comes Back to Life
A four-year restoration of the Vatican Museums’ Gallery of Maps, opening April 23, has removed centuries of mistakes.
Pop music superstar Prince died Thursday morning at his Paisley Park home in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57 years old. Photo: Associated Press