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Sunday 5 June 2016

Today's Headlines: A Weekend in Chicago: Where Gunfire Is a Terrifying Norm

Top News
A backyard memorial for Mark Lindsey, 25, shot dead sitting in his car outside his mother's house on Friday.
A Weekend in Chicago: Where Gunfire Is a Terrifying Norm

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Three days, 64 people shot, six of them dead: Memorial Day on the streets, and the violence that has engulfed families and neighborhoods.
Iraqi soldiers, supported by militia members, took cover during combat near Falluja last week. Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, ordered the offensive against the Islamic State in Falluja over objections from American advisers, who urged him to focus on Mosul, the terrorist group's de facto headquarters in Iraq.
Iraqi Army Seen as Ill Equipped to Retake Mosul From ISIS, Despite U.S. Aid

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ERIC SCHMITT

The Iraqis are having trouble moving supplies to their troops on battlefields, and a planned offensive against the Islamic State's stronghold will probably have to wait.
Senator John McCain meeting with Hispanic business owners in Tucson last month.
Once a Trump Target, John McCain Now Finds Their Political Fates Intertwined

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

The senator says he'll back his party's presumptive nominee. But with his own seat on the line and Arizona Hispanics at odds with Donald Trump, it's a risky position.
For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

Editors' Picks
Seated from left, the Celtics great Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, the retired Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown and Lew Alcindor, then an undergraduate at U.C.L.A., at a meeting of top African-American athletes in June 1967.

SPORTS | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Muhammad Ali Evolved From a Blockbuster Fighter to a Country's Conscience

By WESLEY MORRIS

Ali was at the center of American culture in part because he turned boxing into a condition of the American self: Punch or be punched.

OPINION | OPINION

Educate Your Immune System

By MOISES VELASQUEZ-MANOFF

Our bodies are confused by this 21st-century world.

Today's Videos
Video VIDEO: Muhammad Ali: 'What's My Name?'
The three-time world champion boxer Muhammad Ali has died. Current and former New York Times reporters and columnists talk about their memories of him and how he became an international icon.
Video VIDEO: Bushwick Dojo Rises From the Ashes
Kanku-Dai Zanshin Dojo in Bushwick gets a new start after being destroyed by a fire in late March.
World
A young Syrian refugee sewed shoe parts last month in a factory in Gaziantep, Turkey.
In Turkey, a Syrian Child 'Has to Work to Survive'

By CEYLAN YEGINSU

Over one million Syrian children live in Turkey, and thousands work in factories or sweatshops to provide for their families, rather than attend school.
Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui is accused of leaking confidential Vatican documents to two journalists.
Scapegoat or Spy? Vatican Consultant Commands Attention at Leaks Trial

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

A hero to some and a villain to others, Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui stands accused with two others of leaking confidential documents to two journalists.
Firebombs and Accusations Fly in 'Ruthless' Election Campaigns in Mexico

By KIRK SEMPLE and PAULINA VILLEGAS

Candidates all over the country have hurled accusations of corruption at one another ahead of municipal and regional elections on Sunday.
For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »
U.S.
Kamala Harris, California's attorney general, at a campaign event in an office of a health care workers union in Los Angeles last month.
California Senate Race Is a Tale of Diversity and a Flailing G.O.P.

By JENNIFER MEDINA

As the state's open primary on Tuesday approaches, two Democratic women, one black and one Latina, are the leading contenders to advance to the November election.
An election worker watched as a motorist dropped off a ballot in Portland, Ore., in May.
Jury Out on Effectiveness as Some States Make Voting Easier

By MICHAEL WINES

While officials hope automatic registration fuels a jump in voter turnout, the results of experiments in Oregon and elsewhere have been decidedly mixed.
The results of more than 15,000 blood tests known as liquid biopsies, performed by Guardant Health, were the subject of a study.
'Liquid' Cancer Test Offers Hope for Alternative to Painful Biopsies

By ANDREW POLLACK

"Liquid biopsies," one of the hottest trends in oncology, could yield a less painful and risky way of diagnosing cancer and monitoring its progression.
For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »
Business
Tidjane Thiam took over as chief executive of Credit Suisse last July.
Credit Suisse Boss Faces Revolt From Bankers Over Strategy Shift

By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

A drop in bonuses and a move away from investment banking have led traders to grumble about Tidjane Thiam's plans for the future of the Swiss bank.
Norman Stein, a legal expert at the Pension Rights Center, worries about a race to the bottom in benefit programs.

FAIR GAME

When Your 401(k) Is Better for Your Employer

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

Some companies are using legal tactics to shield themselves from litigation over issues like fees and plan choices, sometimes at members' expense.

THE UPSHOT

More Time to Unwind, Unless You're a Woman

By TYLER COWEN

There is a lot of discussion about income inequality, but issues surrounding the inequality of work may be no less important.
For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »
Technology

THE HAGGLER

Everybody Loves a Hero, Especially Facebook Fraudsters

By DAVID SEGAL

Fake profiles for a real Medal of Honor recipient keep popping up, possibly in connection with romance scams, and Facebook is slow to take them down.
Drew Houston, chief of the file-sharing and online storage company Dropbox.

CORNER OFFICE

Drew Houston of Dropbox: Figure Out the Things You Don't Know

By ADAM BRYANT

The chief executive of Dropbox, the file-sharing and storage service, says to ask what, in the future, you'll wish you had been doing or learning today.
Jack Dorsey, chief executive at Twitter. The company has been frustrated by a lack of growth.

BITS

Farhad and Lydia's Week in Tech: Twitter Woes and a More Wary Political Class

By FARHAD MANJOO and LYDIA POLGREEN

Snapchat is enjoying a positive run, and the leading presidential candidates have both expressed skepticism toward the tech industry.
For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »
Sports
Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell in 1992. For Ali's 50th-birthday television special, an ailing Cosell recorded a greeting that said,

TV SPORTS

Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell: Foils and Friends Bound by Mutual Respect

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

The camaraderie between the boxer and the broadcaster produced an entertaining union of opposites and a well-suited black-white pairing for the 1960s.
Louisville outfielder Corey Ray after a home run this season. He was in the White Sox Amateur City Elite program, which has sent 122 players to college.

EXTRA BASES

A Baseball Success Story Awaits the Draft

By TYLER KEPNER

Corey Ray, a junior outfielder for the University of Louisville, is a product of baseball's efforts to attract African-Americans.
Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain during her straight-set defeat of Serena Williams of the United States at the French Open on Saturday. Muguruza lost only one set in the tournament.
Garbiñe Muguruza Upsets Serena Williams in French Open Final

By DAVID WALDSTEIN

The fourth-seeded Spaniard won her first major title and kept Williams from winning her 22nd Grand Slam title, which would have equaled the Open era record.
For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »
Arts
J.K. Rowling shows no sign of leaving the Harry Potter universe alone.
J. K. Rowling Just Can't Let Harry Potter Go

By SARAH LYALL

Her juggernaut plows on, with a two-part "Potter" stage sequel and coming film spinoff. Some fans like it. Others don't.
From left, Kimiko Glenn, Jessie Mueller and Keala Settle in
Broadway May Not Be So White, but Is It Woman Enough?

By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES and ALEXIS SOLOSKI

Roles were spread around this year, but women are often still playing victims. Our critics discuss what worked, what didn't and what they hope to see.
Vito Acconci and his wife, Maria, at MoMA PS1.
Vito Acconci, an Artist as Influential as He Is Eccentric

By RANDY KENNEDY

Mr. Acconci's most important work can seem more like legend than fact. This month he is having his first American survey in more than 30 years.
For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »
Metropolitan
The Wheel of Wonder at the Big Apple Circus.

BIG CITY

Can the Big Apple Circus Be Saved?

By GINIA BELLAFANTE

The cherished New York institution, its finances depleted, is turning to online crowdfunding to sustain it.
Lucero Cedillo cuts into her quinceañera cake.
The Quinceañera, a Rite of Passage in Transition

By MARYBEL GONZALEZ

The celebration, an increasingly elaborate affair, reflects the changing landscape of Latinos in the United States.
Capitol Hall, a single-room-occupancy residence for decades on West 87th Street, has undergone a top-to-bottom renovation.
The Many Lives of a New York S.R.O.

By JOSEPH BERGER

After decades of housing the poor, frail or troubled on a brownstone block of the Upper West Side, Capitol Hall is renovated with the help of its neighbors.
For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »
Fashion & Style
Rufus Wainwright, 42, at the Russian Tea Room, will resurrect his tribute to Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall on June 16 and 17 before taking the show to Toronto.
Rufus Wainwright's 10-Year Journey Back to Judy Garland

By MICHAEL SCHULMAN

A decade after his concert tribute at Carnegie Hall, the 42-year-old singer prepares for an encore as he deals with a death, a birth and a marriage.

NIGHT OUT

On the Town With a 19-Year-Old Fleet Week Newbie

By GEORGE GURLEY

Times Square. The Mean Fiddler. A slice at Two Boots. A 19-year-old sailor visits New York for the first time.
Cass R. Sunstein at a party to celebrate his new book,
A Harvard Professor Goes 'Star Wars' Crazy

By KATHERINE ROSMAN

Manhattan's power elite - George Soros, Samantha Power, Henry Kissinger, Tina Brown - gather to celebrate Cass Sunstein's foray into pop culture.
For more fashion news, go to NYTimes.com/Fashion »
Travel
An unfinished Doric temple in Segesta, one of three major Greek temples in Sicily.
Enthralled by Sicily, Again

By FRANCINE PROSE

The writer Francine Prose traveled with three generations of family to one of her favorite places on earth and wondered: Can you ever go back again?

ESSAY

In Search of Lost Me Time

By REIF LARSEN

The promise of travel and of not being home and on duty seduced the writer, a new father. His trip became a stand-in for everything he had lost.
On the high ropes course at Waldhochseilgarten in Volkspark Jungfernheide.

CULTURED TRAVELER

What Makes Berlin a Playground Paradise

By ANNA WINGER

Berlin has some of the most imaginative, physically challenging and ambitious playgrounds around. And they spring up where you least expect them.
For more travel news, go to NYTimes.com/Travel »
Magazine
Jamison Walsh on the spire of 1 World Trade Center.

THE NEW YORK ISSUE

New York Above 800 Feet

By THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

A city on an island, teeming with cash and ego, has nowhere to go but up. And up. And up.
For more from the Sunday magazine, go to NYTimes.com/Magazine »
Obituaries
T. Marshall Hahn Jr. viewed Virginia Tech as
T. Marshall Hahn Jr., Who Remade Virginia Tech as President, Dies at 89

By MARGALIT FOX

Dr. Hahn transformed a regional military college with a mostly white, male student body into a diverse, internationally renowned research university.
Hugh Honour, right, with John Fleming in their garden in Tofori, Italy, where they lived and worked.
Hugh Honour, Art Historian and Author, Dies at 88

By WILLIAM GRIMES

Mr. Honour wrote and edited with John Fleming, his life partner, from a base in italy.
Dave Swarbrick was part of a movement in Britain that melded folk-rock and psychedelia with a heritage of narrative ballads.
Dave Swarbrick, British Folk Fiddler, Dies at 75

By JON PARELES

Mr. Swarbrick was a member of the band Fairport Convention and a prime mover in trad-rock.
For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »
Editorial

EDITORIAL

Big Money Rearranges Its Election Bets

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The power of money in politics is being felt ever deeper down the ballot.
President Obama and Prime Minister Modi meeting last November.

EDITORIAL

No Exceptions for a Nuclear India

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group will not be merited until India meets the group's standards.
Thomas Perez, the United States labor secretary, speaking to the press in April.

EDITORIAL

Investor Protections in the Cross Hairs

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Financial-industry groups have sued over new rules requiring advisers dealing with retirement accounts to act in their clients' best interests.
For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »
Op-Ed

OPINION

What Does a Lifetime of Leers Do to Us?

By JESSICA VALENTI

Feminism has made the world a better place, which is why we need to talk about our unfinished work.

OP-ED COLUMNIST

Italy Feels Our Pain

By FRANK BRUNI

Across the Atlantic, they shudder at Donald Trump and the international havoc he could wreak. They also recognize him.
Sultana pursued an education from inside her home in Afghanistan after the Taliban threatened to douse her with acid if she went back to school. Because of the danger to her and a photographer if she was visited there, her picture was taken via Skype.

OP-ED COLUMNIST

Meet Sultana, the Taliban's Worst Fear

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF

An Afghan girl's hunger for knowledge is stronger than the threat of an acid attack.
For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

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