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Saturday 28 May 2016

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Diet foods
Do diet foods make you fatter?
Books on shelf
How do I write a brilliant story?
What makes the perfect serve?
Andy Murray

NYTimes.com/Opinion

Op-Ed

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

To Save Our Justice System, End Racial Bias in Jury Selection

By JON O. NEWMAN

Limit the number of "gut feeling" jury strikes to just one or two per side.
A scene from the original

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

Why America Forgot About 'Roots'

By MATTHEW F. DELMONT

The book and series revolutionized how we talk about race. Can the remake do it again?

NYTimes.com/Opinion

Editorial
President Obama with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.

EDITORIAL

Turning Words Into a Nuclear-Free Reality

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

President Obama's speech at Hiroshima was challenging and stirring, but now what?
Kenneth Starr at a Baylor University football game in 2012.

EDITORIAL

Moral Blindness at Baylor

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

A scathing report asserts that football was treated as "above the rules" of federal law.
For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

NYTimes.com/Obituaries

Obituaries
Suzanne Corkin helped clarify the biology of memory and its disorders.
Suzanne Corkin, Who Helped Pinpoint Nature of Memory, Dies at 79

By BENEDICT CAREY

Among many other contributions, Dr. Corkin's work helped settle a debate about the function of the hippocampus in retrieving and reliving past experiences.
Donn Chappellet started a business of coffee vending, and later turned to wine.
Donn Chappellet, Napa Pioneer Who Tired of Coffee Vending, Dies at 84

By WILLIAM GRIMES

After becoming bored with his food services company, a hobbyist became a pioneer in Napa Valley, creating Chappellet Vineyard, now known for its cabernets.
For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

NYTimes.com/NewYork

New York
The southern vista at One World Observatory, which opened in May last year atop 1 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.
3.3 Million Were Expected at Trade Center Attraction; a Million Haven't Shown Up

By CHARLES V. BAGLI

The observation deck at the World Trade Center, the highest in the Western Hemisphere, has had a shortfall of visitors since it opened in May 2015.
Carey W. Gabay
Queens Man Arrested in J'ouvert Killing of Cuomo Aide in 2015

By ASHLEY SOUTHALL

Micah Alleyne was charged with murder in the death of Carey Gabay, a lawyer in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's administration, before a festival in Brooklyn last September, officials said.

NYTimes.com/Arts


Arts
Stefan Vinke, far left; Christine Goerke, center; and, far right, the conductor James Levine, with the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
James Levine Ends a Climactic Season With the Met Orchestra

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Mr. Levine, who is stepping back from his longtime role as music director, led a poignant program of excerpts from Wagner's "Ring" featuring a protégée, Christine Goerke.
An image from Candace Payne's Facebook Live video. It was intended for her friends, but has had over 150 million views.
Break Out the Chewbacca Mask and You Won't Laugh Alone

By AMANDA HESS

A viral video featuring a woman on Facebook Live shows just how contagious humor can be.

NYTimes.com/Sports


Sports
The paid attendance was 2,326 for a W.N.B.A. preseason game hosted on May 8 by the Dallas Wings at College Park Center, which has a seating capacity of 7,000.
After Two Decades, W.N.B.A. Still Struggling for Relevance

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Even with a tether to the rich and powerful N.B.A., attendance and television viewership have lagged for the W.N.B.A.
The Olympics Park in Rio under construction months before the Summer Games.
23 More Athletes Suspected of Doping Could Be Kept From Rio Games

By REBECCA R. RUIZ

Scrutiny of London Olympians' doping samples has put athletes from six countries under new suspicion, the I.O.C. said.

NYTimes.com/Technology


Technology
Peter Thiel, who said he financed Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker, is worth an estimated $2.7 billion.

MEDIATOR

Behind the Scenes, Billionaires' Growing Control of News

By JIM RUTENBERG

Today's quiet maneuvering by the ultrawealthy is very different from - and can be more dangerous than - the undisguised views of moguls like William Randolph Hearst.
. Revenge and the Future of Media Finances
. Nick Denton, Gawker Founder, Assails Peter Thiel as 'Vindictive' Foe

NYT Today's Headlines


Business
Housing under construction in Atlanta. The real estate market helped drive the United States economy in the first quarter.
U.S. Economy Better Than Thought, but Still Weak

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ

The growth rate for the first quarter was revised upward to 0.8 percent, mirroring other signs of improvement, but some areas were still struggling.

Politics

According to polls, a growing number of supporters backing Senator Bernie Sanders have said they will not support Hillary Clinton if she wins the Democratic nomination.
Die-Hard Bernie Sanders Backers See F.B.I. as Answer to Their Prayers

By YAMICHE ALCINDOR

Some regard the inquiry into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state as a key to getting their candidate nominated.

USA Today

African American men, women and children, who took part in The Great Migration in Chicago in 1918.

MATTER

Tales of African-American History Found in DNA

By CARL ZIMMER

Geneticists have studied clues in the DNA of African-Americans about the history of slavery and the Great Migration.

Today's Headlines Saturday, May 28, 2016

World
Workers burned tires on Friday to block access to an oil depot near a Total refinery in Donges, France, to protest a loosening of labor protections.

NEWS ANALYSIS

French Unions Clamor for Workers' Rights, and Relevance

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

It may seem that France is perpetually on strike, but experts and some union leaders say that the era when labor groups had political influence has passed.

Today's Videos

Video VIDEO: President Obama's Visit to Hiroshima
President Obama, the first sitting United States president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, said that the world must ask what can be done to avoid repeating the suffering unleashed by nuclear weapons.
Video VIDEO: Rhubarb Oat Shortcakes
Rhubarb stars in this reinvention of a classic strawberry shortcake.
Video VIDEO: Bill Cunningham | Bare Shoulder
The first summery trend: off-the-shoulder tops and dresses.

The New York Times, Today's Headlines Saturday, May 28, 2016

Editors' Picks

U.S.

Graphic GRAPHIC: Chicago's Murder Problem
Why Chicago has a bigger violence problem than New York City.

OPINION | EDITORIAL

The World Reaps What the Saudis Sow

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Saudi Arabia has spent heavily to promote the radical form of Islam that inspired 9/11 and now inflames the Islamic State. Tiny Kosovo is a victim.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"I made a fist of my right hand - you can do it with either hand, by the way - and put my arms around her."
DR. HENRY J. HEIMLICH, 96, on using the technique he invented, the Heimlich maneuver, to save an 87-year-old woman who was choking at their senior residence community in Cincinnati.

The New York Times; Today's Headlines Saturday, May 28, 2016

Top News
At Hiroshima Memorial, Obama Says Nuclear Arms Require 'Moral Revolution'

By GARDINER HARRIS

"Technological progress without an equivalent progress in human institutions can doom us," said Mr. Obama, the first sitting American president to visit the city.