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Top News Donald Trump's More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P. By MAGGIE HABERMAN His ease with gay people does not seem to be the result of deep soul searching, but, rather, the product of the Manhattan social and political world he has inhabited the past five decades. Clues to the Mystery of Prince's Final Days By JOHN ELIGON and SERGE F. KOVALESKI Prince's private plane made an emergency landing a few days before his death. Investigators are looking into the distress call that led to the stop. Investigators Say Mexico Has Thwarted Efforts to Solve Students' Disappearance By AZAM AHMED and PAULINA VILLEGAS International experts brought to Mexico to investigate the disappearance of 43 students say they have faced sustained harassment and stonewalling. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks MAGAZINE | Feature How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk By MARK LANDLER Throughout her career she has displayed instincts on foreign policy that are more aggressive than those of President Obama - and most Democrats. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor Why Won't Hollywood Cast Asian Actors? By KEITH CHOW Economics has nothing to do with racist casting policies.  Slide Show: Whitewashing, a Long History

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "People have served their time and done their probation. I want you back in society. I want you feeling good about yourself. I want you voting, getting a job, paying taxes." TERRY McAULIFFE, governor of Virginia, on restoring voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons.

World Obama Warns Britain on Trade if It Leaves European Union By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and STEVEN ERLANGER The president, speaking alongside Prime Minister David Cameron, said a Britain outside the bloc would move to the "back of the queue" for a trade deal with the United States. Vancouver Prescriptions for Addicts Gain Attention as Heroin and Opioid Use Rises By DAN LEVIN Treatment known as heroin maintenance has helped keep users out of jail and away from emergency rooms, but concerns about drug abuse stymie such programs in the United States. Russian Military Buildup Near Aleppo, Syria, Threatens Truce, Kerry Warns By PETER S. GOODMAN The American secretary of state said Russia had moved heavy artillery into position outside the city in northern Syria. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. Wrestling Propelled Hastert's Career, and Provided Opportunity for Abuse By ERIC LIPTON and MONICA DAVEY As sentencing approaches for J. Dennis Hastert on charges of secret payments over sexual abuse, the wrestling community feels a sense of betrayal. Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and ERIK ECKHOLM Gov. Terry McAuliffe used his executive power to allow more than 200,000 convicted felons to vote, circumventing the Republican-run legislature. 8 Members of One Family Found Shot to Death in Rural Ohio By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA The state attorney general said all the victims appeared "to have been executed" with gunshots to the head. The killer was thought to still be at large. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics Reince Priebus Calls on G.O.P. to Back Nominee, Even if It's You-Know-Who By JONATHAN MARTIN The Republican National Committee chairman suggested party members ignore Donald J. Trump's attacks because "we all need to get behind the nominee" in the fall. White Man or Black Woman? Senate Race Tears at Maryland Democrats By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG An increasingly rough contest between Representatives Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards brings up the thorny issues of gender, race and class. First Draft Donald Trump's Campaign Evolution Might Take Some Time By MAGGIE HABERMAN Mr. Trump was back to familiar form at rallies in Indiana and Maryland on Wednesday. He made references to Senator Ted Cruz of Texas as "Lyin' Ted" and Hillary Clinton as "Crooked Hillary" and, when protesters interrupted, he urged security to "Get 'em outta here!" For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Kelly Ripa to Return to 'Live,' Ending a Standoff With ABC By JOHN KOBLIN Ms. Ripa, unhappy about the departure of her co-host, Michael Strahan, for "Good Morning America," told her staff she would be back on the air Tuesday. Fiat Chrysler Announces Recall of 1.1 Million Autos By BILL VLASIC The vehicles can roll away unexpectedly and cause injuries when the transmission is not used properly. VW, Setting Aside $18 Billion for Diesel Scandal Costs, Reports Record Loss By JACK EWING The automaker said it had lost $6.2 billion in 2015, and the German government on Friday ordered a recall of 630,000 diesel vehicles from VW and other automakers. Volkswagen Reaches Deal in U.S. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology U.S. Opens Another iPhone, This Time With the Keycode By ERIC LICHTBLAU The Justice Department dropped its bid to force Apple to unlock a smartphone tied to a Brooklyn drug case after someone provided the keycode. On Encryption Battle, Apple Has Advocates in Ex-National Security Officials By ERIC LICHTBLAU More than a half-dozen prominent former national security officials support Apple in the debate over balancing privacy and security in the digital age. Microsoft and Google Agree to Drop Mutual Complaints By NICK WINGFIELD and MARK SCOTT In withdrawing complaints with authorities worldwide, the companies said they would try to resolve future disputes before protesting to regulators. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports Swiss City Is 'the Silicon Valley of Sports' By REBECCA R. RUIZ Longtime home of the International Olympic Committee, Lausanne is courting sports organizations even as Swiss law becomes stricter after the FIFA scandal. Roundup Blue Jays' Chris Colabello Suspended 80 Games Over Doping By BILLY WITZ Colabello, 32, who is 2 for 29 this season, tested positive for an anabolic steroid, Major League Baseball said on Friday. On Pro Hockey Early Exits Loom for A-List Goalies By BEN SHPIGEL The Tampa Bay rookie Matt Murray has saved 47 of 48 shots, including all 31 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal, when he shoved the Rangers toward the abyss. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Critic's Notebook Prince Knew What He Wanted: Sex, Soul and You By WESLEY MORRIS The pop star was not only sex, but also a sexual orientation. His own. And it was oriented toward you. Review: Riccardo Muti, the King of Verdi, Still Rules With a Firm Baton By ZACHARY WOOLFE The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor shows his ample gifts as Verdi's protector and defender in "Falstaff" in Chicago. Review: 'A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing' Is a Ghostly Play By BEN BRANTLEY Aoife Duffin stars in this story of a rebellious Irish girl, based on the novel of the same name by Eimear McBride. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

New York De Blasio Team Violated Campaign Finance Laws, Report Says By WILLIAM NEUMAN and JESSE McKINLEY An investigation by the New York State Board of Elections found evidence of flagrant violations by a team of people that Mayor Bill de Blasio created to raise money for Democrats, according to the report. TV as New York Growth Industry: 'Quantico' Is Coming to Town By PATRICK McGEEHAN The ABC series, which had been filmed in Montreal, will take advantage of a state tax credit and join a growing list of episodic shows being produced in the city. Invoking a Higher Power to Clean Up the Gowanus Canal By COREY KILGANNON Friars and nuns gathered at the polluted Brooklyn waterway on Earth Day for what they call the annual Blessing of the Gowanus. For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Obituaries Jackie Carter, Who Pushed for Racial Diversity in Children's Books, Dies at 62 By SAM ROBERTS A publishing executive and writer, she devoted her career to editing and releasing books that might captivate minority children and also reflect their lives. Robert Price, Strategist for Lindsay and Rockefeller, Dies at 83 By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Price successfully managed John V. Lindsay's first mayoral campaign and delivered Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller a crucial victory in a contested presidential primary. Rod Daniel, Whose Crowd-Pleasing Films Lined Pockets, Dies at 73 By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Mr. Daniel said he had no illusions of greatness as a filmmaker, but that he believed in his work. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

Editorial Editorial The Baghdad Follies By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Iraqi politicians seem to be squandering another chance to build a better future. Editorial Saving a New York Neighborhood From Gentrification By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Mayor Bill de Blasio's rezoning plan for East New York is an ambitious attempt to help provide more affordable housing. Editorial Notebook Fighting Back for Their Gunned-Down Children By FRANCIS X. CLINES Parents from Sandy Hook Elementary are pursuing a lawsuit attacking the reckless marketing of assault rifles. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributors Better the Saudis We Know By BERNARD HAYKEL and STEFFEN HERTOG Despite tensions, the U.S. cannot afford to cut adrift a key regional ally. Op-Ed Contributor Can the Flint Prosecutions Succeed? By DAVID M. UHLMANN It is not clear that criminal charges filed against officials in the water contamination scandal will stick. Opinion Prince's Holy Lust By TOURÉ He was one of the most sexual artists of all time - but also one of the most important religious artists of all time. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

ON THIS DAY On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment. See this Front Page | Buy this Front Page

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