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Prince, an Artist Who Defied Genre, Is Dead at 57

By JON PARELES

The prolific songwriter and performer's decades of music transcended and remade funk, rock and R&B with hits like "Purple Rain" and "1999."

Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, at a meeting Thursday in Hollywood, Fla.
With Uncertainty at Top of Ticket, Republicans Back Off in Some States

By JONATHAN MARTIN

The Republican National Committee's decision to hold off on spending in some contested states shows how a divisive presidential race is threatening the entire ticket.

Manny Bojorquez tossed a flower into the grave of a fellow Marine, Eduardo Bojorquez, who committed suicide last year.
U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High

By SABRINA TAVERNISE

Rates increased among almost all groups, a federal data analysis found, with women and middle-aged Americans hit particularly hard.

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ARTS

Video Video: The Prince of Infectious Pop

Prince sold more than 100 million records, won seven Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. Here's a look at the lengthy career of the ambitious musician, who died at 57.

OPINION | Gray Matter

Global Warming Feels Quite Pleasant

By PATRICK J. EGAN and MEGAN MULLIN

For most Americans, the weather has been improving. So why worry?

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"'A strong spirit transcends rules,' Prince once said - and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative."

PRESIDENT OBAMA, in response to the musician's death on Thursday.

World
An outdoor Mass in Montecristi, Ecuador, on Wednesday. The steeple of the town's basilica collapsed in the recent earthquake and church leaders decided that it would be too dangerous to hold services inside.
Virgin Mary Statue, Intact Among Ecuador's Quake Ruins, Becomes a Beacon of Hope

By NICHOLAS CASEY

Residents of Montecristi say the survival of the centuries-old Our Mother of Monserrate, even as the basilica cracked and crumbled around it, is a miracle.

Police officers guarded the home of Vice President Michel Temer in São Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday. Demonstrators had written
Brazil's Vice President, Unpopular and Under Scrutiny, Prepares to Lead

By SIMON ROMERO

Vice President Michel Temer, himself linked to a graft scandal, says he is not conspiring to take over as President Dilma Rousseff faces a possible trial.

An iceberg in the western Antarctic peninsula. The great ice sheets on the continent are starting to melt.
Leaders Roll Up Sleeves on Climate, but Experts Say Plans Don't Pack a Wallop

By JUSTIN GILLIS and CORAL DAVENPORT

Unless countries develop more ambitious plans, they say, the world could suffer profound consequences, including debilitating heat waves, food shortages and fast-rising seas.

. The Key Players in Climate Change
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U.S.
A former Travelodge owned by Amazon that it helped turn into a temporary refuge for homeless families in Seattle. The building is near the core of the tech company's sprawling headquarters.
With Seattle Shelter Effort, Amazon Shows Glimmers of a 'Good Neighbor'

By KIRK JOHNSON

The tech giant is working with a nonprofit to temporarily house the homeless. City officials hope it's not just a one-time act of civic-mindedness.

Speaker Paul D. Ryan, who has derided the tax code and the agency charged with enforcing it.
I.R.S. Fights Back Against House Republicans' Attacks

By JACKIE CALMES

A measure passed Thursday barring bonuses until customer service improves was just one of six anti-I.R.S. measures the House approved this week.

An air vent helps authorities with their investigation after the discovery of a cross-border tunnel from Tijuana, Mexico to Otay Mesa, California on Wednesday.
Drug-Smuggling Tunnel, Found in San Diego, Is Longest Yet

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

Federal officials say the tunnel began in Tijuana, Mexico, ran for half a mile, and had rails and ventilation. It is one of many found in the fight against drug trafficking.

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Politics
Donald J. Trump's new campaign manager, Paul Manafort, with Ben Carson on Thursday.
Donald Trump to Reshape Image, New Campaign Chief Tells G.O.P.

By JONATHAN MARTIN and JEREMY W. PETERS

The chief, Paul Manafort, suggested the candidate's incendiary style amounted to an act, and that he was set to work with the political establishment.

Ted Cruz at Shapiro's Delicatessen in Indianapolis on Thursday. His campaign considers the Indiana primary on May 3 as crucial.
Ted Cruz, Facing Hard G.O.P. Path, Seeks a Good Argument

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER

As a debate flared over the party delegate system, the Texas senator faced the hard reality that the only way to victory was a messy convention fight.

Lynne Ryan, a topsoil farmer in New Castle, Pa., wants to be a Republican delegate at the national convention in July.
In Pennsylvania, Obscure Job of G.O.P. Delegate Is Suddenly a Hot Ticket

By JEREMY W. PETERS and TRIP GABRIEL

With Republicans facing their first contested convention in decades, the 54 unbound state delegates could decide the party's presidential nominee.

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Business
From left, the Wall Street chief executives Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs and John Stumpf of Wells Fargo.
Wall St. Regulators Propose Stricter Pay Rules for Bankers

By NATHANIEL POPPER

The new rules would make executives wait at least four years to receive portions of their bonuses and force banks to find ways to claw back bonuses.

Joyce Ertel Hulbert, who owns a 2015 Volkswagen diesel, outside the federal courthouse in San Francisco Thursday.
Volkswagen Reaches Deal in U.S. Over Emissions Scandal

By JACK EWING

Owners of hundreds of thousands of diesel vehicles in the United States will be eligible to have their vehicles bought back or fixed.

. Behind Volkswagen's Emissions Scandal
Workers clean solar panels outside Ahmedabad, India, that were installed under the guidance of SunEdison. The company aspired to be the world's leading renewable energy business.
SunEdison Files for Bankruptcy Protection

By DIANE CARDWELL

The renewable energy development company, which grew rapidly in recent years, said it aimed to shed assets to streamline its business.

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Technology
An Apple Store in Beijing. Facing a slowdown in sales of iPhones in the United States, Apple is looking to China for growth.
Apple No Longer Immune to China's Scrutiny of U.S. Tech Firms

By PAUL MOZUR and JANE PERLEZ

In an about-face, regulators shut down Apple's iBooks Store and iTunes Movies six months after they were started in China.

James Comey's cryptic comments about a bounty sent listeners scurrying in search of calculators.
F.B.I. Director Suggests Bill for iPhone Hacking Topped $1.3 Million

By ERIC LICHTBLAU and KATIE BENNER

Previously, the F.B.I. had been unwilling to say how much it paid to look into the iPhone of a gunman in the San Bernardino shootings.

A settlement in class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts maintains the status of Uber drivers as independent contractors.
Uber Settles Cases With Concessions, but Drivers Stay Freelancers

By MIKE ISAAC and NOAM SCHEIBER

A settlement will let Uber continue to categorize drivers in California and Massachusetts as independent contractors.

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Sports
Onaje X. O. Woodbine, a former Yale basketball player, at Phillips Academy, where he teaches philosophy and religious studies.
A Philosophical Journey Leads Back to Basketball

By MARK OPPENHEIMER

Onaje X.O. Woodbine walked away from Yale to Ghana, feeling valued only for his court skills. Now he sees urban basketball as a powerful healing rite.

Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher, last February. He was fired on Wednesday by ESPN.

TV Sports

ESPN Finally Grows Tired of Curt Schilling's Barbed Language

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Schilling has not chosen the road to contrition, though Andrew Shaw, a suspended N.H.L. player, showed remorse after an anti-gay slur.

Conor McGregor, celebrating after beating Jose Aldo for the U.F.C. featherweight title in December.
Conor McGregor Says He Isn't Retiring From the U.F.C. After All

By VICTOR MATHER

The U.F.C. star released a statement saying he was frustrated with a heavy promotional load, but said he was willing to fight as scheduled in July.

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Arts
Prince at the N.B.A. All-Star Game in Las Vegas in 2007.
Hints of Prince's Failing Health Preceded a Sudden Death

By JOE COSCARELLI

Fans in Minneapolis reported seeing the musician around the city just days before his death.

Prince in 2015.
How Prince Rebelled Against the Music Industry

By BEN SISARIO

Prince was early advocate of the kind of experimentation and artistic control that has become an essential tool of the most forward-thinking pop stars.

Prince was a virtuoso on guitars, keyboards and drums and a master architect of funk, rock, R&B and pop, even as his music defied genres.
An Ode to 'the Purple One': Prince's Most Memorable Albums

By JON CARAMANICA

A look at the most influential works from an artist who defied genre.

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Movies
Review: In 'The Meddler,' a Yakkety Mom Comes of (a Certain) Age

By MANOHLA DARGIS

As a mother and daughter, Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne portray a mother-daughter relationship that grows up.

Emily Blunt, left, and Charlize Theron in
Review: 'The Huntsman,' a Study in Hollywood's Overstuffed Playbook

By A. O. SCOTT

Every resonant theme in this de-imaging of a fairy tale is stripped away, replaced with a ready-made franchise-movie conceit.

Michael Shannon, is the singer and Kevin Spacey the president in
Review: In 'Elvis & Nixon,' Michael Shannon Holds Court as the King

By MANOHLA DARGIS

The director Liza Johnson recreates the meeting between the singer and the president, to which each brought his own agenda.

New York
Before his administration was one year old, Mayor Bill de Blasio had begun fund-raising for Democratic candidates for the State Senate.
Obscure Ban Is Driving Inquiry Into de Blasio's Fund-Raising

By J. DAVID GOODMAN, WILLIAM NEUMAN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM

Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts in 2014 to tilt control of the State Senate were ultimately unsuccessful, but his fund-raisers have drawn new scrutiny.

Caitlin D'Alessandro, a firefighter, during a demonstration for journalists at the West Crescent Fire Station in Halfmoon, N.Y.
In Need of More Volunteers, Fire Departments Are Turning to Women

By PAUL POST

More women are answering the call to fight fires in New York, but at 5 percent of the total volunteer force, the numbers are still too low.

The lobby of the Museum of Modern Art, which announced that the billionaire David Geffen was donating $100 million.
2 Art Worlds: Flush MoMA, Struggling Met

By ROBIN POGREBIN

The diverging fortunes of the New York City museums illustrate the current state of the art community, which is dominated by Modern and contemporary art.

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Obituaries
Joanie Laurer, the former wrestler known as Chyna, at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles in 2003.
Chyna, Pro Wrestler Turned Reality TV Star, Is Dead at 46

By SEWELL CHAN

Born Joanie Laurer, she was initially not a fan of the sport but joined a wrestling school led by Killer Kowalski, a dominant figure from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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Editorial

Editorial

Unfinished Business From 9/11

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

It's time to release the redacted pages from Congress's 9/11 investigation, and to make clear what the Saudi role has been in supporting terrorism.

Bill Schuette, Michigan's attorney general, filed criminal charges against three government employees.

Editorial

Seeking Justice for Flint Residents

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Officials need to hold accountable those responsible for contaminated water, as well as make sure that clean and affordable water is available.

Sheldon Silver, center, in Albany in 2013.

Editorial

Sheldon Silver Still Doesn't Get It

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The former Assembly speaker has not said exactly what he is sorry for, and needs to accept his punishment for extortion and other crimes.

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed Contributor

What I Will Do When I Get My Papers

By OLGA ARMAS

An immigrant waits on the Supreme Court, and hopes.

Firefighters with a flag that was flying at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Op-Ed Contributors

Don't Let Americans Sue Saudi Arabia

By CURTIS BRADLEY and JACK GOLDSMITH

Doing so would imperil our foreign aid and the war on terrorism.

Private Lives

Fractured: A First Date

By JESSICA CALDWELL

It wasn't my heart that he broke.

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