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Sadiq Khan in London on Saturday after results were announced. He is a former human rights lawyer and member of Parliament.
Sadiq Khan Elected in London, Becoming Its First Muslim Mayor

By STEPHEN CASTLE

His victory is a ray of hope for the Labour Party, which lost ground in Scotland, and ends eight years of Conservative rule over Britain's capital.

In Deeply Divided Chicago, Most Agree: City Is Off Course

By MONICA DAVEY and GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO

Residents of the nation's third-largest city, especially blacks and Latinos, have lost faith in many of its essential institutions, a survey finds.

Donald J. Trump greeted supporters on Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center in West Virginia. His unexpectedly swift success in the primaries startled Republicans who expected the race to last longer.
Donald Trump Seeks Republican Unity but Finds Rejection

By ALEXANDER BURNS

Mr. Trump may find it difficult to raise funds after being shunned by respected party figures including Mitt Romney, George Bush, George W. Bush and Paul D. Ryan.

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WORLD

Inside the Fort McMurray Scorch Zone, Signs of Hasty Retreat and Nature's Cruelty

By TYLER HICKS

Times photographer Tyler Hicks walked the streets of Fort McMurray, empty save for crews fighting the remaining flames and hundreds of melted homes.

OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor

America's Trial Court Judges: Our Front Line for Justice

By SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN

The Senate has failed to confirm dozens of uncontroversial nominees to fill vacancies in the federal trial courts.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"I want Manuela out of my life."

SUMNER M. REDSTONE, the 92-year-old media mogul, on the first day of testimony in a suit brought by his ex-girlfriend, Manuela Herzer, challenging his mental capacity.

World
A missile test by North Korea on April 23. The missile was apparently launched from a 2,000-ton Sinpo-class submarine and did not travel far.
As North Korea's Nuclear Program Advances, U.S. Strategy Is Tested

By DAVID E. SANGER and CHOE SANG-HUN

Efforts to restrain the program have failed to prevent the North from gaining the capability to launch a nuclear attack that could reach much of Japan and South Korea, intelligence officials say.

Panama Papers Leak Casts Light on a Law Firm Founded on Secrecy

By KIRK SEMPLE, AZAM AHMED and ERIC LIPTON

Ramón Fonseca, a co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, proclaimed his firm's innocence. But some say the leak's contents are at odds with how he has tried to portray himself and his role in Panama.

The Saturday Profile

A U.S. Admiral's Bluntness Rattles China, and Washington

By JANE PERLEZ

Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., who leads the United States Pacific Command, makes no apologies for accusing the Chinese of militarizing disputed waters.

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