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Top News Solace and Fury as Schools React to Transgender Policy By JACK HEALY and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Conservatives called the Obama administration's directive on school bathrooms an illegal overreach, while advocates for transgender rights hailed it as a breakthrough. Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions By ERIK ECKHOLM The pharmaceutical giant's move to clamp down on the distribution of its products closes off the last remaining open-market source of execution drugs. Confined to Nursing Homes, but Longing (and Ready) for Home By KATIE THOMAS, SHERI FINK and MITCH SMITH Some states are falling short in increasing the share of Medicaid dollars spent on providing support that would allow disabled people to live at home. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks TRAVEL | Where I Live Seven Places in Europe We Call Home From Madrid to Istanbul, our contributors reveal the hidden delights of their European homes: jewel-box gardens, neighborhood cafes, secret coves. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor Why I Love Eurovision, and Why You Should, Too By WILLIAM LEE ADAMS It's a campy guide to world politics. Tune in.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The cat killer is clever, operates in darkness in mostly residential neighborhoods away from surveillance video cameras." TONY JENKINS, who runs an animal rescue group in London, on dozens of gruesome attacks on cats that he believes were done by the same person or people.

Today's Videos Video: Other Music's 10 Essential Spins The New York record shop Other Music will close its doors on June 25, after over two decades in business. We asked the co-owner Josh Madell about the records that represent the soul of his store. Video: Bill Cunningham | Rips and Tears The concept of radical chic has been evolving for a couple of years and is now heading into formal evening wear.

World Alan Rusbridger, Once Guardian's Celebrated Editor, Severs Ties With It By PRASHANT S. RAO and SEWELL CHAN Mr. Rusbridger, lauded as one of the finest journalists of his generation, gave up a plum role at the organization's parent after a falling out with its new leaders. Surveying Fire-Ravaged Fort McMurray, Justin Trudeau Praises Responders By IAN AUSTEN As a wildfire threat recedes, the prime minister takes a tour of the scorched community, and pledges speedy federal assistance. The Saturday Profile Advocating a War in Iraq, and Offering an Apology for What Came After By TIM ARANGO For Kanan Makiya, an intellectual who helped make the case for the 2003 invasion, writing a novel became a way to acknowledge his role in what befell his home country. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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