‘I always think it’s going in, and this was no different.’
Kris Jenkins, Villanova basketball star, after his buzzer-beating three-pointer lifted his team over North Carolina in the NCAA championship game
Tesla
The carmaker had 276,000 preorders for its new sedan in 72 hours
GOOD WEEK
BAD WEEK
Disney
A top executive resigned, throwing succession plans into disarray
‘We’ve proven our worth.’
Carli Lloyd, U.S. women’s soccer midfielder, joining four other stars in a federal complaint against U.S. Soccer alleging wage discrimination because they earn less than male players
13
Number of dead chickens a Rhode Island man hung outside his home, prompting complaints from a neighbor; he told police he was just drying them out before disposing of them
4
Number of beef patties in the new “Giga” Big Mac, to be served at McDonald’s in Japan; the fast-food chain said the massive burger is “meant to be shared”
‘I’m hoping that what happens in California will not stay in California.’
Jerry Brown, California governor, before signing legislation that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, the highest in the U.S. along with that in New York, which enacted similar legislation the same day
‘The main target of such attacks is our President.’
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying that Putin has any ties to a web of tax havens exposed by the so-called Panama Papers; the massive leak documented how world leaders and tycoons, including allies of Putin, allegedly stash billions in offshore accounts
51
Length in feet (15.5 m) of a giant inflatable joint carried outside the White House in a protest by advocates of marijuana legalization
Legalize. Obama, deschedule Cannabis now!
‘We’re still working on that.’
James Baker, general counsel for the FBI, when asked if data retrieved from the San Bernardino, Calif., shooter’s iPhone has proved useful to investigators; the FBI cracked the device with help from an unidentified third party amid a legal battle with Apple
SOURCES: NEW YORK TIMES; PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER; TODAY
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