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Ex-federal attorney says Trump tried to 'cultivate some kind of relationship,' then fired him; Embattled Uber CEO might be forced into temporary leave; 37 books we've loved so far this year; Roxane Gay decided to write about being overweight. 'Hunger' took her to some painful places.; Trump's plans for a state visit to Britain may be up in the air; Theresa May offers power share as critics clamor for her resignation, call her a 'dead woman walking'; Republican senator says Trump should turn over any Comey tapes; In France, Macron's party takes commanding lead in legislative elections; President Trump: Party-crasher in chief; Is media coverage of Trump too negative? You're asking the wrong question.; A sharp rise in African American opioid overdoses has Cleveland officials worried; How an anti-sharia protest outside the Texas statehouse got shut down; As Mexico readies for a soccer showdown with the U.S., Trump policies are just 'salsa on the tacos'; Picking the Tony Awards winners: It should be a big night for 'Dear Evan Hansen'; Before Loving v. Virginia, another interracial couple fought in court for their marriage;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Wisconsin redistricting effort could shape future U.S. elections The Supreme Court is being asked to uphold a lower court's finding that the way the state redrew district maps was unconstitutional because areas were carved out using census data for partisan advantage. The justices have tossed out race-based electoral maps, but no maps have been dismissed because of partisan gerrymandering. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more » Ex-federal attorney says Trump tried to 'cultivate some kind of relationship,' then fired him Preet Bharara, who became the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York during the Obama administration, said on ABC's "This Week" that he had become increasingly uncomfortable with the president's efforts to contact him one on one. Bharara said he was dismissed 22 hours after refusing a call from Trump. By Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Read more »   Embattled Uber CEO might be forced into temporary leave Travis Kalanick, who founded the ride-hailing service in 2009, could be required by his board to step down as the company struggles to remake itself after months of controversies. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   Summer Books 37 books we've loved so far this year If books are the most willing summer travel companions, then consider this your literary itinerary for 2017's best fiction, current events, biographies, memoirs and more. By Book World Editors  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Roxane Gay decided to write about being overweight. 'Hunger' took her to some painful places. The essayist says her new memoir, "Hunger," is the hardest story she's ever had to write. By Caitlin Gibson  •  Read more »   Trump's plans for a state visit to Britain may be up in the air The president faces backlash for his criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan immediately after the deadly terror attack earlier this month. Trump was already unpopular among Britons, but publicly, the White House and Downing Street say a trip is still on later this year. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Theresa May offers power share as critics clamor for her resignation, call her a 'dead woman walking' Prime Minister Theresa May's Tories and the Democratic Unionist Party issued contradictory statements about the success of their talks even as Sunday shows were filled with forecasts of her future and debate over the future of Brexit. By William Booth and Griff Witte  •  Read more »   Republican senator says Trump should turn over any Comey tapes Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she would support special counsel Robert S. Mueller III issuing a subpoena if the White House stonewalled the request. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   In France, Macron's party takes commanding lead in legislative elections The new president's centrist party — established little more than a year ago — could win an absolute majority in the parliament after a second round of voting next Sunday. By James McAuley  •  Read more »   President Trump: Party-crasher in chief He is spending the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, where he dropped in on an eighth-grade graduation. The next night, pictures on social media appeared to show Trump crashing a wedding on the property. Since taking office, he also stopped for a photo op with a wedding party at Mar-a-Lago. By Amy B Wang and Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Perspective Is media coverage of Trump too negative? You're asking the wrong question. Yes, the stories have been tough. But let's face it: Politicians have no right to expect equally balanced positive and negative coverage, or anything close to it. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   A sharp rise in African American opioid overdoses has Cleveland officials worried An outlier in the opioid epidemic, which largely affects white Americans, the surge in black overdoses is believed to be linked to fentanyl-laced cocaine. By Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs  •  Read more »   How an anti-sharia protest outside the Texas statehouse got shut down It was supposed to be part of a national march against sharia law, but a small group didn't manage to march anywhere or make any speeches as they were drowned out by a much larger group of counterprotesters who mocked and harangued them for hours. By Cat Cardenas and Avi Selk  •  Read more »   As Mexico readies for a soccer showdown with the U.S., Trump policies are just 'salsa on the tacos' The rivalry stirs a complicated mix of emotions, but some Mexican fans say their views of the U.S. president are separate from tonight's match. By David Agren  •  Read more »   Analysis Picking the Tony Awards winners: It should be a big night for 'Dear Evan Hansen' And if you're a gambling person, place all your Bettes on the "Hello, Dolly!" star walking off with a statue of her own tonight. By Peter Marks  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered Before Loving v. Virginia, another interracial couple fought in court for their marriage The outcome for the Kinneys, who wed in Washington in 1874, was very different. By DeNeen L. Brown  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. 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