Newsletter: Today: Brazil’s War on Zika. All About the Tubmans.

I’m Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don’t want you to miss today.

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The Frontline of Brazil’s War on Zika

In the Brazilian city of Campina Grande, pregnant women getting an ultrasound used to ask: Is it a boy or a girl? Now, the first question is: How big is the head? The answers are rarely reassuring at the Pedro I Municipal Hospital, one of the country’s first centers specializing in the treatment of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus. Reporter Alexandra Zavis and photographer Katie Falkenberg captured the fear and heartbreak of an epidemic.

Maria Silva Flor, 20, holds her 2-month-old baby, Maria Alves, who was born with microcephaly. Mothers of children with microcephaly bring their babies twice a week to physiotherapy at Pedro I Municipal Hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil.

(Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

It’s All About the Tubmans

The U.S. Treasury has change for a $20 in mind: Harriet Tubman. Though designs won’t be completed until sometime before 2020, she’ll be the first woman in more than a century and the first African American to appear on the front of a U.S. paper note. Not only that, the backs of the $10 and the $5 bills will change too. Here’s how she made it — and how Alexander Hamilton has a Broadway musical to thank for staying on the $10.

The GOP Horse Race Ahead

Seven weeks. That’s what is left in the primary season, and if Donald Trump is to clinch the Republican nomination ahead of the convention, he will have to capture about 55% to 60% of the remaining delegates. Formidable, yes. Impossible, no. Read on to see why it will come down to California’s June 7 primary — and how Ted Cruz and John Kasich are maneuvering to keep Trump at bay.

Why She Supports Trump

Peggy Hayes is quick to smile. But the personal trainer in Spotsylvania County, Va., says she’s struggling to make ends meet and hasn’t had health insurance after her high-deductible plan was canceled due to Obamacare. “The last eight years, we’ve been an un-babysat nation,” Hayes says. Now, she’s looking for somebody who takes charge.

Big Trouble in Cambodia Town

The eldest son of Cambodia’s prime minister visited Long Beach recently, and that didn’t sit very well in Cambodia Town. Protests were planned, and a violent confrontation occurred outside a restaurant. Read on to see how deep divides still exist between the Cambodian government and the immigrant community in the U.S.

CALIFORNIA

-- Homeless measures take center stage in Mayor Eric Garcetti’s 2016 budget proposal.

-- As UC Berkeley tries to close its deficit, faculty members complain they’re being left out of the process.

-- George Skelton: It’s time for the state to change its voter registration forms.

-- UC Davis’ chancellor has apologized for hiring consultants to scrub Internet references of a pepper-spraying incident.

NATION-WORLD

-- Why a U.S. spy court judge reauthorized a long-standing government spying effort and dismissed a privacy advocate’s concerns.

-- Michigan charges three officials with felonies in the Flint water crisis.

-- A mass killer has video games and TV in prison, but a Norwegian court says his rights are being violated.

-- How Japan came to rank worse on press freedom than Tanzania.

-- A study says global warming has made the weather better for most in the U.S., but don’t get used to it.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- Why do people love “Broad City” and hate-love “Girls”?

-- Patton Oswalt’s Netflix special “Talking for Clapping” reveals his flaws ... again.

-- Behind the big plans of Desert X, a new international art biennial scheduled for next year.

-- When will Kelly Ripa come back to “Live With Kelly and Michael”?

-- Dish Network’s CEO threatens to permanently drop Viacom channels such as Comedy Central.

BUSINESS

-- Try, try again: Big plans for the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

-- Why finding a fix for VW’s cheating diesels is taking so long.

SPORTS

-- Wrestling star and actress Chyna was found dead Wednesday in her Redondo Beach home.

-- Curt Schilling has been fired by ESPN after a controversial Facebook post.

-- Surprise! The Dodgers’ most productive position is ...

-- Chris Erskine gets streetwise to the challenges of stickball.

OPINION

-- Why is the world of architecture so male-dominated?

-- Absurdity reigns in campus sexual assault trials.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- What will happen if payday loans go away? (The Atlantic)

-- A hockey player’s slur sheds light on homophobia in sports. (Chicago Tribune)

-- When Supreme Court justices share a good laugh. (Slate)

-- Twitter’s new managing director in China creates an uproar. (Wall Street Journal)

ONLY IN L.A.

How do you give a library card hipster cred? The Los Angeles Public Library brought in street artist Shepard Fairey — the man behind the “Obey Giant” stickers, the Obama “Hope” poster and a few legal encounters over his work — to co-design its card along with artist Cleon Peterson. Check it out — ahem — here.

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