Midday Roundup: Democratic debate turns up the heat in New York

New York minute. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sparred over Wall Street, the minimum wage and guns in a contentious debate Thursday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Sanders repeated his campaign’s go-to criticism of Clinton as soft on corporate greed and too cozy with Wall Street executives. Clinton accused Sanders of siding against Israel in its ongoing conflict with the Palestinians. Tuesday’s upcoming primary in New York presents high stakes for both candidates. For Clinton, a defeat in the state she represented in the Senate would embarrass her and make nervous Democrats even more anxious. A loss for Sanders would narrow his already slim chances of getting the nomination.

Quick trip. Sanders is headed out of the country today on a quick-turnaround trip to address a conference in Vatican City. The U.S. senator from Vermont frequently references Pope Francis’ statements about fighting poverty, and a Catholic bishop told The New York Times that’s why the Vatican invited Sanders to speak. Though Sanders has taken criticism for leaving New York right before the primary, he pointed out that Clinton plans to travel to California this weekend for a fundraiser hosted by George and Amal Clooney.

Ruin in Rio? The lower house of Brazil’s Congress began debating today whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff as the country grapples with economic and public health crises just four months before hosting the Summer Olympic Games. When Rio de Janeiro was picked as the host city, Brazil looked like a rising star in the developing world with unprecedented economic growth. But Rousseff and her predecessor, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, appear to have over promised reforms. Corruption and stagnation have led to a shrinking Brazilian economy and political instability.

Too close for comfort. Russian fighter jets screamed dangerously close by a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea this week. Several times, the planes buzzed U.S. and Polish naval vessels conducting exercises in the area. Russia claimed its aircraft broke no safety rules, but White House spokesman Josh Earnest said it’s happened before and Russia is perfectly aware its actions are provocative. The USS Cook was about to conduct helicopter flight operations when the Russian jets flew within 1,000 yards of the vessel, just 100 feet above the water. The U.S. plans to file a formal diplomatic protest over the incident.

Rough waters. U.S. Navy ships are conducting joint exercises with the Philippine navy in the South China Sea. China is protesting the exercises in international waters, but the Pentagon says they are intended simply to bolster the U.S.-Philippine alliance. China claims much of the South China Sea as its territory and is enlarging and building fortifications on contested islands there.

In the clear. Prosecutors have decided not to press misdemeanor battery charges against Donald Trump’s campaign manager over a run-in with former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields. Florida prosecutor Dave Aronberg said his office carefully reviewed surveillance video of the March incident, which began when Fields attempted to get Trump’s attention. Corey Lewandowski grabbed Fields’ arm and tried to pull her away from Trump. Lewandowski denied he ever touched Fields. Aronberg said the video clearly proved otherwise, but there was not enough evidence to charge him with assault.

WORLD Radio’s Kent Covington and Mary Reichard and The Associated Press contributed to this report.