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TOP NEWS
After N.Y. Senate Vote, Governor Cuomo Signs Gay Marriage Bill
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MICHAEL BARBARO
The law will take effect in 30 days, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed and giving the gay-rights movement new momentum.
Euphoria in a City Where Gay Movement Was Born
Slide Show: New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Cuomo Likely to Veto Bill on School Borrowing
Legislature Approves Plan to Allow Hails of Livery Cabs

House Spurns Obama on Libya, but Does Not Cut Funds
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
The House dealt a symbolic blow to President Obama by rejecting a bill to authorize the operations in Libya, but also turned back a measure that would have cut financing for the effort.

Roll Call: Military Authorization
Limiting Funds
Video: TimesCast
Congress Votes On Libya

Connecticut Budget Is Upended as State Workers Reject Deal
By PETER APPLEBOME
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has called the General Assembly into a special session, and members of his staff have mentioned the possibility of 7,500 layoffs.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Equality is what this means! This is our right as people. It'll be our same relationship, we're the same people as when we met, except now it's proper in the eyes of the state, and I'll be able to look at people and say, 'this is my husband.' "
JOHN HULS, outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village after the New York Legislature voted to approve same-sex marriage.

N.Y. / Region

Slide Show: New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed.

Opinion
Op-Ed Contributor
Sympathy for the Devils
By JEFF LINDSAY
Why are we obsessed with serial killers? Because they remind us of our own humanity.

WORLD
'Safety Myth' Left Japan Ripe for Nuclear Crisis
By NORIMITSU ONISHI
Japan's nuclear establishment has devoted vast resources to persuade the public of the safety and necessity of nuclear power.
Slide Show: Building the Nuclear 'Safety Myth'

Rejecting Offer of Dialogue by Syrian President, Protesters Return to the Streets
By ANTHONY SHADID
It was almost impossible to gauge whether the protests were bigger than in past weeks, though activists insisted that they were in some places.

Rebels Arm Tripoli Guerrillas and Cut Resources to Capital
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
The rebels say they are in contact with police and government officials to make plans to secure the city in the days after a potential ouster of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

U.S.
2 by 2, or Not, Zoo Animals Escape Flood
By A. G. SULZBERGER
As the floodwaters climbed to levels never before recorded in Minot, N.D., workers at the local zoo endeavored to evacuate the animals in the least chaotic way possible.

Crime Lord Returns to Boston to Face Raft of Charges
By ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATIE ZEZIMA
James "Whitey" Bulger, who terrorized Boston for decades, returned to face charges including complicity in 19 murders.
Long Series of Trials Could Prove to Be Mobster's Death Sentence

Arrest Stirs Memories for One Victim's Family 1:51 PM ET
Document: Criminal Case Against James J. Bulger and Catherine Geiger

Hacked Memos of State Police in Arizona Are Released
By MARC LACEY and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
The internal documents, obtained by Lulz Security, offer a glimpse into the range of challenges faced by the state's safety officers.

POLITICS
Boehner Must Navigate Rocky Road to a Budget
By CARL HULSE
Speaker John A. Boehner finds that he must seek common ground not only with Democrats, but with fellow Republicans as well.

G.O.P. Hopefuls Press Romney on Abortion Rights
By TRIP GABRIEL
Opponents' jabs raise the question of whether abortion can still be a decisive issue with Republican primary voters.

Obama's Growing Trust in Biden Is Reflected in His Call on Troops
By MARK LANDLER
The bond between president and vice president has developed, from friendly rivals to a closer partnership.

BUSINESS
Forecasts for Growth Drop, Some Sharply
By MOTOKO RICH
Disappointing data and worries about the strength of the global economy have made economists scale down their 2011 forecasts, some by half.

A Stronger Net Security System Is Deployed
By JOHN MARKOFF
Secure DNS is expected to make e-mail and e-commerce more secure, end the proliferation of passwords and raise the bar significantly for Internet scam artists, spies and troublemakers.

Charity Goes Mobile to Appeal to Young
By STEPHANIE STROM
Do Something, a nonprofit group that urges teenagers to do civic activities, is using mobile technology in an effort to sign up 3.8 million members by 2014.

TECHNOLOGY
Bits Blog
LulzSec Hackers Make Enemies Online
By RIVA RICHMOND and RAVI SOMAIYA
A number of people, offended by the exposure of innocent Internet users' personal information, are working to stop LulzSec.
Hacked Memos of State Police in Arizona Are Released

Bits Blog
Google Confirms F.T.C. Antitrust Inquiry
By MIGUEL HELFT
The case could turn into the biggest showdown between the government and a major technology company since the Microsoft antitrust trial more than a decade ago.


Google to End Health Records Service After It Fails to Attract Users
By STEVE LOHR
When Google Health was introduced in 2008, Marissa Mayer, a Google executive, said it would be a "large ongoing initiative" that the company hoped would attract millions of regular users.

SPORTS
Rockies 4, Yankees 2
Burnett Fizzles as Giambi Dazzles
By SAM BORDEN
Jason Giambi returned to Yankee Stadium in style, hitting a home run and going 3 for 4 against his former team.
Box Score
Play-by-Play

Rangers 8, Mets 1
Mets Fall Behind Early, and It Only Gets Worse
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
Mike Pelfrey was coming off his best outing of the season, but he gave up three runs in the first inning in Texas.
Hitters With Blue Eyes Are Wary About Glare
Box Score
Play-by-Play

Playing Nice Before the Match
By KAREN CROUSE
The prelude to every match at Wimbledon, as elsewhere in tennis, is a hitting session that lasts five minutes and unfolds in a predictable manner.
Playing Nice Before the Match.

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