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Top News
A Christian church's gate in El Arish, in Sinai, was chained shut recently.
Lawless Sinai Shows Risks Rising in Fractured Egypt

By ROBERT F. WORTH

In the five weeks since Egypt's military ousted the Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, the endemic violence here has spiraled into something like an insurgency.
Among the top prospects to oversee the Fed, Lawrence H. Summers leads in Wall Street experience, and wealth.
The Fed, Lawrence Summers, and Money

By LOUISE STORY and ANNIE LOWREY

Among the top contenders to lead the Fed, Lawrence H. Summers has by far the most Wall Street experience and the most personal wealth.
. Timeline: A Life in the Limelight
Representative Andy Barr, right, with Speaker John A. Boehner, has raised more money from finance industry PACs than many longtime House members have.
For Freshmen in the House, Seats of Plenty

By ERIC LIPTON

The House Financial Services Committee, critics say, is a place with big incentives for freshman members of Congress to do special favors for the finance industry.
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Editors' Picks

SPORTS

Slide Show Slide Show: Adjusting on and Off the Course
Chie Arimura, a 25-year-old professional golfer from Japan, came to the United States on her own and has struggled to acclimate.
. Related Article
A restraint chair used to force-feed detainees at the military hospital at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

OPINION | Opinion

After Guantánamo, Another Injustice

By JOHN GRISHAM

When a prisoner asked for my books, I learned his horrifying story.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"We are living in a state of constant terror, but we see nothing from the police or the army."
MITRI SHAWQI MITRI, a 53-year-old Christian shopkeeper whose son, Mina, was kidnapped by gunmen early this month in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.
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World
Rawabi under construction in the West Bank, on Thursday.
Birth of a Palestinian City Is Punctuated by Struggles

By ISABEL KERSHNER

The apartments are said to be selling well in Rawabi, a Palestinian city being constructed from the ground up in the West Bank, but paying for the city itself has not been easy.
Nine car bombs struck around Baghdad, the capital.
Car Bombings Kill Scores Across Iraq

By TIM ARANGO

As Iraqis on Saturday celebrated Id al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, a string of car bombs struck in mostly Shiite neighborhoods, killing more than 60 people, officials said.
A condor was paraded through Coyllurqui, Peru, during the Yawar Fiesta late last month.
Pitting Heaven and Earth in a Fierce Andean Rite

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

The Blood Festival high in the mountains of Peru brings together an unlikely pair in the bullring, with a condor the guest of honor.
. Video  Video: It's Condor vs. Bull in Peruvian Ritual
. Photographs  Slide Show: Dual Forces in an Andean Rite
For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

U.S.
Horses trying to evade capture in New Mexico. Tens of thousands of them roam free in the West.
On Fate of Wild Horses, Stars and Indians Spar

By FERNANDA SANTOS

Free-roaming horses are at the center of a passionate dispute playing out across the West about whether federal authorities should sanction their slaughter to thin the herds.
. Photographs  Slide Show: Unexpected Splits in Debate Over Horse Slaughter
About 400,000 people use the system every day, with most commuting to San Francisco from Oakland and other suburbs. State law gives the transit workers the right to strike.
Changing Attitudes on Labor Color Bay Area Transit Dispute

By NORIMITSU ONISHI

The labor dispute at the Bay Area Rapid Transit system is taking place against a backdrop of changing attitudes toward organized labor in California.
A courtroom sketch of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is representing himself and has admitted that he was the gunman.
Witnesses Relive Horror of Fort Hood Attack

By MANNY FERNANDEZ

Witnesses in the trial of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan recounted for the first time in public the lengths the shooter went to kill as many soldiers as possible.
For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

Politics
President Obama spoke at the annual convention for disabled veterans in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday.
Obama Assures Disabled Veterans They Will Get Aid

By JACKIE CALMES

The president addressed the annual convention of the Disabled American Veterans in Florida, then left for an eight-day vacation.
A cleanup site in Mayflower, Ark., where a line burst in March.
Amid Pipeline Debate, Two Costly Cleanups Forever Change Towns

By DAN FROSCH

As the administration considers approval of the much-debated Keystone XL pipeline, cleanup efforts in two communities portend the potential hazards of transporting heavy Canadian crude.

Fair Game

The Housing Market Is Still Missing a Backbone

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

President Obama has waded into the debate about housing policy, but has offered few specifics on how to bring private capital back to the mortgage market.
For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business
At a Workers Defense Project protest in 2011, top, at the Texas Capitol in Austin, mock coffins symbolized workers killed on the job.

Reworking Labor

The Workers Defense Project, a Union in Spirit

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

The group, which focuses on the construction industry in Texas, has emerged as one of the nation's most creative and responsive organizations for immigrant workers.
Eric and Susan Koger are the husband-and-wife co-founders and principal owners of ModCloth, an online fashion retailer.

Workspace

The Right Brain Sits. The Left Brain Stands.

By EDWARD LEWINE

The husband-and-wife team behind ModCloth, an online fashion retailer, discuss their headquarters office in San Francisco.

Economic View

When a Co-Pay Gets in the Way of Health

By SENDHIL MULLAINATHAN

To discourage waste in health care, insurance companies charge co-payments. But sometimes the co-pay discourages patients from receiving needed treatment.
For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology
Kelley Alwood, project manager, worked on the SkySat-1 satellite in Skybox Imaging's clean room.

Novelties

Microsatellites: What Big Eyes They Have

By ANNE EISENBERG

By expanding Earth imaging, low-cost satellites could help many businesses keep track of their operations. But frequent updating of those images may also raise privacy questions.
On its Web site, the Pirate Bay highlighted a link to its new Web browser, PirateBrowser.

Bits Blog

The Pirate Bay Offers Web Browser to Avoid Censorship

By NICK BILTON

The Pirate Bay announced that it was releasing a free Web browser for people to access its site in countries where it is currently blocked - so they can reach Pirate Bay's hundreds of thousands of illegal torrent files.

Bits Blog

Sheryl Sandberg Sells $91 Million of Facebook Stock

By VINDU GOEL

The No. 2 executive at the social network made her largest stock sale since the company's initial public offering, although she still holds shares worth more than $1 billion.
For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports
Andy Reid, whose son died of a drug overdose last year, was fired after the Eagles went 4-12. He is now with the Chiefs, a team recovering from a murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher.
Fresh Start for Chiefs' Leaders on Team With Lingering Pain

By NATE TAYLOR

Coach Andy Reid and quarterback Alex Smith believe they can help each other start over with the Kansas City Chiefs, who are also trying to begin anew.
. Tebow, Far From New York Spotlight, Is an Understudy to an Understudy
Jim Furyk hitting out of the rough on the 16th hole. Furyk fared better than two other top Americans, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, in the third round.
Men of Few Words Are Talk of the Tournament

By KAREN CROUSE

Jim Furyk made impressive putts on Nos. 17 and 18 to card a 68 and take a one-stroke lead over Jason Dufner, who settled for a one-over-par 71 at the third round of the P.G.A. Championship.
. Interactive Leader Board
A Joe Maddon gnome giveaway proved successful in drawing the crowd.
Rays Try to Promote Way Out of Attendance Skid

By SCOTT CACCIOLA

Despite the Rays' success, giveaways like Joe Gnome, which is modeled after Manager Joe Maddon, are the biggest draw for fans.
For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts
Post-Water-Cooler TV

By LORNE MANLY

The men and women who steer six of the best TV dramas talk about the challenges of making a show in the Twitter age.
. Video Video Feature: I Love Your Work | Photographs Slide Show
Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.
Witnesses to History, Some Still Unfolding

By FELICIA R. LEE

"Lee Daniels' The Butler," opening on Friday, is a story that should be told, say its stars, Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey.
Golshifteh Farahan at home in Paris.  She stars as a mother of two who is turned into a caregiver for her husband after he is shot and falls into a coma, in
Breaking Free, in Life and on Screen

By ELAINE SCIOLINO

The international film actress Golshifteh Farahani was a rebel growing up in Iran, and now she takes strength from her life in exile in Paris.
For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

N.Y./Region
New York's Legislature wants to publish bills electronically.
Albany, Long Buried in Paper, Resolves to Save a Small Forest

By THOMAS KAPLAN

The delivery of bills to New York State lawmakers on tablets or laptop computers requires a constitutional amendment, which the Legislature will put before voters on the statewide ballot next year.
At Major League Gaming in Manhattan, John Boble, at left, and Chris Puckett announced a Call of Duty game.
Seeking to Be Both N.F.L. and ESPN of Video Gaming

By ALAN FEUER

Fueled by venture capital and the vision of its New York City founders, Major League Gaming has taken video games to the level of big-time sports.
Museum, 60 square feet, is on Cortlandt Alley in Chinatown.
Museum, All 60 Square Feet of It, Celebrates the Eccentric

By LIZ ROBBINS

A gallery set up in an abandoned elevator shaft in Chinatown exhibits objects meant to remind viewers of absurdity, beauty and purpose.
For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Magazine
Sheilah O'Donnel with her children at home in Chevy Chase, Md.
The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In

By JUDITH WARNER

A decade after they left their careers in favor of full-time lives at home, working mothers reflect on the choice they made and what it cost them.
. Lisa Belkin's 2003 Article on the Opt-Out Revolution
Gary England, the chief meteorologist at Channel 9 in Oklahoma City, at the studio.
The Weather God of Oklahoma City

By SAM ANDERSON

You know a storm is going to be bad, people in Oklahoma will tell you, when Gary England removes his jacket.

Lives

Eternal Bragging Rights

By TONY GERVINO

A tradition based on fantasy is tested by reality.
For more from the Sunday magazine, go to NYTimes.com/Magazine »

Today's Video
Video Video: Conserving a General and His Horse
The reporter David W. Dunlap visits the monument of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, a decorated Civil War hero, at the southeast corner of Central Park.
Video Video: Parkour Heads Indoors
Parkour is a sport that originated in urban outdoor spaces. But gyms like Bklyn Beast have begun offering indoor parkour training for those looking to expand beyond the streets.
. Related Article
Video Video: Bill Cunningham | Fluent
This summer, young men have created a language of style using familiar items.
For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

Editorials

Editorial

California's Continuing Prison Crisis

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The Supreme Court orders the release of 10,000 more inmates, but the state's criminal justice problems run deeper.

Editorial

A Clean-Car Boom

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Having more hybrid and electric vehicles on the road will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Editorial

Another Twist in the Saga of Henrietta Lacks

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The restrictive agreement between the government and the family of the unknowing HeLa cells donor was welcome and long overdue.
For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed
Ross Douthat

Op-Ed Columnist

How the Post Was Lost

By ROSS DOUTHAT

The Beltway's hometown paper gave away its natural advantage.
. Columnist Page | Blog

Op-Ed Columnist

Madam President

By MAUREEN DOWD

President Obama passes the torch, but not to his vice president.
. Columnist Page

Opinion

Measuring the Sycamore

By AKIKO BUSCH

We may as well try to count its leaves, or weigh its blue shadow on a summer afternoon.
For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »
Sunday Review

News Analysis

I Flirt and Tweet. Follow Me at #Socialbot.

By IAN URBINA

Socialbots are being designed to sway elections, to influence the stock market, even to flirt with people and one another.

ON THIS DAY

On Aug. 11, 1965, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.

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