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Top News Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets By DAVID E. SANGER and NICOLE PERLROTH A cyberunit of the People's Liberation Army in China appears to have resumed its attacks using different techniques, hitting several of the same victims it has gone after in the past. Hezbollah Aids Syrian Military in a Key Battle By ANNE BARNARD and HWAIDA SAAD Pro-government fighters are reported to hold more than half of the border city of Qusayr, in a critical setback for rebel forces. Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust By MICHAEL WINES Parts of the vast High Plains Aquifer are so low that crops can't be watered and bridges span arid stream beds.    Graphic: An Underground Pool Drying Up    Slide Show: Lack of Water Has Lasting Effects in Kansas and Texas For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks ARTS  SLIDE SHOW: Electric Daisy Carnival Scenes from the electronic dance music festival at Citi Field in Queens.  Related Article OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Celebrating Inequality By GEORGE PACKER A super-class thrives as ordinary dreams die.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "That's prime land. I've raised 294 bushels of corn an acre there before, with water and the Lord's help. It's over." ASHLEY YOST, a Kansas farmer who drew water from the High Plains Aquifer, which is increasingly tapped out.

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World Dagestan's Bitter Shadow War, Fought by 'Many Tsarnaevs' By ELLEN BARRY A visit to Dagestan last year by Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston bombings, has drawn attention to the guerrilla conflict in the North Caucasus, in which most young men who get involved do not return alive. Russia Expels Former American Embassy Official By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and MARK MAZZETTI Thomas Firestone, a former Justice Department official who had been working in Moscow as a lawyer, was declared "persona non grata" this month, possibly because he reportedly had rebuffed an effort to recruit him as a spy. Slow Response by Georgians to Mob Attack on Gay Rally By ANDREW ROTH and OLESYA VARTANYAN An inquiry into the attack that included rock-throwing priests caught on television cameras has led to no arrests. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

U.S. Larger Union That Enforces Immigration Opposes Bill By JULIA PRESTON A council representing 12,000 officers who issue documents will join a council representing 7,700 deportation agents in fighting a Senate proposal. Navajo Confront an Increase in New H.I.V. Infections By DAN FROSCH A report found 47 new diagnoses in the tribe in 2012, a 20 percent increase from 2011 and very worrisome in a community where AIDS still carries a stigma. THE CAUCUS Obama Urges Morehouse Graduates to 'Keep Setting an Example' By MARK LANDLER President Obama told Morehouse College graduates that "laws, hearts and minds have been changed to the point where someone who looks like you can serve as president." For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

ADVERTISEMENT Chopard's red carpet collection ALSO IN T MAGAZINE » The PG lives of x-rated stars New provocations from the Belgian bad boy Wim Delvoye

Business Public Outrage Over Factory Conditions Spurs Labor Deal By LIZ ALDERMAN The Swedish retail giant H&M faced public pressure to accelerate its efforts to improve garment-factory conditions, though it had no ties to a disaster in Bangladesh. DEALBOOK Hedge Fund Owner Gets Subpoena to Testify By BEN PROTESS and PETER LATTMAN Steven A. Cohen, rather than be subject to broad questions from prosecutors, is expected to assert his constitutional right against self-incrimination. DEALBOOK JPMorgan Chase Vote Tests Stockholders' Power By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and SUSANNE CRAIG At JPMorgan Chase, the move to split the jobs of chairman and chief executive, now held by Jamie Dimon, comes as the bank is actually prospering.    Timeline: Jamie Dimon, Chief of JPMorgan Chase For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Sports GAME 2: BRUINS 5, RANGERS 2 Breakdowns Leave Rangers Reeling By JEFF Z. KLEIN Goalie Tuukka Rask made 35 saves and the rookie Torey Krug scored his second goal in two games, helping Boston take a 2-0 lead in a second-round series.   Box Score    Slide Show: Rangers vs. Bruins Replay Emotional Swing for English Soccer Club By SAM BORDEN Wigan Athletic, the small club that stunned the soccer world by winning the F.A. Cup final against Manchester City, and its fans experienced mixed emotions on the team's final day in England's Premier League.    Slide Show: Wigan Lingers at the Exit Door ON PRO BASKETBALL Knicks' Illusion Was Convincing, but Magic May Run Out By HOWARD BECK The Knicks' title chase is over, and with a talent deficit and a payroll with no flexibility, they are paying the price for their pursuit of veterans last summer. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts MUSIC REVIEW With Wheelchair and Lively Baton, Levine Commands Carnegie Hall By ANTHONY TOMMASINI James Levine, who has defined the Metropolitan Opera for more than 40 years, returned Sunday after two years to lead the Met Orchestra at a packed Carnegie Hall. CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK Singing a Happier Tune in Cannes By MANOHLA DARGIS The Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis," which follows a New York folk musician, injected some levity into the Cannes Film Festival.  More From Cannes » MUSIC REVIEW A Parking Lot With a Beat By JON PARELES The Electric Daisy Carnival turned the Citi Field parking lot into a festival for electronic dance music over the weekend.    Slide Show For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

Media & Advertising THE MEDIA EQUATION Telecom's Big Players Hold Back the Future By DAVID CARR A law school professor is on a permanent campaign to argue that the telecom and cable industry has been overtaken by monopolists who resist innovation and overcharge consumers. Bold Growth Plans at Hollywood Studios By MICHAEL CIEPLY Given the more generous subsidies offered in other states and countries, major studios including NBCUniversal, Paramount and Disney all have large-scale, long-term expansion plans. ADVERTISING A Season of Families, Vampires and Aliens By STUART ELLIOTT After a lackluster 2012-13 season, network television is relying on family related comedies and the supernatural to attract viewers.  News From the Advertising Industry For more media and advertising news, go to NYTimes.com/Media »

Today's Video  VIDEO: Spy Games Make Hollywood Blink Joel Fields, an executive producer of "The Americans," talks wigs, compasses and spy craft, and how the arrest of an American in Russia looks a lot like the espionage portrayed on the television show.  VIDEO: Bill Cunningham | Full Bloom A focus of fashion is the length of the leg, seen in tights or just bare.  VIDEO: Making Tamarind Spiced Nuts Melissa Clark shows how to make a sweet and salty snack, perfect for pairing with a cocktail. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

Editorials EDITORIAL Education, Vision and the Mayor's Race By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The candidates need to explain how New York City schools will get better after the Bloomberg era. EDITORIAL Derivatives Reform on the Ropes By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Is real change merely difficult, or impossible? EDITORIAL Eavesdropping on Internet Communications By THE EDITORIAL BOARD New F.B.I. rules will have to strike the right balance between privacy and security and the government's need to monitor criminal activity. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »