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Top News
In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A.

By ERIC LICHTBLAU

With the secret FISA court's approval, the National Security Agency is collecting data not only on terrorism cases but also other foreign intelligence issues like nuclear proliferation and cyberattacks.
Asiana Flight 214, arriving from Seoul, South Korea, broke apart and burst into flames as it crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport. The plane's tail, landing gear and one of its engines were ripped off.
2 Die and Many Are Hurt as Plane Crashes in San Francisco

By NORIMITSU ONISHI and RAVI SOMAIYA

An Asiana jetliner from South Korea crashed and caught fire, killing two people and injuring more than 180 others.
. Graphic  Graphic: Where Asiana Flight 214 Came to Rest
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood prayed on Saturday at their enclave at Cairo University.
Morsi Spurned Deals, Seeing Military as Tamed

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and MAYY EL SHEIKH

The abrupt end of Egypt's first Islamist government was the culmination of months of escalating tensions and ultimately futile American efforts to broker a solution to keep President Mohamed Morsi in office.
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Editors' Picks

BUSINESS

Slide Show SLIDE SHOW: Virginia, for Wine Lovers
At Barboursville Vineyards, an 870-acre vineyard and winery in Barboursville, Va., an Italian winemaker is bent on making world-class wines.
. Related Article Graphic Interactive Map
Why I Donated My Stool

OPINION | OPINIONATOR | PRIVATE LIVES

Why I Donated My Stool

By MARIE MYUNG-OK LEE

Transplanting the stool from one person into the digestive tract of another seems, well, repulsive, but sometimes it makes a lot of sense.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"This is how it is with a revolution. You have to bear with us."
RANIA AZAB, an adviser to the Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, on conlicting reports that Mr. ElBaradei had been named Egypt's new prime minister.

World
Opponents of Mohamed Morsi, the ousted president, gathered in Tahrir Square on Saturday.
Cracks Emerge as Egyptians Seek Premier

By BEN HUBBARD

Within hours of reports that Mohamed ElBaradei had been chosen as prime minister, Egypt's powerful ultraconservative Islamist party said it would refuse to work with him.
. The Lede: Video Shows Street Violence in Egypt
. Video  Video: Egypt's Leadership Void
Posters in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood denouncing community members, currently exempt from Israel's draft, who joined the military.
Service Brings Scorn to Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Enlistees

By ISABEL KERSHNER

As Israel presses ahead with plans phase out a draft exemption, hard-line elements are fighting back by ostracizing the few thousand Haredi already serving.
An image from a video of Fidaa al-Baali from last year. On Friday he died from a shrapnel wound sustained weeks earlier.
Activist Who Documented Syrian War's Toll Became Its Victim

By ANNE BARNARD, HWAIDA SAAD and HANIA MOURTADA

A relentless chronicler of unrest, Fidaa al-Baali was among the first to show his face on camera, and his own trajectory reflected the shift in the Syrian conflict.
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U.S.
The remains of a home in Yarnell, Ariz., after a fire tore through the area. Nineteen elite firefighters died last weekend in the blaze.
A Painful Mix of Fire, Wind and Questions

By FERNANDA SANTOS and JACK HEALY

Investigators are beginning the task of unraveling how a routine afternoon of cutting fire lines along the edge of a community in Arizona became the deadliest day for wilderness firefighters in 80 years.
Daphna Nachminovitch, a vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, visited a home with ill-kept pit bulls.
PETA Finds Itself on Receiving End of Others' Anger

By MICHAEL WINERIP

The high-profile group still euthanizes most of the animals at its shelter in Virginia, even as a "no-kill" movement that promotes adoption grows rapidly.
. Photographs  Slide Show: PETA Under Fire From 'No Kill' Groups
Conservatives' Aggressive Ad Campaign Seeks to Cast Doubt on Health Law

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, will begin running television commercials asserting that the law will limit Americans' health care choices.
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Business
Sunset at Barboursville Vineyards, in Barboursville, Va. The wine business has helped reshape Virginia agriculture, creating opportunities in a state dominated by livestock and field crops.
Virginia Wines: In the Old Dominion, a New Terroir

By ADRIENNE CARTER

Putting Virginia on the world's wine map will take persistence, in the vineyards and the marketplace.
. Map  Interactive Map: A Nation of Wineries
. Photographs  Slide Show: Virginia, for Wine Lovers
Casey Wasserman, shown at the Edie and Lew Wasserman Building at U.C.L.A., chose the sports world for making his mark.
A Sports Agent With Hollywood in His Blood

By BROOKS BARNES

His grandfather was a mighty Hollywood force, but Casey Wasserman has chosen the sports world for making his mark, with a rapidly growing management and marketing firm.
Using a small fleet of electric-assisted tricycles, B-Line Sustainable Delivery moves freight around downtown Portland, Ore. Lance Paul ventured out on his morning route; B-Line's trikes offer advertising space on the sides of their cargo boxes.

PROTOTYPE

In Cargo Delivery, the Three-Wheelers That Could

By CLAIRE MARTIN

A small freight company in Portland, Ore., makes its deliveries not with semitrailers but with electric-assisted trikes.
. Photographs  Slide Show: Pedal-Powered Delivery
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Sports
Derek Jeter went 0 for 2 with a walk in his first game for Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

ON BASEBALL

Yankees' Jeter Enjoys Visit to Mountains but Hopes for Short Stay

By TYLER KEPNER

Derek Jeter, beginning a rehabilitation assignment, played five innings for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre against Lehigh Valley but did not get to test his ankle much.
Matt Harvey, left, and David Wright in June. Wright will start at third in the All-Star Game; whether Harvey starts is up to Giants Manager Bruce Bochy, who will lead the National League team.
Mets' Wright Earns Start in All-Star Game

By ANDREW KEH

The Mets' David Wright and Matt Harvey made the N.L. squad for the July 16 game at Citi Field. Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera will represent the Yankees.
. Extra Bases: All-Star Wonder Is Not All Fun and Games
Andy Murray would be the first British man to win the British Grand Slam event in 77 years.

ON TENNIS

Murray Has Won a Tournament at Wimbledon, but Not This One

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY

Andy Murray, who won the gold medal at the London Olympics, would be the first British man to win the British Grand Slam event in 77 years.
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Arts
David Rakoff in 2010.
Love's Labors, Published

By JOEL LOVELL

The writer David Rakoff raced to complete his last work, a novel written in rhyme, before succumbing to cancer. With the help of friends, he beat the clock.
Fox's Experiment in Animated Living

By JON CARAMANICA

The network is racing to develop new animated shows that could one day be on a par with "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy."
. The MacFarlane-Simpsons Bet
Michael Cera in Manhattan in June.
Unarrested Development

By DAVID CARR

The actor Michael Cera, currently in "Crystal Fairy" and "This Is the End," has been directing short films and writing new episodes of "Arrested Development."
. Photographs  Slide Show: Michael Cera
. Video  A Scene From 'Crystal Fairy'
For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »
Magazine
How to Win in Washington

By MARK LEIBOVICH

An epic tale of favor-currying, arm-twisting, reputation-wrecking, ego-massaging, confidence-betraying and rumor-mongering.

FROM THE MAGAZINE

The Rock 'n' Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero

By CLAY TARVER

Jason Everman was kicked out of two bands that went on to incredible fame. Then his life became even more interesting.
At a venerable roadside attraction in the shadow of Disney World, an endangered species is practicing the old secrets of the deep.
The Last Mermaid Show

By VIRGINIA SOLE-SMITH

In the shadow of Disney World, an endangered species is practicing the secrets of the deep.
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Today's Video
Video VIDEO: Egypt's Leadership Void
Violence and political clashes on the streets of Egypt are rooted in the country's history. Former leaders have had little success creating consensus among disparate groups.
Video VIDEO: Grilled Sausages and Radicchio
Melissa Clark adds radicchio, crisp on the inside and charred on the outside, to grilled sausages for an easy-to-make summer meal.
Video VIDEO: Vows: The 'Showmance'
Leslie Stifelman and Melissa Rae Mahon, of the musical "Chicago," have been performing together on Broadway for seven years. Their son, Jack, was born in March.
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Editorials

EDITORIAL