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Top News Backing C.I.A., Cheney Revisits Torture Debate From Bush Era By SCOTT SHANE Former Vice President Dick Cheney mounted a spirited rebuttal to the Senate committee's torture report, saying there was no comparison between the C.I.A.'s tactics and terrorists' actions. At Rikers, a Roadblock to Reform By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and MICHAEL WINERIP Norman Seabrook's two-decade reign as president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association has paid huge dividends for his members, but has also fed a culture of corruption and violence at the Rikers Island jail complex. Hostages Flee Standoff at Cafe in Sydney By MICHELLE INNIS Five people fled a cafe in central Sydney where an armed individual was holding an unknown number of hostages and a black flag with Arabic script was displayed in a window.  Live Coverage From the Sydney Morning Herald For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks U.S. Waters Warm, and Cod Catch Ebbs in Maine By MICHAEL WINES and JESS BIDGOOD The Gulf of Maine's waters are warming - faster than almost any ocean waters on earth, scientists say - and fish are voting with their fins for cooler places to live. OPINION | OPINIONATOR | MENAGERIE The Wrong Dog By ERICA-LYNN HUBERTY We let ourselves believe that beneath our rescued puppy's strange, erratic behavior was a good, loving pet.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I would do it again in a minute." DICK CHENEY, former vice president, defending his advocacy of interrogation techniques that a Senate report last week condemned as inhumane and ineffective.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: China's E-Cigarette Boom Ninety percent of the world's e-cigarettes are made in China. Experts warn, however, that poorly manufactured devices can vaporize heavy metals and carcinogens alongside the nicotine. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

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World Sony's International Incident: Making Kim Jong-un's Head Explode By MARTIN FACKLER, BROOKS BARNES and DAVID E. SANGER Sony's executives now say they knew that basing a film on the assassination of Kim Jong-un of North Korea had inherent risks. NEWS ANALYSIS A Climate Accord Based on Global Peer Pressure By CORAL DAVENPORT The agreement reached in Lima, Peru, would be a breakthrough in 20 years of efforts to create a global warming accord, but it falls short of what scientists say is needed. In Japan, a Landslide Victory for Abe's Party, Despite Scant Enthusiasm By MARTIN FACKLER Exit polls showed the governing party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on course to win as many as 306 seats, enough to keep its majority. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

U.S. In Final Spending Bill, Salty Food and Belching Cows Are Winners By ROBERT PEAR The $1.1 trillion package that cleared the Senate over the weekend was, like many of its predecessors, filled with provisions to satisfy special interests.  Battle Over Spending Bill Exposes Democratic Rift  G.O.P. Angst Over 2016 Led to Provision on Funding  From Contribution Limits to the Sage Grouse: What Is in the Spending Bill? Undocumented Immigrants Line Up for Door Opened by Obama By JULIA PRESTON Thousands gathered for an information session organized by advocacy groups offering unauthorized immigrants assessments of whether they meet the requirements to apply to stay in the United States. Brownback's Tax Cuts Not Set in Stone as Kansas Faces Budget Shortfall By JOHN ELIGON Within days of winning re-election, Gov. Sam Brownback was confronted with a grimmer budget picture as fiscal experts forecast that the state would bring in a billion dollars less than initially projected over the next two years. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Business The Rise of a New Smartphone Giant: China's Xiaomi By PAUL MOZUR and SHANSHAN WANG Founded in 2010 to sell cheap phones online, the company has become the No. 3 producer worldwide behind Apple and Samsung and is looking toward Brazil and India. Sony Pictures Demands That News Agencies Delete 'Stolen' Data By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES A letter sent to news media outlets warned against using the information revealed by hackers who attacked the studio's computer systems. Israel's Gas Offers Lifeline for Peace By STANLEY REED and CLIFFORD KRAUSS A new bonanza of resources could improve the nation's ties with Egypt, Jordan and even the Palestinian Authority. The linchpin of this diplomatic push: an oil company in Texas. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Sports A Speck on the Map Gushes Talent By DAVID WALDSTEIN The small country of Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been the source of a surge of talent to Major League Baseball. BENGALS 30, BROWNS 0 As Johnny Manziel Takes a Hit, So Does Cleveland By BEN SHPIGEL The buzz created by Browns Coach Mike Pettine's decision to put the rookie quarterback Manziel under center was drowned out by the Bengals' stout defense. GIANTS 24, REDSKINS 13 Odell Beckham Jr. Puts On a Show, Leaving Defenders and Fans Stupefied By BILL PENNINGTON Bekham scored three touchdowns, and the Giants avoided falling too far behind as Robert Griffin III's dive for an apparent score was eventually ruled a fumble out the side of the end zone. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts THEATER REVIEW | 'NELLA TEMPESTA' Two Slaves and a Hurricane Stir Up a Youthquake By BEN BRANTLEY Motus, an Italian troupe, presents "The Tempest" as a full-throated cry to the young and disaffected to get off their collective duffs, shake off their shackles and do something. BORJA JOURNAL A Town, if Not a Painting, Is Restored By DOREEN CARVAJAL Grief at a botched retouching of a church fresco has turned to gratitude for divine intervention - the blessing of free publicity - that has made Borja, Spain, a magnet for thousands of curious tourists. Revamping the Louvre to Lose That Lost Feeling By DOREEN CARVAJAL Jean-Luc Martinez, the president of the Louvre, is overseeing a nearly $67 million makeover to help newcomers crack the code of the labyrinthine museum and make their experiences more meaningful. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

Media & Advertising THE MEDIA EQUATION Sowing Mayhem, One Click at a Time By DAVID CARR Charles C. Johnson, a blogger based in California, may be the ultimate expression of a certain kind of citizen journalism - one far more toxic than we're accustomed to seeing. As Archie Nears 75, Riverdale Gets a Youthful Infusion By GREGORY SCHMIDT A new creative team at Archie Comics plans to reinvigorate the teenage redhead with a more contemporary attitude, a Fox TV series and a Marc Ecko clothing line. The Week Magazine's Subscriber Base Grows By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY Total circulation for The Week, a publication that includes a roundup of news, has been lifted by gift subscriptions. For more media and advertising news, go to NYTimes.com/Media »

Obituaries Sy Berger, Who Turned Boyhood Heroes Into Brilliant Rectangles, Dies at 91 By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN During the 1950s with the Brooklyn-based Topps company, Mr. Berger was credited with creating the modern baseball card, adding color, statistics and facsimiles of stars' signatures. Neil Reshen, Manager for Country Stars, Dies at 75 By WILLIAM YARDLEY Mr. Reshen, who started out doing music executives' taxes, made deals for Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and others.