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Top News U.S. Surveillance in Place Since 9/11 Is Sharply Limited By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and JONATHAN WEISMAN A bill to allow the government to restart surveillance operations, but with new restrictions, passed over the opposition of the Senate majority leader, and was signed by President Obama.    Video: Debate Over Government Surveillance Sepp Blatter Decides to Resign as FIFA President in About-Face By SAM BORDEN, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MATT APUZZO Four days after he was re-elected, Mr. Blatter said that he would resign his presidency of world soccer's governing body in the wake of a corruption inquiry. Few Triumphs in Frantic Hunt for 430 in Yangtze River By EDWARD WONG and MICHAEL FORSYTHE More than a day after the Oriental Star capsized in Hubei Province, China, most of the people on board were still missing.  Edward Wong's Live Tweets From the Scene    Map: Where Ship Capsized For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks DINING & WINE An Ephemeral Bounty This time of year brings fleeting visitors: green garlic, soft-shell crabs and wild-harvested morels. Find out how to make the most of them while they last. OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Where the Housing Crisis Continues By ELYSE CHERRY Home prices are up, but not for lower-income neighborhoods.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Although the members of FIFA have given me the new mandate, this mandate does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football." SEPP BLATTER, announcing that he would resign as president of world soccer's governing body.

Today's Video  VIDEO: Brick by Brick, Nepal Fights to Rebuild Following April's earthquake, young Nepalis organized to bring help and hope where aid groups couldn't.  VIDEO: Campaign Money With No Fingerprints A look inside the murky process of campaign contributions and the impact of anonymous donations on the political system.  VIDEO: Could Chimps Cook? Almost. Scientists found that chimpanzees have the patience and foresight to hold off on eating raw food and put it in a device that seems to cook it.  Related Article For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World NEWS ANALYSIS Greece's Alliances Fade in European Debate About Its Debt Crisis By JIM YARDLEY The promise of the leftist Greek government to roll back German-led austerity policies has met an unexpectedly unified opposition. Push for Colombians to Stop Farming Coca Falls Short By WILLIAM NEUMAN The effort has gained new urgency since the government's decision last month to halt an American-backed campaign to kill coca crops with spraying. Canada's Forced Schooling of Aboriginal Children Was 'Cultural Genocide,' Report Finds By IAN AUSTEN The country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission published a summary version of a report on the former policy of forcibly removing children from their families for schooling. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. Mississippi Cuts Work Program for Prisoners By ALAN BLINDER State prisoners have been shifted to county jails to perform services for local governments, but the cost has been deemed burdensome for many state budgets. Texas Lawmakers Pass a Bill Allowing Guns at Colleges By MANNY FERNANDEZ and DAVE MONTGOMERY The campus-carry bill, expected to be signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, affects licensed gun users at public and private universities. Two World War I Soldiers Posthumously Receive Medal of Honor By MICHAEL D. SHEAR President Obama said the valor of the Army men - Pvt. Henry Johnson, an African-American, and Sgt. William Shemin, who was Jewish - was receiving belated recognition. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Business Greece Challenges Creditors With New Proposal to Break Debt Impasse By LIZ ALDERMAN Athens unveiled a plan to unlock financial aid, as creditors like the European Commission and I.M.F. were working on their own proposal.  European Leaders Assemble for Urgent Meeting on Greek Crisis Bruised, Herbalife Swings Back at an Accuser By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and BEN PROTESS Both the hedge fund billionaire William A. Ackman and Herbalife have turned to federal authorities to defend against each other.  Dueling Claims From Herbalife and Hedge Fund  Ackman Takes Stake in Nomad Foods, an Acquisition Vehicle Huffington Post in Limbo at Verizon By RAVI SOMAIYA It is not completely clear what Verizon might want with The Huffington Post or how a relationship between them might work. The future role of the site's founder, Arianna Huffington, is also uncertain. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Sports SPORTS OF THE TIMES Sepp Blatter: From Defiant to Defeated in Four Fateful Days By JULIET MACUR After 17 years as FIFA's president, Blatter decided, just days after his re-election, that he did not want to run world soccer anymore after all. SPORTS BUSINESS Sponsors React Meekly to Sepp Blatter's Resignation By RICHARD SANDOMIR World Cup sponsors issued statements that read as if one very careful public relations executive had written several versions of the same message. Tsonga Scratches Out a Win, and a Roland Garros Love Note By BEN ROTHENBERG Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saluted the home crowd after outlasting Kei Nishikori to advance to the French Open semifinals, where he will meet Stan Wawrinka, a victor over Roger Federer. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Review: 'Entourage,' the Screen Is Bigger, but Nothing Is Better By A. O. SCOTT By the time the show reached the end of its HBO run in 2011, it had grown staler than last night's Axe body spray. The passing of a few more years has not improved the aroma. Sale of Old Masters Sets Off an Outcry in Ireland By LORNE MANLY A plan to sell off nine works from the art collection at Russborough House, including two paintings by Rubens, has sparked protest. Review: Jason Derulo Glides Across Genres on 'Everything Is 4' By JON CARAMANICABy JON CARAMANICA With his latest album, Mr. Derulo shows that he is a shameless collaborator, a gleeful regurgitator of styles, and one of the most surprisingly savvy decision makers in pop. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

Dining & Wine Maangchi: YouTube's Korean Julia Child By JULIA MOSKIN Emily Kim, the online star known as Maangchi, is equal parts teacher, linguist and cook. (Article plus video.) Restaurants Add Reservation Cancellation Fees to the Menu By PETE WELLS The dark secret of credit card charges for no-show diners is that almost no one has to pay them.

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