U.S. Effort to Bring Ukraine and Russia to Table Fails
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and STEVEN ERLANGER
Russians and Americans agreed to more talks as the European Union offered aid worth as much as $15 billion over the next two years.
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U.S. Hopes to Ease Ukraine Reliance on Russian Gas
By CORAL DAVENPORT and STEVEN ERLANGER
Natural gas binds Russia and Ukraine, a source of strength for both, but also their greatest vulnerability.
Link to Abu-Jamal Case Dooms Obama Justice Dept. Choice
By JONATHAN WEISMAN
Senators on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile, who was associated with the defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal decades after his conviction in the killing of a police officer.
C.I.A. Officers Face New Inquiry Amid Clash on Detentions
By MARK MAZZETTI
An inquiry into the conduct of Central Intelligence Agency employees began after lawmakers complained that the agency was improperly monitoring the work of staff members of a Senate committee.
College Board Unveils Fundamental Changes to SAT
By TAMAR LEWIN
The company says it is eliminating obligatory essays and is cutting obscure vocabulary words in an effort to make its college admission exams focus on important academic skills.
World Powers Taken to Task Over Horrors in Syria
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
A U.N. panel report, which criticizes the Security Council for inaction, said both sides were committing war crimes.
The New Smoke
E-Cigarettes, by Other Names, Lure Young
By MATT RICHTEL
Products virtually identical to e-cigarettes are known by names like e-hookahs or vaping pens, thwarting efforts by health officials to track their use, especially among young people.
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Suspension at Bank of England Amid Currency Case
By CHAD BRAY
The central bank is looking into whether bank officials knew of potential manipulation of the currency markets.
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Arundhati Roy, the Not-So-Reluctant Renegade
By SIDDHARTHA DEB
Ms. Roy — whose debut novel in 1997, “The God of Small Things,” made her one of India’s most famous writers — has turned again to fiction. But will her politics get in the way?
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Building Blocks
Vision Yields to Reality at Trade Center Hub
By DAVID W. DUNLAP
Clunky fixtures and some rough workmanship in the underground mezzanine detract from what is meant to be breathtaking grandeur at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub.
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What Putin Really Wants
By RUSLAN PUKHOV
Russia doesn’t need to annex Crimea to keep a thorn in Ukraine’s side
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The Man on Horseback
David Brooks and Gail Collins on Putin, Ukraine and how much one person can shape history.
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In Search of the ‘Real Africa’ in Mozambique
Friendly prices — and people — greeted the Frugal Traveler on a visit to Maputo, the country’s chaotic but manageable coastal capital.
Shops and Sweets in Portland, Ore.
The West End neighborhood has produced a wave of boutiques and dining spots.
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Bragging Rights for St. Albans, Queens
Covering three square miles with a population of about 34,900, St. Albans was once home to luminaries including Babe Ruth and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Ugly? It’s a Crowd Pleaser Now
A Philadelphia man’s 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V, an ungainly beast that is hard to miss, is from an era when cars were huge.
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