0,3 Top News Town Meetings Can Have Prayer, Justices Decide By ADAM LIPTAK In a 5-4 decision, the justices said Monday that an upstate New York town may begin its public meetings with a prayer from a chaplain of the month. Obama Aides Tell Executives to Skip Forum By PETER BAKER The White House has pressured the executives of some of Americas largest corporations into canceling plans to attend an economic forum in Russia to be hosted by President Vladimir V. Putin this month. Chasing Death Camp Guards With New Tools By MELISSA EDDY Modern advances being applied to historical crimes include virtual models of Nazi camps to demonstrate what guards would have been able to see from their posts. For more top news, go to NYTimes » ADVERTISEMENT TALLERES LOGISTICOS PALMEROS Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams, with Adam Birnbaum on piano, sings I Cant Give You Anything but Love from the musical revue After Midnight, on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Let Slip the Dolphins of War By PHILIP HOARE Since cetaceans are so smart, we should ask if they want to serve. QUOTATION OF THE DAY Many former guards say that they didnt know anything because they couldnt see from where they were serving. This allows us to go in and look at whether that is true. What could one see from a watchtower? Could you see the chimneys of the crematoria? Could you see smoke? RALF DIETRICH, a prosecutor in Stuttgart, Germany, on the use of virtual technology to link suspects to Nazi-era death camps. Todays Video VIDEO: Chernobyls Toll on Nature Biologist Timothy Mousseau has been studying the lasting effects of radiation on the flora and fauna of Chernobyl, Ukraine. Related Article VIDEO: The Declining Coffee Harvest A fungus called coffee rust has caused declining harvests of Guatemalan coffee in the last two years. Luis Antonio, a coffee bean farmer, says the spread of the fungus is threatening his livelihood. Related Article VIDEO: Devils Food Cake Melissa Clark makes the most devilish of devils food cakes by using two types of frosting: black pepper buttercream and chocolate fudge. Related Article For more video, go to NYTimes/Video » ADVERTISEMENT TALLERES LOGISTIOS PALMEROS World Deadly Clashes Erupt in Ukraine as Troops Push Toward a Rebel-Held City By C. J. CHIVERS and NOAH SNEIDER The interim president of Ukraine said roadblocks were being set up around Kiev, the capital, because of fears of provocation during a holiday later in the week. Polios Return After Near Eradication Prompts a Global Health Warning By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The World Health Organization issued a new alert on the disease, which was once thought to be nearly eradicated, saying three countries had allowed it to spread. Nigerian Islamist Leader Threatens to Sell Kidnapped Girls By ADAM NOSSITER In a video message apparently made by the leader of the Islamist group, Abubakar Shekau called the schoolgirls slaves and threatened to sell them in the market, by Allah. For more world news, go to NYTimes/World » U.S. Mortality Drop Seen to Follow 06 Health Law By SABRINA TAVERNISE The mortality rate in Massachusetts dropped sharply after the state overhauled health care in 2006, a study has found, offering evidence that universal coverage has saved lives, health economists say. Outside Spending Enters Arena of Judicial Races By ERIK ECKHOLM A costly and fierce primary shows how the revolution in financing political campaigns has entered what was the quieter arena of judicial elections. Judicial Nominees Memos on Drones Stirring Bipartisan Concern in the Senate By JEREMY W. PETERS President Obamas choice for a powerful appeals court appointment is in peril from both the left and the right, highlighting how election-year politics are threatening the presidents agenda. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes/US » ADVERTISEMENT TALLERES LOGISTIOS PALMEROS Politics Justices Turn Away Case About Carrying Guns in Public By ADAM LIPTAK The case would have required the Supreme Court to address a question it left open in a 2008 decision that found an individual right to keep guns for self-defense in the home. South Sudan Fighting Rages as Kerry Appeals to Rebel Leader By ISMAIL KUSHKUSH and MICHAEL R. GORDON Secretary of State John Kerry also warned that the United States was prepared to impose sanctions if the leader, Riek Machar, refuses. In Missouri, Republicans Prevail on Tax Bill By JULIE BOSMAN The Republican-controlled State Senate delivered a defeat to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, sending a bill to reduce the top individual income tax rate to the House. For more political news, go to NYTimes/Politics » Business Faltering Target Parts Ways With Chief By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Gregg Steinhafel resigned, felled not only by a broad online attack during the holiday shopping crush, but by wooden performances at the companys stores in Canada and on its website. DEALBOOK Hedge Fund Moguls Pay Has the 1% Looking Up By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON The 25 highest-earning hedge fund managers in the United States took home a total of $21.15 billion in compensation in 2013, according to an annual ranking published on Tuesday by Institutional Investors Alpha magazine. DEALBOOK Sothebys Yields to Hedge Fund Mogul and Allies By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON Sothebys said on Monday that it had ended its fight with Daniel S. Loeb, agreeing to add his three director nominees to its board. Deal Professor: A Truce at Sothebys After a Costly and Avoidable Battle For more business news, go to NYTimes/Business » Technology High-Tech Push Has Board Games Rolling Again By NICK WINGFIELD With eye-popping graphics, visceral action and an online community, video games should have killed tabletop games, but in fact the opposite is true. Balky Wi-Fi Above the Clouds By MIKE TIERNEY Despite problems with in-flight Wi-Fi service, more business travelers are welcoming the chance to stay online in the air. BITS BLOG Apple-Samsung Jury Sticks With Original Total for Damages By BRIAN X. CHEN The federal jury in the latest patent trial involving Apple and Samsung returned to court on Monday to recalculate some of the damages Samsung owed to Apple. Mixed Verdict in Apple-Samsung Patent Fight For more technology news, go to NYTimes/Technology » Sports N.F.L. Prospect From Princeton Hits Right Notes By ZACH SCHONBRUN Caraun Reid, an All-American defensive tackle who is also known for his singing, could become Princetons highest draft pick since 1966. SPORTS OF THE TIMES A Famous Tennis Dad Writes, but Not About Tennis By WILLIAM C. RHODEN Richard Williams, the father of the tennis champions Venus and Serena, publishes a memoir, intending to set the record straight. ROUNDUP Wizards Surprise the Pacers By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington beat host Indiana behind 25 points from Bradley Beal and 22 from Trevor Ariza as the teams Eastern Conference semifinals series got underway. For more sports news, go to NYTimes/Sports » Arts CRITICS NOTEBOOK A Composer Attuned to the Earths Swirling Motion By CORINNA da FONSECA-WOLLHEIM John Luther Adams talks about the genesis of Become Ocean, to be performed on Tuesday at Carnegie Hall, and other environmentally themed works. BOOKS OF THE TIMES Confronting the Inevitable, Graphically By MICHIKO KAKUTANI Using cartoons, texts and photographs in Cant We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Roz Chast writes about her parents and dealing with their decline. An Artists New York Moment By ROSLYN SULCAS Christian Rizzo, a well-regarded figure on the European cultural scene whose works have been sparsely seen in the United States, has two pieces in the Danse festival. For more arts news, go to NYTimes/Arts » N.Y./Region De Blasio Sets a 10-Year Plan for Housing, Putting the Focus on Affordability By MIREYA NAVARRO and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM New York City will commit $8.2 billion in public funds to a 10-year housing plan, while providing affordable homes to thousands of low- to middle-income residents, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. 3 Are Exonerated of Murder in Cases Tied to a Discredited Detective By FRANCES ROBLES and STEPHANIE CLIFFORD The Brooklyn district attorneys request to exonerate the men, who are half-brothers, comes after a review of trial convictions obtained through the work of Detective Louis Scarcella. Woman Found Guilty of Assaulting Officer at an Occupy Wall Street Protest By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. A jury decided that Cecily McMillan, a volunteer labor organizer, intentionally elbowed Officer Grantley Bovell in the eye at a demonstration in 2012. For more New York news, go to NYTimes/NewYork » Science At Chernobyl, Hints of Natures Adaptation By HENRY FOUNTAIN A study of the Chernobyl fallout area has found that some bird species have adapted to the radioactive environment by producing more protective antioxidants, with correspondingly less genetic damage. Video: Chernobyls Toll on Nature Chernobyl: Capping a Catastrophe Spreading the A.P. Gospel to Nurture Scientists and Engineers By KENNETH CHANG A nonprofit organization founded to help improve education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is working with schools to expand the success of advanced placement classes. Still Counting Gulf Spills Dead Birds By MARK SCHROPE New studies suggest that geographical circumstances may have hidden the extent of the bird kill caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, though the effort also illustrates the imprecise science involved in quantifying the toll. For more science news, go to NYTimes/Science » Obituaries George H. Heilmeier, an Inventor of LCDs, Dies at 77 By WILLIAM YARDLEY Mr. Heilmeier in the 1960s helped invent a kind of screen display that used liquid crystals to project images - technology that is now ubiquitous in telephones, digital watches, computer monitors and flat-screen televisions. Jack Agüeros, 79, a Champion of El Barrio, Dies By DAVID GONZALEZ Mr. Agüeros went from a childhood in East Harlem to defending its Puerto Rican people as an antipoverty official as well as celebrating its culture by expanding and moving El Museo del Barrio. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes/Obituaries » Editorials TODAYS EDITORIALS Mr. de Blasios Moon Shot By THE EDITORIAL BOARD If the mayor is going to keep his promise and end the citys crisis of inequality and housing unaffordability, he must go big. And it looks as if hes doing so. A Defeat for Religious Neutrality Protectionism Will Only Hurt France Republicans Have a Grimm Problem For more opinion, go to NYTimes/Opinion » Op-Ed OP-ED COLUMNIST The Streamlined Life By DAVID BROOKS The data on how incoming college freshmen perceive themselves and their futures paint a subtle and sobering picture. Columnist Page OP-ED COLUMNIST Little Genius, Vietnamese Style By ROGER COHEN The American dream may be battered at home but its alive and well in the land of Americas former Communist enemy. Columnist Page OP-ED COLUMNIST She Had to Tell What She Knew By JOE NOCERA The whistle-blower of the University of North Carolina sees a movement brewing in college sports. Columnist Page For more opinion, go to NYTimes/Opinion »
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