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Top News U.S. Airstrike in Libya Targets Planner of 2013 Algeria Attack By ERIC SCHMITT The strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a former Al Qaeda leader and the mastermind of a 2013 terrorist seizure of an Algerian gas plant that left 38 foreign hostages dead, American and Libyan officials said.  Jihad 'Prince,' a Kidnapper, Is Tied to Raid (Jan. 17, 2013) NEWS ANALYSIS The Trans-Pacific Partnership and a President's Legacy By PETER BAKER The 12-nation deal President Obama has been negotiating in Asia could be imperiled, not by uncertainty abroad, but by challenges at home trying to convince Democrats of the deal's importance. Bid by Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to Avoid Arrest Is Tested in South Africa By NORIMITSU ONISHI A South African court issued an interim order to prevent the Sudanese president from leaving the country after the International Criminal Court sought his arrest on genocide charges. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks What You're Reading in The Times We're developing a feature that shows what articles readers are following, minute to minute, across our platforms. OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Stop Revering Magna Carta By TOM GINSBURG The document's fame rests on huge myths. But those myths have become their own reality.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The myth of Magna Carta lies at the whole origin of our perception of who we are as an English-speaking people, freedom-loving people who've lived with a degree of liberty and under a rule of law for 800 years. It's a load of tripe, of course. But it's a very useful myth." NICHOLAS VINCENT, a professor at the University of East Anglia and author of a book on the document.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: Take Care, Mr. Elson Times Documentaries presents the story of one man's hard path to health insurance in the age of the Affordable Care Act.  Related Article For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World With Little Fanfare, Mexican Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and PAULINA VILLEGAS The Supreme Court of Mexico has said laws on the books in most of the country's states are discriminatory, but gay couples still need costly injunctions from lower courts in order to wed. Magna Carta, Still Posing a Challenge at 800 By SARAH LYALL Presented by 40 indignant English barons to their treacherous king in 1215, it has endured as perhaps the world's first and best declaration of the rule of law. But some say that theory is a misreading of history. Zoo Animals on the Loose in Tbilisi After Flooding By NEIL MacFARQUHAR At least 12 people have been reported dead, and heavy rains destroyed the enclosures of the Georgian city's main zoo. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. A SHIFTING MIDDLE America's Seniors Find Middle-Class 'Sweet Spot' By DIONNE SEARCEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF Those between 65 and 74, supported by Social Security, pensions and investments, have fared better than most other groups outside the superrich. Hope and Despair as Families Languish in Texas Immigration Centers By JULIA PRESTON Federal officials say a large immigration center in Texas is crucial to averting another mass influx, but the women there find the detention taking a severe toll. California's Water Czar, Part Empathetic Confessor and Part Friendly Scold By ADAM NAGOURNEY Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of California's Water Resources Control Board, has become the face of the state's crackdown on water abusers. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics FIRST DRAFT Hillary Clinton Urges Obama to Listen to Democrats on Trade Deal By PATRICK HEALY Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday said President Obama should work with congressional Democrats and make changes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that reflect their concerns about protecting American jobs and wages. Same-Sex Parents' Rights May Be Unresolved After Justices' Ruling By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD A Supreme Court endorsement of gay marriage would still leave many parents fighting to share custody of their same-sex partner's children.  The Same-Sex Marriage Decision: What's at Stake for Couples The Same-Sex Marriage Decision: What's at Stake for Couples By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD If the Supreme Court rules for same-sex marriage, gay spouses will benefit in terms of taxes, estate planning, federal benefits and medical decision making. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Fears of Greek Default Rise as Weekend Talks on Debt Payment Break Down By JAMES KANTER and LANDON THOMAS Jr. The lack of progress increases the possibility that Greece will be forced to default on its mountain of debt, with 1.6 billion euros owed to the International Monetary Fund on June 30. Under Armour Is Swinging for the Stars By SYDNEY EMBER As the sportswear maker finds itself in business with two of the hottest athletes in the country, it is still figuring out how best to capitalize on those relationships. Nature Helps Squeeze Out a Little More Mileage By MIKE TIERNEY Old Car City in Georgia has turned junk cars into rusty works of art, becoming a mecca for photographers. Other salvage companies have adapted to the computer age. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Virtual Reality Headsets Raise Very Real Concerns By NICK WINGFIELD Users of the new generation of these devices will have to navigate the physical and emotional challenges of their real-life and simulated surroundings, often at the same time. Engaging Movie Fans, From Teaser to Premiere By MICHAEL CIEPLY A California start-up helps studios cultivate potential audiences' enthusiasm with early sales of tickets and movie-related products. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports WARRIORS 104, CAVALIERS 91 N.B.A. Finals: Stephen Curry and Warriors Aren't Short on Big Shots By JOHN BRANCH Curry made 7 of 13 3-point shots and scored 37 points as Golden State pulled away from visiting Cleveland in the fourth quarter and closed in on its first N.B.A. title since 1975. Women's World Cup: First Opponents to Face the Fury of U.S. Players? Older Siblings By JERÉ LONGMAN Top athletes tend to have older siblings, research shows, and that is true of 17 of the 23 players on the United States roster, many of whom showed a competitive drive from an early age. Race After Race, Teenager Crosses Finish Line, Then Collapses By ROB HARMS Sam Peterman, who has a condition that causes her to faint after running, falls into her father's arms almost every time she crosses the finish line - often after having won the race. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Judd Apatow's New Book Is a Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy By JASON ZINOMAN The director's lively collection of interviews with comedians is an entertaining portrait of how stand-up has changed from its first boom in the 1980s to its current one. At Art Basel, a Powerful Jury Controls the Market By GRAHAM BOWLEY Six jurors decide which galleries get to show their art at this influential Swiss fair, where billions of dollars' worth of art is for sale.    Interactive Graphic: The Art Basel Fair: A Tough Club to Crack Review: In 'The Qualms,' a Sex Party Winds Up Being All Talk By CHARLES ISHERWOOD This comedy, the latest play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning provocateur Bruce Norris, is directed by Pam MacKinnon at Playwrights Horizons. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

New York Concern for the Men Still Behind Bars as Lockdown Continues By MICHAEL WINERIP Clinton Correctional Facility has not allowed visitors since two men escaped a week ago, prompting concerns from family members about how life has changed on the inside. Cuomo to Announce Investigation of Prison Escape By JESSE McKINLEY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to announce an investigation by the state inspector general into how two convicted murderers escaped the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. Rent Regulations on New York City Apartments Expire on Monday By SUSANNE CRAIG State legislators had not reached an agreement on the law, which currently covers nearly one million city dwellings. For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Media & Advertising John Carroll, Editor Who Reinvigorated the Los Angeles Times, Is Dead at 73 By JONATHAN MAHLER Mr. Carroll, a widely admired newspaper editor, restored the reputation and credibility of The Los Angeles Times in the early 2000s even as he fought bitterly with the paper's corporate parent. THE WORKING LIFE At Gawker Media, New Economy Workers Strive to Form a New Kind of Union By RACHEL L. SWARNS Workers at the digital media outlet made headlines with their decision to form a union, but they say they are simply looking for a way to provide some stability in a turbulent industry.  More Working Life Columns For more media and advertising news, go to NYTimes.com/Media »

Obituaries Nek Chand, Creator of a Sculpture Kingdom in India, Dies at 90 By NIDA NAJAR Mr. Chand's life work was the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, which comprises fountains and sculptures, many of them made from found objects. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

Editorials EDITORIAL Workers Betrayed by Visa Loopholes By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The H-1B visa program does not require companies to recruit American workers before looking overseas. EDITORIAL China's Unsettling Stock Market Boom By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The sharp increase in stock prices could put the financial system at risk of big losses. EDITORIAL New Jersey Needs to Raise the Gas Tax to Repair Bridges and Roads By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Christie should show leadership by fixing crumbling infrastructure with a gas tax for New Jersey. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR A Federation for Hong Kong and China By CHIN WAN Forget "one country-two systems." It's time to rethink the relationship between the city and the mainland. OP-ED COLUMNIST Jeb Bush and Single Mothers By CHARLES M. BLOW Policies that fight poverty, provide sex education and encourage parental involvement would all help alleviate a crisis that needn't be so severe. OP-ED COLUMNIST Democrats Being Democrats By PAUL KRUGMAN The Davos Democrats who argued against progressive policies have lost much of their political grip. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

ON THIS DAY On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River. See this Front Page | Buy this Front Page

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