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Top News U.S. Is Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in Eastern Europe By ERIC SCHMITT and STEVEN LEE MYERS The proposal, if approved, would represent the first time since the end of the Cold War that the United States has stationed heavy military equipment in Eastern Europe. Beyond the Chokehold: The Path to Eric Garner's Death By AL BAKER, J. DAVID GOODMAN and BENJAMIN MUELLER After the fatal confrontation with the police on Staten Island was captured on video, the focus on an officer's chokehold left many questions unexplored. Labor's Might Seen in Failure of Trade Deal as Unions Allied to Thwart It By NOAM SCHEIBER The labor movement's unusual cohesion across various sectors of the economy helped derail the trade deal in Congress.  Business Leaders React With Dismay to Defeat of Trade Bill  News Analysis: Washington Dysfunction, With a Twist: Democrats Desert Their President For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks OPINION | OP-ED COLUMNIST Baseball and Black History By FRANK BRUNI An extraordinary group of kids travels from South Philly to Selma, using America's pastime as a bridge to the future. SCIENCE Aid to Women, or Bottom Line? Advocates Split on Libido Pill By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ANDREW POLLACK While some feminists lend heft to a campaign for a pill to bolster women's libido, other groups opted not to join the campaign, concerned that calls of gender bias would undermine what should be an impartial scientific process.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We clearly need a fundamental change of course, to protect the earth and its people - which in turn will allow us to dignify humanity." CARDINAL PETER TURKSON, of Ghana, who oversaw the drafting of Pope Francis's first major teaching letter, which is on the theme of the environment and the poor and is being released on Thursday.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: Bill Cunningham | Flames in the Garden Some of the 600 guests at the Frick Collection's lawn and garden party wore the vibrant orange color of a painting that was the focus of the festivities.  VIDEO: Deluxe Cheesecake Sam Sifton recreates Craig Claiborne's classic cheesecake recipe. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World Pope Francis to Explore Climate's Effect on World's Poor By JIM YARDLEY When Francis releases his first major teaching letter on the theme of the environment and poverty, he may redefine a secular topic as a matter of morality. Australian Leader Is Pressed on Whether Migrant Smugglers Were Paid to Turn Back By MICHELLE INNIS Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to confirm or deny whether the government paid smugglers to turn a boat full of migrants back to Indonesia. 6 Guantánamo Detainees From Yemen Are Transferred to Oman By CHARLIE SAVAGE The move of the Yemenis, who were lower-level prisoners held for 13 years, reduces the number held at prison in Cuba to 116. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. Dallas Gunman Killed After Attack on Police Headquarters By MANNY FERNANDEZ and ASHLEY SOUTHALL The suspected gunman who attacked Police Headquarters from inside an armored van and left bags filled with pipe bombs around the building was shot and killed by a police sniper. Sheriff's Report Provides New Details on Tamir Rice's Death, but Leaves Questions By MITCH SMITH and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. A lengthy report by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department does not answer whether a Cleveland police officer issued a warning before firing on the 12-year-old boy. RETIRING Paying Off the Mortgage Is Becoming Harder for Older Workers By ELIZABETH OLSON A steep drop in home prices, high consumer debt, unexpected expenses and other factors keep workers from owning their homes outright before retiring. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics Hillary Clinton, in Roosevelt Island Speech, Pledges to Close Income Gap By AMY CHOZICK "I'm not running for some America," Mrs. Clinton said at a rally at which she denounced Republican economic policies. "I'm running for all Americans." FIRST DRAFT The Chat: Hillary Clinton's Rally Speech, Instantly Analyzed By PATRICK HEALY and MAGGIE HABERMAN The former first lady and secretary of state promised to "wage and win four fights" - to improve the economy, to help families, to improve national security and to overhaul campaign-finance rules to revitalize American democracy. Jeb Bush Works to Recover From a Shaky Start By JONATHAN MARTIN and PATRICK HEALY As he prepares to make his candidacy official on Monday, Jeb Bush, a former governor of Florida, finds himself part of a pack of candidates and the target of questions about his competence. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Business Dynasties Try to Pass the Torch Without Dropping It By DAVID GELLES As Rupert Murdoch prepares to hand the chief executive role of 21st Century Fox to his son James, he is undertaking what is often a hazardous task. When Private Equity Firms Give Retirees the Short End By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Some private equity funds receive discounts on legal, accounting and other outside work, but their pension fund investors must pay full price, or more. WEALTH MATTERS Tough Choices for Succession in the Family Business By PAUL SULLIVAN When it's time for founders to pass the torch, a fallout can occur, leaving adult children feeling slighted. But proactive steps can help ease the transition. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Gawker's Moment of Truth By JONATHAN MAHLER Gawker Media, which built a digital empire on snark, now finds itself confronting the same challenges as the establishment media companies it once aimed to upset. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports SPORTS OF THE TIMES At Women's World Cup, Tie Leaves U.S. on Solid Footing, but It Needs Goals, Too By JULIET MACUR With Abby Wambach not starting for the first time in more than a decade, the United States women's team preached calm after it couldn't get on the scoreboard against Sweden on Friday. Sundays on the Old Course at St. Andrews: No Golfers Allowed By SAM BORDEN Visitors may find it odd that the course is closed to golfing on a weekend day, but the edict is a sacred part of the course's traditions. Lost Brother in Yosemite By JOHN BRANCH Dean Potter jumped. Graham Hunt followed. Potter's longtime girlfriend snapped photographs. Then came confusion, hope and despair. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts 'Dope' Revisits the 'Hood, With Joy and Wit By JON CARAMANICA The film is a repudiation of and a reconciliation with streetwise black cinema of the early 1990s, movies like "Juice," "Boyz N the Hood" and "Menace II Society." Brothers of 'The Wolfpack' Step Out of Their World By CARA BUCKLEY The documentary, directed by Crystal Moselle, follows a group of siblings who were locked up in their Manhattan apartment for years. 25 Years of Drawn & Quarterly, Champion of Female Cartoonists By DANA JENNINGS Back in 1990, comics pretty much looked like a Y chromosome. The Montreal publisher Drawn & Quarterly changed the landscape.

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