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Default Threat Makes Impasse in Washington a Global Fear

By STEVEN ERLANGER

Five years after a financial crisis in the United States helped spread a deep global recession, much of the world again fears it could be collateral damage.

Libyan Suspect Settled Down After Years on the Run

By CARLOTTA GALL

Abu Anas al-Libi, apprehended by American forces this weekend in Tripoli, Libya, was living freely after years of pulling his family through war zones and frequent flight.

Raids Show the Limits of U.S. Military Strikes

Egypt Hit by Three Brazen Attacks in New Mayhem

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

A state security building after a car bombing on Monday in the Sinai town of El-Tor that killed two police officers and injured nearly 50 other people.

A day after dozens were killed in clashes, foes of the military-backed government carried out attacks including a deadly ambush of six soldiers near the Suez Canal.

Dozens Are Killed in Street Violence Across Egypt

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Documenting Malala’s Transformation

By ADAM B. ELLICK

The story of how Malala Yousafzai went from being a quiet 11-year-old to a spokeswoman for girls’ education to a victim of the Taliban to a Nobel Prize candidate.

Greek Government Forecasts Budget Surplus

By NIKI KITSANTONIS

With its draft budget for next year, Greece offered some hope that it could emerge from a six-year recession.

3 Americans Win Joint Nobel Prize in Medicine

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

The work of James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof involved the transport system of cells.

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Argentina Debt Case

By ADAM LIPTAK

Argentina had appealed a lower court’s decision in favor of hedge funds that held bonds the country defaulted on.

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Spiritual Leader in Israel, Dies

By ISABEL KERSHNER

Rabbi Yosef was a fiery figure in Israeli politics who, as the leader of the Shas Party, fought for the interests of Jews of North African and Middle East origin. He was 93.

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Profiles in Science

Focusing on Fruit Flies, Curiosity Takes Flight

By JAMES GORMAN

Michael Dickinson is passionate about flies. He has studied their brains, muscles and flight, with an emphasis on the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.

For Michael Dickinson, a MacArthur prizewinning scientist, the humble fruit fly is a dream machine, and its brain a treasure trove of complexity that should be studied for its own sake, not just insight into humans.

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Energy-Saving Secret of Jellyfish

By JAMES GORMAN

A jellyfish contracts its open bell and pushes water behind it, propelling itself forward. When the bell fills again, it gets a secondary, no-effort, thrust.

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Editorial: Fixing Immigration

Cohen: A Jew Not Quite English Enough

Krugman: The Boehner Bunglers

Latitude: The Anxiety of Exodus
Arts »

A Few Controversies Amid Oscar Entries

A record 73 countries plus Hong Kong, the Palestinian territories and Taiwan offered submissions for for the foreign-language Oscar.
Opinion »

Op-Ed: The Graveyard at Europe’s Doorstep

The scope of suffering in the waters off Sicily raises troubling questions.

Sports »

Rising Star Displays Truth Behind the Hype

Adnan Januzaj of Manchester United showed why everybody wanted him.
Opinion »

Op-Ed: Erdogan Stokes the Sectarian Fires

Erdogan does not seem concerned about threats to Turkey’s social cohesion; instead, he is focused on threats to his own rule.

Technology »

Not as Digitally Native as You Think

Fewer than one-third of young people in the world are “digital natives,” according to a report billed as the first global look at the phenomenon.
Opinion »

Editorial: The Fight Against Al Shabab

The homegrown Qaeda-linked extremists in Somalia pose a security threat that needs containment by international allies.

Dining & Wine »

Czech, Texan or All-American? (All 3)

Originally a snack in Central Europe, the kolache has never stopped evolving.