The bombing was the deadliest insurgent assault since the new Shiite-led government was installed in May.

Car Bomb Kills More Than 60 in Iraq Market

It's the Fourth of July on a patch of blacktop in Forest Hills, Queens. Do you know where your point guard comes from?

World Court: Basketball in Queens

Israel stepped up its campaign to pressure the Palestinians for the release of an Israeli soldier, who was said to be in stable condition.

Israeli Airstrike Over Gaza Hits Premier's Office

With its wrongheaded display of cultural objects, Paris's new Musée du Quai Branly seems almost engineered to ignite controversy.

A Heart of Darkness in the City of Light

With and without Radiohead, Mr. Yorke is a purveyor of beautiful anxieties, as proven in his first solo effort, "The Eraser."

With Radiohead, and Alone, the Sweet Malaise of Thom Yorke

Language barriers in the workplace can result in miscommunication and conflict.

The Economy May Be Global, but Not Languages or Culture

Many elderly who rely on a program that aids areas known as "naturally occurring retirement communities" are worried that funds may be cut.

In the Land of Gray Hair, Anxiety, Then Accord

Novice sailors cruise along the Carian coast to friendly villages, unusual cafes and Cleopatra's beach.

In Turkey, Sailing Into the Exotic on a Blue Cruise

What began as a farewell to the American tennis icon Andre Agassi turned, quite unexpectedly, into a farewell to American tennis at Wimbledon.

Fond Send-Off for Agassi, Mass Exodus by Americans

The history of Racine, Wis., like that of the nation as a whole, is also the story of how a community comes to grips with globalization.

On Lake Michigan, a Global Village

Oliver Stone's 9/11 film revisits the horror of ground zero. This time the survivors are leading the way.

Oliver Stone's 'World Trade Center' Seeks Truth in the Rubble

Among S.U.V.'s, it is the very British Range Rover that the gentry aspire to, even if it's essentially a Jeep with an upper-crust accent and better clothes.

You'll Pay for the Rover Pedigree

It spooks foodies, parents and nutritionists alike. But is high-fructose corn syrup really that bad?

A Sweetener With a Bad Rap

With about $1 billion each, Warren E. Buffett's children have been propelled into the top ranks of philanthropy.

Buffett Children Emerge as a Force in Charity

Why employers shouldn't bring down the curtain on older workers.

The Best Part Comes in the Third Act

The Supreme Court decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld could devastate the Bush administration's main legal justifications for its campaign against the terrorist threat.

The Court Enters the War, Loudly

The new Range Rover Sport is so seductive that it might wash anxieties about global warming and oil right out of your mind.

A Likable Heir to the Throne

By the standards of North Beverly Park, the gated community where Irena Medavoy and her husband live, their home — 11,000 square feet in an East Coast traditional style — actually is cozy.

Paradise Bought in Los Angeles

With top riders suspended from the Tour de France in a drug scandal, Thor Hushovd of Norway won the prologue, followed by the American George Hincapie.

The Tour Opens, Trying to Leave Scandal Behind

Cities are increasingly putting lobbyists on retainer to leverage their local tax dollars into federal tax dollars.

Hiring Federal Lobbyists, Towns Learn Money Talks

Gov. Jon S. Corzine shut down the state's government for the first time in its history because of a budget impasse.

Corzine Orders New Jersey Government Shutdown

As the dust settled on a consequential Supreme Court term, the question remained whether it was now the Roberts court. The answer: not yet.

Roberts Is at Court's Helm, but He Isn't Yet in Control

TO escape the frenetic pace of city life, Troy and L. Camille Thornton need only slip out through the glass door of their bedroom in SoHo. There, tucked away on an expansive deck, sits a verdant garden of rose of Sharon, lavender and andromeda, along with Hinoki cypress, Japanese maple and cherry trees, artfully displayed in jardinieres and wooden planters.      ''Every morning when I wake up, I look out at the garden, and it gives me peace,'' said Ms. Thornton, a vice president of Atlantic Records who helped design the 400-square-foot urban oasis outside their two-bedroom condominium at 65 Thompson Street.  

Rethinking the Balcony

Street Level column on situation at Pelham Parkway Houses apartment complex in Bronx, where many elderly residents rely on program that aids 'naturally occurring retirement communities'; funds were cut, elderly protested and City Council approved budget that included $1 million for NORC programs that had lost city money; drawing (M)

Cities and towns across country are increasingly putting lobbyists on retainer to win federal financing; number of public entities hiring private firms to represent them in Washington has nearly doubled since 1998 from 763 to 1,421; lobbyists for local governments have boomed alongside growth in 'earmark' appropriations; some critics say new ubiquity of lobbyists paid with public money perverts basic democratic tenets; graphs; photo; chronology (L)

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July 2, 2006

Headlines from July 2, 2006

Car Bomb Kills More Than 60 in Iraq Market

World Court: Basketball in Queens

Israeli Airstrike Over Gaza Hits Premier's Office

A Heart of Darkness in the City of Light

With Radiohead, and Alone, the Sweet Malaise of Thom Yorke

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The Big Bang

Taking The Long Way

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High School Musical

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