“Stardust” is a sprawling, effects-laden fairy tale with the thundering stamina of a marathon horse race.

When Stars (Celestial) Fall, and Stars (Hollywood) Fly

Savers used to respond to financial panics with runs on banks. Now the targets are the securities that have replaced banks as the prime generators of credit.

A New Kind of Bank Run Tests Old Safeguards

The Refco case is raising the question of how much responsibility is borne by those who are complicit in fraud cases.

Is Fraud O.K., if You Help Just a Little?

John Daly’s three-under-par 67 in an event he won 16 years ago put him in second place at the P.G.A. Championship.

Daly Shows Field That Practice Is Not Necessary

Consumer goods companies are using their products’ packages as 3-D ads to grab shoppers’ fickle attention.

Product Packages Now Shout to Get Your Attention

The Long Island fisherman who is widely recognized as the inspiration for the movie “Jaws,” and its shark hunter character, Quint, still has a taste for the monsters of the deep.

Shark Hunter of ‘Jaws’ Fame Is Back as an Old Man of the Sea

The Giants have been playing out the string for months, even though playing host to the All-Star Game and Barry Bonds’s home run chase made them strangely relevant.

In San Francisco, Celebrations Make Way for Reality

Steve Nash spends most of the year running the point for the Phoenix Suns, but in the off-season he can be found playing soccer in rec leagues in New York.

It’s a Vision Thing for Nash in Soccer and in Basketball

The junky, clunky, grimly unfunny “Rush Hour 3” isn’t the worst movie of the summer. But it’s an enervating bummer nonetheless.

It’s Tucker vs. Chan, Round 3

A report says that in some cases, the city’s child welfare agency received warnings that children were in danger but never fully acted on that information.

Agency Lags in Protecting Children, Report Says

On Thursday, stocks on Wall Street suffered their biggest one-day decline since February. Indexes fell more than 2 percent across Asia in early trading today.

Mortgage Losses Echo in Europe and on Wall Street

At least three other suspects  were still being sought in the murder of three young people and the wounding of a fourth.

Man and Youth Held in Killings of 3 in Newark

Behind what seemed like a well-orchestrated triumph in the apparent deal to sell Barneys New York was a bitter rift between the C.E.O. and board of its owner, Jones Apparel Group.

The Feud Behind the Sale of Barneys New York

In a painful new reality for an important part of Iraq’s population, professionals who fled elsewhere in the Middle East are finding it difficult to make ends meet.

Well-Off Fleeing Iraq Find Poverty and Pain in Jordan

Sledding, skating, luge and hockey: The city’s sports scene is no slave to the calendar.

A Summer of Endless Winter in Lake Placid, N.Y.

The storm in New York this week highlighted yet again deficiencies in how the M.T.A. gets information to people.

In a Crisis, Subway Riders Get Little Guidance

The cleanup began in southwestern Brooklyn on Thursday, one day after a tornado swept through the area.

Wind-Damaged Brooklyn Begins to Straighten Up

Three couples were bent on eating and relaxing their way down a 30-mile stretch of the Mississippi River.

Life on a Big River in a House That Floats

Gen. Pervez Musharraf backed away from declaring a state of emergency after a gathering storm of pressure.

Facing a Furor, Pakistan Rejects Emergency Rule

The Mets and Braves have played four series this season and Atlanta has taken 8 of 12 games, including Thursday afternoon’s contest at Shea Stadium.

Braves Snatch Another Series From Mets

At a second home, discovering an orchard can mean finding a little corner of Eden.

In the Grove

Amid a volatile market, rumors of shaky hedge funds or overexposed private equity firms are running rampant as investors try to guess which will fall next.

Shaky Markets Prompt Rumors of Who’s in Trouble

Deutsche Telekom, the largest phone company in Europe, reported a fifth consecutive decline in quarterly profit after a strike led to more fixed-line customer losses. 

Germany: Strike Affects Telecom

Nilas Martins, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and the son of Peter Martins, the company’s master in chief, pleaded guilty yesterday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct stemming from his arrest there on July 3, when he was charged with felony possession of cocaine. City Court Judge Douglas Mills sentenced Mr. Martins, 40, to 40 hours of community service and ordered him to undergo a drug and alcohol test. Outside of court, his lawyer, E. Stewart Jones Jr., said Mr. Martins welcomed the test. “He does not use drugs,” Mr. Jones said. “He has not used drugs. He will never, ever use drugs.” He added that Mr. Martins took the plea to protect another, unidentified person who was with him in his car when he was arrested by a passing police officer in Saratoga Springs, where the company was in summer residence.

Dancer Pleads Guilty

Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna will write a children’s book for HarperCollins. The book, as yet untitled, to be published in English and Spanish in the spring, is set in a school where a mischievous little boy learns the fun of reading with the help of his teacher. An announcement yesterday from HarperCollins said the story, with illustrations by Denise Brunkus, is loosely based on the authors’ experiences as teachers. Their net proceeds and a portion of the publisher’s proceeds are to go to two national teacher programs.

Two Bushes in a Book Deal

Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler was an American military serviceman and electrician. He was trained with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.

Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1925)

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James Esdras Faust was an American religious leader, lawyer, and politician. Faust was Second Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 until his death, an LDS Church apostle for 29 years, and a general authority of the church for 35 years.

James E. Faust, American lawyer and religious leader (born 1920)

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Jean Rédélé, was an automotive pioneer, pilot and founder of the French automotive brand Alpine.

Jean Rédélé, French race car driver and pilot, founded Alpine (born 1922)

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Anthony Howard Wilson was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4.

August 10, 2007

Headlines from August 10, 2007

When Stars (Celestial) Fall, and Stars (Hollywood) Fly

A New Kind of Bank Run Tests Old Safeguards

Is Fraud O.K., if You Help Just a Little?

Daly Shows Field That Practice Is Not Necessary

Product Packages Now Shout to Get Your Attention

Billboard 200

NOW 25

Hairspray

Planet Earth

Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

T.I. Vs T.I.P.

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for August 10, 2007