Alberto Contador clashed openly with Lance Armstrong at last year’s Tour de France, but he says he is happier with his team this year.

Still Rivals, but This Time Their Colors Reflect That

Brendan Marrocco lost his arms and legs to a bomb in Iraq. A year later, he is walking again and is an inspiration to fellow veterans.

Spirit Intact, Soldier Reclaims His Life

Illinois’s borrow-and-spend mentality has led it to the brink, but still lawmakers opt not to cut budgets or raise taxes.

Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole

A new wave of iPhone applications is giving both sides quick points to use in the debate over the existence of God.

You Say God Is Dead? There’s an App for That

Even after a reduction in troop numbers, American forces will still hunt terrorists after the August deadline that President Obama set for the end of the combat mission in Iraq.

War in Iraq Defies U.S. Timetable for End of Combat

An assessment meant to mirror a decision a family of four in the New York metropolitan area might face found that suburban living cost 18 percent more than urban living.

High-Rise, or House With Yard?

A former  school that housed volunteers working to restore St. Bernard Parish after Hurricane Katrina will house workers helping to clean up the oil spill. 

In a Refuge Haunted by Katrina, BP Swirls In

Many economists build careers on only a few decades’ worth of data. Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart researched eight centuries of financial crises for “This Time Is Different.”

They Did Their Homework (800 Years of It)

When News Corporation bought the parent of MySpace, a question of whether Viacom was ignored as a suitor.

Bidder Beware

The Shea brothers George and Rich transformed competitive eating with a showman’s flair, starting in Coney Island.

Two Men With Imaginations Bigger Than Their Stomachs

The impressions of a traveling man: Reinvention is in the air. People are hanging together. Sometimes they aren’t.

The Great Rupture

BP has paid out about $144 million so far, and the bill is expected to grow exponentially.

Where BP’s Money Is Landing

Young women have been copying Lady Gaga’s wider-than-life eyes, but the contact lenses are contraband, and doctors are concerned.

What Big Eyes You Have, Dear, but Are Those Contacts Risky?

For all the fluidity at Wimbledon in women’s singles, the tournament ended as most predicted.

A Booming Serena Williams Keeps Title

The United States has urged Israel to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, yielding to demands by Arab nations.

Nudge on Arms Further Divides the U.S. and Israel

Germany beat Argentina and advanced to the semifinals for the third straight World Cup.

Germany Shows Its Strength

A mayor who filed a lawsuit over a resort owned by Russia’s security service was jailed and prosecuted.

Russian Mayor Irks Security Agency, and Suffers

Oil production is among the most heavily subsidized businesses, with tax breaks available at virtually every stage of the exploration and extraction process.

As Oil Industry Fights a Tax, It Reaps Subsidies

In a midterm election year, Democrats defending House districts they captured from Republicans are trying to recreate the Obama campaign machinery.

Rougher Road for Democrats With Obama Off Ticket

A theater entry in the Listings pages on Friday about “The Screwtape Letters,” at the Westside Theater on West 43rd Street, misstated the closing date and was erroneously included among “Last Chance” theater entries. The run has been extended, and the play is scheduled to close on Sept. 30, not Sunday.

Corrections

When the hard-throwing rookie Stephen Strasburg takes on the Mets and the knuckleball pitcher R. A. Dickey on Saturday, it will be a contrast in styles, age, temperament and most everything else.

The Mets Prepare to Take On Strasburg

An obituary on Friday about the movie producer Elliott Kastner erroneously credited a distinction to one of his productions, the 1977 movie “Equus.” It was not in fact the first movie with a screenplay by the playwright Peter Shaffer. (“The Public Eye,” in 1972, was the first screenplay for which Mr. Shaffer received screen credit; he also worked on a screenplay for the 1963 film “Lord of the Flies,” although it was not used.)

Ruben Tejada, playing his third straight game at shortstop, called for a pickoff play in the ninth inning that helped the Mets beat the Nationals.

Rookie’s Instincts Help Mets Hold On

With 34-man rosters this season for the first time, fewer deserving players will be left off the teams, making the selection process less difficult than in past years.

All-Star Rosters Are Taking Shape

Mohammad Daoud Oudeh, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Daoud or Abu Dawud, was a Palestinian militant, teacher and lawyer known as the planner, architect and mastermind of the Munich massacre. He served in a number of commanding functions in Fatah's armed units in Lebanon and Jordan.

July 3, 2010

Headlines from July 3, 2010

Still Rivals, but This Time Their Colors Reflect That

Spirit Intact, Soldier Reclaims His Life

Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole

You Say God Is Dead? There’s an App for That

War in Iraq Defies U.S. Timetable for End of Combat

Billboard 200

Thank Me Later

Mojo

Laws Of Illusion

NOW 34

To The Sea

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for July 3, 2010