Small labels contend that consolidation by the major record companies has left them squeezed in negotiations with the online music services that now account for a majority of their revenue.

Indie Music’s Digital Drag

A crosshatch of stock holdings allows Japan’s big corporations to protect one another from outside attempts to shake up management. The prime minister has taken aim at the practice.

Shinzo Abe’s Bid to Shake Up Corporate Japan

Many Turks now blame their government for facilitating the rise of extremists in Syria and the new insurgency in Iraq, including the kidnapping of 80 Turkish citizens.

After Opening Way to Rebels, Turkey Is Paying Heavy Price

Representative Charles B. Rangel, seeking a 23rd term, held a slim lead in a fierce battle early Wednesday with State Senator Adriano D. Espaillat in their primary election contest.

In Rematch, Rangel Holds Lead in a Tight House Primary Race

At the first of two Carnegie Hall concerts, Elvis Costello offered an intimate engagement with old favorites and new songs.

Elvis Costello Treats Carnegie Hall to a Solo Show

Iran is directing surveillance drones from an airfield in Baghdad and supplying Iraqi forces with tons of military equipment and other supplies, according to American officials.

Iran Secretly Sending Drones and Supplies Into Iraq, U.S. Officials Say

Two Manhattan galleries are showcasing works from artists based in Detroit, a city whose artistic history has been too often unsung.

The Lively Soul of a Decaying City

The news division said it would give George Stephanopoulos responsibility for breaking news and elections, while Ms. Sawyer will focus on investigations.

ABC Anchor Shift Signals Morning’s Triumph

Revised estimates of first-quarter gross domestic product show it was the worst quarter since the recession ended five years ago.

Economy in First Quarter Was Worse Than Everybody Thought

The United States Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Aereo, a streaming TV service, had violated broadcast network copyrights — a decision that may ultimately mean the end of the start-up.

Aereo Loses at Supreme Court, in Victory for TV Broadcasters

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the vast amount of data contained on modern cellphones must be protected from routine inspection.

Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cellphones

A new app from 2wice Arts Foundation is based on choreography by Justin Peck of New York City Ballet.

You’re the Choreographer, an iPad’s Your Stage

Jabari Parker’s decision to forgo formal missionary work for the N.B.A. raised eyebrows among some fellow Mormons, but others say he will still be an ambassador for his church.

For Many Mormon Athletes, Mission Is to Play

At Italy’s men’s fashion week, craftsmanship and pride stood out.

Italy Gets Real

The wife of the TV megaproducer Aaron Spelling has a new book out, just one of her many endeavors.

Another Spelling Production

The New York Asian Film Festival, opening on Friday, features 60 feature films.

Little in Common, Save a Continent

The 34-year career of the violinist Glenn Dicterow as the New York Philharmonic’s concertmaster is concluding with his solo performance in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.

Team Player Is Honored With a Solo

In Des Moines, members of a band of young male gardeners hope that the plants don’t die before they get old.

Botany’s New Boys

The actress’s handmade stone-encrusted renovation may take the rest of her life to complete. Gaudí would be impressed.

Melissa Leo’s Theater in the Round

ESPN’s World Cup coverage has brought attention to the show “Men in Blazers,” hosted by two Englishmen.

At World Cup, Two Unknowns Are Surprise Stars

In “Girl Meets World,” Disney Channel tries to strip away Internet conventions.

Disney Hopes New (and Nostalgic) Formula Will Draw Tweens

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, June 25, 2014.

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Corrections appearing in print on June 25, 2014.

Corrections: June 25, 2014

The search engine company announced plans to incorporate its Android operating system into autos and wearable computers.

Google Unveils Ambitious Android Expansion at I/O Conference

Maybe the rare-instruments market is showing signs of coming back to earth a bit, or maybe Sotheby’s and Ingles & Hayday simply asked for too much money for a fiddle.Whatever the reason, the “Macdonald” viola — a rare Stradivari viola — failed to attract a buyer when a sealed-bid sale came to an end on Wednesday and no one had offered to pay the record $45 million asking price.

Rare Stradivari Viola Fails to Attract Buyer

Nigel David McKail Ritchie-Calder was a British science writer and climate change skeptic.

Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1931)

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Ana María Matute Ausejo was an internationally acclaimed Spanish writer and member of the Real Academia Española. In 1959, she received the Premio Nadal for Primera memoria. The third woman to receive the Cervantes Prize for her literary oeuvre, she is considered one of the foremost novelists of the posguerra, the period immediately following the Spanish Civil War.

Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (born 1925)

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Ivan Stepanovych Plyushch was a Ukrainian politician. He thrice served as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, from 9 July to 23 July 1990 (acting), from 5 December 1991 to 11 May 1994, and from 1 February 2000 to 14 May 2002.

June 25, 2014

Headlines from June 25, 2014

Indie Music’s Digital Drag

Shinzo Abe’s Bid to Shake Up Corporate Japan

After Opening Way to Rebels, Turkey Is Paying Heavy Price

In Rematch, Rangel Holds Lead in a Tight House Primary Race

Elvis Costello Treats Carnegie Hall to a Solo Show

Billboard 200

Lazaretto

Platinum

Frozen

Just As I Am

The Fault In Our Stars

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for June 25, 2014