Aid officials in Sierra Leone say weak coordination among aid groups, government mismanagement and glaring inefficiencies are costing countless lives.

As Ebola Rages, Poor Planning Thwarts Efforts 

“They may appear cuddly and romantic, but foxes are also a pest and a menace,” Mayor Boris Johnson said. Some in London, however, are working to save the animals from harm.

Forget the Hounds. As Foxes Creep In, Britons Call the Sniper. 

Florida State held on to beat Georgia Tech for the Atlantic Coast Conference title and was left waiting to see if the College Football Playoff’s selection committee would dare leave it out of the top four.

Suspense Never Ends for Seminoles

The transfer announced by the Defense Department was the largest single group of inmates to leave the prison in Cuba since 2009.

Uruguay Accepts 6 Detainees Held at Guantánamo

Charges by a violinist with a rival teaching method that Shinichi Suzuki fabricated parts of his biography have jolted the music-lesson world.

Violin World Yowls at Challenge to Fabled Teacher 

David Lat’s novel “Supreme Ambitions” is a court procedural published by Ankerwycke, an American Bar Association imprint aiming to market accessible nonfiction and fiction.

Pleasing the Court With Intrigue

In “God’ll Cut You Down,” John Safran’s simple look at a white supremacist turned into something more.

Black, White and Mystifying in Mississippi

Studios are embracing data tools like PreAct, which use algorithms to analyze data from social media months or more before a film opens.

Hollywood Tracks Social Media Chatter to Target Hit Films

The vision for regulation of the Internet has met with opposition from the N.A.A.C.P. and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, while other civil rights groups support treating Internet access as an essential service.

Obama’s Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups 

Robbie Keane, who scored in the 111th minute, and Landon Donovan, who is set to retire, helped Los Angeles earn the franchise’s record fifth championship.

M.V.P. Ensures a Co-Star Departs on Top 

In his first interview, Dr. Ian Crozier, who was treated for Ebola at Emory University Hospital, speaks of what he saw treating the disease and his near-death experience after he was infected.

An Ebola Doctor’s Return From the Edge of Death 

The recent decisions not to charge white police officers who killed unarmed black men in New York and Missouri illustrate how the justice system can shield the police.

Grand Jury System, With Exceptions, Favors the Police in Fatalities

A North Korea spokesman said the country did not know why Sony was targeted, but he speculated that the attack “might be a righteous deed” by supporters.

North Korea Denies Role in Sony Pictures Hacking

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, joined by the violinist Jennifer Koh, presented the New York premiere of Anna Clyne’s “Rest These Hands” at Carnegie Hall.

Serendipity and Loss, Gracefully Merged

“On the Other Side of the River,” translated from Peretz Hirshbein’s Yiddish original and staged at Here, centers on a young woman whose parents drowned and now feels threatened by rising waters.

Is the Menace the River, or the Man on the Bank?

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s charismatic music director, offered a topsy-turvy program incorporating a Brahms symphony, a Haydn concerto and a Strauss suite.

With an Expressive Flip, a Conservative Lineup Flares to Life 

Corrections appearing in print on Sunday, December 7, 2014.

Corrections: December 7, 2014

The case involves bribes at the state-controlled oil company, and could open President Dilma Rousseff to claims of lax oversight.

Brazil Prepares Indictments in Oil Company Graft Case

The Giants scored on five of their first six possessions, opening up a 17-0 lead before the Titans picked up a first down.

Giants Put End to Seven-Game Skid With a Rare All-Around Effort 

Galapagos Art Space, feeling the squeeze of high rent in New York, is moving its base to Detroit with high hopes.

Born in Brooklyn, Now Making a Motown Move 

There are dozens of openings and events taking place to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Hermitage Museum Anniversary Plans

The Off Broadway comedy about real politicians’ sex scandals will close on Jan. 4.

‘Tail! Spin!’ to Close

Six additions to the cast of “Fish in the Dark” have been announced.

More Casting Announced for Larry David’s Show

At the last day of the Fall North American Championships in Providence, R.I., Sunday, 10 teams battled at the premier event, the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams.

Two-Time Winners at the Senior Mixed Pairs

After Minnesota intercepted Geno Smith’s first pass of the game and returned it for a touchdown, the Jets rallied to tie the score with 23 seconds left in regulation before losing in overtime.

A Wrong Call on Defense, but the Jets’ Offense Is Also to Blame 

Mark Lewis was an American storyteller, actor, and teacher.

December 7, 2014

Headlines from December 7, 2014

As Ebola Rages, Poor Planning Thwarts Efforts

Forget the Hounds. As Foxes Creep In, Britons Call the Sniper.

Suspense Never Ends for Seminoles

Uruguay Accepts 6 Detainees Held at Guantánamo

Violin World Yowls at Challenge to Fabled Teacher

Billboard 200

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That's Christmas To Me

No Fixed Address

Man Against Machine

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for December 7, 2014