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Top News In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A. By ERIC LICHTBLAU With the secret FISA court's approval, the National Security Agency is collecting data not only on terrorism cases but also other foreign intelligence issues like nuclear proliferation and cyberattacks. 2 Die and Many Are Hurt as Plane Crashes in San Francisco By NORIMITSU ONISHI and RAVI SOMAIYA An Asiana jetliner from South Korea crashed and caught fire, killing two people and injuring more than 180 others.  Graphic: Where Asiana Flight 214 Came to Rest Morsi Spurned Deals, Seeing Military as Tamed By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and MAYY EL SHEIKH The abrupt end of Egypt's first Islamist government was the culmination of months of escalating tensions and ultimately futile American efforts to broker a solution to keep President Mohamed Morsi in office. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks BUSINESS Slide Show: Virginia, for Wine Lovers At Barboursville Vineyards, an 870-acre vineyard and winery in Barboursville, Va., an Italian winemaker is bent on making world-class wines. Related Article | Interactive Map OPINION | Opinionator | Private Lives Why I Donated My Stool By MARIE MYUNG-OK LEE Transplanting the stool from one person into the digestive tract of another seems, well, repulsive, but sometimes it makes a lot of sense.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "This is how it is with a revolution. You have to bear with us." RANIA AZAB, an adviser to the Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, on conlicting reports that Mr. ElBaradei had been named Egypt's new prime minister.

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World Cracks Emerge as Egyptians Seek Premier By BEN HUBBARD Within hours of reports that Mohamed ElBaradei had been chosen as prime minister, Egypt's powerful ultraconservative Islamist party said it would refuse to work with him. The Lede: Video Shows Street Violence in Egypt  Video: Egypt's Leadership Void Service Brings Scorn to Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Enlistees By ISABEL KERSHNER As Israel presses ahead with plans phase out a draft exemption, hard-line elements are fighting back by ostracizing the few thousand Haredi already serving. Activist Who Documented Syrian War's Toll Became Its Victim By ANNE BARNARD, HWAIDA SAAD and HANIA MOURTADA A relentless chronicler of unrest, Fidaa al-Baali was among the first to show his face on camera, and his own trajectory reflected the shift in the Syrian conflict. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

U.S. A Painful Mix of Fire, Wind and Questions By FERNANDA SANTOS and JACK HEALY Investigators are beginning the task of unraveling how a routine afternoon of cutting fire lines along the edge of a community in Arizona became the deadliest day for wilderness firefighters in 80 years. PETA Finds Itself on Receiving End of Others' Anger By MICHAEL WINERIP The high-profile group still euthanizes most of the animals at its shelter in Virginia, even as a "no-kill" movement that promotes adoption grows rapidly.  Slide Show: PETA Under Fire From 'No Kill' Groups Conservatives' Aggressive Ad Campaign Seeks to Cast Doubt on Health Law By JEREMY W. PETERS Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, will begin running television commercials asserting that the law will limit Americans' health care choices. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics In Wyoming, a Cheney Run Worries G.O.P. By JONATHAN MARTIN Liz Cheney, the oldest daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has made it clear that she wants to run for the United States Senate seat now held by Michael B. Enzi, a fellow Republican. Economic View Austerity Won't Work if the Roof Is Leaking By ROBERT H. FRANK Fear about government debt has put the brakes on much American infrastructure investment, even when the future benefits far outweigh the repayment costs. Russian Official Says Venezuela Is the 'Best Solution' for Snowden By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD The comments by the Russian lawmaker, Aleksei Pushkov, seemed to reflect the Kremlin's increasing desire to be rid of Edward J. Snowden. Venezuela Offers Asylum to Snowden For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Virginia Wines: In the Old Dominion, a New Terroir By ADRIENNE CARTER Putting Virginia on the world's wine map will take persistence, in the vineyards and the marketplace.  Interactive Map: A Nation of Wineries  Slide Show: Virginia, for Wine Lovers A Sports Agent With Hollywood in His Blood By BROOKS BARNES His grandfather was a mighty Hollywood force, but Casey Wasserman has chosen the sports world for making his mark, with a rapidly growing management and marketing firm. Prototype In Cargo Delivery, the Three-Wheelers That Could By CLAIRE MARTIN A small freight company in Portland, Ore., makes its deliveries not with semitrailers but with electric-assisted trikes.  Slide Show: Pedal-Powered Delivery For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology A Trip to Camp to Break a Tech Addiction By MATT HABER In the woods, tech-addled adults can break the bonds of the digital world, at least temporarily, and return to the glories of color wars and real (not Facebook) friends. The Kumbaya Connection for Grown-Ups App City Looking for Fun in All the Queens Places By JONAH BROMWICH A new app introduced by the borough's Chamber of Commerce serves as an all-purpose tour guide, but it isn't comprehensive. More App City Columns Bits Blog The Price of Amazon By DAVID STREITFELD Bookselling was once a local business. Now Amazon has a larger market share of new and used printed books than any company has ever. That gives it extraordinary power. Amazon Cuts Back Discounts For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports On Baseball Yankees' Jeter Enjoys Visit to Mountains but Hopes for Short Stay By TYLER KEPNER Derek Jeter, beginning a rehabilitation assignment, played five innings for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre against Lehigh Valley but did not get to test his ankle much. Mets' Wright Earns Start in All-Star Game By ANDREW KEH The Mets' David Wright and Matt Harvey made the N.L. squad for the July 16 game at Citi Field. Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera will represent the Yankees. Extra Bases: All-Star Wonder Is Not All Fun and Games On Tennis Murray Has Won a Tournament at Wimbledon, but Not This One By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Andy Murray, who won the gold medal at the London Olympics, would be the first British man to win the British Grand Slam event in 77 years. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Love's Labors, Published By JOEL LOVELL The writer David Rakoff raced to complete his last work, a novel written in rhyme, before succumbing to cancer. With the help of friends, he beat the clock. Fox's Experiment in Animated Living By JON CARAMANICA The network is racing to develop new animated shows that could one day be on a par with "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy." The MacFarlane-Simpsons Bet

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