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U.S. to Set New Drilling Rule, 5 Years After BP Oil SpillNYT Now

The new regulation on offshore oil and gas drilling, which could be made as soon as Monday, is an attempt by the Obama administration to prevent disasters like the 2010 BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico.


Handshake for Obama and Raúl Castro

The expected encounter held deep significance during a gathering of regional leaders, as President Obama’s move to ease tensions with Cuba has overshadowed the official agenda.


Common Sense

A Do-It-All Era Is to End as G.E. Plans a Return to Its CoreNYT Now

General Electric’s announcement that it will sell off most of GE Capital, its once-sprawling finance unit, is a stark recognition that it has become harder for financial services businesses to make big profits in the postfinancial crisis environment.

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Carbon Monoxide Is Suspected in 4 Deaths in Queens

Jerry Hugel, 83, and his wife, Marie, 80, were found dead in their home, along with a tenant and her friend, after a car was left running in the garage on the lower level of the house.

Boris Khersonsky, a psychiatrist, poet and former Soviet dissident, in his office in Odessa, Ukraine, last month. Credit Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

The Saturday Profile

Russian Poet Helps Ukraine Find New Voice

Boris Khersonsky, a psychiatrist and former Soviet dissident, has long advocated moving away from the idea that Ukrainian nationality should be determined by ethnicity.


Red Sox 6, Yankees 5, 19 innings

After 7 Hours and 19 Innings, One Hit Sinks the Yankees

Mookie Betts’s fly ball drove home Xander Bogaerts, giving Boston the win in the longest game in Red Sox history and the second-longest for the Yankees.



Reviving Cambodia’s Silenced Sounds

The documentary “Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll” sheds a light on the pop scene before the Khmer Rouge’s takeover in 1975.





Film School, for Profit or Not

Entertainment-focused schools are competing for a generation reared on YouTube and GoPro cameras, and racing for relevancy.

The Opinion Pages

Catch the Candidates if You Can

Undeclared presidential hopefuls like Jeb Bush are evading money caps on campaigning, with little to fear from government enforcement.

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