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By MARK LANDLER, ALISSA J. RUBIN, MARK MAZZETTI and HELENE COOPER

Interviews with administration officials suggest President Obama was forced by the rapid deterioration of security in Iraq to abandon his reluctance to use military force.

By ALISSA J. RUBIN, TIM ARANGO and HELENE COOPER

Defense officials expressed confidence that they could stop the advance of Sunni militants on the Kurdish capital of Erbil.

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Opinion | Thomas L. Friedman

In an interview, President Obama made clear he is going to involve America more deeply in places like Iraq only to the extent that communities there agree to an inclusive politics.

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS

The president, addressing critics in both parties, asserted that the U.S. has a "strategic interest" in fighting ISIS.

By JODI RUDOREN and ISABEL KERSHNER

Israel and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border air assaults after a three-day cease-fire expired, but the renewed violence seemed less about meeting military goals than about jockeying for leverage in talks that had made little progress.

By BEN STRAUSS and MARC TRACY

A federal judge decided Friday in the so-called O'Bannon case, the most prominent lawsuit lodged against college sports' governing body, that the N.C.A.A.'s current rules violate federal antitrust law.

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By MANNY FERNANDEZ

The state's reliance on a New Mexico abortion clinic is being disparaged by the law's critics in a federal lawsuit, who say that would be contrary to a recent ruling in Mississippi.

By STEPHANIE STROM

While farmers in India once left cashew apples to rot, some are now selling them as the source of what Pepsi hopes could be the next coconut water.

By JEFF SOMMER

The Treasury note fell to 2.42 percent with some analysts contending the decline was a response to current events.

By JENNIFER MEDINA

Prompted by noise complaints and safety concerns, Newport Beach, Calif., approved a moratorium on new jetpack businesses, dashing the hopes of would-be operators.

By MARC SANTORA and NATE SCHWEBER

Among the questions left unanswered when Michelle Lodzinski was charged this week with killing her son, Timothy Wiltsey, 23 years ago: What led the authorities to charge her with the boy's murder after all this time?

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The federal government must crack down on the auto lending industry's all-too-common risky and deceptive practices.

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By SERGE SCHMEMANN

Boiling points in Iraq, Gaza and Ukraine accompany the spread of a disease in West Africa.

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