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Top News After Indicting 14, U.S. Vows to End Graft in FIFA By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD and MATT APUZZO Hours after indicting 14 people, the Justice Department and prosecutors for the Eastern District of New York pledged to rid the international soccer organization of systemic corruption. Sepp Blatter: In Charge, but Left Unscathed By JONATHAN MAHLER As FIFA's leader, Mr. Blatter has been praised for extending soccer's reach to less developed nations but has also been widely criticized as tone-deaf and dictatorial. F.C.C. Chief Seeks Broadband Plan to Aid the Poor By REBECCA R. RUIZ The plan will suggest sweeping changes to a $1.7 billion subsidy program charged with ensuring all Americans have affordable access to advanced telecommunications services. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks SPORTS Graphic: How the Indicted Officials Fit Into FIFA Here are the high-ranking soccer officials and sports executives caught up in the FIFA investigation, as well as some of the schemes detailed in the Department of Justice indictment that alleges widespread corruption over the past two decades. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor We Need More Nurses By ALEXANDRA ROBBINS The more patients they cover, the sicker we get.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Sir, I'm just calling you to say that we're going to need you to come to your door and open it for us, or we're going to have to kick it in." Concierge at the Baur au Lac hotel during the arrest of FIFA officials.

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World Sunnis Fleeing ISIS Find Few Doors Open Elsewhere in Iraq By TIM ARANGO Many Iraqi Shiites are looking with distrust at Sunni civilians displaced by attacks by Sunni militants in the Islamic State. H.I.V. Treatment Should Start at Diagnosis, U.S. Health Officials Say By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Federal health officials announced the new guidelines after a clinical trial showed pronounced benefits for people put on antiretroviral drugs as soon as they learned they were infected. Armed With Google and YouTube, Analysts Gauge Russia's Presence in Ukraine By MICHAEL R. GORDON An independent report that draws on publicly available videos, photographs and satellite images has concluded that Russia is continuing to conduct military operations inside Ukraine. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. Nebraska Bans Death Penalty, Defying a Veto By JULIE BOSMAN Nebraska became the first conservative state in 40 years to ban the death penalty after legislators voted to override the governor's veto. Hundreds Form Search Parties to Seek Survivors in Texas Floods By MANNY FERNANDEZ and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA The death toll from an unusually severe set of storms in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana reached as high as 19, with more than a dozen people missing. Penn State, Finding Harassment and Hazing, Suspends Recognition of a Fraternity By ASHLEY SOUTHALL The university withdrew its recognition of Kappa Delta Rho's chapter for three years, after members posted images of drugs, hazing and nude, unconscious women on a secret Facebook page. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics Rick Santorum Announces New Presidential Bid, and New Focus on Middle Class By TRIP GABRIEL A former senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Santorum was the runner-up in the 2012 Republican primary race, buoyed by the support of social conservatives, but has had little traction this time. Immigration Overhaul May Be in Limbo Until Late in Obama's Term By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Justice Department officials said they would not ask the Supreme Court for permission to carry out the president's immigration program while a fight over presidential authority plays out in the lower courts. For This Hillary Clinton Listening Tour, Few Hugs but Much Note-Taking By AMY CHOZICK Hillary Rodham Clinton lacks some of the political gifts of her husband, and her campaign events can feel staged. But they are producing revealing moments. The Upshot: Senate Votes That Divided Clinton and Sanders For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business I.R.S. Data Breach May Be Sign of More Personalized Schemes By PATRICIA COHEN Some experts warned that the theft might be a prelude to more targeted schemes aimed at duping taxpayers into handing millions of dollars over to criminals. Charter Customers Say Bigger Isn't Likely to Mean Better By HILARY STOUT Despite recent improvements in consumer satisfaction ratings, many of the cable company's subscribers believe a merger won't improve service. Borrowing to Replenish Depleted Pensions By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH Cities and states facing ballooning obligations in public workers' retirement plans are finding increasing appeal in an arbitrage play in the bond markets. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Google and Apple Adjust Strategies on Mobile Payments By MIKE ISAAC and BRIAN X. CHEN Google is set to unveil a payments initiative for merchants and a refashioned consumer app, while its rival reportedly plans a rewards program for Apple Pay. State of the Art A Murky Road Ahead for Android, Despite Market Dominance By FARHAD MANJOO Android is the most popular operating system in the world by far, but it is under siege by low-end upstarts and fares poorly versus Apple's iOS in ad revenue. Gadgetwise Keeping Your Classic Tech Devices Running By J. D. BIERSDORFER From house calls to mail-in service, there is a repair option out there for your cherished but obsolete gadgets. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports Chuck Blazer, a Soccer Bon Vivant Laid Low By JERÉ LONGMAN A long-time soccer power broker had an enormous appetite for expensive meals, luxury travel, and, according to federal authorities, corrupt self-enrichment. On Baseball Noah Syndergaard Is Front and Center in Mets' New Six-Man Rotation By TYLER KEPNER The Mets have lots of pitchers, and now they have to sell those pitchers on the virtues of a six-man rotation. Blackhawks 5, Ducks 2 Blackhawks Hold Off Ducks to Force Game 7 By BEN STRAUSS Chicago broke open a scoreless game with three quick strikes against Anaheim, once again summoning resilience while facing elimination. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Review: ASAP Rocky Returns to a Haze in 'At.Long.Last.ASAP' By JON CARAMANICA In his second album, the rapper avoids the sometimes fleet, sparkly sound of his debut record, understanding that his true selling point is his aesthetic perspective. Review: Mulder Meets Manson in NBC's Compelling 'Aquarius' By ALESSANDRA STANLEY David Duchovny stars as a homicide detective in 1967 Los Angeles in a show punctuated with music and seen through the smoky filter of a 1940s film noir. David Duchovny Returns With a New Series Shadowing Jason Matthews, an Ex-Spy Whose Cover Identity Is Author By CHARLES McGRATH Once a C.I.A. officer, Mr. Matthews keeps his special skills agile and writes novels about spies. His new book, "Palace of Treason," comes out on Tuesday. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

New York Goodbye F.A.O. Schwarz: Toy Lovers Prepare for Store's Closing By JAMES BARRON For millennials, news of the planned July closing was disquieting; it was almost as if the fantasy stage set of childhood was about to be demolished. Yemeni-Americans, Thrust Into Limbo, Say U.S. Embassy Unfairly Revokes Passports By LIZ ROBBINS American citizens, lawyers say, are essentially rendered stateless by the embassy in Sana, Yemen, for no apparent reason other than their Yemeni origin. Theft of Copper Cables Disrupts Service on A and C Subway Lines By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and MICHAEL WILSON Service was suspended between the Rockaway Boulevard and Broad Channel stations Wednesday morning, after at least 500 feet of cable was stolen from the A train tracks near Howard Beach. For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Fashion & Style Flying Above Expectations, With Valentino's Name for a Net By VANESSA FRIEDMAN Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli are trying to avoid the straitjacket that comes with a signature look. Hospitable Till It Hurt By JACOB BERNSTEIN After playing host to Senator Ted Cruz, the hoteliers Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass come under fire from gay activists. Ryan Roche Is Crafting on Her Own Terms By RUTH LA FERLA The designer, a CFDA Award finalist, is turning her knitwear line into a thriving brand. For more fashion news, go to NYTimes.com/Fashion »

Obituaries Hugh Ambrose, Historian Who Wrote 'The Pacific,' Dies at 48 By MARGALIT FOX The historian began his career as a researcher for his father, Stephen E. Ambrose; his best-selling history became an Emmy Award-winning mini-series. Walter Byers, Ex-N.C.A.A. Leader Who Rued Corruption, Dies at 93 By BRUCE WEBER Mr. Byers forged a moneymaking colossus built on student-athletes but ultimately decried the college sports world as corrupt and unfair. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

Editorials Editorial FIFA's Corruption Stains World Soccer By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Short of proof to refute evidence of misconduct and swift action to protect migrant workers, the award of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar should be withdrawn. Editorial The Death Penalty Ends in Nebraska By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Lawmakers, recognizing reality, make Nebraska the first predominantly Republican state to ban capital punishment in four decades. Editorial Notebook Talking About Peace, When Despots Don't Care By SERGE SCHMEMANN A march across the DMZ into South Korea raises the question of what kinds of peace efforts work. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed Op-Ed Columnist Let's Do Some Railing By GAIL COLLINS One person's waste is another person's ride home. Columnist Page Op-Ed Columnist Polluted Political Games By NICHOLAS KRISTOF Here's what can be done to bring the dark money of politics into the sunlight in time for the 2016 elections. Columnist Page Op-Ed | Mark Bittman Can We Finally Treat Food Workers Fairly? By MARK BITTMAN If you run a business that's dependent on labor at the poverty level, it isn't a viable business, from either a moral or practical point of view. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

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