U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Libya in Wake of Crackdown

By HELENE COOPER and MARK LANDLER

The U.S. moved to increase diplomatic pressure on Libya, suspending relations and imposing unilateral sanctions.

Qaddafi Forces Violently Quell Capital Protest

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and KAREEM FAHIM

The bloodshed heightened a standoff that has pitted Colonel Qaddafi against a spreading rebel force and increasingly alarmed international community.

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Baseball Gave $25 Million Lifeline to Mets

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and DAVID WALDSTEIN

Major League Baseball’s intervention is yet one more sign of the distress plaguing the team’s owners, Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz.

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G.O.P. Stopgap May Avert Federal Shutdown

By CARL HULSE

The threat of a shutdown eased as House Republicans proposed a stop-gap measure that Democrats said could be acceptable.

Seeking to Weed Out Drivel, Google Adjusts Search Engine

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Google’s change is a tacit acknowledgment that an industry devoted to gaming search results had increasingly managed to pollute the search engine by pushing less relevant sites higher.

Graying Audience Returns to Movies

By BROOKS BARNES and MICHAEL CIEPLY

An older audience has made a reassertion of its multiplex power, giving Hollywood a glimpse of its graying future.

Abuse Suspects, Your Calls Are Taped. Speak Up.

By WILLIAM GLABERSON

Many suspects in domestic violence crimes end up confessing to, berating and threatening those on the other end of the line, providing evidence against themselves.