BOX-ENGINEERING: Jeb Bush Team Plots a Vast Effort to Win Florida in 2016

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Jeb Bush Team Plots a Vast Effort to Win Florida in 2016

By MICHAEL BARBARO

As former Gov. Jeb Bush moves toward a presidential run, a plan is in place to neutralize the threats that could make him more vulnerable in a state that has vexed Republicans in national elections.

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Cruz Plans to Announce Presidential Bid Monday, Aide Says 9:46 AM ET

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New Afghan Leader Offers Hope of More Stable U.S. Relations

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MATTHEW ROSENBERG10:54 AM ET

When President Obama meets this week with Ashraf Ghani, he will finally be sitting across from an Afghan leader who is not suspicious or openly belligerent toward his American allies.

City Mourns at Funerals for 7 Young Victims of Fire

By SHARON OTTERMAN 2:26 PM ET

The seven children killed in a fire in Brooklyn, ages 5 to 16, will be remembered at funeral services this afternoon; their mother and one surviving sister are hospitalized.

Brooklyn Fire Kills 7 Children, City’s Worst Toll Since ’07

Programs Focus on Frequent Hospital Patients to Cut Costs

By SABRINA TAVERNISE12:24 PM ET

Some of the most expensive patients — so-called super utilizers of hospital care — rack up costs for avoidable reasons. A patchwork of experiments across the country are trying to better manage these cases.

Raeda Taha’s one-woman show has drawn crowds and critical acclaim since it opened in Beirut last month. CreditDiego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times

A Protégée of Arafat, Alone Onstage

By BEN HUBBARD and HWAIDA SAAD 1:22 PM ET

A play by Raeda Taha, who became like a daughter to Yasir Arafat and worked as his press secretary, focuses on the clash between Palestinians’ public struggle and private suffering.

From Minneapolis to ISIS: An American’s Path to Jihad

By SCOTT SHANE

The progression of a Minnesota man suggests that the Islamic State may rely on recruiters inside the United States and shows how hard it is to predict who will be swept away by ideological fervor.

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ISIS Urges Killing of U.S. Service Members

Decision to Close Women’s College Stirs a Small Uprising

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG 2:20 PM ET

Students, teachers and alumnae of Sweet Briar, a women’s liberal arts school in Virginia, are stunned by the decision to shutter the college, and some are rallying to try to save it.

In Front of Judges, Godfathers Become Grandfathers

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD

A generation of geriatric gangsters known as “oldfellas” can be found in court displaying catheter bags or discussing the state of their kidneys in hopes that a judge will agree to a short sentence.