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Top News Obama Offers New Standards on Police Gear By MARK LANDLER The White House tried to channel the rage over events in Ferguson, Mo., into a national debate about how to restore trust between the police and the public. In Diplomatic Defeat, Putin Diverts Pipeline to Turkey By ANDREW ROTH President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said South Stream, a major project to deliver natural gas to Europe, would be redirected through Turkey after pressure from the European Union. VIDEO FEATURE Searching for Burmese Jade, and Finding Misery By DAN LEVIN A New York Times documentary and article look at mine workers in Myanmar struggling with poverty and drug addiction even as the country's jade industry is booming because of demand from China. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

Editors' Picks U.S. Antismoking Story That Is Tailored to Native Alaskans By KIRK JOHNSON Michael George Patterson tells of his impending death to Alaskan youths, who have been found to not respond to fear-inducing imagery of disease and shortened life. OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS Why Our Memory Fails Us By CHRISTOPHER CHABRIS and DANIEL SIMONS Just because you think you recall something doesn't mean you do.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Try digging all day with an iron rod and see how you feel." BUM HKRANG, a jade miner and recovering addict in Myanmar who said he had discovered that using heroin helped him work 24 hours straight.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: ISIS' Dark Oil Trade How can ISIS be stopped? Cripple the organization's oil smuggling trade.  VIDEO: Louisiana Runoff: A Blue State Turns Red Mary L. Landrieu, a three-term senator, is in the race of her career against the Republican Bill Cassidy as Louisiana voters head to the polls for a runoff vote on Dec. 6.  VIDEO: Bûche de Noël Melissa Clark and Dorie Greenspan make bûche de Noël with gingerbread spices. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World A French Town Reels After Teenage Girl Vanishes, Apparently to Join Jihadists By SUZANNE DALEY and MAÏA de la BAUME A small but growing number of teenage girls in Europe, enticed by Internet recruiters, have shown amazing determination in their efforts to join jihadists, experts say. U.N. Cuts Food Aid to Refugees From Syria By NICK CUMMING-BRUCEand RICK GLADSTONE The agency said the suspension, taking place immediately, would have "disastrous" consequences for refugees struggling to cope with deprivation. A Long-Sought Fugitive Died Four Years Ago in Syria, Nazi Hunter Says By JODI RUDOREN Alois Brunner was Adolf Eichmann's "right-hand man" and responsible for the deportation of 128,500 Jews to death camps, a top Nazi hunter said. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

U.S. A Week Later, Protesters Remain Vocal on Ferguson, Partly With Silence By MONICA DAVEY, JOHN ELIGON and JESS BIDGOOD On campuses, in streets and outside government buildings, mostly peaceful expressions of anger, including periods of silence and staged "die-ins,' continued over a Missouri grand jury's conclusion.  Protests Around the Country Mark the Moment of Ferguson Shooting Justices Urged to Intervene in Execution of Texas Man By DAVID MONTGOMERY Putting Scott Panetti, who has long shown signs of serious mental illness, to death by lethal injection would be unconstitutional, his lawyers argue. Most College Students Don't Earn a Degree in 4 Years, Study Finds By TAMAR LEWIN A new report says that only 19 percent of students graduated in four years from most public universities and that only 50 of 580 public universities graduated a majority of their full-time students at the four-year mark. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

Politics Republicans Try to Balance Immigration Action While Avoiding a Shutdown By ASHLEY PARKER House Republicans are reviewing a hybrid solution that combines elements of short-term and broader-based spending. Some refuse to rule out a shutdown. Chief Justice Samples Eminem in Online Threats Case By ADAM LIPTAK Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. quoted vivid lyrics in which the rapper appears to be threatening to drown his wife. G.O.P. Aide Quits After Ridiculing Obama's Daughters, Sasha and Malia By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Elizabeth Lauten, a Republican aide, resigned after giving the girls an online scolding for their attitude and outfits at the White House turkey pardon, telling them to show "a little class." For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Gregarious and Direct: China's Web Doorkeeper By PAUL MOZUR and JANE PERLEZ Lu Wei, as the country's new Internet czar, is the ambassador of a policy in which Beijing claims the right to censor content and track users. Report on Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Flaws Finds Lapses at Multiple Points By JAD MOUAWAD While stopping short of a firm conclusion, the regulators' report suggested that manufacturing flaws could have introduced defects that led a battery cell to fail. BITS BLOG Microsoft Buys Acompli, an Email Start-Up By NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft said it acquired for about $200 million Acompli, a young start-up that makes an email application for iOS and Android mobile devices. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology NEWS ANALYSIS To Gain the Upper Hand, Amazon Disrupts Itself By DAVID STREITFELD Though the company's third-quarter revenue fell short of forecasts, it is making moves to become a retail and entertainment one-stop shop. Web Thieves Using Lingo of Wall St. By NICOLE PERLROTH Using flawless English and an insider's knowledge of Wall Street, the cybercriminals have gained access to the inboxes of top health care executives. BITS BLOG Uber Plays Defense Against Privacy Invasion Claims By MIKE ISAAC The ride-hailing start-up responds to accusations that it does not take user privacy seriously. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports To Rescue Image, Ray Rice Turns to Best Ally, the Woman He Hit By RICHARD SANDOMIR Janay Rice negotiated with major networks for an opportunity to make the case that her husband, Ray Rice, is a good guy. ON BASEBALL A Powerful Boost for a Playoff Quest By TYLER KEPNER The Mariners, chasing their first playoff appearance since 2001, took a step toward firming up its right-handed hitting by reaching a four-year deal with Nelson Cruz, an official confirmed. Knicks Prepare to Host the Nets in a Battle of Futility By ANDREW KEH New York's two N.B.A. teams, which meet Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, are turning the city into a mecca of bad basketball. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Sendak's Estate: Debating Where the Things Go By RANDY KENNEDY Lynn Caponera, Maurice Sendak's housekeeper and caretaker for more than 30 years, is pushing ahead to burnish his legacy, amid questions.