California Dream Meets Dry Reality NYT Now

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A punishing drought is forcing a reconsideration of whether the aspiration of untrammeled growth that has for so long been the state’s driving engine has run against the limits of nature.

By ADAM NAGOURNEY, JACK HEALY and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
Photographs by DAMON WINTER

A Town in Norway and Its Pipeline to Jihad in SyriaNYT Now

By ANDREW HIGGINS 5:08 AM ET

After at least eight young men from a single neighborhood in Norway left for Syria, local officials were left pondering: Why it is that certain areas generate a disproportionate number of jihadists?

Islamic State Seizes Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria NYT Now

Bush as Inevitable Choice? Republicans Say Not So FastNYT Now

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MAGGIE HABERMAN

Three months into what allies once called a “shock and awe” drive to dominate the Republican presidential field, Jeb Bush’s early campaigning looks like the juggernaut that wasn’t.

G.O.P.’s Support of Israel Deepens as Contributions Shift NYT Now

Election in Ferguson Carries the Hope of a ‘New Tomorrow’NYT Now

By JOHN ELIGON

Activists in Ferguson, Mo., are looking to City Council elections on Tuesday to change the face of the mostly black city’s predominantly white political leadership.

Sold at Birth and Now Using DNA to Unlock a Secret PastNYT Now

By KIRK JOHNSON

Gertrude Pitkanen Van Orden delivered and sold babies in Montana from the 1920s through the 1950s, leaving secrets that have fueled a search for origins and answers, in some cases lasting decades.

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Victims of Financial Wrongdoing Need a Stronger S.E.C.NYT Now

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

The Securities and Exchange Commission lacks the power to extract fines equal to the losses of harmed investors.

Sunday Book Review: ‘The Sympathizer’NYT Now

In this week’s issue, Philip Caputo reviews “The Sympathizer,” Viet Thanh Nguyen’s debut novel about Vietnam; and reviews of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s “Heretic,” three new books about ISIS, “Becoming Steve Jobs” and more.

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Revenge by Wisconsin Ends Kentucky’s Bid for PerfectionNYT Now

By ZACH SCHONBRUN

The Badgers handed the Wildcats their first loss of the season and advanced to the university’s first title game since 1941. Wisconsin lost to Kentucky in last year’s Final Four.

Duke Beats Michigan State, Advancing to Title Game NYT Now

Seeing a Cash Cow in Museums’ Precious ArtNYT Now

By DOREEN CARVAJAL

As budgets are pinched and business falters, public museums and companies across Europe are seeking to make ends meet by auctioning off artworks.

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