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Newtown Shooting | The Victims

Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
Dylan Hockley, 6
Madeleine Hsu, 6
Catherine Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6

James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison Wyatt, 6

Rachel Davino, 29: Teacher
Dawn Hochsprung, 47: School principal
Nancy Lanza, 52: Mother of gunman
Anne Marie Murphy, 52: Teacher
Lauren Rousseau, 30: Teacher
Mary Sherlach, 56: School psychologist
Victoria Soto, 27: Teacher

Source: Connecticut State Police

Children Were All Shot Multiple Times

Gunman Fired His Way Into School in Connecticut

By JAMES BARRON

On a day of mourning, details emerged about how but not why the school attack in Connecticut had happened, including acts of bravery on the scene.

A Mother, a Gun Enthusiast and the First Victim

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and RAVI SOMAIYA

Nancy Lanza loved guns, and it was one from her collection that was apparently used to take her life.

Justice Dept. Shelved Ideas to Improve Gun Background Checks

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

A detailed 2011 proposal listed steps to reduce the risk of guns falling into the hands of mentally ill people and criminals.

Debate on Gun Control Is Revived, Amid a Trend Toward Less Regulation

By MICHAEL COOPER

Supporters and opponents of stricter gun laws are asking whether the carnage might change the terms of debate.

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A Kabul jewelry shop. Officials are concerned about gold being flown out of Afghanistan.

Officials think at least some of the gold being sent to Dubai is tied to illicit activities that have come to define the economy in Afghanistan.

Egypt Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and KAREEM FAHIM

A polling site in Cairo on Saturday. Lines were long as a referendum on an Islamist-backed charter got off to an orderly start.

The main group aligned with President Mohamed Morsi predicted ratification of a constitutional referendum after Egyptians voted peacefully and in large numbers.

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Art Fairs, Full of Bling if Not Fire

By ROBERTA SMITH

Sculptures by William O’Brien on display at the Frieze Art Fair on Randalls Island.

The expansion of the art world beyond its traditional boundaries has reached new extremes with the proliferation of art fairs.

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Generator of Dreams

By MOLLY HASKELL

Consummate professional: Lyle Talbot, circa 1930.

Margaret Talbot writes about her father, the actor Lyle Talbot, in “The Entertainer,” and Richard Lingeman writes about Hollywood paranoia in “The Noir Forties.”