The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia SECTIONS 4/23/14, 7:14 PM Subscribe to Home Delivery SEARCH U.S. Wednesday, April 23, 2014 WORLD U.S. NEW YORK BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL Today’s Paper OPINION Personalize Your Weather SPORTS SCIENCE ‘Net Neutrality’ Turnaround as F.C.C. Plans for a Fast Lane 226 Comments As Ukraine Deal Frays, Halting Start to Military’s Push By ANDREW ROTH and NEIL MacFARQUHAR 4:26 PM ET A promised Ukrainian military effort to reassert control in the restive east got off to a shaky start, while an international agreement reached last week frayed even further. Child Pornography Restitution Is Too Severe, Justices Rule By ADAM LIPTAK 2:20 PM ET The Supreme Court ruled that a $3.4 million award to a http://www.nytimes.com/ VIDEO Rick Friedman for The New York Times Springing Forward, and Its Consequences OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Negotiating Asia’s Troubled Waters America Should Step Back from the East China Sea Dispute Interfaith Panel Criticizes 9/11 Museum Film By SHARON OTTERMAN The advisory group objected to the portrayal of Islam in a documentary film used in an exhibit at the soon-to-open National September 11 Memorial Museum. 331 Comments THE UPSHOT In Poll, South Opposes Health Law, and Its Repeal By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ALLISON KOPICKI 3:59 PM ET A poll in four states showed broad distaste for the law, but found people would rather have it improved than repealed. By WU XINBO The United States not only supports the Japanese position over the islands but prods Japan to be more aggressive toward China. Dowd: A Saint, He Ain’t Edsall: Scandals Republicans Like Friedman: It’s All About May 25 Fixes: Bangladesh’s Chance to Get It Right Bittman: Why Care About McCutcheon? Taking Note: The Real Reason Red States Won’t Expand Medicaid By CARL ZIMMER 1:45 PM ET The biologist Richard Primack, left, has found that with rising temperatures and carbon dioxide changing seasonal timetables, many plants are flowering earlier and longer. All Sections OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Editorial: Racial Equality Loses at the Court 73 Comments The latest accord between Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization appeared more serious than past attempts, experts said, and came as hopes faded for a resolution to peace negotiations with Israel. FASHION & STYLE The worst thing the United States could do is push Tokyo to compromise with Beijing in the face of Chinese pressure. Planned new rules would allow an Internet provider to negotiate separately with content companies and charge them for priority service. 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