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Saudi Arabia has voiced support for American efforts to nourish Afghanistan’s democracy, but it has also lavishly funded Sunni extremism under various guises. In 35 years, the U.S. economy has more than doubled, but new research shows close to zero growth for working-age adults in the bottom 50 percent of income. Drawing on history, Walter Scheidel of Stanford argues in a coming book that only all-out war might fundamentally alter how resources are distributed. Ronald Gasser, who admitted to killing the former N.F.L. player, was arrested on Monday and charged with manslaughter after the police initially freed him. Half of 30 sets of so-called noise-limiting headphones and earbuds tested did not restrict volume as much as their manufacturers promised. A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse. Speaking at MacDill Air Force Base, President Obama defended his approach to fighting wars while thwarting terrorist plots and protecting civil liberties. A nasty debate over how to pay for the terminal has spilled out in public and has drawn in city and state officials from New Jersey and New York, with accusations flying on both sides. Lydia Polgreen, who was overseeing The Times’s global expansion, will replace Arianna Huffington as the site’s top editor. Twitter announced the year’s biggest topics and tweets in news and politics, but matters of identity and safety were also prominent. Phil Jackson, who introduced mindfulness exercises after becoming team president, now leads the sessions himself. Alonzo Knowles, 24, stole unreleased music and movie and television scripts, as well as nude images, and tried to sell them for thousands of dollars. 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