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Top Stories: Mark Landler and Peter Baker called Obama's speech at the Newtown vigil "surprisingly assertive." 

World: The European Union has now mandated that tea labeled Darjeeling must come from the Darjeeling region of India. 

U.S.: Schools across the country deal with the after-effects of the Sandy Hook shooting. 

New York: Even before the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook elementary, Newtown served as a microcosm for the gun control debate in the country, pitting hunters and "discreet gun owners" against "assault weapon enthusiasts."

Business: Economic optimism is spreading, but it may be curtailed by Washington. 

Technology: Networks aimed at preschoolers are focusing on apps for youngsters. 

Sports: Steubenville, Ohio, has been upended by a rape case involving its lauded high-football team, and an alleged sexual assault that played out on social media. 

Opinion: Bill Keller on Nelson Mandela. 

Television: Jon Caramanica on the music of Nashville, the television show he says is a "sneaky front for traditionalist values." 

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Esther Zuckerman