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reviewed by The Wall StreetJournal. That involvement vio-lated conflict-of-interest policies,said Ceana Nezhat, the associa-tion’s president at the time, in aMay 7 email to its executive di-rector and medical director.

“Given the importance of COIsurrounding this topic,” hewrote, referring to conflicts ofinterest, “and the potential pressinvolvement in dissecting COIs ofour board members in relation tomorcellation, I am shocked theorganization would allow theirown policies to be ‘flexible.’ ”

In responses emailed throughTurn to DEVICE page A8

mains safe when performed byexperienced, high-volume sur-geons.”

Doctors read the reportclosely for guidance on use ofmorcellators, which cut up andremove tissue through small in-cisions. What they didn’t know:An AAGL executive officer whoreceived consulting fees from amorcellator maker had weighedin before publication.

The officer, New York surgeonArnold Advincula, joined theAAGL board’s final discussions ofthe report, raising concernsamong some in the group’s lead-ership, according to documents

Last May, as controversymounted over a surgical devicecalled the power morcellator, aprofessional association for sur-geons issued a report defendingthe tool.

A month earlier, the U.S. Foodand Drug Administration hadwarned the device risked spread-ing cancer in surgeries such ashysterectomies. But the May re-port, from the AAGL—formerlyknown as the American Associa-tion of Gynecologic Laparosco-pists—said morcellation “re-

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Egyptian planes bombed Is-lamic State targets in Libya inretaliation for the beheading of21 Egyptian Christians, open-ing a new front in the conflictwith the extremists. A1, A5Talks between Athens andEuropean creditors over a fi-nancing deal collapsed, height-ening uncertainty over Greece’sfuture in the eurozone. A1 The Ukraine truce unrav-eled in a strategic town as anadvance by Russia-backed reb-els all but cut off thousands ofUkrainian soldiers. A6 Danish police arrested twomen accused of helping a gun-man behind two deadly terrorattacks in Copenhagen. A7Tens of thousands rallied inCopenhagen, with many vow-ing to defend free speech. A7 French police detainedfive teenage boys for ques-tioning over the desecrationof a Jewish cemetery. A7 Forces in Yemen loyal tothe ousted president seizedbuildings in the city of Aden,escalating a civil conflict. A8 Frigid air stretched fromMinnesota to Georgia. A win-ter storm brought snow andice to the mid-Atlantic. A3A train carrying crude de-railed and caught fire inWestVirginia, leaking oil into a riverand forcing evacuations. A3Washington became thefirst state to extend the sign-up deadline for health insur-ance until mid-April. A4Died: Leslie Gore, 68, singer-songwriter famed for teen hits.

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Egyptian warplanes bombedIslamic State targets in Libya onMonday in retaliation for the be-heading of 21 Egyptian Chris-tians, opening a new front in thebroadening conflict with the

fast-expanding extremist group.Egyptian President Abdel Fat-

tah Al Sisi urged the U.S.-led co-alition fighting the extremistgroup in Iraq and Syria to followhis lead and take “necessarymeasures” to combat the organi-zation’s growing profile in Libya,the strife-torn nation on hiscountry’s western border.

In response to Egypt’s call, aU.S. defense official said onlythat the U.S. has a long-standingmilitary-to-military relationshipwith the Egyptians. “We lookforward to continuing that rela-

tionship,” the official said.Egypt’s early morning air-

strikes took place just hours af-ter Mr. Sisi, speaking on nationaltelevision late Sunday, saidEgypt would choose the “neces-sary means and timing to avengethe criminal killings,” for whichIslamic State claimed responsi-bility in a grisly video releasedon Sunday.

The Egyptian president’s re-quest for expanded coalition mil-itary efforts highlights one as-pect of the emerging debateover the new authority President

Barack Obama seeks from Con-gress to wage military actionagainst Islamic State.

Mr. Obama wants a three-year“authorization for the use ofmilitary force” that doesn’t im-pose a geographic limit on U.S.operations against Islamic State.Several prominent lawmakershave said the authorizationshould geographically restrictoperations to prevent a U.S.president from expanding Amer-ican involvement.

Egyptian Foreign MinisterSameh Shoukry announced he

would travel to Washington toparticipate in a three-day anti-terrorism summit Mr. Obamawill convene at the White Houseon Wednesday. Representativesof more than 60 countries areexpected to attend.

The apparent slaughter of theChristians, members of themostly Orthodox Coptic commu-nity in Egypt, marks IslamicState’s deadliest attack againstforeigners outside the territory

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BY TAMER EL-GHOBASHY IN CAIROAND MATT BRADLEY IN BEIRUT

Egypt Strikes Islamic State in LibyaMission to retaliate forbeheading of Christianshighlights militants’broadening reach

BRUSSELS—Negotiations overhow to keep Greece afloat brokedown abruptly Monday, demon-strating a wide gulf betweenAthens and its European credi-tors and triggering a new,heightened state of uncertaintyabout the country’s future insidethe currency bloc.

The collapse in talks amongeurozone finance ministersleaves Greece and its lendersracing to reach a new financingdeal for the indebted country be-fore its existing bailout plan ex-pires. The ministers called offthe negotiating session just afew hours after it began, sayingGreece left them little hope ofsecuring an agreement.

The ministers, in turn, pre-sented the new left-wing govern-ment in Athens with an ultima-

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BY GABRIELE STEINHAUSERAND STEPHEN FIDLER

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Claire Koch is proud of herhard-earned physique. So shewasn’t bothered when her jeanswent up a size or when a seamsplit on her pencil skirt.

But when the 27-year-old stu-dent weighed herselfafter a recent shower,she lost it.

“I wrapped myself ina towel, walked outsideand threw the scaleaway,” Ms. Koch said.

Ms. Koch is a disci-ple of CrossFit, a fast-growing fitness trendthat emphasizes quickspurts of heavy weight-lifting. And her exasperation is be-coming increasingly common asthe movement goes mainstream.

There are no ifs, ands or“butts” about it: CrossFit athletes,as all participants are called, arefinding that their bodies morph in

unusual—and sometimes inconve-nient—ways.

“I’ve gotten re-proportioned,”said Rachael Ashton, 24, a formercollege cheerleader turned Cross-Fit enthusiast in Houston. In atwist on the conventional pre-wedding diet, Ms. Ashton, a con-

struction project engi-neer, cut back on herworkouts last spring toslim down for her walkdown the aisle.

Crossfitters of bothgenders alternativelycomplain, and brag,about broad shouldersthat won’t fit into jack-ets or long-sleevedshirts. Some who live

in cold climates wear shorts year-round because they can’t find longpants that will contain their but-tocks.

A typical CrossFit hourlongsession mixes pull-ups, squats,

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BY ROB COPELAND

The Skinny on This Hot Workout:Fans Gain Seam-Busting Bulk

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CrossFit devotees reject old body aesthetics,even if they can’t find pants to fit their buttocks

As employers at the portsalong the West Coast on Mondayrefused to unload ships for thesixth day out of the past 10,their nine-month contract dis-pute with port workers is be-coming a significant businessproblem.

Ocean carrier Maersk Line hascanceled some sailings, whileChina Ocean Shipping (Group)Co. said it will skip at least oneport. Truckers that normallyhaul an average of five contain-ers a day away from the Port ofOakland, Calif., are lucky to haulone. A West Coast customs bro-ker said that her customers arebeing assessed as much as $300a day for containers that sit toolong on the docks, though thecontainers are trapped there.

The delays are causing acutedistress to small-business own-ers with limited inventory tocover sales. Retailers, who hadbeen largely unscathed, are feel-ing the impact. Levi Strauss &Co. said it was concerned itwouldn’t receive some productsin time for spring deliveries.

The port delays also are caus-ing problems for auto makers.As of Monday, Honda Motor Co.was experiencing parts short-ages at plants in Ohio, Indianaand Canada that will affect itsproduction on multiple daysover the next week.

Negotiations between the Pa-cific Maritime Association,which represents port employ-ers, and the International Long-shore and Warehouse Unionhave come to a standstill in re-cent days. While major sticking

Turn to PORTS page A2

By Laura Stevens,Suzanne Kapnerand Leslie Josephs

Port WoesStartingTo DamageBusinesses

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: Crowds gathered in Copenhagen on Monday near the scene of a deadly attack on a free-speech seminar. Thealleged gunman, identified by media as a 22-year-old street criminal drawn to Islamic radicalism, murdered two before police killed him. A7

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