[MiguelHudnandez]

The parent poster paraphrased the article for everybody. The use of italics is often an indication for quoting a source, but apparently not always.

The full text can be obtained for free by searching for the article and clicking through to NYT from Google.

[MichaelApproved]

I believe the parent poster was posting an earlier version of the article. With breaking stories, news sites will sometimes post a small amount of initial information so they get the story out fast. Then, after more details are available, the article is edited to include more information.