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Thursday
July 28, 2011
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Debt-Crisis Vote Goes Down to Wire in House
The House was headed for a cliffhanger vote on a revised debt plan from Boehner that could go a long way in determining if the government's borrowing limit is raised in time to avoid a possible default next week.
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Media & Marketing
BSkyB Likely to Buy Back Shares
British Sky Broadcasting Group is likely to announce a share buyback of as much as £1 billion Friday, according to people familiar with the matter, as the U.K. satellite-television operator retools itself after the collapse of News Corp.'s bid to buy the rest of the company.
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In Nigeria, Wrong-Way Drivers Get Ticket to the Shrink
Seeking to stem an epidemic of wrong-way driving, authorities in Lagos are threatening errant drivers with psychiatric exams, a twist in the rough road of Nigerian traffic.
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NEWS
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Technology
Study Sees No Cellphone-Cancer Ties
A European study involving nearly 1,000 participants has found no link between cellular-phone use and brain tumors in children and adolescents, a group that may be particularly sensitive to phone emissions.
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Technology
Alleged Hacker Spokesman Arrested
U.K. police arrested an 18-year-old man linked to online activists groups Anonymous and LulzSec, bringing the total number of arrests related to the groups by British police to nine people.
EUROPE NEWS
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Europe News
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Europe Probes Far-Right Parties
European authorities are investigating possible links between the man who has confessed to last week's massacre in Norway and right-wing elements across the region, putting Europe's recently ascendant far-right movements on the defensive.
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Norway to Review Attack Response
Norway's prime minister said his government would set up an independent panel to review authorities' response to the attacks that took 76 lives last Friday, as he affirmed the country's intent to respond with "more democracy."
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Media & Marketing
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U.K. Tabloid's Lawyer Had Ringside Seat
Tom Crone, as the longtime lawyer at the News of the World, had insight into how the dirt was dug, and defended, at the tabloid. Now he may be on a collision course with News Corp.'s James Murdoch.
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Warnings Feed Europe Debt Fears
Sober warnings that the European debt crisis didn't end with last week's summit of European Union leaders reignited concerns of contagion risks.
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Europe News
IMF Warns on France Deficit, Bank Sector
The International Monetary Fund urged France to prepare contingency measures to reach its deficit targets, warning that its triple-A rating was key to keeping borrowing costs low.
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Europe Business News
Moody's Cuts Cyprus Rating
Moody's downgraded Cyprus by two notches and warned it may cut the rating further, feeding fears that the island nation could be the next euro-zone country to need a bailout.
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Russia News
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Aides Urge Medvedev to Run Again
Two prominent advisers to Russian President Medvedev publicly called on him to announce he plans to seek re-election next year, warning that the alternative—the return of Putin—would bring "national catastrophe."
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Agenda
EU's Proposal to Implement Basel III Undermines Spirit
IThe European Commission proposals on implementing the Basel III capital-adequacy accord confirm a sad reality: The aim of imposing tougher and more comprehensible standards of robustness on banks is going to be nigh-on impossible to achieve.
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Russia News
Russia Decries U.S. Move to Deny Visas
Russia denounced a U.S. decision to deny visas to dozens of officials suspected of involvement in the imprisonment and death of a corruption-fighting lawyer and warned that it would act to protect "the rights of Russian citizens from illegal actions by foreign states."
U.S. NEWS
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Business
Companies Bracing for U.S. Default
Companies generally expect a last-minute resolution on the debt ceiling, but are lining up extra financing sources and husbanding cash just in case.
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What's Wrong With America's Job Engine?
Slow growth, the aftereffects of the credit bust and changes in the way the job market works and how employers view labor have combined to make the jobless recovery the new norm.
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Capital
Would a Credit Downgrade Matter?
A ratings downgrade to AA would put the U.S. in the company of Slovenia. But, David Wessel asks, how much will it really matter?
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Public Sector Added to Texas Job Boom
Texans weighing Gov. Perry's economic legacy are debating the role played by a long boom in government jobs—and the possible bust ahead.
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Economy
Durable-Goods Orders Fall
Orders for long-lasting goods declined for the second time in three months during June, indicating the sluggish economy is weighing on the nation's manufacturing sector.
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Health Industry
Judge Backs Obama Order on Stem Cells
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit by scientists challenging U.S. government funding of embryonic stem-cell research, a victory for Obama administration efforts to expand this area of study.
WORLD NEWS
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U.K. Recognizes Libyan Opposition
The U.K. recognized Libya's rebel council as the country's legitimate government, and said Britain was expelling the last remaining pro-Gadhafi diplomats from the Libyan Embassy in London.
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Asia News
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Rains Pummel South Korea, Killing 38
Torrential rains across much of South Korea created flash floods and landslides that killed at least 38 people, the highest number of casualties in the country's two-month rainy season.
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Business
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Iran's Pick for Oil Post Signals Power Shift
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nominated a sanctioned senior official from the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to take the role of oil minister, his latest push to tighten control over the country's most strategic sector.
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Asia News
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China: Carrier Won't Alter Naval Strategy
China said its first aircraft carrier would be used for "research, experiments and training" in an apparent attempt to ease concerns it could be used to enforce Chinese territorial claims.
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Asia News
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Beijing Calls for Train-Crash Probe
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ordered a "swift, open and transparent investigation" into a deadly bullet-train crash and one expert alleged a lack of certain safety systems may have played a role in the accident.
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Pyongyang Seeks Peace Pact Ahead of Meeting
North Korea repeated its long-held desire for the U.S. to sign a peace treaty that ends the Korean War of the 1950s, underlining the fundamental issue that divides the two countries on the eve of their first diplomatic meeting since 2009.
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Suicide Bomb Kills Kandahar Mayor
A suicide bomber with explosives hidden under his turban killed the mayor of Kandahar, the latest in a string of high-profile attacks that showcase the government's slipping control over Afghanistan's second-largest city.
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Business
India, Pakistan Officials Move to Thaw Relations
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan agreed on measures to promote increased travel and trade across their border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
IN DEPTH
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Middle East News
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Iran's Sanction Fight Reshapes Wealth
In the face of mounting international sanctions, Iran has embraced over the past seven months what the IMF calls one of the boldest economic makeovers ever attempted in the oil-rich Middle East.
PERSONAL JOURNAL: LIFE/WORK
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Bonds
Delicate Art of Fixing a Broken Friendship
Forgiving is good for you, researchers say, but take it slow. You may be ready to start over, but your friend may not.
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SPORT
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Sports
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For Mountain Bikers, New Ways to Go Fast
Federal land managers are building dozens of miles of special trails to accommodate adrenaline-junkie riders and cut down on crashes with hikers.
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