الاثنين، 20 يونيو 2011

Afternoon Update: Justices Rule for Wal-Mart in Bias Case

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Justices Rule for Wal-Mart in Bias Case

By ADAM LIPTAK

The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the largest employment discrimination case in the nation's history.

States Cannot Bypass E.P.A. on Power Plant Emissions, Justices Rule

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled out a federal lawsuit Monday by states and conservation groups trying to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

Supreme Court Rules Rights Violated in Jailing Over Child Support

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday refused to require states to provide lawyers for poor people in civil cases involving incarceration but did order state officials to ensure that those hearings are "fundamentally fair" to the person facing possible detention.

Assad Acknowledges Threats Posed by Syrian Unrest

By ANTHONY SHADID

President Bashar al-Assad presented himself as the best hope for change.

In Tiny Worm, Unlocking Secrets of the Brain

By NICHOLAS WADE

Studying the nervous system of the roundworm is a promising approach for understanding the human brain.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

The stalemate over same-sex marriage in New York continues; Greece's financial crisis threatens some U.S. investments; and the columnist Thomas L. Friedman on what democracy in Syria could mean to the region.

Opinion

Opinionator

Errol Morris: Did My Brother Invent E-Mail?

Part One of a series begins with a look at the computer-programming revolution at M.I.T. in the 1960s.

BUSINESS
But Nobody Pays That

Companies Push for Tax Break on Foreign Cash

By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI

Some large corporations are pushing for a tax holiday to bring back offshore profits, but the economic benefits were limited the last time such a break was given.

Pressure Rises for Greece Ahead of Confidence Vote

By RACHEL DONADIO and NIKI KITSANTONIS

Euro zone finance ministers decided Monday to delay a loan payment to the struggling country, making delivery contingent on the successful passage of a confidence vote on new austerity measures.

DealBook

Wall Street Banks Lose Ruling on Research

By PETER LATTMAN

An appeals panel reversed a decision that required theflyonthewall.com to wait until 10 a.m. to publish news about Wall Street research.

Media Decoder Blog

EMI Puts Itself Up for Sale. Again.

By BEN SISARIO

The home of the Beatles and Katy Perry was seized by Citi after the troubled ownership of the British financier Guy Hands.

China's Boom Beginning to Show Cracks, Analysts Say

By DAVID BARBOZA

China's efforts to control bank lending have not only weakened growth in the country, analysts say, but may also cause a rise in bad loans.

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