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 July 05, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSAs Budgets Are Trimmed, Time in Class Is ShortenedBy SAM DILLONSchool districts across the country are gutting summer-school programs, cramming classes into four-day weeks or lopping days off the school year. Executive Under Pressure Over Hacking AllegationsBy SARAH LYALL and ERIC PFANNERThe British opposition leader said that a top executive of the News Corporation should "consider her conscience" after the new disclosures. Restive City a Test of Syrian WillBy ANTHONY SHADIDThe scene of the largest protests yet, Hama has emerged as a potent challenge to President Bashar al-Assad. Race RemixedPushing Boundaries, Mixed-Race Artists Gain NoticeBy FELICIA R. LEEAs the number of mixed-race people grows in the United States, writers and artists are challenging assumptions about identity. ArtsBeatCy Twombly, Idiosyncratic Painter, Dies at 83By RANDY KENNEDYMr. Twombly was out of step with the movements of post-war American art, but he became one of the era's most important painters. |
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BUSINESSPortugal's Debt Rating Cut to Junk by Moody'sBy DAVID JOLLY and LIZ ALDERMANPortugal's new rating raises pressure on euro zone nations to work out a lasting solution to their financial woes. DealBookMore Law Firms Raid Competitors to Poach RainmakersBy PETER LATTMANIntense demand for lawyers with large, established books of business has led corporate law firms to recruit them more aggressively and offer record pay packages. W.T.O. Says Chinese Restrictions on Raw Materials Break RulesBy STEPHEN CASTLEThe World Trade Organization said Tuesday that Beijing violated global rules by restricting exports of nine raw materials used in high-technology products. E.U. Plans Sharp Reduction in Data Roaming ChargesBy KEVIN J. O'BRIENThe European Commission will propose for the first time a limit on the fees that consumers pay to surf the Internet while traveling in the European Union. DealBookIn Silicon Valley, a Culture Clash Sullies a RomanceBy STEVEN M. DAVIDOFFAlthough venture capital and private equity are often regarded as the same, they have different operational methods, which became apparent in Silver Lake's sale of Skype to Microsoft. |
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