الأربعاء، 23 مايو 2012

Afternoon Update: Egyptians Go to Polls in Landmark Presidential Election

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Egyptians Go to Polls in Landmark Presidential Election

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

After weeks of speculation, debate and argument, Egyptians went to the polls on Wednesday, choosing among a dozen presidential candidates after decades of authoritarian rule.

DealBook

Facebook Shares Up Even as Lawsuits Are Filed Over I.P.O.

By DEALBOOK

The small gain, in renewed heavy trading, came as several suits were filed on behalf of investors over the handling of the initial public offering.

Global Powers Resume Talks With Iran in Baghdad

By STEVEN ERLANGER

The six nations negotiating with Iran proposed changes to its nuclear program, including freezing its enrichment of uranium to 20 percent purity, in return for modest benefits.

Growing Up With a Home Advantage

By TREVOR PRYCE

Francis Tiafoe, 14, who once lived at the Tennis Center at College Park, Md., with his father and brother, could be the United States' next best hope in the sport.

European Stocks Stumble as Leaders Gather in Brussels

By DAVID JOLLY

Stocks fell sharply in Europe and the euro fell nearly to a two-year low before a European Union meeting on Greece.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast | May 23, 2012

Egyptians go to the polls to select a president in an election cast as a watershed in their political history.

Opinion

Opinionator | The Conversation

Going Negative

By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS

Brooks and Collins stay positive as they dissect the advertising strategies of the Obama and Romney campaigns, not to mention the super PACs waiting in the (left and right) wings.

BUSINESS

As Greece Turns Leftward, Its Tycoons Stay in Background

By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and ELENI VARVITSIOTI

As the star of Alexis Tsipras continues to rises, Greece's elite have even greater reason to lie low. A few, however, are stepping up with donations and ideas on addressing the debt crisis.

Bits Blog

Google Cleared of Java Patent Violation

By QUENTIN HARDY

Jurors in Oracle's lawsuit against Google found that the search giant violated no patents on the Java programming language when it created the Android operating system.

DealBook

Sequoia Capital Said to Be Expanding to Brazil

By VINOD SREEHARSHA

By setting up a regional office, likely in São Paulo, Sequoia Capital would be the latest Silicon Valley stalwart to tap into the region's growing economy.

New-Home Sales Rise

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sales were up in all regions of the United States in April except the South. The median price rose to $235,700, a slight increase from March.

DealBook

New Rules for Prepaid Debit Cards

By BEN PROTESS and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will impose new restrictions on prepaid debit cards, highly profitable products for banks that until now have been mostly unregulated.

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