الأربعاء، 16 مايو 2012

Afternoon Update: Greece Sets Date for New Vote Amid Euro Exit Fears

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Greece Sets Date for New Vote Amid Euro Exit Fears

By LIZ ALDERMAN and RACHEL DONADIO

Amid warnings of the possibility of bank runs, state television said June 17 would be the date for a new round of elections.

Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes

By JAMES DAO

The same degenerative brain disease found in football players and boxers has been found in veterans exposed to roadside bombs, a finding with potentially profound implications.

DealBook

Facebook Increases Number of Shares for I.P.O.

By BEN PROTESS

Facebook will offer 421 million shares, 25 percent more than it had planned to offer, in response to high demand.

City Room

Criticizing Police, Judge Widens Suit Over Stop-and-Frisk

By AL BAKER

A judge, saying the New York Police Department seemed to have little regard for constitutional rights, provided possible legal recourse for hundreds of thousands of people.

Redefining 'Crossover' in Latin Pop

By JENNIFER MEDINA

Maná, a rock group that sings only in Spanish, has been attracting fans, both recent immigrants and others, in the United States for decades.

World

Slide Show: A Dam Clouds The Future of Peru's Indigenous People

On the eastern slopes of the Andes in Peru, home mainly to indigenous peoples like the Ashaninka, the government wants to dam the Ene River and sell most of the hydroelectric power to Brazil.

Opinion

Opinionator | The Conversation

Playing Left, Right - or Center

By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS

Brooks and Collins on Cranbrook and Columbia, Romney and Obama. Can we really learn anything from what we've been told about their school days?

BUSINESS

A DVR Ad-Eraser Causes Tremors at TV Upfronts

By BRIAN STELTER

Dish Network is promoting a digital video recorder that can automatically skip ads, a device that undermines broadcast TV's business model.

Plavix Set to Lose Patent Protection

By KATIE THOMAS

The drug, which prevents clots among heart attack patients, will no longer be promoted by Bristol-Myers Squibb because of an influx of cheaper generic alternatives.

DealBook

'London Whale' Said to Be Leaving JPMorgan Chase

By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ

Bruno Iksil, the trader at the center of the bank's $2 billion debacle, is expected to depart, colleagues said.

Fed Is Firmly on Course, Minutes Show

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

The Federal Reserve is solidly entrenched in its existing policies and there is little sign of change ahead, according to the notes of the most recent meeting of its policy-making committee.

Greek Crisis Aggravated by Flight From Banks

By LIZ ALDERMAN and RACHEL DONADIO

Money has been pouring out of Greece since the country's debt crisis began more than two years ago, but the outflow has picked up since last week's election.

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