A Left-Hander Must Choose Between Japan and the U.S.
Date: 22 August 2009
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Yusei Kikuchi is a high school left-hander with a 94 m.p.h. fastball and a big choice staring him in the face — baseball in Japan or in the U.S.
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Slate Replaces Newspaper Roundup With News Updates
Date: 23 August 2009
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Replacing “Today’s Papers” three times a day will be a recap of the news that acknowledges the faster news cycle.
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Bank of America Adds a Director
Date: 22 August 2009
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Robert Scully, a former Morgan Stanley executive, was elected to its board, which now has 14 members.
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AnnTaylor Posts Decline in Revenue
Date: 22 August 2009
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The retailer of women’s business attire reported a 21 percent decline in revenue in the second quarter and forecast continued pressure on sales this year.
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Profit Falls at China Construction Bank
Date: 22 August 2009
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The China Construction Bank Corporation said first-half profit fell 4.9 percent on contracting loan margins.
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The Insult Was Extra Large
Date: 23 August 2009
By Clark Hoyt
Clark Hoyt
Is The Times arrogant? Ask the J.C. Penney’s shopper.
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Where Yahoo Leaves Google in the Dust
Date: 22 August 2009
By Randall Stross
Randall Stross
Yahoo draws 17.5 times as much traffic to its financial news and information section and has held the category’s top spot for 19 consecutive months.
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Iranian Authorities Are Accused of Secret Burials
Date: 22 August 2009
By Michael Slackman
Michael Slackman
The accusations, filed on Web sites affiliated with the reform movement, added to the push and pull between the opposition movement and the government.
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Intimidation and Fraud Observed in Afghan Election
Date: 22 August 2009
By Carlotta Gall
Carlotta Gall
Election officials said that it was too early to draw broad conclusions about the overall validity of the vote.
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Jenifer Slaw, Robert Melstein
Date: 22 August 2009
Jenifer Charlotte Slaw and Robert Nathan Melstein were married Saturday evening at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. Cantor Arnold E. Schultz officiated.
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