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måndag, augusti 06, 2012

NEW YORK TIMES

Afternoon Update

TOP NEWS

Wisconsin Gunman Identified as U.S. Army Veteran

By STEVEN YACCINO, JENNIFER PRESTON and SERGE F. KOVALESKI
Officials said the gunman, shot and killed by the police, was Wade Michael Page, an Army veteran who a rights watchdog said had white supremacist ties.

Prime Minister of Syria Is Said to Defect With Other Officials

By DAMIEN CAVE and HWAIDA SAAD
Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab, apparently the highest ranking civilian official to defect, fled with his family to Jordan, activists said, while the Syrian government said he had been fired.

British Bank Accused of Hiding Transactions With Iranians

By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG
New York State's banking regulator said Standard Chartered Bank hid about 60,000 transactions worth at least $250 billion within the bank.
The Caucus

Romney's Fund- Raising Outpaces Obama's in July

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
The fund-raising machine behind Mitt Romney and the Republican Party raised $25 million more in July than the president.

Live Women's Soccer Semifinal: Canada 1, U.S. 1

By DUNCAN IRVING
Canada led the United States, which is seeking its third straight gold medal and has not lost a match to its northern neighbor since 2001, at the half.
Sports

Interactive Graphic: One Race, Every Medalist Ever

Usain Bolt's 9.63 set an Olympic record in the 100. So how far ahead of every Olympic medalist is he?
Opinion

Opinionator | Anxiety

My Son, Lost and Found

By DAVID KRAMER
I figured it was time for my 12-year-old son to go it alone on the streets of New York. What could go wrong?
BUSINESS
DealBook

Best Buy Founder Offers to Buy Out Company

By MARK SCOTT
Richard Schulze, who resigned from Best Buy's board in June, said he would offer shareholders between $24 and $26 for each of their shares in the electronics company.

HCA Discloses U.S. Inquiry Into Cardiology Services

By JULIE CRESWELL and REED ABELSON
HCA, a for-profit hospital chain, said the inquiry centered on "medical necessity" of cardiology services at 10 of its hospitals, primarily in Florida.
DealBook

As Knight Capital Gains a Lifeline, It Loses Market-Making Duties

By BEN PROTESS
Knight Capital confirmed on Monday that it struck a rescue deal with a group of investors, staving off collapse after a recent trading mishap.

Finally, Some Good Airline News: They're Losing Fewer Bags

By CHRISTINE NEGRONI
Airlines and baggage system engineers are crediting technological advances with the lowest number of mishandled bags since 2005.
DealBook

John Phelan, N.Y.S.E. Chief Who Ushered In New Technology, Is Dead at 81

By WILLIAM ALDEN
John J. Phelan Jr., a former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange who introduced computer technology to the Big Board in the 1980s, died on Saturday. He was 81.

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