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DealBook: Britain’s Top Fraud Office Aims to Add Bite to Its Bark

David Green, the director of the Serious Fraud Office, plans to revive the agency’s reputation with a criminal investigation into the rigging of the Libor.

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The Caucus: Americans Are Reluctant to Aid Syrian Rebels, Polls Show

A majority of Americans oppose supplying military aid to Syrian rebels, but they are not paying much attention to the situation there, new national polls find.

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HK$100m grants to district councils spark debate on public interest

<!– google_ad_section_start –> The decisions of two district councils to use their HK$100 million government grants on community projects of their choice have renewed a debate over whether taxpayers’ money is going into advancing the people’s interest or that of politicians. The 18 district councils each have a one-off grant of HK$100 million from Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to improve neighbourhood facilities. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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The New Old Age: Tea, Sugar and Death: Cafe Groups Ponder the End

An informal group discusses philosophical thoughts on dying at a monthly gathering in New York called Death Cafe, one of many such get-togethers around the country.

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ArtsBeat: A Shot of Sublime Dread at Bonnaroo

Swans came through with grooves in their Sunday afternoon performance at Bonnaroo. But they refused to be groovy, and that felt like healthy dissent.

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DealBook: Weyerhaeuser Buys Timberlands and Weighs Selling Its Home-Building Unit

Weyerhaeuser says it plans to buy 645,000 acres of timberland for about $2.65 billion, adding that it is weighing a sale or spinoff of its home-building unit.

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Disruptions: Mobile Competition Shifts to Software Design

From the outside, most smartphones look the same, and technology companies seem to be making a bigger effort to distinguish themselves by the interface experience.

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Google’s ‘loony’ way of granting remote web access gets off ground

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Google revealed top-secret plans yesterday to send balloons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing the internet to the two-thirds of the global population now without web access. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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The Lede: Latest Updates on Election Day in Iran

The Lede is following developments in Iran, where voters went to the polls on Friday in the first presidential election since the disputed contest in 2009.

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FiveThirtyEight: Polls Show Chemical Weapons Affect Public’s View on Syria

Polls have found that public support for intervention in Syria increases sharply under circumstances where it is confirmed that the Assad regime used chemical weapons.

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U.S. Open | Live Updates: Donaldson in Contention on Second Day

The rain-delayed first round finished up at Merion Golf Club and the second round began, with Phil Mickelson sitting atop of the leader board.

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Lawmaker accuses Google of dodging taxes

<!– google_ad_section_start –> An influential committee of British lawmakers accused search company Google of dodging its taxes on Thursday in a scathing report that said the US Internet company took on highly contrived arrangements serving no purpose other than to avoid paying its fair share. The report came after testimony by Google Vice President Matt Brittin, who tried to persuade members of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee that his company was transparent and fair. Committee chair Margaret Hodge rejected arguments that Google’s advertising sales take place in Ireland and not the UK. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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City Room: Sunlight in Store for Downtown Subway Crossing

A huge artwork incorporated in the dome of the Fulton Center subway hub under construction in Lower Manhattan will let in daylight in distinct ways and help define the station.

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Sports: Latest Updates: Leader Is Mickelson

A rain delay stopped play at the U.S. Open for three and a half hours, but golfers are back on the course at Merion Golf Club — for now.

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In Battle Over Malibu Beaches, an App Unlocks Access

The app, which has maps that point the way to hidden entry gates, escalates the war between homeowners and a less-privileged public that wants to share the California coastline.

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