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An Atrocity With No Victim Too Small Dims Hopes in Syria

A massacre that revealed new depths of depravity and routine video footage showing lurid violence have made the prospect of stitching the country back together appear increasingly difficult.

Euro Zone Economy Shrinks; Recession Returns in France

First-quarter data showed a sixth consecutive quarter of decline in the 17-nation euro zone, which contracted 0.2 percent, as Germany showed weak growth.

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As Firms Line Up on Factories, Wal-Mart Plans Solo Effort

Wal-Mart, rejecting a safety plan backed by more than a dozen European companies, said its monitors would “conduct in-depth safety inspections” at all factories it uses in Bangladesh.

At U.N., Cameron Struggles With Dissent Back Home

With Prime Minister David Cameron scheduled to debate global poverty in New York, dissidents in London were demanding a vote on Britain’s place in the European Union.

Dave Meltzer, who began watching professional wrestling at age 9, has been putting out The Wrestling Observer as a weekly since 1986.
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A Theatrical Sport’s Backstage Envoy

For 26 years, Dave Meltzer’s homemade publication, The Wrestling Observer, has pulled back the curtain on the secretive business of professional wrestling.

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Uninvited Guest Jolts Japan’s Business Culture

How Sony, and Japan, react to Daniel Loeb’s demands could test the country’s commitment to open up to more foreign investment and economic change.

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HSBC Plans as Many as 14,000 Job Cuts

HSBC said on Wednesday that it planned to find an additional $2 billion to $3 billion in cost cuts by 2016.

Two Musical Minds Seek a New Kind of Mogul

The music business partners Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre gave $70 million to the University of Southern California to start an academic program for creative entrepreneurs.

U.S. Paints Apple as ‘Ringmaster’ in Lawsuit

The Justice Department said Apple took a leadership role in a price-fixing conspiracy in the market for e-books.

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Meri Murphy’s retirement travel choices may not be for everybody, but she has proved there are adventures galore on a limited budget.

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