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  • A Chinese court said Apple has agreed to pay $60 million to settle a trademark dispute over the iPad name.

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    GOP's New Health-Law Front

    Republicans are planning to use the main component of the Supreme Court decision upholding President Barack Obama's health-care law—which characterized the individual mandate as a 'tax'—as a weapon to try to repeal it.

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    Banks Face Foreclosure Regulation by States

    States across the country are proposing a range of new rules that would make it more difficult for banks to foreclose on troubled homeowners.

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    Focus on Penn State Turns to Emails

    Attorneys representing young men who accused Jerry Sandusky of victimizing them say emails indicate former Penn State officials chose not to report acts of alleged abuse.

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    Ann Romney's Struggle With MS

    Ann Romney's multiple sclerosis has taken her to one of the world's leading MS doctors, participation in a medical study at Harvard, and an unproven therapy called reflexology.

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    Democrats Want to Move On, GOP Doesn't

    Democrats and Republicans have found one more thing to disagree about: In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's health-care ruling, Democrats want to change the subject. Republicans don't.

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    Facebook to Remain On Nasdaq

    Facebook executives have decided to keep the company's stock listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market, despite lingering frustration with the exchange's bungling of its widely anticipated initial public offering.

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    High Court Rejects Challenges to Media Rules

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider challenges to FCC rules that limit ownership of broadcast outlets and newspapers in local markets.

  • In Wynn's Macau Deal, a Web of Political Ties

    The history and connections behind the Macau government's decision to grant Wynn Resorts land rights for a $4 billion casino-resort open a window on business dealings in the booming Chinese gambling enclave of Macau.

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    Smartwatch Becomes 'Crowdfunding' Test Case

    Pebble Technology, the maker of a smartwatch that connects to smartphones, has become a poster child for raising seed money on the Web via "crowdfunding." Now, the clock is ticking for it to deliver on its promise to investors.

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    Stars Align for Constellation

    Constellation Brands was an expected winner in AB InBev's deal to buy Grupo Modelo, winning control over U.S. imports of Corona and other Mexican beers for $1.85 billion.

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    N.Y.'s Tour de Hudson

    Swimmers tackle the Hudson River, one bridge at a time.

  • Turkey Holds Firm On Its Downed Jet

    Turkey on Sunday reiterated its position that Syria shot down its jet in international airspace, denying an article that cited U.S. officials who said the plane was most likely downed with shore-based antiaircraft guns over Syrian waters.

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    Conn. Seeks to Tighten Medicaid Eligibility

    Connecticut officials believe some parents of college-aid children are taking advantage of the state's Medicaid health-insurance program for low-income adults.

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    Cuomo Helps Silverstein's 9/11 Lawsuit

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is leaning on airlines and their insurers to settle a long-running lawsuit over the 9/11 attacks with World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein, in a bid to help ground zero construction.

  • Iran Works to Offset Sanctions' Effect

    With the European Union oil embargo taking full effect Sunday, Iran is stepping up its efforts to ensure its oil industry can withstand the sanctions.

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    New Business Cases Await High Court

    The Supreme Court added several new business cases to its docket for the fall that will offer the court more opportunities to cement its generally pro-business reputation.

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    Unions Try New Tack in Wal-Mart Battle

    Unions in Los Angeles are pressing politicians to reject or return Wal-Mart's campaign donations as a way to curb the company's influence as it tries to expand in major cities.

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    A 100-Meter Tiebreaker Trumps Coin Flip

    Two sprinters who finished in a dead heat in the women's 100-meter final at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials will race head-to-head in an unprecedented bonus 100-meter heat.

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    Gymnastics Goes Moneyball at U.S. Trials

    New rules forced the U.S. Olympic team to think about building its men's roster in a more complicated way. The team was unveiled on Sunday.

  • In London, a Pre-Olympic Race to Find a Place to Dock

    London's houseboat residents—many of them alternative-lifestylers who camp on the water for cheap—are racing to find a place to dock after Britain imposed restrictions related to this summer's Olympics.

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