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The "hottest" tech start-ups; Hedge funds betting on Greece; Citigroup cares about global warming; "Colombian woman changes name to ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ"; AND MORE.
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$$$Germany Scorns Greece’s Bid for Bailout Extension [WSJ]

$$$Hedge funds look to score on Greek recovery [NetNet]

$$$Why Greece Won’t Ever Be Able to Pay Off Its Debts With Austerity [Bloomberg]

$$$Meet the Hottest Tech Startups [WSJ]

$$$Citigroup to invest $100bn in tackling climate change [The Guardian]

$$$'Fifty Shades Of Grey'-Crazed Teens Storm Theater By The Hundreds [HP]

$$$Softbank Bets on a Robot for the Home [WSJ]

$$$Suit accuses Apple of poaching car-battery engineers [NYP]

$$$Colombian woman changes name to ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ [UPI]

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