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Blankfein says he's probably cured; Bain and TPG join suitors for Yahoo unit; Bass on China; Vermont tattoo shop offers free Bernie Sanders tattoos; and more.
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$$$Wells Fargo to pay $1.2 billion in U.S. mortgage fraud settlement [Reuters]

$$$Kyle Bass: China banks months away from ‘danger territory’ [CNBC]

$$$Goldman’s Blankfein: I am ‘probably’ cured of cancer [NYP]

$$$With Bail in Doubt, Shkreli's Interviews Come to an End [Bloomberg]

$$$Vermont tattoo shop offers free Bernie Sanders tattoos [UPI]

$$$< Activist hedge fund firm Orange Capital to shut: sources [Reuters]

$$$Index Ventures Closes on $550 Million Investment Fund [Dealbook]

$$$Bain and TPG join suitors for Yahoo unit [FT]

$$$Woman, 20, Suspected Of Battering Boyfriend Claims He Was Injured During "Freaky Sex" [TSG]

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