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Theranos director says investors still believe in CEO; Martin Shkreli dropped from lawsuit tied to Wu-Tang album; French statue gets detachable penis to thwart thieves; and more.
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$$$Theranos Director Defends CEO, Says Investors Have Faith [Bloomberg]

$$$Yahoo Revenue Tops Estimates While Focus Turns to Sale Process [Bloomberg]

$$$‘We're No. 1,’ Say Three of Wall Street's Top Merger Advisers [Bloomberg]

$$$Lew Planned to Put Susan B. Anthony on $10 Bill [WSJ]

$$$French statue gets detachable penis to thwart thieves [UPI]

$$$Big U.S. banks grapple with costs as they face an ominous 2016 [Reuters]

$$$Martin Shkreli dropped from lawsuit tied to Wu-Tang album [NYP]

$$$Billions Of Cicadas Will Soon Rise From The Earth, Have Sex And Die [HP]

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