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Advertising: Is That J.R. Ewing Pushing Solar Energy? (Jul-13, 21:15 EDT )-- Larry Hagman, now 78, reprises his role as the shifty J. R. Ewing in an ad for SolarWorld, a German maker of photovoltaic modules.


Piers Morgan Nears Deal for Larry King’s Time Slot (Jul-13, 21:01 EDT )-- Piers Morgan, the bad-cop judge on “America’s Got Talent,” has told friends the show is his dream job.


Financial Reform Bill Limps Toward Passage (Jul-13, 21:00 EDT )-- Senate Democrats say they have cobbled together the 60 votes needed to close off debate and advance the bill to a final vote.


New York and Unions Press Banks on Foreclosures (Jul-13, 20:29 EDT )-- The city’s comptroller, John Liu, and several unions hope to get help for people at risk of losing their homes.


Square Feet: AIDS Agency’s New Home Draws a Founder’s Ire (Jul-13, 20:26 EDT )-- Gay Health Men’s Crisis, an organization that serves H.I.V.-positive people, has to shift locations because of high rent increases.


Square Feet: As Everyone Else Discovers Brooklyn, So Do Hoteliers (Jul-13, 20:26 EDT )-- One brand used to dominate the borough, but several hotels have moved in and dozens more are in the works.


French Company Promotes Its Artificial Heart Technology (Jul-13, 20:20 EDT )-- Carmat said it had made and was testing what is known as a total artificial heart, an electronic device with synthetic and human tissue to replace a patient’s heart.


F.C.C. Expletives Policy Ruled Unconstitutional (Jul-13, 20:00 EDT )-- A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s “fleeting expletives” policy on broadcasts, saying its vagueness could inhibit free speech.


Europe’s Bank Test Results Due Soon, but Details May Lag (Jul-13, 19:35 EDT )-- General results of tests on the health of 91 banks will be released July 23, but regulators are still pondering if and when to divulge potentially sensitive details.


F.D.A. Orders Baxter to Recall Infusion Pumps (Jul-13, 19:35 EDT )-- The agency has told the company to provide a refund or a no-cost replacement to customers in the United States.


Ill.'s Asian Carp Plan: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em (Jul-13, 18:53 EDT )-- Gov. Pat Quinn announced an agreement Tuesday between a Chinese meat processing plant and an Illinois fish company that is expected to pull 30 million pounds of Asian carp from Illinois rivers by the end of next year.


BP Delays Test At Gulf Spill Site (Jul-13, 10:38 EDT )-- Officials announced they needed more time before they could begin choking off the geyser of crude at the bottom of the sea. BP was scheduled to start slowly shutting off valves on the 75-ton metal stack of pipes and valves Tuesday.


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