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An Opera Company’s Precarious Future Has Some Worried About a Ripple Effect

For a month now, politicians, newspapers and classical music stars have been arguing over the future of English National Opera. A funding cut could have repercussions far beyond Britain.

By Alex Marshall

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A Rural Hospital’s Excruciating Choice: $3.2 Million a Year or Inpatient Care?

A new federal program offers hefty payments to small hospitals at risk of closing. But it comes with a bewildering requirement: to end all inpatient care.

By Emily Baumgaertner and Michael Hanson

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Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1 Billion, Cracking Records

A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part sale to benefit charity.

By Robin Pogrebin

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