The Secretary-General, accompanied by Madam Ban, returned to New York from Seoul that evening.

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On Sunday evening, Nomura Securities analysts in New York, led by Ellen Zentner, forecast total nonfarm payrolls increasing by 80, 000 in June (90, 000 private), but with the unemployment rate holding steady at 8.2%.

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The sales process was led by Blackstone LP, the New York-based investment advisory firm, which held the auction Tuesday evening, just hours after Major League Baseball approved three finalists in the bidding, allowing current owner Frank McCourt to accept the highest and best offer.

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