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Times Will Pay Carlos Slim Back on August 15

The New York Times is set to repay its debt to Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire who loaned the paper $250 million during the dark days of 2009, three years ahead of schedule and five months earlier than projected. Perhaps they weren’t entirely comfortable taking Slim’s money after all.[Robert H. Christie/Twitter]

Times Will Pay Carlos Slim Back on August 15