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Here is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street: 1. As Greek officials stamped out the final details of the nation's latest austerity package, the nation dominating headlines returned to the stock market once again this week.

The EU has required Greece to cut its debt to below 120 percent of GDP by 2020, however, the latest austerity measures would put the country's debt level at 136 percent of GDP.

A number of EU officials have already suggested political leaders head back to the drawing board so as to make further budget cuts.

Greece's parliament

Recipients of MaineCare coverage for childless adults say Gov. Paul LePage's proposal to eliminate the benefit would force many people with chronic medical conditions to go without treatment.

The agency is writing rules required by a landmark law passed in December, but some fear budget cuts could make them moot before they’re in force.

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April 29 -- Walter Havenstein, chief executive officer of SAIC Inc., talks about the importance of science, technology and engineering skills for the nation's youth, and planned Pentagon budget cuts by the Obama administration.

The UK government recently cut arts funding by 15%. The severe budget cuts could devastate the arts scene with a significant amount of organisations losing their revenue stream.

Here is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street: 1. At the market close Friday, Democrats and Republicans had still not yet agreed to a budget plan which, if not reached by midnight, would signal the first government shutdown in more than 15 years.

Sentiment on Capitol Hill is mixed, to say the least. While Democrats are saying budget cuts are nearly settled on, some Republicans suggest this is far from true. 2.

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In a new report echoing a confidential Goldman Sachs missive to its clients, Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi warns that the GOP numbers will undermine stimulus and even further weaken the economy.

Scotland Yard has vowed to carry on with its controversial anti-knife crime policy in spite of a rise in attacks and looming budget cuts.

Even as unemployment benefits expired for tens of thousands of jobless workers, Democrats and Republicans renewed their haggling over whether to vote for an extension.

At the heart of the dispute over extending jobless benefits is the question of how to pay for them - through revenue increases or budget cuts.