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A class-action suit by delivery workers at The Worcester Telegram & Gazette prompted a judge to issue a temporary injunction preventing the sale of The Boston Globe.

The president and chief executive of The Times, Mark Thompson, said that while the company would maintain a cautious financial strategy, the strength of the balance sheet justified a dividend.

Brian P. McAndrews, a technology and digital advertising executive, succeeds Joseph J. Kennedy, who announced his resignation in March.

Hearings will look at payments the British Broadcasting Corporation made to senior editors as it tried to reduce its budget, and Mark Thompson, the former BBC chief, will testify.

Officials said the site was off-line for about two hours during peak traffic hours because of a problem with regular maintenance of the site.

The police in Britain opened an investigation after an audit found departing executives from the British Broadcasting Corporation received more than they were entitled to.

The recent sales of The Boston Globe and The Washington Post make The New York Times the nation’s last major newspaper run by a family.

The purchase of The Boston Globe by the Red Sox owner John Henry has presented a potential conflict of interest among journalists at the newspaper.

The media company reported net income of $20.1 million in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $87.6 million in the period a year earlier.

Mr. Metcalf led Metro US, a newspaper that offers a quick read to young bus and subway riders in New York, Philadelphia and Boston.