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Final tally of two days of cuts:
Fired:
Two metro reporters
Two business reporters
One sports reporter
One sports clerk
One photographer
One features reporter
Accepted buyout:
One editorial page writer
One business clerk
Two others signed the buyout offer, but have until Aug. 14 to actually accept it. Three more staffers didn't sign the buyout offer. There is speculation that some copy desk reduction could come in the fall, after a new system is up and running.