nytimes.com Article Reprint In August, the Justice Department’s antitrust division filed a lawsuit to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, which would create the world’s largest airline and concentrate 80 percent of
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JPMorgan’s Fruitful Ties to a Member of China’s Elite
By DAVID BARBOZA, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and BEN PROTESS Article Reprint To promote its standing in China, JPMorgan Chase turned to a seemingly obscure consulting firm run by a 32-year-old executive named Lily Chang. Ms. Chang’s
Read moreIdaho lawmaker still allowed to carry concealed weapon despite lying about pleading guilty to rape
By Travis Gettys Article Reprint An Idaho lawmaker who had his concealed weapon permit revoked for lying about a long-ago guilty plea to rape can still legally carry a gun because his state exempts elected
Read moreNorth Korea executes 80, some for watching South Korean TV: Report
By: Rick Westhead Article Reprint Seong Min Lee recently offered Star readers a glimpse of life in North Korea in an interview for a story. He spoke about how many North Koreans are fans of
Read moreMexico’s Reign of Terror: the Knights Templar in Michoacán
By: Oakland Ross Article Reprint A former medical doctor by the name of Ygnacio Lopez Mendoza is among the latest victims of Mexico’s notorious drug wars. Mayor of Santa Ana Maya, a small town in
Read moreTipping Point
By: Dexter B. Wakefield Article Reprint World economic conditions are on the brink of collapse. Are you and your loved ones ready? Has the world economy passed the point of no return?
Read moreRouhani: Iran Won’t Give Up Nuclear Rights
VOA News Article Reprint Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will not give up what it considers its nuclear rights, including uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, in any deal with international negotiators.
Read moreSouth African Platinum Miners Stage Sit-in at Amplats Mine
Reuters Article Reprint JOHANNESBURG — About 2,300 South African mineworkers staged an underground sit-in at Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats) Dishaba mine, saying they will not leave until a suspended union leader is reinstated, the company
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