By Kathleen Miller & Richard Rubin Article Reprint The Internal Revenue Service spent $17,000 to hire a speaker who painted pictures of Michael Jordanand U2 singer Bono to motivate employees at a 2010 conference in
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Housing Starts in U.S. Surge on Multifamily Unit Demand
By Alex Kowalski Artice Reprint New-home construction in the U.S. climbed in March to the highest level in almost five years, propelled by a surge in multifamily building that will support
Read moreAn Olympic crackdown? Dagestan’s mayor snatched in Russian military raid
Experts say that the mayor’s dramatic arrest in connection with a 2011 murder is part of a larger Kremlin crackdown on the anarchic Caucasus region ahead of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. By Fred Weir
Read moreUPS to pay $40 million for illegal drug deliveries
UPS agrees to $40 million fine to end US probe into deliveries for illegal online pharmacies. UPS also agrees to block further deliveries from suspect pharmacies. FedEx is still under investigation. By Paul Elias Article
Read moreTexas Police Officers Charged for Selling Drugs
webindia123.com Article Reprint Five police officers in the US state of Texas have been charged for selling the drugs they seized from drug traffickers. The men were members of the Panama unit, a joint task
Read moreThe Jamaican Shower Posse: A Family Business
By David Amoruso Article Reprint Christopher “Dudus” Coke controlled a state within a state on the poor west side of Kingston, Jamaica. He was the man who provided his underlings with free electricity. With schooling
Read moreTime stands still in Cook County Jail for some inmates
BY FRANK MAIN Article Reprint Accused rapist Andre Holmes has been locked up in the Cook County Jail for more than a decade — and he is still waiting to go to trial. Holmes, 48,
Read moreThe 10 Most Dangerous Cities In America In 2013
curiosityaroused.com Article Reprint Heading into 2013, the list of the 10 most dangerous cities in the US per capita didn’t include America’s largest cities. The most dangerous major American cities were Atlanta (26th), Baltimore (27th),
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