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COMMENTARY: THIS IS NOT 2009
c.2013 New York Times News Service With the scent of scandal encircling the White House, some Republicans are already licking their chops over the 2014 midterm elections, while some Democrats are pre-emptively licking their wounds. Not so fast, folks. Retract those tongues. While it is impossible to predict what might ...
Bentley speaks Friday in Greenville, Point Clear
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley joined other state and local leaders in making an announcement about new jobs coming to Greenville. Bentley announced details at 9:30 a.m. m. Friday concerning the new economic development project at the old West Point Building on Glendale Avenue in Greenville. In the project Ozark Materials ...
Puerto Rico approves anti-discrimination bill
Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation. Opponents of the bill prayed on the steps of the seaside Capitol building as lawmakers voted on a simplified version of the measure, which was widely rejected by religious ...
Investors shift focus to growth stocks
Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again. The best returns in the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the past month have been posted by technology companies. Industrial companies as well as banks and insurers are also ...
Investors shift focus to growth stocks
Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again. The best returns in the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the past month have been posted by technology companies. Industrial companies as well as banks and insurers are also ...
NEWS CORP. BOARD APPROVES SPLIT OF COMPANY
c.2013 New York Times News Service The board at News Corp. approved a proposed split into two companies Friday and authorized a $500 million stock buyback for investors in the soon-to-be-formed publishing business. It also announced appointments to the board for both of the companies. The company is expected to ...
Montana copper, silver mine lays off 100 workers
A northwestern Montana copper and silver mine that has been shut down since December due to rock falls and cave-ins laid off 100 workers this week. The Troy Mine laid off about half its workers Wednesday and Thursday, The Western News reported. Revett Minerals Inc. President and CEO John Shanahan ...
ON THE FRONT LINES OF FOOD SAFETY
c.2013 New York Times News Service MOSS LANDING, Calif. — With piles of fresh strawberries beckoning consumers at markets and stores this season, an alliance of a major retailer, fruit growers and farm workers has begun a program to promote healthy produce and improve working conditions. The initiative, unfolding along ...
MESSY LEGAL FIGHT OVER MANDELA TRUST GOES PUBLIC
c.2013 New York Times News Service JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela was livid. He believed that two of his daughters, working with a lawyer he had recently fired, were trying to meddle in his financial affairs. So he summoned the daughters, Makaziwe Mandela and Zenani Dlamini, to his home here for ...
MESSY LEGAL FIGHT OVER MANDELA TRUST GOES PUBLIC
c.2013 New York Times News Service JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela was livid. He believed that two of his daughters, working with a lawyer he had recently fired, were trying to meddle in his financial affairs. So he summoned the daughters, Makaziwe Mandela and Zenani Dlamini, to his home here for ...
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