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Monthly Archives: January 2017
We Have Forgotten What the Ancient Sumerians and Babylonians, the Early Jews and Christians, the Founding Fathers and Even Napoleon Bonaparte Knew About Money
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/07/we-have-forgotten-what-the-ancient-sumerians-and-babylonians-the-early-jews-and-christians-the-founding-fathers-and-even-napoleon-bonaparte-knew-about-money.html?
Preaching student sues Georgia college for restricting his free speech
Preaching student sues Georgia college for restricting his free speech
A lawsuit is accusing Georgia Gwinnett College of censoring free speech. A student was allegedly forbidden from preaching in the school’s “free speech zone,” itself a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution, the lawsuit states.
Election system susceptible to rigging despite red flags
Election system susceptible to rigging despite red flags
The aging U.S. elections system remains susceptible to vote-rigging despite years of warnings. Electronic machines used by roughly 1 in 5 U.S. voters lack a paper trail, so meaningful recounts are all but impossible.
Declassify the Senate Torture Report
Opinion | Declassify the Senate Torture Report (Published 2016)
A comprehensive chronicle of abuses committed by the American government after the Sept. 11 attacks should be declassified.
Consumer accuses Bank of America of unfair debt practices
Consumer accuses Bank of America of unfair debt practices
TAMPA – A Hillsborough County woman is suing Bank of America, alleging abusive, deceptive and unfair debt collection practices.
U.S. Justice Dept. orders whistleblower to testify in Wells Fargo probe
U.S. Justice Dept. orders whistleblower to testify in Wells Fargo probe
The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed a high-profile whistleblower in its criminal investigation into Wells Fargo & Co’s <WFC.N> opening of accounts without customer permission.
Defying pressure, U.S. lets U.N. denounce Israeli settlements
Israel to re-assess U.N. ties after settlement resolution, says Netanyahu
Israel will re-assess its ties with the United Nations following the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.
U.S. hits Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank with toxic debt penalties
U.S. hits Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank with toxic debt penalties
Credit Suisse <CSGN.S> and Deutsche Bank <DBKGn.DE> have been hit with a combined penalty of more than $12 billion over the sale of U.S. toxic debt, further hampering two of Europe’s leading investment banks as they struggle with weak earnings.
Deutsche Bank agrees to $7.2 billion mortgage settlement with U.S.
Deutsche Bank agrees to $7.2 billion mortgage settlement with U.S.
Deutsche Bank <DBKGn.DE> has agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its sale and pooling of toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis.
Shkreli’s scheme to boost drug price on display in Senate report
Shkreli’s scheme to boost drug price on display in Senate report
US senators have labeled “the hedge-fund model of drug pricing” employed by the likes of Turing Pharmaceuticals, formerly run by Martin Shkreli, as “predatory” and “immoral” in a newly released report on drug companies’ price hikes.
Bank of America must face lawsuit on extended overdraft fees
U.S. proposed $5 billion – 7 billion penalty on Credit Suisse on toxic debt
Exclusive – U.S. proposed $5 billion-7 billion penalty on Credit Suisse on toxic debt: source
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Credit Suisse <CSGN.S> to pay between $5 billion and $7 billion to settle a probe over its sale of toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, a source with knowledge of the matter said, but the bank has resisted settling for that amount.
How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat
How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat (Published 2016)
Newly discovered documents show that the sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to shape the debate around heart disease, sugar and fat.
World energy hits a turning point: Solar that’s cheaper than wind
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Goldman Sachs to settle US rate-rigging lawsuit for $80m
Goldman Sachs to settle US rate-rigging lawsuit for $80m
NEW YORK Goldman Sachs Group has agreed to pay US$56.5 million (S$80 million) to resolve a US class action lawsuit accusing it and other banks of rigging an interest rate benchmark used in the $553 trillion derivatives market. The proposed settlement was disclosed in papers filed in…
Big banks fight to block crisis-era lawsuits from continuing
Big banks fight to block crisis-era lawsuits from continuing
A handful of banks, including Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, have asked the…
US Gov’t, Oligarchs Behind Planned Fake News Flagging on Facebook
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/12/64225.html
Secretary of State John Kerry: We Should Ignore What Anonymous CIA “Intelligence Officials” Say
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/12/secretary-state-john-kerry-destroys-anonymous-cia-officials.html
Protests flare over Venezuela cash chaos
Protests flare over Venezuela cash chaos; three deaths reported
Protests and looting broke out in parts of Venezuela on Friday due to a lack of cash after the socialist government suddenly pulled the nation’s largest banknote from circulation in the midst of a brutal economic crisis.