'Hey, Verizon: Can you hear us now?' - In the Markets Blog | Crain's New York Business:
"Elections for corporate board seats can be the ultimate in Kremlinesque voting. If investors don't like the candidates offered up by management, they can't elect others. In the unlikely event they rise up and vote against a company-backed nominee or sitting member, the board member isn't necessarily forced to leave the post."
Sudan War: Gold, a Key Port, and Two Armies With No Legitimate Claim
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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one of Sudan’s warring parties, have taken
over El Fasher, a city in Darfur, western Sudan. This city is the largest
in the...
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