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The family of Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Salgado controlled the bank for nearly a century. Now prosecutors and regulators are investigating possible accounting fraud.
A lawsuit by Allergan says the unusual arrangement by Valeant Pharmaceuticals and William A. Ackman amounts to insider trading, and the judge’s decision will rest upon a set of arcane financial rules.
Federal prosecutors have begun a civil investigation of the subprime auto lending practices of General Motors and other companies, focusing on the packaging and selling of questionable loans to investors.
Adding battalions near the border with Ukraine could allow Russia to launch a cross-border incursion there with little or no warning, Western officials said.
Sierra Leone, the nation with the most cases of the disease, has banned many public gatherings and set strict quarantine rules, but health officials are deeply worried by loose enforcement efforts.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 30, 2014, covering August 5, 2014.
Weird Al Yankovic
Jason Mraz
Rise Against
Kidz Bop Kids
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2014Harold J. Greene, American general (born 1962)[†]
Harold Joseph "Harry" Greene was an American military officer. During his time with the United States Army, he held various commands associated with engineering and logistical support for American and coalition troops in Afghanistan. At the time of his death, he was the deputy commanding general of the Combined Security Transition Command.
2014Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (born 1936)[†]
Vladimir Viktorovich Orlov was a Russian novelist, notable for his fantasy novel Danilov, the Violist.
2014Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (born 1914)[†]
Henry Chapman Pincher was an English journalist, historian and novelist whose writing mainly focused on espionage and related matters, after some early books on scientific subjects.
2014Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (born 1927)[†]
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld was an American physician and public health official. He was appointed the eleventh surgeon general of the United States from 1969 to 1973.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]