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March 19th, 2021 - 7:26 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.

Whose car is this?

It’s a 1996 Ferrari F50 with 10,708 miles on it, and appraises at nearly $2 million. The car was being shipped from Quebec to a buyer in America when U.S. customs officers noticed the VIN plate had been tampered with. Further investigation revealed “the car had been stolen in March 2003 [...]

March 19th, 2021 - 1:16 pm § in Business, Politics

Oligopolies

From an ABC News article published on Friday, March 19, 2021: “The four biggest airlines control about 65% of U.S. passenger traffic, five giant healthcare insurers control an estimated 45% of the market, pharmaceuticals are dominated by three major companies, the top four banks control about [...]

March 19th, 2021 - 11:39 am § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts, Misc.

No medals for Trump-pardoned accused war criminal

Mathew Golsteyn was on a fast track to a brilliant Army career until he broke the rules. A West Point graduate, Green Beret, and decorated war hero, he probably would’ve become a general someday. Until he broke the Army’s rules in one of the worst possible ways: Bringing the service into[...]