Monthly Archives: July 2019

Freelance Journalist

Posted on July 26, 2019 by beaugrand

Freelance Journalist — AltFi United Kingdom UK: Oil Giant Petrofac Sued After Bribery Admission WRITTEN BY HARRY HOLMES Oil services provider Petrofac is facing a £400 million (US$514 million) lawsuit after one of its former executives pleaded guilty to bribery … Continue reading →

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Auschwitz

Posted on July 26, 2019 by beaugrand

No one knows exactly how many people were sent to Auschwitz, or how many died there. However, historians estimate that between 1940 and 1945, the Nazis sent at least 1.3 million people to Auschwitz. About 1.1 million of these people … Continue reading →

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Don Newcombe

Posted on July 26, 2019 by beaugrand

All-time great Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe dies Don Newcombe, the Cy Young-winning pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, died at his home in New Jersey on Tuesday. The Dodgers announced his death at 92. That was my National league team when … Continue reading →

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Measles

Posted on July 26, 2019 by beaugrand

Measles In the 9th century, a Persian doctor published one of the first written accounts of measles disease. … In the decade before 1963 when a vaccine became available, nearly all children got measles by the time they were 15 … Continue reading →

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The Huawei Technologies

Posted on July 24, 2019 by beaugrand

The Huawei Technologies In Algeria, it was banned from bidding for public contracts after one of its executives was convicted of bribery. In Zambia, it was probed over allegations of bribery involving a multi-million-dollar contract to build cell towers in … Continue reading →

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John R. Bolton

Posted on July 24, 2019 by beaugrand

John R. Bolton Bolton was born on November 20, 1948, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Virginia Clara “Ginny” (née Godfrey), a housewife, and Edward Jackson “Jack” Bolton, a fireman. He grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Yale Heights … Continue reading →

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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

Posted on July 24, 2019 by beaugrand

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The United States Congress has called her “the first … Continue reading →

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ERIN BANCO

Posted on July 24, 2019 by beaugrand

ERIN BANCO is an investigative reporter covering the intersection of money and government. Her first book Pipe Dreams: The Plundering of Iraq’s Oil Wealth will be published Jan. 29, 2018. A former fellow at The New York Times and the … Continue reading →

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Dr.Christine McDaniel

Posted on July 24, 2019 by beaugrand

Christine McDaniel (part 1) Ten Things You Need to Know About Tariffs (see Part 2) Christine McDaniel Senior Research Fellow Stacy earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston College, her master’s degree in public and international affairs from the University of … Continue reading →

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