Bahama crash victim remembered having ‘biggest smile’

Bahama crash victim remembered having ‘biggest smile’

by Carol Thompson Sunday morning, shortly after eight, Susan Sweet read a post on the Facebook page of Diego DeSantiago that said he had landed safely in Nassau, Bahamas. She wrote, “I miss you.” He “liked” her comment. Only hours after the...
Price-Fixing in the German Beer Industry

Price-Fixing in the German Beer Industry

While it may not grab headlines with the same vigor as last year’s ebook price-fixing scandal involving Apple and a handful of publishers, the German Federal Cartel Office released news Monday that a group of beer brewers has been hit with a $145 million dollar fine...
Chinese Tycoon Fails to Buy New York Times

Chinese Tycoon Fails to Buy New York Times

If you plan to make an offer to buy The New York Times make sure you don’t tell every news publication first. Although the paper of record was never for sale, a wealthy Chinese businessman decided he couldn’t bear to not own the paper for just one more...
N. Korea’s Supreme Leader Reminds the Old Guard Who’s Boss

N. Korea’s Supreme Leader Reminds the Old Guard Who’s Boss

Apparently, the 30-year-old supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, decided a public reminder of his power was in order, which was bad news for his uncle, Jang Song Thaek. The move – a public arrest at a party meeting – was allegedly due to corruption...