Smithfield Divided as Chinese Company Considers Buyout
In Smithfield Virginia residents react to a proposed 4.72 billion takeover by Shuanghai International Holdings Ltd. The town famed for Smithfield hams sees mixed hopes and fears about ownership change funding local projects and preserving the town identity.
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Sheila Gwaltney
T. Carter Williams
Connie
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Shuanghai International Holdings
Feds Crack Down on Foreclosure Auction Schemes
Federal prosecutors have charged 54 people and two companies in California North Carolina and Alabama for bid rigging at foreclosure auctions. Rings used a single bidder to win on the block then held a private auction to divvy up profits as foreclosures surged during the crisis.
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D.C
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Robert Brannon
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Madeline Schnapp
PropertyRadar
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Andrew Katakis
Google Must Honor FBI Data Demand in National Security Case
Federal Judge Susan Illston ruled Google must comply with FBI National Security Letters in a national security investigation. The decision follows a prior ruling that such letters restrict free speech, with the government appealing and Illston pausing enforcement pending 9th Circuit review.
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