Settlement Lets Immigrants Claim Wire Transfer Coupons
Millions of Mexican immigrants who sent money to relatives will receive coupons worth about 375 million dollars as part of a class action against Western Union MoneyGram and Orlandi Valuta. The coupons, issued for transactions from 1993 to 1999, reward disclosure failures over exchange rate markups and service fees.
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Western Union
Orlandi Valuta
MoneyGram
United States
Mexico
Latin America
Luis Pelayo
Pelayo
Western Union Financial Services, Inc
David Banks
Angela Phoenix
Matt Piers
Piers
Guadalajara
Chicago
Manuel Orozco
Central America
Inter- American Dialogue
Washington
Orozco
Center
Cicero
Southern at 150 plan outlined for SIUC future
SIU Chancellor Walter Wendler discusses the Southern at 150 initiative targeting improvements in faculty, graduate and undergraduate studies, libraries, student life, and community outreach to create citizen scholars. He stresses staying the course despite budget woes and ongoing faculty contract talks while planning for 20 years ahead.
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Wendler
SIUC
Carbondale
Maggie Flanagan
Walter Wendler
SIU Board of Trustees
Southern Illinois University
Siu.edu
Southern Illinois
California told to cut Colorado River water use
Interior Secretary Gale Norton signed an order directing California to curtail its draw from the Colorado River, the first federal move to ensure the seven Western states receive their shares. Beginning Jan 1 the department will withhold part of California's water, with exact reductions to be determined. The action comes amid long disputes and a record drought.
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California
Colorado River
Las Vegas
Gale Norton
Colorado
Interior Department
Norton
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Catholic bishops approve policy on abuse cases with Vatican signoff
U S bishops at their national meeting approve a plan to remove priests accused of abuse, subject to Vatican approval, and create tribunals with lay review boards. The policy, revised after Vatican concerns, allows Vatican waivers of the statute of limitations and sets March 1 as the implementation date, amid mixed reactions.
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Vatican
U.S
Vatican Commission
Boston
Law
Archdiocese of
Congregation of Bishops
America
Jesuits
William Lori
Bridgeport
Conn
Lori
Oklahoma
Frank Keating
National Review Board
David Clohessy
Clohessy
Accuracy Corrections: Du Quoin Teacher Bond and Sports Misidentification
The Southern Illinoisan acknowledges errors including a misreported name in a Du Quoin teacher theft case where Claire Tad Cooper remains free on $750 bond after a receipt review by Cory Robbins. A Pinckneyville basketball player Mason Woodside was misidentified in the Pinckneyville at Carbondale game report.
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Jackson County
du Quoin
Claire
Tad” Cooper
Pinckneyville
Mason Woodside
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Ranger Fence Co
Orient Mine
Marion
Onan
Town & Country Center
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Oles E Mall
Bill & Pat Searcy
Mall Dr
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S. Division
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