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Albertsons sues Kroger for failing to win approval of their proposed supermarket merger
Kroger and Albertsons' plan for the largest U.S. supermarket merger in history crumbled recently, with Albertsons pulling out of the $24.6 billion deal and the two companies accusing each other of not doing enough to push their proposed alliance through.
Albertsons said it had filed a lawsuit against Kroger, seeking a $600 milli ... (full story)
In Nigeria's lithium boom, many mines illegal and children do much of the work
NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with a stone tool. Dust coats her tiny hands and her hair as she works hour after hour for less than a dollar a day. The landscape around her is dotted with active and abandoned minesha ... (full story)
Local
BMD attorney honored for a lifetime of volunteerism
Brennan Manna Diamond Of Counsel Scott P. Sandrock believes individuals should give back to their respective communities regardless of their professions, and he’s made a point of doing so throughout his decades-long career.
“Whether you volunteer your time and talent or support an organization through philanthropy, I ... (full story)
Administrative law' sounds dry but likely will be key to success or failure of Trump's plans for government reform
(THE CONVERSATION) There's a lot of speculation about what Donald Trump's second term in the White House will bring. But there's one thread that's likely to tie together many of the changes and conflicts: the subject I teach – called "administrative law."
That's because administrative law spells out the procedure ... (full story)
Why are so many Black public school teachers leaving the profession?
(THE CONVERSATION) Tracey, a high school teacher in the Philadelphia School District, remembers the hurtful comments she heard from parents when she started her career over a decade ago as a young Black teacher in what was then a predominantly white area of southwest Philly.
"I can recall white parents making comments sayin ... (full story)
State
Akron can conceal identity of some officers involved in police shooting
The city of Akron can continue to conceal the identities of eight police officers involved in a 2022 shooting of a motorist that drew widespread attention and protests, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.
The Supreme Court partially granted a request by the Akron Beacon Journal to force Akron to turn over public records re ... (full story)
Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
That displeasure tracks with the bipartisan uproar in Washington that ig ... (full story)