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Month: November 2021

Justice Department sues to stop Penguin Random House’s purchase of Simon & Schuster

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business The Justice Department is suing to block Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster, arguing that the combination of the two book business giants “would likely harm competition in the publishing industry.” Tuesday’s complaint in United States District Court is one of the first major antitrust actions by

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Florida teacher won’t face charges for showing R-rated film

NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A sheriff’s investigation refutes allegations that a Florida Panhandle teacher subjected her students to pornography by letting them watch the R-rated movie “Alexander.” Parents of a 15-year-old girl told school officials she was traumatized by the Niceville High School teacher showing a movie that they considered to be “porn.” Okaloosa County

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International envoy warns of Bosnia breakup amid tensions

By AMER COHADZIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The chief international representative in Bosnia is warning that the war-scarred Balkan nation could face the biggest “existential threat of the post-war period” if the international community does not curb threatened separatist actions by Bosnian Serbs. In a report scheduled for delivery to the U.N. Security

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