Wednesday, August 31, 2016

US Sues to Stop Deere From Buying Precision Planting - Fortune


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US Sues to Stop Deere From Buying Precision Planting
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at stopping Deere from buying Monsanto's Precision Planting farm equipment business. Deere de said in a statement that it would fight the lawsuit, saying that the Justice Department's antitrust ...
U.S. Files Antitrust Suit Against Deere and MonsantoBloomberg
Justice Department Challenges Deere's Planned Deal With MonsantoFox Business
U.S. sues to block Deere acquisitionQuad City Times

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Russia launches airstrikes from Iranian base

Russians warplanes have conducted missions over Syria from an airbase in Iran -- the first time a major power has done so since the Islamic Revolution there in 1979.

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Russian Paralympians banned from competing in Rio

The International Paralympic Committee on Sunday banned Russia from participating in the upcoming 2016 Paralympic Games for allegedly violating international doping rules.

Friday, August 5, 2016

Are Rio's hospitals ready for the Olympics?

Sirens blaring, an ambulance peels out of the parking bay of a firehouse in southern Rio de Janeiro -- our car in hot pursuit.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Major Republican defects

Meg Whitman, a major GOP donor and former California gubernatorial candidate, said Tuesday she would support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, making her one of the highest-profile Republican defections.