Las Vegas Sands settles laundering case with $47M deal
(27 Aug) - Casino operator Las Vegas Sands has agreed to give up over $47 million as part of an agreement to avoid charges over its failure to report suspicious transactions by an alleged drug kingpin. The sum represents funds accepted by Sands (LVS, Fortune 500) on behalf of Zhenli Ye Gon, a native of China who is currently...
6-year-old boy in China found with eyes gouged out
(27 Aug) - A six-year-old boy in China had his eyes gouged out, blinding him for life, reports said Tuesday, in a gruesome attack that may have been carried out by a ruthless organ trafficker. Family members found the boy covered in blood some three to four hours after he went missing while playing outside, according to a television...
Is it possible to export the liberal arts to places that restrict civil liberties?
The new Liberal Arts Yale-NUS College (26 Aug) - This fall, two prominent American liberal arts institutions will be opening outposts in decidedly non-liberal countries. The first is NYU Shanghai, the third addition to NYU’s self-proclaimed “Global Network University,” which also includes the main campus in New York and...
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