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Auditors at OpenTheBooks.com found that powerful congressmen received large campaign donations from federally subsidized contractors based in their districts. The congressmen directed billions in federal money to the contractors.

The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that there are nearly 5-million illegals who would receive subsidies through the so-called Affordable Care Act.

PG&E is hoping to prevent a repeat of a catastrophe last November in which faulty power lines it owned were determined to have ignited California’s deadliest wildfire that killed 86 people.

Daryl Morey tweeted: “Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong,” in support of the protesters. Chinese companies began pulling their NBA sponsorships and the NBA quickly issued apologies. It appears that these corporations are more loyal to their income stream than to their professed support for the "fight for freedom".

MGM, the owner of Mandalay Bay Hotel where Paddock committed the crime, has agreed to pay up to $800-million to settle lawsuits, although it is unclear why the hotel is liable. The most significant aspect of this settlement is that it will protect MGM from further investigation arising form these law suits.

Chinese police searched the house of Zhang Qi, 57, the former mayor of Danzhou, and found a large amount of cash, as well as 13.5 tons of gold. Qi is a high official in the Communist Party, which claims to believe in equal distribution of wealth.

The Fed will be creating $75-billion daily in overnight 'repo' loans through October 10, and likely beyond. The author of this article speculates that these loans look suspiciously like a concealed bailout. The US dollar is doomed.

Edawn Coughman is accused of staging a fake hate crime by spraying nazi and racist graffiti on his restaurant in hopes of making an insurance claim and possibly to garner public sympathy. His truck had several television sets with brackets and drywall still attached.

The NY attorney general's office said: "The Sacklers continue to low ball victims and skirt a responsible settlement. We refuse to allow the family to misuse the courts in an effort to shield their financial misconduct."

Amazing! The lawyers figured out a way to make plaintiffs need the company to continue selling the killer drugs for them to get paid. Turn your opponents into partners. Brilliant!