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US: Sudan and South Sudan Want to Avoid 'All-Out War'

The United States says Sudan and South Sudan want to find a way to avoid "all-out war," following violence across their border. The two countries have been unable to resolve disputes over borders, oil and citizenship issu...

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UN chief: Security Council has vital role in combating threats of nuclear proliferation

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Nuclear test carried out on 18 April 1953 at the Nevada test site.

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Former Executive of New York-Based Tax Liens Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey

WASHINGTON—A former executive of a New York-based tax liens company who supervised the purchasing of municipal tax liens at auctions in New Jersey pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale...

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Former NutraCea CEO Indicted for Securities Fraud

Bradley David Edson, 51, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 11, 2012, for one count of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, nine counts of wire f...

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