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Teamsters Union Chief Meets Trump

Alice Herman The Guardian
Leftwing members of 1.3m-strong labor union unhappy with Sean O’Brien for private meeting with Republican frontrunner

Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet

Craig Silverman and Peter Elkind ProPublica
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on training.

Kagarlitsky: My Most Recent Stay in Prison

Boris Kagarlitsky Russian Dissent
I was arrested for a video I published on YouTube, including a joke about the Crimean bridge. It was probably a poor joke, but hardly sufficient grounds for arrest. Unfortunately, Leviathan has no sense of humor. I spent four months in a prison cell.