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on February 25, 2015 in World News

US Supreme Court hands Cuba a victory over its cigars

US Supreme Court hands Cuba a victory over its cigars The US Supreme Court declined to intervene in a long-running battle between a US and Cuban company over the Cohiba cigar trademark. By refusing to hear an appeal, the country’s highest court leaves intact a ruling in favor of the Cuban firm. Due to a US trade embargo with Cuba, Cubatabaco cannot sell its Cohiba cigars in the United States while they are sold worldwide and in Cuba. US company General Cigar sells its Dominican Republic-produced Cohiba cigars in the US. The legal dispute is over whether the Cuban company… View Article

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on February 25, 2015 in World News

Black History Biden: Veep calls for ’emancipation’ of people’s wealth

Black History Biden: Veep calls for ’emancipation’ of people’s wealth Vice President Joe Biden used a Black History Month event at his official residence Monday night to decry the rich, both white and black, for stunting economic growth and suggested that “emancipation” is in order. “A lot of wealthy white and black people aren’t bad but they control 1 percent of the economy and this cannot stand,” Biden told about 100 guests, including past civil rights activists and NBC weatherman Al Roker. “It’s not fair because the business experts are saying that concentration of wealth is stunting growth. So let’s… View Article

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