Decades Later, Memphis to Compensate Black Sanitation Strikers of 1968

By ALAN BLINDER July 25, 2017 For 63 mostly uninterrupted years, the rhythms of Elmore Nickleberry’s life have included the rumbles and roars of Memphis’s sanitation trucks. Even now, at 85 and the longest-tenured employee in the city’s...

Exclusive: Viacom willing to make an all-cash deal to buy Scripps Networks – sources

(Reuters) – Viacom Inc has informed Scripps Networks Interactive it is willing to pay all cash to acquire the U.S. TV network operator, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The move by Viacom, which had $12.17 billion in debt as of March 31, could...

Senator Jeff Flake, Facing Twin Threats, Is Said to Take On G.O.P. Rift in New Book

By ALEXANDER BURNS July 25, 2017 PHOENIX — Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, faces political challenges from both sides in seeking re-election next year: On the left, emboldened Democrats are aggressively recruiting candidates to run against...