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Stanley Sporkin, Bane of Corporate Corruption, Dies at 88
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As the S.E.C.’s enforcer, he targeted firms that made illegal campaign contributions in the U.S. and bribed officials to gain business in other countries. Stanl...
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Andreas Brown, Longtime Owner of Gotham Book Mart, Dies at 86
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An appraiser and archivist, he bought the celebrated mid-Manhattan shop in 1967 from its founder, Frances Steloff and ran it for 40 years. Andreas Brown, a bibl...
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Barbara Neely, Activist Turned Mystery Writer, Dies at 78
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Her creation Blanche White was probably the first fictional black maid to solve a murder while working for a wealthy white family. Barbara Neely, an unheralded ...