October 27, 2021
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Chart alleges ENORMOUS pay for traders at Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Herbalife reaches preliminary settlement with FTC; Casey Anthony allegedly paid her lawyer with sex; and more.
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$$$Angelina Jolie Will Be Visiting Professor at London School of Economics [NYT]

$$$Table alleges ENORMOUS pay for traders at Bank of America Merrill Lynch [eFinancial]

$$$Meet the upstart bank that just took a piece of the biggest deal this year [CNBC]

$$$ “I have been told in the past, ‘Just be happy you have a job.’ or ‘Stop trying to compete with the men [on pay], it’s a man’s world.’” [WSJ]

$$$Sex Shop Workers Welcome the Protections of a Retail Union [NYT]

$$$Herbalife reaches preliminary settlement with FTC: source [NYP]

$$$Is Zuckerberg building a secure bunker next to his home? [NYP]

$$$Casey Anthony allegedly paid her lawyer with sex [NYP]

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