Word: behemoths
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...must all question whether we can rely on a handful of behemoth corporations to monitor themselves," Kovach said. "Journalists are beginning to react...
...combined MGM-Mirage is a jackpot worth fighting for. It would become the No. 2 U.S. gambling behemoth, behind Park Place Entertainment, and would own 50% of the lucrative tables for baccarat, a card game in which players can wager as much as $250,000 at a turn. So coveted are Mirage's four Las Vegas casinos that both Park Place and Harrah's are reportedly weighing their bids for the company...
Sumo has always seemed a peculiar sport. Two behemoth-size men in loincloths rinse out their mouths with water, throw salt in a clay ring and ram their massive bodies against each other for a few seconds under the suspended roof of a Shinto shrine. "Mysterious. Religious. Philosophical." That's how retired wrestler Keisuke Itai describes sumo. But if accusations he is making are to be believed, it is a sport that is also full of cheaters...
Lloyd's denies any wrongdoing and will defend itself vigorously. The insurance behemoth "has never been found guilty of fraud," says spokesman Adrian Beeby. Lloyd's has already beaten back a welter of legal actions in Britain. But it faces more charges on this side of the Atlantic. The U.S. Attorney in New York City has made Lloyd's the target of an intensive criminal investigation. And in a pivotal case due for trial early next year before a California state court in Los Angeles, a father and two daughters who lost heavily in Lloyd's have brought allegations...
...talked to Megan on the phone several times before I met her, and she was extremely friendly and helpful in facilitating our story on the MTV behemoth, TRL, or Total Request Live. In person, she is just as we both expect - blonde, perky, energetic, and - ah, yes, the magic word - cool. She directs us through the narrow offices, past the billiards room (yes, home of a massive pool table) and directly to the offices of Deb Savo, the Executive Producer of TRL (see interview on page ______). Megan tells us that we have until 3:00 before the TRL taping...