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  2. Giant panda - Wikipedia

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    Their range in China spanned much of the southeast region. By the Pleistocene, climate change affected panda populations, and the subsequent domination of modern humans led to large-scale habitat loss. [28] [29] In 2001, it was estimated that the range of the giant panda had declined by about 99% of its range in earlier millenniums. [30]

  3. Fodder Scam - Wikipedia

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    The Fodder Scam involved hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged fraudulent reimbursements from the treasury of Bihar state for fodder, medicines and husbandry supplies for non-existent livestock. Lalu Prasad Yadav, on the left, is the highest-profile person convicted in the fodder scam.

  4. Polar bear - Wikipedia

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    The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed.The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb).

  5. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Wikipedia

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    The MBTA did experiment with "Night Owl" substitute bus service from 2001 to 2005, but abandoned it because of insufficient ridership, citing a $7.53 per rider cost to keep the service open, five times the cost per passenger of an average bus route.

  6. Attempted assassination of Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    The event garnered much commentary by Internet users. [19] [292] There was much activity on Twitter. [293] Tweets about the event gained millions of views in the first hour; [294] "Trump" was the top trending topic, with over 228,000 posts; [294] one livestream had hundreds of thousands of people in its audience. [294]

  7. Credit history - Wikipedia

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    A credit report is a record of the borrower's credit history from a number of sources, including banks, credit card companies, collection agencies, and governments. [2] A borrower's credit score is the result of a mathematical algorithm applied to a credit report and other sources of information to predict future delinquency.

  8. Tax evasion in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Internal Revenue Code, 26 United States Code section 7201, provides: Sec. 7201. Attempt to evade or defeat tax Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this title or the payment thereof shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100,000 ($500,000 ...

  9. Mastercard - Wikipedia

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    In their complaint, the plaintiffs also alleged that the defendants unfairly interfere with merchants from encouraging customers to use less expensive forms of payment such as lower-cost cards, cash, and checks. [40] A settlement of $6.24 billion got preliminary approval in November, 2019. [41] A settlement of $5.54B was approved in 2019.