Verena Dobnik

April 06, 2009 | Daily Report Online

NEW YORK AP - When it bought the Boston Globe for a record $1.1 billion in 1993, the New York Times Co. added one of the nation's most acclaimed and profitable newspapers to its empire.But analysts say the 137-year-old Globe has been a money-loser in recent years, and the Times, now $1.1 billion in debt, is threatening to shut down Boston's pre-eminent paper unless it gets $20 million in union concessions.

By VERENA DOBNIK

5 minute read

January 11, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Property owners across the country bear a burden from the recession: paying a fortune in moving and storage costs to evict tenants who fail to pay their rent.But the owners' losses are a boon for the companies that clear out homes. Their business has skyrocketed, "making money out of people's misery," said David Robinson, an attorney for Legal Services NYC, which helps low-income New Yorkers navigate the eviction process.

By Verena Dobnik

6 minute read

July 15, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Thousands of demonstrators from across the country — chanting, praying and even fighting tears — protested a jury's decision to clear neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager while the Justice Department considered whether to file criminal civil rights charges.

By Verena Dobnik

5 minute read

March 12, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By VERENA DOBNIK and MICHAEL GORMLEY

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