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The Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., the inspiration for the -gate suffix following the Watergate scandal This is a list of scandals or controversies whose names include a -gate suffix, by analogy with the Watergate scandal, as well as other incidents to which the suffix has (often facetiously) been applied. [1] This list also includes controversies that are widely referred to with a ...
The origin of the armed conflict in Colombia goes back to 1920, with agrarian disputes over the Sumapaz and Tequendama regions. [77] Much of the background of the Colombian conflict is rooted in La Violencia, a conflict in which liberal and leftist parties united against the dictator of Colombia, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Colombia at the time was a banana republic dominated by foreign monopolies ...
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc., formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., [a] is a Canadian company based in Montreal that provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to various industries, including mining and metallurgy, environment and water, infrastructure, and clean energy. AtkinsRéalis was the largest construction company, by revenue, in Canada, as of 2021. [7] The firm ...
S&P 500 company headquarters The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30 companies that compose the Dow Jones Industrial Average). The index includes about 80 percent of the American market by capitalization. It is weighted by free-float ...
The Home Depot, Inc. is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation which sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. [4] In fiscal 2024, the company reported $159.5 billion in revenue and approximately 470,100 associates. [5] The company is ...
A total of 129 ballot measures were placed on statewide ballots in 2020 across the United States while an additional three ballot measures (one each) were placed on the ballots of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Three were balloted on March 3, one each in Alabama, California and Maine One was balloted in Wisconsin on April 7 One measure was balloted in ...
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (colloquially referred to as simply Whole Foods) is an American multinational supermarket chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, owned wholly by Amazon, and which generally sells whole food products free from hydrogenated fats and artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. [7] A USDA Certified Organic grocer in the United States, the chain is popularly known for its ...
North Korea, [a] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), [b] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). [c] The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern ...