And, lately, the country’s ultrarich have been behaving like modern-day land barons, quietly assembling empires measured not just in acres but in square miles and state sizes.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
In the early 1900s, the region launched Neiman Marcus, a luxury store that catered to the tastes of local cotton and oil barons.
Authorities have charged Banda with terrorism, arson and possession of child pornography, among other counts.
—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Officers then transported him to the Joliet Police Department, where he was processed on six counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting.
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