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Profits from one of these businesses allowed Matsutarō Shōriki to found baseball’s Yomiuri Giants. (20[1])In Europe, these businesses emerged from smaller-scale avvisi enterprises. The UK’s Minister of Aircraft Production in World War II, Lord Beaverbrook, (20[1])made his fortune running these businesses. The most successful of these businesses in the US was bought by (*) Punch Sulzberger a year before the landmark Sullivan (10[1])decision. (10[5])In 1910, (10[3])the McNamara brothers (10[1])were imprisoned for bombing one of these businesses (10[1])in Los Angeles. (10[1])A British business of this type closed in 2011 following a phone hacking scandal (10[2])and was owned (10[1])by Rupert Murdoch, (10[3])who (10[2])also owns (10[1])one called The Sun. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[1])name these businesses that include the LA Times. (10[1])■END■ (10[9])

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