Ex-Liberian dictator's son sentenced to 97 years in US jail (AFP via Yahoo! News) "Chuckie" Taylor, son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, was sentenced in a US federal court Friday to 97 years in prison for torturing and killing people in the west African country.

Citi, Morgan Stanley in brokerage talks; Rubin quits (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Citigroup Inc is in advanced talks to sell its Smith Barney brokerage unit to Morgan Stanley, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, in a move that would further dismantle the financial supermarket that has been bailed out by the U.S. government.