News: Business/Taxes

Trump: If North Korea meeting isn't fruitful, I will leave

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-18 23:01:32Z

President Trump discusses potential summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. relations with China.

Britain spy case: Watchdog rejects Russia nerve agent claim

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-18 22:59:04Z

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The head of the global chemical watchdog agency on Wednesday rejected Russian claims that traces of a second nerve agent were discovered in the English city where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned.

Google Is Digitally Preserving Historic Sites Like Teotihuacán And Pompeii For Future Generations

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-18 18:25:39Z

Amazon launches new app feature targeting international shoppers

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-18 16:58:17Z

International shipping is already an option on many orders from Amazon's U.S. website but the new services are aimed at easing the process. The feature, which was announced late on Tuesday, will display pricing, shipping costs and import duty estimates, with Amazon managing courier services and customs clearance. In a statement, Amazon said customers using the new function will be able to shop in five languages - English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, German, and Brazilian Portuguese - and will be able to make purchases in 25 currencies.

Suspect sought in killing of Penn State student in West Philadelphia

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-18 16:57:37Z

Philadelphia Police are working to track down a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a Penn State student.

French man becomes first person to have two face transplants

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-17 18:56:48Z

Jerome Hamon, the first man in the world to twice undergo a face transplant poses this week at the Georges-Pompidou hospital in Paris. A French man is recovering in a Paris hospital after becoming the first person in the world to undergo two face transplants. Jérôme Hamon, who suffers from a condition which causes disfiguring tumours, underwent his first transplant in 2010, but his body eventually rejected his new face which had to be removed.

The Latest: Ex-New Mexico governor criticizes border plan

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-06 21:05:22Z

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's plan to send up to 4,000 National Guard members to the Mexico border to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking (all times local):

Allies of Saudi crown prince appointed to board of new culture authority

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-06 11:36:50Z

Saudi Arabia on Friday named allies of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's reform agenda to a new board of directors for a culture body that aims to develop the arts in the conservative kingdom. The 13 members of the General Authority for Culture's (GCA) board include artists, filmmakers, executives and government officials, said a statement carried by state news agency SPA. The GCA is part of a drive by Prince Mohammed to diversify the economy and capture more Saudi leisure spending at home, as the kingdom introduces a range of liberalizing reforms intended to plug a budget deficit caused by low oil prices.

Migrant 'caravan' protests in Mexico after Trump tweets

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-04 05:43:53Z

Migrants forming part of a dwindling group of largely Central Americans received transit visas to move through Mexico toward the U.S. despite tweets on the issue from President Donald Trump. No reporter narration.

'Stranger Things' Fans Will Be Able To Visit The Upside Down IRL

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-03 22:11:56Z

Dial your excitement up to Eleven.

Does ASEAN Want the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea?

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-02 19:39:00Z

In recent months it has become clear that the lull in Washington's confrontation with China in the South China Sea is over. Following the election of President Donald Trump, concern over Beijing's expanding naval presence took a back seat to preoccupation with cooperation on North Korea. America's continued presence in the waters of Southeast Asia is predicated, in part, on Washington's insistence that they are needed, and wanted, to help ensure stability.

Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela dies aged 81

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-04-02 15:11:29Z

Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, died on Monday at the age of 81, her spokesman said. Winnie Mandela, who was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, played a high-profile role in the battle to end white-minority rule but her place in history was also stained by controversy. "It is with profound sadness that we inform the public that Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away at the Netcare Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday," said a statement issued by Dlamini, a family spokesman.

U.S. watchdog to probe Republican claims of FBI surveillance abuses

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-03-28 21:05:39Z

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The internal watchdog at the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday he is launching a review into allegations by Republican lawmakers that the FBI made serious missteps when it sought a warrant to monitor a former adviser to President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign. Michael Horowitz, the department's inspector general, said in a statement his review will examine whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department followed proper procedures when they applied for a warrant with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to secretly conduct surveillance on Carter Page and his ties to Russia. Attorney General Jeff...

Genesis Essentia Concept: High-Tech Coupe Dreams

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-03-28 20:20:00Z

A modern take on the classic GT.

Democrats setting aside differences as US elections approach

• Business/Taxes
• 2018-03-28 16:06:25Z

They're Democrats who oppose abortion, defend gun rights and work with President Donald Trump. Intent on retaking Congress from the Republicans in midterm elections in November, different factions of the Democratic Party -- from moderates to far left -- are setting aside their differences for now and staying together. "The Democratic Party elites, they just want to get the majority.