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The European Union's probe into Apple's taxes was actually triggered by the US Senate.

That's according to EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager, who spoke at a panel at Columbia University Wednesday.

Back in 2013, a US Senate committee said Apple had quietly negotiated a special corporate tax rate of 2% or less in Ireland. While they didn't accuse Apple of breaking any laws, they had called out the "gimmicks" and "schemes" that allowed the company to get sweetheart deals. Читать дальше...

Did you buy some ham recently at a Sam’s Club and Costco store? You might want to make sure it's safe to eat before you make a sandwich.

INDIANAPOLIS — Larry Bird always thought the Indiana Pacers needed to score more often. Now, he may have a point guard who can finally get it done. After acquiring Indianapolis native Jeff Teague in a three-team deal and making several other significant moves this summer, the Pacers will report to training camp next week with

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife on Wednesday pledged $3 billion over the next decade to help banish or manage all disease, pouring some of the Facebook founder's fortune into innovative research. "This is a big goal," Zuckerberg said at a San Francisco event announcing the effort of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative established by the couple. Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, had their daughter Max late last year.

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Hedge fund legend Leon Cooperman said in a short call with investors Wednesday that he intends to fight charges of insider trading.

Cooperman, a hedge fund industry legend, was charged earlier Wednesday along with his hedge fund firm, $5.5 billion Omega Advisors. The charges surround a position the New York hedge fund allegedly took in Atlas Pipeline in 2010.

Cooperman said the feds offered him a settlement on the insider trading charges but he refused it so... Читать дальше...

Federal prosecutors announced an eight-count indictment Tuesday against Patricia P. Driscoll, the ex-girlfriend of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, charging her with a fraud and tax-evasion scheme as president of the Armed Forces Foundation, a Washington-based charity that assists veterans.

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When FedEx announced its quarterly earnings today, it included some telling tidbits. In its largest segment, FedEx Express, domestic shipping volume edged up merely 1%. In its smaller FedEx Ground Segment, shipping volume jumped 10%, “driven by e-commerce and commercial package growth.”

Sales by e-commerce retailers jumped 15.8% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to the Census Bureau, and companies involved in getting the packages to consumers and businesses have seen growth in those segments. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Can serenity come from suffering?

NEW YORK (AP) — Can serenity come from suffering?

NEW YORK (AP) — Can serenity come from suffering?

NEW YORK (AP) — Can serenity come from suffering?

Looking out to the edge of the park from some spots, you can see tall apartment buildings. Famed athletes who've competed here include Alberto Salazar, Alan Webb, Edward Cheserek, Marty Liquori, Shalane Flanagan and Matt Centrowitz, who won the gold at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the 1,500-meter race. The courses are the same as in my heyday, with flats, a cowpath, a bridge and back hill loop, as well as Cemetery Hill (also known as Vault Hill), which is part of a route used for college races. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Can serenity come from suffering?

The father of Samantha and Gianna Rucki reacts to the sentence given to ex-wife Sandra Grazzini-Rucki's on Wednesday.

U.S. stocks on Wednesday surged into the close, finishing near the highs of the day, following the Federal Reserve's decision not to increase benchmark interest rates from ultralow levels. The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee, in its updated policy statement said the central bank was seeking further evidence of sustained economic strength. A rally in crude-oil prices also helped the broader market extend gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 163 points, or 0.9%, to close at 18,293... Читать дальше...

Jan Banning’s newest book, “Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,” is a rare and innovative examination of criminal justice combining the world of photographic art with that of legal science. Banning’s photographs reveal the daily realities of the police, the courts, the prisoners, and the often hidden prison conditions in four countries: Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas defense attorney isn't the only African-American lawyer in the nation to refuse a judge's request to remove a "Black Lives Matter" pin in a courtroom.

Kurt Russell shows off his rugged good looks on the cover of GQ magazine’s October 2016 issue, on newsstands now. Here’s what the 65-year-old actor had to share with the mag: On his legacy in movies: “Most of the movies I’ve done, people have had a good time with. Some of them I’ve done they’ve [...]

NPR's Planet Money team follows the oil they bought on the final part of its journey — into someone's gas tank.

How does the FBI handle warning signs like those that were reportedly exhibited by Ahmad Rahami? NPR's Robert Siegel talks with FBI veteran Jeff Ringel, who currently works with The Soufan Group in New York City.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Outraged Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the head of pharmaceutical company Mylan about the significant cost increase of its life-saving EpiPens and the profits for a company with sales in excess of $11 billion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Outraged Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the head of pharmaceutical company Mylan about the significant cost increase of its life-saving EpiPens and the profits for a company with sales in excess of $11 billion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Outraged Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the head of pharmaceutical company Mylan about the significant cost increase of its life-saving EpiPens and the profits for a company with sales in excess of $11 billion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Outraged Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the head of pharmaceutical company Mylan about the significant cost increase of its life-saving EpiPens and the profits for a company with sales in excess of $11 billion.