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Fiat Industrial May Move Tax Base To UK
Efforts to make the UK more competitive as a tax base gain interest from a major international firm amid the wider avoidance row.
sky.com (29 minutes ago)
North Korea sends special envoy to patch up relations with China
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has dispatched a special envoy to China, its state media announced on Wednesday, as Pyongyang seeks to improve its strained relations with its main ally and lifeline. Choe Ryong-hae, a senior Workers' party official and a vice-chairman of the top military body, arrived in Beijing...
guardian.co.uk (31 minutes ago)
Woman reunited with dog amid tornado wreckage (watch the rescue)
Jodi Arias: I can make a difference from prison Jodi Arias: I've given up my dream to be a mom USA Today's Major League Baseball power rankings See debris, hear roar as tornado approaches cameraman Storm chaser describes standing in tornado's path Oklahoma tornado: Rescuers listening for cries How tornadoes form...
postcrescent.com (48 minutes ago)
Senate votes to cut $400 million from food stamps
The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1percent - to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill.
sheboyganpress.com (54 minutes ago)
Tax Evasion Dangerous for Europe: Schulz
Martin Schulz has warned that revelations of tax evasion by major companies were leading to a loss of trust among the European public.
cnbc.com (57 minutes ago)
Golf: Belly putters not up to par
Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 6
thonline.com (1 hour ago)
PhillyInc: Video-production company Poptent names a new CEO
Poptent, the video-production outfit with a major office in Conshohocken that uses crowdsourcing to produce content, has named a new CEO.
philly.com (1 hour ago)
'A tremendous guy': David Bowie pays tribute to former bassist Trevor Bolder who died aged 62
Rock star David Bowie has paid tribute to his former bassist Trevor Bolder as a "major inspiration and a "tremendous guy" after he died following a battle with cancer.
independent.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Major immigration overhaul passes first big test
Legislation to grant chance at citizenship to immigrants living illegally in U.S. clears Senate Judiciary Committee
cbsnews.com (1 hour ago)
Chinese premier begins 2-day visit to Pakistan
Pakistan says it shares "identical views" on foreign policy with China, whose premier is beginning a two-day visit to Islamabad in the latest sign of the tight relationship between the two Asian powers. Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday following a trip to Pakistan's neighbor and archenemy India....
foxnews.com (1 hour ago)
Ed Miliband takes on Google over tax avoidance claims
Ed Miliband will take on Google over claims of tax avoidance by the tech giant when he appears at a major conference the firm is holding today.
standard.co.uk (2 hours ago)
Japan watchdog: Nuclear plant sits on top of fault
Japan's nuclear watchdog has endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the plant's restart virtually impossible. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday that it agrees with experts that the fault underneath the Tsuruga No. 2...
foxnews.com (2 hours ago)
Pakistan politician Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall during election campaign
Imran Khan has left hospital two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at a rally for Pakistan's general election, where his party scored a major breakthrough.
abc.net.au (2 hours ago)
Young objector challenges Israeli army
The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the country's universal military service and divided political beliefs. The refusal by 20-year-old Natan Blanc to...
foxnews.com (2 hours ago)
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan – review
Despite the four recipes appended to it, Michael Pollan's Cooked doesn't actually belong on the shelf with the cookery books. A major work by an interesting thinker, this genre-busting volume will someday become a standard text in a standard university department – though no satisfactory one yet exists – that will...
guardian.co.uk (3 hours ago)
U.S. Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps
The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill.
denverpost.com (3 hours ago)
David Montgomery's Local World could face threat in wake of Global ruling
David Montgomery's plan to create a new power player in the regional newspaper publishing market could be under threat, following the competition regulator's wide-ranging issues with Global Radio's takeover of a rival, which suggests it is still taking a hardline stance against local media mergers. On Tuesday the...
guardian.co.uk (3 hours ago)
Young and dynamic: social entrepreneurship in Austria
Social entrepreneurship in Austria is still a young sector – 75% of all initiatives are not older than four years. But they are growing constantly – as is the awareness about what social entrepreneurship is and how social innovation can contribute to societal development. According to a recent study by the Vienna...
guardian.co.uk (3 hours ago)
Suspect in FAMU hazing death files a written plea
Associated Press -- The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual said his client didn't have to appear for an arraignment Tuesday because he'd already entered a written not guilty plea.
tallahassee.com (4 hours ago)
Lumumba bests Lee in Dem mayoral runoff in Jackson
Attorney, civil rights activist and City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba will be the next mayor of Jackson, barring a major upset in the general election.
clarionledger.com (4 hours ago)
Archer Western pledges $50K toward bridge illumination
PORTSMOUTH - In a major donation that puts the Memorial Bridge illumination project over its fund-raising goal, bridge general contractor Archer Western Contractors on Tuesday pledged $50,000 toward the lighting cost.
seacoastonline.com (4 hours ago)
Reading's Anthony Hewitt making major strides
Once thought to be the Phillies' third baseman of the future, Anthony Hewitt now plays rightfield for Double A Reading.
philly.com (4 hours ago)
Helping Hands | Arrow ministry strengthens families by helping children
Twenty-two years ago, Mark Tennant, a former Pennsylvania foster child started a major foster care reform movement that was eventually to become Arrow Child and Family Ministries. Named after an…Click to Continue »
centredaily.com (4 hours ago)
Harper: With Mo back on top, closer enjoying closure
It all looks painless now. Mariano Rivera is something of a medical marvel as well as a baseball immortal, coming back from major knee surgery to dominate hitters again at age 43. But if you get him alone at his locker, he’ll tell you how hard it was, working his way from back from that torn ACL.
nydailynews.com (4 hours ago)
Trout adds cycle to lengthy list of achievements
Mike Trout has already accomplished a lot in his brief Major League career, but on Tuesday he added something to his list of achievements -- the cycle. Trout went 4-for-5 with five RBIs, and at 21 became the youngest to hit for the cycle since Mel Ott did so as a 20-year-old in 1929.
mlb.com (4 hours ago)
Sports digest: New York Yankees are getting into the soccer business
The Yankees are partnering with Manchester City to own Major League Soccer's 20th team, which will be called New York City Football Club.
mercurynews.com (5 hours ago)
Other major U.S. cities outpace Pittsburgh in jobs growth
In the last year, Pittsburgh ranked 32nd of the top 40 metropolitan areas for job growth.
post-gazette.com (5 hours ago)
Fairport Harbor lays off 2 employees; more cuts expected
Fairport Harbor Village Council has approved its first set of major cuts to fill a $300,000 hole in this year's general fund.
news-herald.com (5 hours ago)
Coalition plays down Afghan reports of major battle in Helmand
KABUL - The Taliban attacked Afghan police posts in a violent and long-contested corner of southern Afghanistan, setting off two days of clashes that left at least six police officers dead, Afghan officials said Tuesday, though the US-led coalition played down the violence as little more than “drive-by shootings.”
boston.com (5 hours ago)
No Child Left Behind waiver will bring major changes to schools
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - They might not be immediately noticeable to students, but major changes are coming to education in West Virginia. On Monday, the federal Department of Education granted West Virginias request for a waiver that will free them from much o...
dailymail.com (5 hours ago)
