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Apple's Tim Cook Defends The Firm's Tax Policy Before The House - Webcast
Yesterday we opined on the deteriorating situation surrounding the much anticipated government scramble to collect perfectly legal offshored capital, initially focusing on Apple (which having now entered the focus of the US government will be nothing but an "negative externality" free utility going forward or as...
zerohedge.com (3 days ago)
Following 20% Move Higher In Two Days, Herbalife Shorts Are Sweating
Back in December, when HLF was trading in the mid-$20s, and long before Icahn's involvement in the situation was even remotely public, we laid out the case for what we thought would be a major short squeeze in the name upon Ackman's public announcement that he had shorted 20 million share of HLF stock. Well, judging...
zerohedge.com (3 days ago)
China Fakes Trade Surplus...
Latest research figures carried out by the Bank of America Corp. are set to rock the economies around the world once again. Has China been hiding the real state of its economic data? It would seem that the PRC hasn’t been quite as honest as it might have us all believe! According to the Bank of America Corp., the...
zerohedge.com (3 days ago)
'If my son was a dog, I'd have him put down': Mother whose son suffers from ADHD says that unlike...
Mother Jenny Young told ITV's This Morning that her son Ryan, 10, attacks her daily and she that parents in similar situation need more support.
dailymail.co.uk (3 days ago)
UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why
U.N. officials say there has been a sudden fall in the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan, but it's unclear why. Panos Moumtzis , the top U.N. refugee official for Syria, says the usual exodus of up to about 3,000 refugees daily has "dropped to almost zero" over the past four days. Moumtzis told reporters...
foxnews.com (3 days ago)
A Dead Satellite Could Ruin Weather--And Tornado--Prediction For Years
While extreme weather events seem to come and go more often than ever, our ability to forecast them does at least help us minimize risk to human life. But an impending weather satellite outage could make events like yesterday's devestating tornado even harder to predict-for up to three years. The US relies on two...
gizmodo.com (3 days ago)
Judge Napolitano, Fox Host Rip DOJ Targeting Fox Reporter: ‘Don’t Know How Jay Carney Sleeps At...
Judge Andrew Napolitano joined Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday to discuss the Justice Department tracking Fox reporter James Rosen and looking into his emails. The pair both expressed outrage - with Kilmeade questioning how White House Press Secretary Jay Carney can stomach the situation given...
mediaite.com (3 days ago)
Sectarian attacks in Iraq stoked by spillover from Syrian war
A recent tide of sectarian tensions that erupted into the worst violence seen in Iraq in five years is testing the government of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, whose ability to contain the crisis could hinge on a conflict raging beyond his control in Syria. The prospect of a regional power shift driven by the...
guardian.co.uk (3 days ago)
Vodafone says comfortable with Verizon Wireless status quo
LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone said on Tuesday that it was very comfortable with its successful U.S. joint venture Verizon Wireless, but if an offer materialized that would benefit it more than the status quo, it would consider it. Vodafone's partner Verizon Communications has made little secret of its desire to buy...
yahoo.com (3 days ago)
Sports World Keeping Eye On Oklahoma Tornado
-- The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area. Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his...
huffingtonpost.com (3 days ago)
Disruptive behaviour at the theatre?
Kevin Williamson's account of his vigilante action against a woman persistently using her phone during a performance of a new American musical in New York has certainly divided people. Many have applauded the actions of Williamson, who reacted to a woman's refusal to stop using her phone during the performance by...
guardian.co.uk (3 days ago)
No, Argentina is not a 'cautionary tale' for the eurozone | Nikos Chrysoloras
A true giant of modern thought, Ludwig Wittgenstein believed that all problems in philosophy arise from the misguided use of language. Although this opinion, put forward in his early writings, seems far-fetched nowadays, Wittgenstein had a point. Since the start of the sovereign debt crisis, two false analogies have...
guardian.co.uk (3 days ago)
Ten South African miners hospitalised after chrome mine clash
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Ten striking miners at a chrome mine in South Africa were admitted to hospital after clashes with security guards, police said. "Ten miners were admitted to hospital. They were injured after security guards fired what are reported to be rubber bullets," police spokesman Thulani Ngubane said....
yahoo.com (3 days ago)
Ringtown to lose workers comp. insurance Aug. 1
As of Aug. 1, Ringtown borough and Ringtown Municipal Authority employees will be without workers compensation insurance coverage unless another company is found. At a recent meeting, borough council discussed the situation that was brought on when Emplo
standardspeaker.com (3 days ago)
Jordan changing team name to Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. 8212 Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.
timesleader.com (3 days ago)
ABC show films at local restaurant By Amanda Castro-Crist
When placed in a tense or uncomfortable situation, people have a variety of reactions. Some become angry. Some step in to defend another person. Some simply walk away. Patrons at The Big Texan Steak Ranch found out how they would react this week as guests on the ABC show, “What Would You Do?” Producers chose the...
amarillo.com (3 days ago)
Upland's finances get some extra scrutiny
UPLAND - Members of the city's Finance and Economic Development Committee were updated Monday on the city's fiscal situation, which is still uncertain.
dailybulletin.com (3 days ago)
Missouri Task Force 1 on alert; assistant fire chief deployed to Moore, Okla.
Missouri Task Force 1 is the fourth-closest team to Moore, Okla., and has been put on alert. The task force has readied a team of 80 people, which can deploy in a few hours should it be asked to respond to the situation in Moore. Read more
columbiamissourian.com (3 days ago)
Lackawanna police to get two 2.75% raises, two 3% raises, back pay
Lackawanna police officers will get a 2.75 percent raise this year and in 2014 and 3 percent raises in 2015 and 2016, under the terms of a new contract approved Monday by the City Council.The deal also includes retroactive pay raises of 2 percent for each of the last four years.The back pay for the 46 members of the...
buffalonews.com (3 days ago)
Uncle of slain student Andrea Rebello criticizes officer
The uncle of a Hofstra student accidentally shot and killed by a Nassau police officer when he fired eight bullets at a parolee holding her hostage criticized the officer's tactics, but authorities said it was unclear if he knew it was a hostage situation.
newsday.com (4 days ago)
Khloe Defends Kim Against 'Vicious Attacks' About Her Weight
Like the majority of women, Kim Kardashian has gained weight during her pregnancy. Though her weight gain is completely normal, the tabloids haven't been kind to the reality star, and her sister Khloe Kardashian has had enough. In a letter to her sister, which Kim posted on her own blog, Khloe writes that she finds...
huffingtonpost.com (4 days ago)
LOOK: Deputies Rescue Stranded Swedish Family Of 7
Several acts of kindness saved one Swedish family's tumultuous California trip. On Friday morning, the Trandafilovics, a family of seven, found themselves without any money, food, or shelter on a street in Torrance, Calif. The family had been visiting the United States for a graduation, KABC reported, but an...
huffingtonpost.com (4 days ago)
Bobcats owner Michael Jordan changing team name to Hornets: report
A person familiar with the situation says Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets.
cbc.ca (4 days ago)
Jürgen Klopp rallies neutrals to support 'special' Borussia Dortmund
An hour after the first of Jürgen Klopp's many jokes, interspersed with his worldly insights into football and life, he returns to a more personal memory. It is fitting and evocative because the tumultuous journey that Klopp and Borussia Dortmund have taken to the Champions League final at Wembley, where they play...
guardian.co.uk (4 days ago)
CU Buffs signing Jordan Gehrke adds drama to QB situation
Jordan Gehrke has a message for all those Division II and III schools he turned down out of high school.
denverpost.com (4 days ago)
Mascot's mane is a bane for sniffling Lions cub Stuart Hogg
Long gone are the days when Lions touring teams were in the habit of wrecking hotel rooms for fun but hearing their captain, Sam Warburton, describe his squad as "a bit quiet" after a week together will not impress many traditionalists. Lions squads are picked to roar and the accompanying news that the hairy mane of...
guardian.co.uk (4 days ago)
How to prepare for Windows 8
Windows 8, released to the wild last October, seems stuck in a no-win situation. On the one hand, it is not catching on with Android- and iOS-loving consumers turned off by the Windows 8 tile-based interface and the Windows App Store, which by Android and Apple standards, is anemic and disorganized. And these days,...
pcworld.com (4 days ago)
Mets Top Cubs 4-3
CHICAGO -- Cubs starter Travis Wood was thinking about one home run, and it wasn't the one he hit. With two outs in the seventh inning, rookie Juan Lagares connected off Wood for his first big league homer. The two-run shot tied the game, and Daniel Murphy hit a leadoff home run in the eighth that sent the New York...
huffingtonpost.com (4 days ago)
WATCH: Lifeguard Makes Unusual Save
Zach Cooney made quite the unusual rescue Sunday when he raced from his lifeguard post to wrestle with a shark, dragging it away from beachgoers in Florida. In a video obtained by the Brevard Times, the Cocoa Beach lifeguard saves the shark from becoming beached, pulling it by its tail back into the ocean. The...
huffingtonpost.com (4 days ago)
Business owners slogging through flood damage
Outside the Tire Store and Lakeview Automotive Group on Atlanta Highway in Flowery Branch, workers hauled equipment to dry areas and washed sheets of mud off the pavement. "I mean, it’s unreal," owner Jonathan Seaton said. "I’ve lived here since 1998 and never before have I seen flooding like this." Some 7« inches...
gainesvilletimes.com (4 days ago)
