Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA
Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA LAS VEGAS (AP) — Donald Trump‘s Miss USA pageant will be hosted by a Jonas brother and an E! News personality. Pageant officials announced Tuesday that Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers pop act and Giuliana Rancic, co-anchor of “E! News,” will host the June 16 pageant. [...]
May 21, 2013
Apple CEO makes no apology for company’s tax strategy
Apple CEO makes no apology for company’s tax strategy By Patrick Temple-West and Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though [...]
May 21, 2013
IRS official Lerner refuses to testify before Congress
IRS official Lerner refuses to testify before Congress Nearly four months ago, Oklahoma Senators Tom Coburn and James Inhofe both voted against H.R.152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act that eventually sent $50.5 billion in relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy. And in the flurry of last night’s devastation in Moore, Oklahoma. it was impossible not to forget [...]
May 21, 2013
The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area BOSTON (AP) — The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers‘ new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in [...]
May 21, 2013
Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K
Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K LONDON (AP) — For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the “Harry Potter” books in the world. A first edition copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” that contains author J.K. Rowling‘s notes and original illustrations fetched [...]
May 21, 2013
Apple CEO makes no apology for company’s tax strategy
Apple CEO makes no apology for company’s tax strategy By Patrick Temple-West and Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though [...]
May 21, 2013