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
Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team
Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are going 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 and plans to start play in the 2015 season. Manchester [...]
May 21, 2013
Toback, Baldwin eye Cannes movie-making underbelly
Toback, Baldwin eye Cannes movie-making underbelly CANNES, France (AP) — A phrase you will hear often at Cannes is: “Let me run the numbers.” The commercial underbelly of the Cannes Film Festival is a nonstop frenzy of deal-making in luxury hotels along the Croisette promenade and aboard yachts moored offshore. Films are pitched with various [...]
May 21, 2013