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Apple's Day of Reckoning Comes With Billion-Euro Tax Risk

Bloomberg - ‎2 hours ago‎
The European Union is expected to conclude Tuesday that Ireland provided Apple Inc. with illegal aid through a favorable tax arrangement, a decision that may cost the iPhone maker billions of euros and stir concern among hundreds of other companies.
EU Ax Set To Fall On Apple
EU clawback: the Apple tax dispute explained
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Russians Hacked Two US Voter Databases, Say Officials

NBCNews.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
Hackers based in Russia were behind two recent attempts to breach state voter registration databases, fueling concerns the Russian government may be trying to interfere in the U.S.
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The Latest: Questioning of Rousseff Ends After 14 Hours

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Rousseff opened Monday's session with a 30-minute address defending her time in office. She then sat as legislators peppered her with questions for more than 14 hours, ending the session just before midnight.
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Islamic State Bombing Kills 54 Government Recruits in Yemen

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
SANAA, Yemen - A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State in Yemen's southern city of Aden on Monday killed at least 54 pro-government recruits, officials said, underscoring how the militant group has been able to exploit Yemen's civil war to ...
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North Carolina warily watching 2 tropical weather systems

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
RODANTHE, N.C. - Beachgoers, boat captains and business owners on North Carolina's Outer Banks warily eyed a potent tropical weather system that could rain out one of the last busy weeks of the summer.
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California lawmakers pass bill inspired by Brock Turner case

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
(CNN) California is one step closer to making prison time mandatory for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting a person who is unconscious or too intoxicated to consent -- a measure inspired by former Stanford University student Brock Turner's sentence.
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Ex-aide poised to replace convicted Pennsylvania prosecutor

Porterville Recorder - ‎35 minutes ago‎
FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2015 file photo first Deputy Attorney General Bruce Beemer walks from a contempt hearing for Patrick Reese, a top aide to Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, at the Montgomery County courthouse in Norristown, Pa.
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Trump disavows robo-call from David Duke

CNN - ‎7 hours ago‎
Washington (CNN) Donald Trump's campaign is disavowing support from a prominent white nationalist, David Duke, who is once again causing problems for the Republican nominee by claiming that Trump is a kindred spirit.
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McCain, Rubio Walk Trump Tightrope in Primaries

RealClearPolitics - ‎4 hours ago‎
GOP Sens. Marco Rubio and John McCain are expected to survive their primaries on Tuesday as they face challengers who have tried to ride the Donald Trump wave to major electoral upsets.
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Democrats delay ad spending on Ohio Senate race

Washington Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
The Democratic Party's national Senate campaign arm has canceled more than a week of television ads that were set to run next month in the key battleground of Ohio, where former governor Ted Strickland (D) has struggled to gain traction against ...
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Iowa at center of debate over 'shadow insurance' deals

Washington Post - ‎13 minutes ago‎
IOWA CITY, Iowa - For cash-strapped life insurance companies, the deal sounds almost too good to be true: A state law allows them to create complex financial instruments to transfer liabilities to new subsidiaries, instantly wiping huge debts off ...
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Mondelez Drops Offer for Hershey

Wall Street Journal - ‎9 hours ago‎
Oreo cookie maker Mondelez International Inc. MDLZ -0.05 % ended its pursuit of Hershey Co. HSY 0.71 % after the famed chocolatier rebuffed its latest acquisition offer, putting an end to a monthslong takeover campaign that would have created the world ...
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US Stocks Rebound, as Financial Shares Rally

Wall Street Journal - ‎7 hours ago‎
U.S. stocks advanced in the lightest day of trading so far this year. Monday's broad gains wiped out Friday's losses, which came after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said that the case for an interest-rate increase had improved.
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Uber, Alphabet autonomous car rivalry heats up

PCWorld - ‎29 minutes ago‎
The race by companies to develop autonomous cars is making rivals out of old friends as is evident from the exit of Alphabet's senior executive David Drummond from the board of Uber Technologies.
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Some Pokémon Go players given lifetime bans are being let back into the game

TechCrunch - ‎21 minutes ago‎
Did you get banned from playing Pokémon Go after downloading an app that you thought might make the game more fun? Well, it turns out that you might be able to get back into the smash hit title after all.
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Fitbit's new Charge 2 is the follow-up to the best-selling Charge HR

The Verge - ‎17 hours ago‎
Despite the fact that Fitbit sells more than half a dozen different activity trackers and just started shipping two new ones this spring, its best-selling wearable to date has been the Charge HR, announced back in 2014.
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Why Britney Spears Followed Beyoncé at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards

E! Online - ‎12 hours ago‎
"I think I need a moment after watching @beyonce's #VMA performance," read a tweet from the network after Beyoncé quite literally set the stage on fire last night at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Taylor Swift Serves Jury Duty Like Everybody Else

People Magazine - ‎9 hours ago‎
While serving her civic duty in Nashville, Tennessee, Swift took a selfie with a fellow juror (and fan), who officially had the best time anyone has ever had on jury duty.
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Why John Isner would buy stock in Frances Tiafoe

ESPN - ‎4 hours ago‎
John Isner comes to the net for some great shots and wins the tiebreaker to force a fourth set against Frances Tiafoe in the first round at the US Open.
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Athletics-Astros preview (Aug 30, 2016)

FOXSports.com - ‎41 minutes ago‎
HOUSTON -- Before dropping the series opener against the Houston Astros on Monday night, the Oakland Athletics had caught a glimmer of hope with consecutive series victories over postseason contenders Cleveland and St. Louis.
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NASA's Juno Probe Buzzes Jupiter in Its First (and Closest) Flyby

Space.com - ‎14 hours ago‎
NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped this photo of Jupiter from a distance of 437,000 miles (703,000 kilometers) on Saturday (Aug. 27).
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You can't trick your dog by being mean in a happy voice

The Verge - ‎8 hours ago‎
Dogs really can understand what we're saying to them, according to a new study that seems to confirm the dearest wish of many a dog-lover.
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Singapore Zika cases increase to 56

CNN - ‎5 hours ago‎
(CNN) Fifteen more cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus have been confirmed in Singapore, the city-state's Ministry of Health (MOH) said late Monday.
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Playing With a Concussion Doubles Recovery Time

New York Times - ‎13 hours ago‎
New research shows that athletes who leave the game immediately after a concussion recover twice as fast as athletes who keep playing.
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Heart Birth Defects Dropped After Folic Acid Was Added to Food

U.S. News & World Report - ‎10 hours ago‎
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The introduction of folic acid-fortified foods in Canada was associated with a decrease in babies being born with heart defects, a new study found.
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