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Ireland now needs to decide what it will do with 13 billion euros in back taxes from Apple
Shoppers on Wicklow Street in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A landmark ruling from the European Union’s top court means Ireland will receive 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in unpaid taxes from Apple — a windfall that Dublin had spent several years fighting to avoid. It leaves […]
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RFK Jr. back on Michigan presidential ballot, state Supreme Court rules
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024. Thomas Machowicz | Reuters Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the ballot in Michigan in November, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday, a decision that could boost […]
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Hunter Biden will change plea in tax case, lawyers tell judge
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, arrives at court for his trail on tax evasion in Los Angeles, California, on September 5, 2024. Ringo Chiu | AFP | Getty Images A lawyer for Hunter Biden told a federal judge in Los Angeles there was no reason to proceed with the scheduled start of […]
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Trump election interference case resumes in D.C. after year-long delay over immunity fight
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 4, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The federal criminal election interference case against Donald Trump resumed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday after a nearly year-long delay related to arguments on […]
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Snap sued by New Mexico AG over ‘sextortion’ of kids by predators
Scott Olson | Getty Images The New Mexico attorney general filed a lawsuit against Snap, alleging that its social media app Snapchat’s design features create an environment where “predators can easily target children through sextortion schemes and other forms of sexual abuse.” “Snap has misled users into believing that photos and videos sent on their […]
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U.S. targets Russia over 2024 election influence operation
A picture taken on June 8, 2018 shows an unidentified anchor of the Russia Today (RT) TV company as he prepares to go on the air in their studio in Moscow. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images The Biden administration on Wednesday will announce actions targeting Russian-government-backed efforts to manipulate American opinion before the […]
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Trump pleads not guilty to revised election interference indictment
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he holds a rally at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 30, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges he faces in his federal election interference […]
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Chase Bank says it is aware of viral ‘glitch’ inviting people to commit check fraud
In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Chase bank logo above ATMs, taken in Manhattan. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Chase Bank is urging its customers not to commit check fraud. The bank’s plea comes after this weekend a viral trend took over TikTok and X, with users […]
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Former VW chief goes on trial nine years after dieselgate
Former Volkswagen Chairman Martin Winterkorn appears for a trial on suspicion of fraud, making false statements and market manipulation, in Braunschweig, Germany September 3, 2024. Fabian Bimmer | Reuters Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn appeared in court on Tuesday on fraud charges over the so-called dieselgate scandal, nine years after the German carmaker was […]
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Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, attorney general says
Hundreds of Venezuelan people, following the worldwide call of the “Great World Protest”, gather at Manco Capac square in Lima, Peru on August 17, 2024, to protest recent re-election of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. ‘World Rally for the Truth’ a global event organized by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado aims to This rally, follows the […]
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