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Kudos to Apple's finance lawyers, who are the Cirque Du Soleil of legal contortionism. On the eve of live testimony from CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer and Phillip Bullock, head of Apple's tax operations, a scathing congressional investigation of Apple's tax dodging strategy reveals how the computer giant avoided $13.8 billion in taxes through a clever labyrinth of...

Hardware makers are turning to parties, stunts and events in an effort to fill the news void created by the lack of big-name announcements slated for this year's CTIA trade show in Las Vegas.

Tour new 500-seat theatre building that has been crafted to offer the city much more than just performance space

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel will try on Tuesday to pry more details out of current and former officials of the Internal Revenue Service about the agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they sought tax-exempt status.

Asked what he planned to tell the Senate when it sits on Tuesday, Mr. Duffy would only say, ‘Stay tuned’

A dad who ended up letting his 9-year-old girl drive his car has ended up in jail. Jaron McGee, 23, was sitting in the passenger seat when his daughter smashed into a tree.

Displaying an uncharacteristic alacrity, government-owned carrier Air India Express on Monday followed other airlines by introducing a fee for pre-selection of seats onboard both its domestic and international flights.    

By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev received unexpected support from a prosecution witness on Monday and told a court that charges laid against him over a televised punch-up were invented by state prosecutors. Lebedev, the financial backer of Britain's Independent and London Evening Standard...

KARACHI/HYDERABAD - Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates won one national assembly and two Sindh assembly seats in Karachi after Sunday’s revote on 43 polling stations, according to unofficial results. The re-polling, which took place in a tense atmosphere, remained peaceful under army’s watch. PTI’s Arif Alvi won NA-250 seat by securing 17,489 votes, far more...

PESHAWAR - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for provincial assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa retained PK-10 seat after vote recount. Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Khushdil Khan had pleaded for vote recount on PK-10 after PTI’s Shah Farman’s lead in polls.The Returning Officer recounted the votes, however, Shah Farman retained lead with 1300 ballots. Later,...

We don't have to be victims of hurry sickness. We do have all the time we need -- and from this patient mind zone, we can reclaim our time, our priorities and our ability to respond well to life and all its demands. With patience, we're in the driver's seat of our own lives.

Century Campus Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia 12:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Morehouse!  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Please be seated.  AUDIENCE MEMBER:  I love you! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back.  (Laughter.)  That is why I am here.  I have to say that it is one of the great honors of my life to be able to address this...

NEW YORK — James Levine rolled onto the Carnegie Hall stage in his black motorized wheelchair and into a 6-by-6-foot mechanical podium constructed by the Metropolitan Opera.Belted into the wheelchair, Levine and two aides waited while the podium hoisted him about 3 feet in the air and its interior rotated 180 degrees to leave him facing the audience. Given a 1-minute...

Westerwelle’s response "did not leave us optimistic" say diplomatic officials.

Who knew the old ‘putting a whoopee cushion on a co-workers chair’ routine could actually help strengthen their core and posture?

PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.Authorities allege that former officer Richard DeCoatsworth left a party with two females early Thursday and took them to another location, where they allege that he produced...

MIAMI -- The Marlins obviously haven't padded attendance enough through sweet deals like allowing fans over 55 into Thursday games free or giving away select tickets for a $1.25 service charge at select bars. So on Saturday night, they really ran a risky promotion to beef up their major league-worst crowds. Jeffrey Loria walked in the house. Read More...More on Jeffrey...

The idea of a VC having its own news aggregator was a bit outlandish in 2007. But Y Combinator was in an unusual position in those days anyway. Startup incubators had been a highly visible part of the dot-com crash, and Silicon Valley was still skeptical of the concept nearly a decade later. So YC set out to be something different -- a community of hackers building companies...

It’s obvious that the unprecedented Senate Republican obstruction of executive branch nominations is bad for the president; it’s bad for the smooth functioning of the government; and it’s bad for voters who elected a Democratic president and a solid, 55-seat Democratic majority in the Senate. I’ve argued, too, that it’s bad for the Senate.Read More...More on...

An error in the affidavit filed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stating his age as 82 instead of 80 years and eight months while submitting his nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat from Assam has been corrected.

IndiGo is perhaps the only airline in the world that charges a fee for that uncomfortable seat sandwiched between the window and aisle seats.

The Autistic Brain: Thinking across the Spectrum Temple Grandin Richard Panek Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013 ($28)When Grandin, best-selling author and autism activist, began giving lectures on the disorder in the 1980s, it wasn't difficult to spot the audience members with autism because they were mostly on the severe end of the spectrum. Today,...

An error in the affidavit filed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stating his age as 82 instead of 80 years and eight months while submitting his nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat from Assam has been corrected.    

New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's star has been rising for the past several years. She was elected to fill Hillary Clinton's senate seat in 2010, and since then, has been championed by Democratic party stars like Howard Dean or the super-PAC EMILY's List as a possible contender for president.Read More...More on NPR

Dawes were keen to move beyond the "throwback" label on their latest album Stories Don't End but the[...]

Fox News has hired former Tea Party congressman Allen West to serve as a network contributor, according to a report in The Washington Post. West served for just two years in Congress after a career in the military. Since losing his seat in Flordia's 22nd (after being redistricted into Florida's 18th), he has been hosting a show for "Next Generation TV," which is owned...

Inquest hears jokes deriding blacks, Asians and Muslims when G4S officers are asked to read from their mobile phonesA G4S security guard who was restraining an Angolan man who died as he was being deported from the UK had 65 racist jokes on his mobile phone when it was seized by police.Terry Hughes, one of three detention custody officers in charge of Jimmy Mubenga's forced...

Case protagonist, real name Karima el-Mahroug, says parties at ex-PM's house had women dressed as nuns and Barack ObamaThe Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving Silvio Berlusconi testified in court for the first time on Friday, describing how a young woman attending one of the former Italian PM's "bunga bunga" parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively...

A trio of controversies has put Jay Carney, a former Time magazine reporter, under a white-hot spotlight, but he says he’s relishing the challenge.    

taxila -  PML-N heavyweight Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan lost the Punjab Assembly seat PP-7 Taxilla to PTI candidate Siddiq Khan after a recount at six polling stations of the constituency on Thursday. The re-counting at six polling stations of PP-7 wiped off PML-N stalwart Ch Nisar Ali Khan by 774 votes from the constituency where he was earlier declared winner with a margin...

Rob Ford, Toronto's laughable bumblefuck of a mayor, attended a community council meeting in the district of Etobicoke on Tuesday night, but didn't stay. After a few minutes, he "sprinted" down the aisle and ran into the parking lot, where he compulsively began slapping "Rob Ford Mayor" fridge-magnets on the cars of the people attending [...]    

Cridland rejects possibility of Norwegian-style deal as Tories show divisions over billThe head of Britain's most powerful employers' organisation today issues a blunt warning about the risks of quitting the European Union after the Conservative party signalled the beginning of a drawn-out parliamentary battle over plans for an in-out referendum by 2017.John Cridland,...

The activist hedge fund Elliott Management will back Hess’s slate of five nominees, all of whom are new and independent of management, and Hess will seat three of Elliott’s candidates shortly after the annual meeting.    

With recent news of the announcement that top 'dawg' American Idol mainstay Randy Jackson is leaving the show and rumors circulating that Justin Bieber would be a good fit to fill his seat, ET caught up with long-time Idol host Ryan Seacrest backstage after the part-one finale performances and asked whether he thought Bieber could do the job.

Christina Aguilera has officially won her swivel seat back!! Shakira unfortunately will not be returning to The Voice next season, as prior speculations have now been confirmed by both the Colombian singer herself as well as host Carson Daly. The reason? As we could imagine, Shakira has had a hard time balancing her coaching and her [...]

Feijóo tells parliament files showing business links with Marical Dorado have been destroyed

Oliver Brown: bizarre reason given by club for Roberto Mancini's sacking makes spiritual leader his natural successor.    

As excitement builds within the global soccer community ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, so does the level...

Premier, now shopping for another seat after defeat in her riding, says she’s now more free to pursue economic and development issues than before

MP will trigger federal by-election in Bourassa when he resigns his seat

The pendulum on the immigration debate has begun to swing away from hardliners like Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., as more and more states allow their undocumented workers to obtain driver’s licenses.    

 We hope The Voice kept her seat warm because Christina Aguilerais coming back! With Shakira confirming her exit from the NBC reality hit after one season to make way for...

 We hope The Voice kept her seat warm because Christina Aguilerais coming back! With Shakira confirming her exit from the NBC reality hit after one season to make way for...

The 193-member U.N. General Assembly today "strongly" condemned the Syrian government for its "indiscriminate" shelling and bombing of civilian populations and the commission of "widespread and systematic" human rights in a conflict that has dragged on for more than 2 years and left more than 70,000 people dead. The resolution -- which was co-sponsored by most Arab...

Two Goose Island ales are being marketed in Canada by Labatt as having flavours to complement fine food

San Jose Sharks forward facing hearing for hit on Los Angeles Kings’ centre Jarret Stoll

Historic night in B.C. as Christy Clark engineers comeback for the ages, Greens secure first seat

KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) - The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit emerging powers China and India as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the planet's Far North.

It's almost camping season. Is your tukus prepared? If not, here's the BUM stool, a stylish chair created by BAGGU and UM Project especially for Reclaim x2, a Hurricane Sandy relief fund created by local designers.Read more...    

With Congress president Sonia Gandhi cancelling her scheduled tour to parliamentary seat Rae Bareli, the onus of inaugurating several development projects in the VIP constituency on Wednesday was handed over to three UPA ministers.    

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair sank his political career in 2009, is returning to Congress to reclaim his old House seat as he forges a comeback....

Joan Cook, 88, spent more than 14 hours on the bus in Luton, Bedfordshire. She was found sitting calmly in the same seat after driver Susan McLaughlin (pictured) 'forgot about her'.

Historic night in B.C. as Christy Clark engineers comeback for the ages, Greens secure first seat

LAHORE Senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan has decided to step down from his Senate seat, reported a private TV channel on Tuesday. Aitzaz Ahsan forwarded his resignation to the PPP leadership on Tuesday after his wife Bushra Aitzaz lost elections from NA-124 constituency. Bushra Aitzaz contested elections against Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N)...

The issues are stoking fears of excessive government intrusion on the rights of journalists, private citizens.

With Sir Alex Ferguson looking on from what will soon be his familiar seat in the Old Trafford directors’ box, Manchester United’s youngsters won through to the final of the under 21 Premier League with a typically ill-tempered victory over bitter rivals Liverpool.

Reporter Gloria Galloway and pollster Nik Nanos talk about the Labrador by-election, which saw Conservative Peter Penashue lose his seat to challenger Yvonne Jones of the Liberals.

Gurl didn't just admit she was single for no reason! Selena Gomez might seem like she's just living her life, but she has a plan. Oooh, we love juicy and occasionally naughty plans! She's been riding a damn bumpy rollercoaster with Justin Bieber lately, but she's in control now. Unfortunately, it's not reeeeally in the dominatrix way we [...]

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Today, KLM starts servicing customers in Russian and Norwegian on social media. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines customers can now post their travel-related questions in no less than nine languages on Faceboo...

The Miami Heat and the Memphis Grizzlies are firmly in the driving seat in their respective Conference semi-finals after picking up victories on Monday night.

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York, New York 8:29 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Please, everybody have a seat. Well, first of all, thank you so much, Steve Israel, not only for the wonderful introduction, but I love the story of your grandparents.  And so often we spend time...

Americans will soon be able to surf the Internet, hold a video call and connect with friends on social media all via the dashboard of their car while sitting in the driver's seat. Further down the road, no one may need to be in the driver's seat at all. [More]

500 Startups today is announcing the next 28 companies to take part in its Accelerator program, unleashing a largely international class of startups who have come to Mountain View to accelerate their startup progress. There are 28 companies in this Accelerator class, and as usual there's a bunch of diversity there.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Donald Trump is known for grilling contestants on his TV show, "Celebrity Apprentice." But he'll be in the hot seat Tuesday as he takes the stand at a civil trial in Chicago....

We wouldn't like Hulk when he's angry. But we'd like him even less when he's sad! In 2008, Mark Ruffalo's brother Scotty was shot to death at his home in Beverly Hills. Mark says his brother, a popular hairdresser, supported him in his early days. He says: "I was the actor who was pushing 30 and still doing [...]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fashion takes a back seat to nothing - not even seriously chilly weather - at New York's fanciest dance gala....

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Liberals regained a seat in the House of Commons on Monday in a race viewed as an early test of the popularity of the party's new leader, Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Volkswagen ruft weltweit knapp 43.000 Autos in die Werkstätten zurück. Betroffen sind der VW Up, der Seat Mii und der Skoda Citigo. Bei den Modellen muss das Airbag-Steuergerät neu programmiert werden.

Prosecution claims that Bridger abducted five-year-old, murdered her and concealed, disposed of or destroyed her bodyThe missing schoolgirl April Jones lay with blood "draining" from her in front of a wood burning stove in Mark Bridger's home, forensic scientists have said.A considerable amount of April's blood was found in the living room of the man accused of abducting...

Iraq's April 20 provincial elections were like two elections in one country. They included all provinces outside the Kurdistan region except Kirkuk, due to a long-standing dispute over election law, and the predominately Sunni provinces of Anbar and Ninawa, where the cabinet postponed elections under the pretext of security following a series of candidate assassinations....

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that Asif Ali Zardari is the main culprit of the PPP. Talking to a private TV channel, Khawaja Asif who has won his seat from Sialkot NA-110 and PP-123 said that President Zardari devastated the political heritage of the party within four or five years whose founding fathers sacrificed their...