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New Zealand Plans New Tax for Giants Like Google, Facebook
New Zealand's government plans a new tax targeting online giants like Google and Facebook that earn plenty of money in the country but pay little tax.
Airlines to Give Customers 'Nonbinary' Choice Under Gender
Major U.S. airlines say they will soon change their ticketing process to give passengers the option of identifying themselves as other than male or female.
Amazon Dumped New York, but Cities Still Wooing the Company
Amazon's breakup with New York was still fresh when other cities started sending their own valentines to the online giant.
Olympic Volunteers: One-Time Chance, or Exploitation?
The billion-dollar Olympics are awash with cash. But volunteers work for free. That's the case next year at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, where about 80,000 volunteers will be needed.
Trump-Dominated Board to Close Coal Plant, Despite His Plea
A federal utility board voted Thursday to close a coal-fired power plant in Kentucky, rejecting pleas from President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and handing the coal industry a defeat in its backyard.
Gone in A New York Minute: How the Amazon Deal Fell Apart
What they didn't expect was the protests, the hostile public hearings and the disparaging tweets that would come in the next three months, eventually leading to Amazon's dramatic Valentine's Day breakup with New York.
Amazon's Stormy Week Will Blow Over, but the Debris May Stay
It's been a complicated few weeks for Amazon, what with its abrupt pullout from a massive New York City development, extortion claims related to intimate photos taken by its founder Jeff Bezos and increasing antitrust scrutiny in Europe.
AP Interview: Philippine Journalist Sees Threat to Democracy
The head of a Philippine online news site who was arrested on a libel complaint accused President Rodrigo Duterte's administration of acting like a dictatorship and using the law as a weapon to muzzle dissent.
Trump's New Trade Decision: Impose Tariffs on Imported Cars?
By Sunday, Trump's Commerce Department is expected to issue an opinion on whether auto imports endanger U.S. national security enough to justify such import taxes. Trump would then have 90 days to decide whether to impose them.
Amazon's Exit Could Scare Off Tech Companies from New York
Amazon jilted New York City on Valentine's Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce opposition from politicians angry about nearly $3 billion in tax breaks and the company's anti-union stance.
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