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IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers 07/11/2024 05:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS announced Thursday that it has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats — a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part of the Biden administration's signature climate, health care, and tax package sign New top US envoy to Taiwan pledges to help the island with self-defense as threats from China loom 07/10/2024 11:26pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan promised Wednesday that Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up its military threats. The weight of the message from Raymond Greene, who assumed his new role as director of the American Institute NBA agrees to terms on a record 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, AP source says 07/10/2024 10:55pm • The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deals, a record 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that would assure player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. A person familiar with the negotiatio Ukraine is on an 'irreversible' path to NATO. But only after war with Russia ends 07/10/2024 09:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The 32-members of NATO on Wednesday formally declared Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership in the Western military alliance, offering a bare but more binding assurance of protection once its war with Russia ends. NATO member countries individually and in Wednesday' Goodyear, Smart Global rise; LegalZoom falls, Wednesday, 7/10/2024 07/10/2024 04:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., up $6.53 to $191.05. The chipmaker reported a jump in June revenue from a year ago. United Parcel Service Inc., up $1.37 to $135.65. The package delivery service named Hawks GM Landry Fields braces for more tough decisions after trading Dejounte Murray to Pelicans 07/10/2024 02:57pm • ATLANTA (AP) — No matter how difficult it was to conclude that trading Dejounte Murray was necessary, Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields knows he faces more challenges this offseason. The NBA draft brought Atlanta two players, including No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher. Saturday's tr Massachusetts ballot question would give Uber and Lyft drivers right to form a union 07/10/2024 10:53am • BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for ride-hailing companies in Massachusetts are pushing ahead with what they describe as a first-of-its-kind ballot question that could win them union rights if approved. The push comes despite a landmark settlement last month guaranteeing that Uber and Lyft drivers will earn Ukraine opens DC weapons office and Europe bolsters defense spending as November US election looms 07/09/2024 11:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO countries are moving to shore up their weapons production capabilities as a hedge against the November presidential vote, signing a nearly $700 million contract for more Stinger missiles and making pledges to boost their own defense production. Ukraine, a partner that relie Clean Keto vs. Dirty Keto: What's the Difference? 07/09/2024 08:00pm • In fitness and nutrition circles, the term "clean" has gained a specific meaning in recent years. No longer simply a statement about grime, "clean" now refers to all manner of food items and diets. The ketogenic diet, for instance, has descriptions of "clean" and "dirty." But what does it mean if yo Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South 07/09/2024 08:56am • NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming thriller about a female judge in the contemporary, rural South will have two very famous, and very different, authors: Oscar winner Viola Davis and mega-selling novelist James Patterson. Little, Brown and Company announced Tuesday that Davis and Patterson are collabora Brazil's police say Bolsonaro embezzled $1.2 million in undeclared jewelry from Saudi Arabia 07/08/2024 08:22pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police allege former President Jair Bolsonaro embezzled jewelry worth 6.8 million Brazilian reals (about $1.2 million) during his time in office, according to the investigative report unsealed Monday by the Supreme Court. Bolsonaro was indicted last week chargin How to Save for Your Honeymoon While Paying for a Wedding 07/08/2024 08:00pm • Congratulations, you've found your life partner and you're ready to start your next chapter. Part of the excitement of an engagement is creating the wedding of your dreams and planning your honeymoon. But paying for both is an expensive proposition. According to Fidelity, more couples are paying for Judge who nixed Musk's pay package hears arguments on massive fee request from plaintiff lawyers 07/08/2024 06:59pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge heard arguments Monday over a massive and unprecedented fee request by lawyers who successfully argued that a massive and unprecedented pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided. Attorneys for a Tesla stockholder who challenged Mu NATO leaders are descending on Washington. Here's what to know 07/08/2024 03:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO leaders meet this week for a summit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the military alliance, which has never been larger and more focused but is also facing potentially existential threats from outside and within. If Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenges posed by an i With plenty of swimming stars at the 2024 Olympics, France's Marchand may shine brightest 07/08/2024 02:30pm • Most of the big stars from the last Olympics will be back at the pool in Paris. Caeleb Dressel. Katie Ledecky. Ariarne Titmus. Emma McKeon. But the local favorite might just shine brightest of them all. France's Léon Marchand has drawn comparisons to the great Michael Phelps, a link that w