Market Watch - By : Staff Reporting
A day after a Senate report blasted Apple for not paying U.S. taxes on billions of dollars in overseas income, Cook insisted that Apple pays the taxes it legally owes.
“There’s no shifting going on,” said Cook in his first appearance before Congress. “We pay all the taxes we owe, every single dollar.” Read recap of hearing on live blog. -
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Wall Street Journal - By : Staff Reporting
Yahoo board has approved a deal to acquire blogging startup Tumblr, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.
Yahoo has agreed to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the company, one of the people said.
Tumblr would continue to operate largely as an independent business, the people said. - More
ESPN - By : Staff Reporting
Saying he had difficulty sleeping and contemplated withdrawing from this week's European Tour event, Sergio Garcia on Wednesday afternoon apologized for racially insensitive remarks directed at Tiger Woods at a tour function outside London the previous night, saying his comments were "totally stupid and out of place." - More
NBC Sports - By : Staff Reporting
Last week, a judge in Florida issued an arrest warrant for former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson for violating his probation on a domestic violence charge from last summer.
Johnson was reportedly out of the state at the time that the warrant was issued, but he’s back in Florida on Monday and TMZ reports that he’s now under arrest. - More
MTV.com - By : Staff Reporting
"Saturday Night Live" usually reserves their weekly musical guest spot for the biggest and brightest pop stars and last night was no different as Kanye West took the televised stage.
The performance was definitely big, but there was nothing bright about Yeezy’s dark and loud performance.
Instead of the super catchy "Gold Digger" or cheery "Good Life," ’Ye looks to be headed in a deeper direction... - More
NY Daily News - By : Staff Reporting
Queen Bey has another baby on board. Beyoncé Knowles is expecting her second child with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, sources confirmed exclusively to E! News.
The "Countdown" singer had sparked rampant pregnancy rumors after she canceled a performance in Antwerp, Belgium, part of her global "Mrs. Carter World Tour," citing "dehydration and exhaustion."
But rumors were flying a week earlier at the exclusive New York Met Gala, where the 31-year-old songstress wore a custom-made Givenchy dress that was cinched at the waist. - More
Washington Post - By : Staff Reporting
It was “a bad week for the White House,” according to the National Journal. USA Today said it was ”one of the most challenging weeks at the White House for the Obama administration.” The Washington Examiner went with ”Obama’s roughest week.” Our colleagues at The Fix dissented a bit: They didn’t think it was Obama’s worst week ever. Just his second-worst week ever. - More
NPR - By : Staff Reporting
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.
The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. -
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