Image copyright Getty Images Google is to pay French authorities almost €1bn (£900m) to end a long-running investigation into its taxes. The settlement includes a €500m fine and additional taxes of €465m, but it is less than the tax bill authorities had accused Google of evading. It rounds off a four year investigation that saw […]
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British police say they have arrested five people over a plan by environmental activists to fly drones near Heathrow Airport. The Metropolitan Police force says three men and two women, aged between their 20s and their 50s, were arrested in London “on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance.” A group calling itself Heathrow
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Tech giant Google said Thursday it has paid over one billion dollars to French authorities to settle a years-long dispute over allegations of tax fraud. A Paris court approved a penalty of 500 million euros ($551 million) from the digital giant over charges of tax evasion, and Google said it paid a further 465 million
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Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich won’t need surgery on his broken right kneecap, but the team says it’s unlikely he’ll return this season. Brewers’ general manager David Stearns says his recovery is expected to take eight to 10 weeks. Yelich was back in Milwaukee on Wednesday for tests, a day after the reigning NL MVP fouled
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Thursday that China would resume purchases of American farm goods and Beijing confirmed that Chinese companies were making inquiries about buying agricultural products, the latest sign that both sides are trying to ease tensions that have pushed the bilateral relationship to its rockiest point in decades. The president’s announcement,
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HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. The singer-actor-entrepreneur and founder of the Fenty Beauty empire introduced her lingerie brand Savage x Fenty in 2018. Her mission was to disrupt a space that historically lacked representation, and to celebrate confidence and inclusivity for all shapes and shades. But the
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It’s gym, tan, freedom for Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino. The “Jersey Shore” star was released from federal prison on Thursday morning after serving almost eight months for tax evasion. Sorrentino, 37, reported to the Otisville Federal Correctional Institution in upstate New York in January, after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion. Upon his release,
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Levi Strauss boss Chip Bergh was one of the signatories The leaders of 145 US companies have sent a letter urging Congress to enact stricter gun laws as pressure builds on lawmakers to respond to gun violence. The letter calls on Congress to expand background checks and create new ways
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After weeks of reporting, a journalist breaks a story. Moments after it goes online, another media organization posts an imitative article recycling the scoop that often grabs as much web traffic as the original. Publishers have complained about this dynamic for years, ever since the explosion in digital news obliterated the daylong exclusive enjoyed in
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Sam Darnold is sick and sidelined — likely for several weeks. New York Jets coach Adam Gase announced Thursday the second-year quarterback has mononucleosis and will miss at least the team’s game against the Cleveland Browns on Monday night. Trevor Siemian will start in Darnold’s place, and could be the starter moving forward until Darnold
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