The Chicago-based company that operates a lucrative network of Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plans made out like gangbusters with President Donald Trump’s tax law. Even though it paid no taxes last year, it collected a massive $1.7 billion tax refund, according to the company’s latest financial report. The tax giveback boosted the net […]
Some kneeled, some folded their hands to make silent entreaties. Others sang with their eyes focused on the sky that had gone from blue to yellow and orange, and filled with acrid smoke. In an impromptu act of togetherness and hope, Parisians and visitors to France‘s charismatic capital came together to pray for Notre Dame
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Tesla’s surprisingly weak electric-car deliveries in the first quarter took a heavy toll on its bottom line. The company said on Wednesday that it lost $702 million in the first quarter, a sharp reversal from the profits it made in the second half of last year. The loss, equivalent to $4.10 per share, was far
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Indians manager Terry Francona showed off his skills as a prognosticator before Wednesday’s game against Miami. Asked about Jose Ramirez’s slow start to the season, which saw the AL MVP candidate the last two seasons batting .157 with one homer and five RBIs, Francona said, “I’m telling you, he’s going to be fine.” Ramirez proved
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration escalated its defiance of Congress on Wednesday, as the Justice Department refused to let an official testify on Capitol Hill and President Trump vowed to fight what he called a “ridiculous” subpoena ordering a former top aide to appear before lawmakers. “We’re fighting all the subpoenas,” Mr. Trump told reporters
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Back in the 2010 fiscal year, the agency automatically mailed out 155 million statements, the report noted. “That’s a huge discrepancy,” Ms. Sherry said. Asked whether the report raised concerns, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration, Darren Lutz, said in an email that the shift to online statements was rooted in tighter agency budgets,
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A 15-year-old model with albinism, who has appeared in Vogue, has said she wants to inspire people with disabilities to achieve their dreams. Kimberley Leech would have dark skin, eyes and hair, but her condition means she has less pigmentation and impaired vision. The teenager, from Swadlincote, Derbyshire, who appeared in the Italian edition of
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Image copyright Getty Images/Bobby Bank Image caption Mr Kercheval was best known for playing oil tycoon Cliff Barnes on the popular soap opera Ken Kercheval, an actor who played oil tycoon Cliff Barnes on the popular soap opera Dallas, has died at age 83. A spokeswoman at Frist Funeral Home in Mr Kercheval’s hometown of
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China claims to have culled more than one million pigs, but analysts believe the figure may be under-reported Global pandemics that impact on food supplies are scary things. The latest threat comes from African swine fever, a highly contagious virus with no known cure, and a near zero survival
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Instagram is filled with beautiful photos of the Eiffel Tower. Many show the Iron Lady basking in the light of day, while others capture the iconic monument lit up at night. But did you know the latter sort of image may technically violate French law? Engineer Gustave Eiffel’s namesake tower first opened to the public
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