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** FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH YEAR END -- FILE ** In this July 11, 2008 file photo, an Apple Store employee rings up orders for the new iPhone in New York. (AP Photo/Ed Ou, file)
(photo: AP / Ed Ou, file)
Former Employees Sue Apple For Unpaid Wages
Business Insider
Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit from former employees who say the company owes them unpaid wages, according to a Re/code report. | Around 20,000 former employees from Apple's retail and corporate divisions allege they missed breaks and meals, and did not receive their final paychecks in a tim...
Apple CEO Tim Cook talk about iTouch, iPhone and iPad during announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011.
(photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)
Apple Reports Revenue of $37.4 Billion in Q3, Missing Estimates
Mashable
Apple's third quarter profits beat Wall Street estimates, but sales came in a bit short. | Apple reported earnings of $1.28 per share on revenue of $37.4 billion for the June quarter, beating Wall Street estimates for earnings of $1.23 per share but missing on revenue of $37.99 billion. | See also: ...
7 Green Hotels Eco-Friendly Travelers Will Absolutely Love
Huffington Post
If you fancy yourself an eco-friendly traveler, then chain hotels just won't do. | Sustainable, ethical and oh-so green, these six hotels will treat both you and the environment very well. Located in beautiful places around the world, these spots are...
Taxi commission OKs changes, but waits on $25 minimum fare for luxury car service
STL Today
ST. LOUIS • The St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission approved code changes on Tuesday meant to accommodate the ride-sharing app Uber’s luxury service but stopped short of imposing a $25 minimum fare that threatens to keep Uber away. | The co...
Here's What A Routine Trip To A VA Hospital Is Like For One Veteran
Business Insider
The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System in Manhattan | Robert McDonald, the former Procter & Gamble chief executive, has been nominated to run the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs. Hooray. I predict the change to affect me … none....
Obamacare Could Be Headed For Another Big Supreme Court Challenge
Business Insider
It was a day full of twists and turns for the Affordable Care Act — one that could lead the law back to the U.S. Supreme Court. | At the start of the day, Obamacare was struck a seemingly serious blow, when a federal appeals court in Washington...
Britain Is Still Exporting Arms To Russia
Business Insider
Armed pro-Russian separatists stand guard at a crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 | Britain is still exporting arms and military equipment to Russia, according to a parliamentary report released Wednesday just hours after Prime Minister Davi...
Putin-Backed Rebels Shoot Down Two Ukrainian Fighter Jets
Business Insider
Su-25 fighters | Pro-Russian rebels have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets, a spokesman for Ukraine's military operations said on Wednesday. | The spokesman said the two were downed near Savur Mogila in eastern Ukraine. No details were k...
This Is The Chart That Has Apple Bulls Super Stoked This Morning
Business Insider
This chart has the Apple bulls feeling pretty good this morning. After multiple quarters of margin declines, Apple has stabilized, and even grown its margins.  | "Apple's performance in the margin department was one of the best over the pas...
Windows systems set to be merged by Microsoft
BBC News
Microsoft has revealed work is under way to unify its different Windows operating systems into a single OS. | Chief executive Satya Nadella made the announcement while briefing analysts following Tuesday's earnings update. | "We will stream...
REPORT: Deutsche Bank Has Made 'No Progress' In Fixing Reporting Problems — It's A 'Systemic Breakdown'
Business Insider
A man holds a suitcase with the logo of the German lender Deutsche Bank during a protest, September 5, 2013. | (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has found serious problems in Deutsche Bank AG's U.S. operations, including shoddy financi...
The logo of Google, seen on the front door of the new Google Engineering center in Zurich, Switzerland, in this March 6, 2008 file photo. Google Inc. on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 said it has taken control of online ad service DoubleClick Inc., completing a deal that the Internet search leader announced 11 months ago
AP / Keystone, Walter Bier, file
Google's Reshuffle Of Executives Underscores Its Growing Ambitions
Business Insider
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's reshuffle of its senior ranks underscores the Internet company’s evolving business ambitions, analysts say. | Four years after co-found...
A Palestinian boy inspects the rubble of a destroyed governmental prison after an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 15, 2014.
WN / Ahmed Deeb
Israel Is Making A Huge Mistake With Its Ground Offensive Into Gaza
Business Insider
See Also | Israeli ground troops are moving into Gaza. From a purely tactical and short-term view, it makes sense. From a strategic and medium-to-long-term view, it’s crazy. ...
Indian Elephant  rest inside the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata in Eastern India City
WN / Bhaskar Mallick
6 Hotels Where You Are Guaranteed To See Wildlife
Business Insider
During our travels this summer, we’ve visited some amazing urban destinations, where our days have been filled with the cacophony of cars, and live music ...
Microsoft
Creative Commons / Robert Scoble
Massive Job Cuts Are Reportedly Coming For Microsoft Employees
Business Insider
The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest | (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years as the software maker looks to integra...
Here's Why The EU Still Won't Approve Tough Sanctions On Russia
Business Insider
The European Union already imposed sanctions on Russia in March over its stealth invasion and annexation of Crimea, but those lacked teeth. In the week after Russian-backed separatist accidentally shot down Malaysia Flight MH17 on July 17, ...
China’s Elite Are Pimping Out Their Planes As Jet Market Takes Off
Business Insider
When a Chinese customer asked for the interior of his new Bombardier Challenger 850 jet to be covered with pricey black carbon fibre, the designer was shocked -- but happy to oblige. | "We'll do whatever you want, as long as it's within the realm of ...
There's A New Facebook Page Bullying The 'Fatties' Of California
Business Insider
If Facebook is like high school, then here we are: A page called "530 Fatties" based out of Yuba, California, has been taken down after its creators used the space to post photos fat-shaming obese people in the community. | 530 stands for the county'...
Environment
Former South Africa's President Nelson Mandela poses with his grandchildren, at his home in Qunu, South Africa, Friday, July 18, 2008.
(photo: AP Photo / Themba Hadebe, POOL)
Nelson Mandela: Google Doodle honours former South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary on the 96 ...
The Independent
It is 96 years ago today that Nelson Mandela was born; a revolutionary who would become the face of magnanimity, compassion and wisdom, and “father of the nation” for South Africa. | Google is celebrating the anniversary of Mandela’s birth with an interactive Doodle. Starting with an illustration of the former leader, visitors to the site can...
Weather
Indian Peoples walk on the road during the heavy rain in Kolkata on Wednesday 18 June 2014
(photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Strong monsoon flows whip up first ‘depression’ of season
The Hindu
We have a full-fledged monsoon depression over north Bay of Bengal and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and coastal Odisha. | A persisting low-pressure area in the region beat forecasts to intensify twice over into a monsoon depression by this afternoon. | INTENSE SYSTEM | This intense monsoon rain system would put on slow grind to enter Chhattisgarh...



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