Indian tax officials find Modi’s targets too taxing, some quit By Alexandra Ulmer and Abhirup Roy MUMBAI/KOLKATA (Reuters) – India’s tax officials are facing a taxing issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants them to collect 17% more in direct taxes this year as New...
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US officials identify ‘strong culprit’ in vaping illnesses – The Associated Press
US officials identify ‘strong culprit’ in vaping illnesses – The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a “very strong culprit.” The same chemical compound was...
This Senior State Department Official’s Resume Was Extremely Bogus
This Senior State Department Official’s Resume Was Extremely Bogus Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. President Donald Trump, it turns out, isn’t the only person in the federal government to have photoshopped himself onto a Time Magazine cover....
Mormon church leader denounces official’s adoption scheme
Mormon church leader denounces official’s adoption scheme A leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says he is “disgusted” by an Arizona elected official and church member accused of running an adoption scheme By The Associated Press November 11, 2019, 9:35 PM...
Local health officials optimistic about proposed plan to raise minimum vaping age to 21 – News3LV
Local health officials optimistic about proposed plan to raise minimum vaping age to 21 – News3LV Local health officials optimistic about proposed plan to raise minimum vaping age to 21 News3LV We Finally Have a Clue Why Vapes Are Making People Sick VICE CDC uncovers potential smoking...
Mexican officials uncover more bodies buried in mass grave south of Arizona border; total at 58
Mexican officials uncover more bodies buried in mass grave south of Arizona border; total at 58 Ten more bodies were discovered buried in a mass grave near the Mexican resort town of Puerto Peñasco, south of the Arizona border, bringing the total number of remains to at least...
ICE slams Maryland county officials after release of illegal immigrant accused of child molestation
ICE slams Maryland county officials after release of illegal immigrant accused of child molestation Federal immigration officials slammed Montgomery County, Md. officials for releasing an alleged child molester after Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer with the county earlier this week. Luis Fredy Hernandez-Morales, 48, a Guatemalan...
Fed Officials See Climate Change as Pressing Threat to Economy
Fed Officials See Climate Change as Pressing Threat to Economy © Reuters. Fed Officials See Climate Change as Pressing Threat to Economy (Bloomberg) — Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Apple Podcast, Spotify (NYSE:) or Pocket Cast....
White House officials considered ‘midnight self-massacre’ resignations, anonymous official writes – Los Angeles Times
White House officials considered ‘midnight self-massacre’ resignations, anonymous official writes – Los Angeles Times A forthcoming book by an anonymous author identified only as “a senior official in the Trump administration” describes President Donald Trump as volatile, incompetent and unfit to be commander in chief,...
Drought ravages southern Africa, officials say 45 million at risk of hunger
Drought ravages southern Africa, officials say 45 million at risk of hunger Sub-Saharan Africa is facing its worst drought in decades, leaving 45 million people threatened with hunger, according to United Nations estimates. Emergency food deliveries are planned for regions of South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe...
Mexico ambush: Mexican officials believe killers belonged to La Línea, part of Juárez drug cartel – CBS News
Mexico ambush: Mexican officials believe killers belonged to La Línea, part of Juárez drug cartel – CBS News Mexican government officials now believe the people who ambushed and killed nine Americans belonged to “La Línea,” part of the Juárez drug cartel. They said the attackers...
Chris Brown’s People Say L.A. Officials Harassed Him Over Yard Sale – TMZ
Chris Brown’s People Say L.A. Officials Harassed Him Over Yard Sale – TMZ Exclusive Getty Chris Brown got the kind of attention from L.A. cops and city officials that someone gets when they commit a really serious crime … thing is, all he was doing...
Trump administration sanctions 5 Venezuelan officials
Trump administration sanctions 5 Venezuelan officials The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on five Venezuelan officials for allegedly committing violence against opposition protesters or having benefited from the “corrupt” government of Nicolás Maduro, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. The move coincided with the...
US sanctions 5 Venezuelan officials
US sanctions 5 Venezuelan officials The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on five Venezuelan officials who had been previously identified by the European Union or Canada. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control says the five officials are associated with violence against peaceful opposition...
All four White House officials scheduled for House inquiry depositions Monday won’t testify – CNN
All four White House officials scheduled for House inquiry depositions Monday won’t testify – CNN The two officials will join Robert Blair, assistant to the President and senior adviser to the acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, and Brian McCormack, associate director for...
Delhi air quality: Pollution drives officials to cut cars – BBC News
Delhi air quality: Pollution drives officials to cut cars – BBC News The Indian capital, Delhi, has launched a car rationing system as it battles hazardous levels of pollution. Private cars with even and odd number plates will be allowed on roads only on alternate...
Trump Blasts Whistleblower And Officials Over Impeachment Inquiry | NBC Nightly News – NBC News
Trump Blasts Whistleblower And Officials Over Impeachment Inquiry | NBC Nightly News – NBC News Source : Link
Rick Perry, other officials called to testify on Wednesday behind closed doors
Rick Perry, other officials called to testify on Wednesday behind closed doors On the heels of a House vote formalizing the impeachment inquiry process, Fox News learned Friday that multiple officials, including Energy Secretary Rick Perry, have been called to testify behind closed doors on Wednesday. Also called to give a...
Florida officials remain mum on election security breaches
Florida officials remain mum on election security breaches TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials vowed transparency in securing next year’s elections but are continuing to shed little light on how Russian hackers infiltrated systems in at least two Florida counties . During a news conference...
Austin school officials OK sex-ed curriculum – but values group says fight not over
Austin school officials OK sex-ed curriculum – but values group says fight not over School officials in Austin, Texas, have made changes to the sex-education curriculum for middle school students – and a lot of parents are not happy with the results. Planned Parenthood, one...
Anti-Choice Officials Have a New Tactic for Limiting Abortion Access: Tracking Your Period
Anti-Choice Officials Have a New Tactic for Limiting Abortion Access: Tracking Your Period Tuesday already had extremely high stakes: It was the second day of a hearing to decide if the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis could keep the license that allows its providers...
Records cast doubt on immigration officials at school claim
Records cast doubt on immigration officials at school claim Emails cast fresh doubt on a recent claim that immigration officials visited a Nashville school seeking student records. In an email obtained through a public records request, district chief of staff Hank Clay said Una Elementary...
EXCLUSIVE-WhatsApp hacked to spy on top government officials at U.S. allies -sources
EXCLUSIVE-WhatsApp hacked to spy on top government officials at U.S. allies -sources By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp to take...
Health officials report first flu-related death of the season in Oklahoma – KOCO Oklahoma City
Health officials report first flu-related death of the season in Oklahoma – KOCO Oklahoma City Health officials report first flu-related death of the season in Oklahoma KOCO Oklahoma City Get paid to get the flu: Study looking for volunteers willing to get sick Fox News First flu...
Officials: Southern California brush fire caused by homeless encampment
Officials: Southern California brush fire caused by homeless encampment A brush fire north of San Diego that prompted a handful of homeowners to evacuate over the weekend was sparked by a suspected homeless encampment, fire officials said Tuesday. Oceanside firefighters responded to the blaze around 12:45 p.m....