Turkish airstrike kills pro-government gunmen in north Syria
Billy Graham past family members as it returns to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 1, 2018. His funeral will be Friday.
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Former Trump campaign chief faces arraignment in Virginia
Supporters of legalized sports gambling may have another hurdle to clear even if the Supreme Court rules in their favor this year. . Pallbearers carry the casket of the Rev.
Italy election: prospects high for more political tension
Italy's soon-to-end election campaign reads muc... . The League party's candidate premier, Matteo Salvini, shakes hands with sympathizers during an electoral meeting in view of March 4 Italy's general elections, in Rome, Thursday, March 1, 2018.
Rachel Brand Joins Walmart as Executive Vice President, Global Governance and Corporate Secretary
Brand will report to President and CEO Doug McMillon. She will be responsible for the organization's Legal, Global Ethics and Compliance and Global Investigation, Security, Aviation and Travel departments, along with her role as corporate secretary.
Tim Steiner delivers the goods as Ocado’s value tops A 650m
Tim delivers the goods: He was seen at the sleazy Presidents Club bash, but it was STILL a good week for the Ocado boss as the firm's value rises A 650m Tim Steiner is one of the business world's most enduring evangelists. Often derided for his fervent belief in the food delivery firm he founded with two pals from US bank Goldman Sachs at the height of the dotcom boom in 2000, it now appears he was right all along.
Supreme Court to Consider Internet Sales Tax Collection
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether to let states require online retailers to collect billions of dollars in sales tax, taking up South Dakota's dispute with three e-commerce companies. South Dakota, appealing a lower court decision that favored Wayfair Inc., Overstock.com Inc. and Newegg Inc., is asking the justices to overturn a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that companies with no physical presence in a state are not required to collect a state sales tax on purchases.
Internet Sales Tax Probably Coming Thanks To The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will decide whether to expand the power of the states to collect sales tax from online sales, which could precipitate a vast increase in internet sales tax. The justices announced Friday that they will take a challenge to a 1992 precedent which allows states to collect sales taxes only from those companies with a physical presence in their jurisdiction.
Lawsuit Says Wal-Mart Mislabeled Organic Eggs
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. misled U.S. shoppers by selling organic eggs laid by hens raised in enclosed structures under package labels that said the birds had access to the outdoors, a federal lawsuit alleged on Monday. The suit highlights uncertainty among consumers about production practices in the $500 million organic egg industry, farmers said, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture last month shelved plans to spell out for the first time what it means for birds to have access to the outdoors.
LL Bean’s beloved duck boots expecting record holiday season
FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 file photo, Muslima Hassan trims the rubber bottom of an L.L. Bean boot at a facility in Lewiston, Maine. Bean said it's in the midst of another record breaking year of sales for i... Casinos in Las Vegas are upping the ante in their pursuit of coveted millennial visitors with new attractions designed to wow them, provide them Instagram-worthy moments and maybe even get them to gamble.
Vocera Earns New ATO From the Department of Defense
Vocera Communications, Inc. , a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced it received a new Authority to Operate from the U.S. Department of Defense , based on compliance with strict security requirements and risk assessments outlined in the Risk Management Framework . The RMF is the unified information security framework replacing the legacy Certification and Accreditation processes within federal government departments and agencies, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community .
Apple, General Motors join group lobbying for immigrant…
Apple Inc, General Motors Co , Best Buy Co Inc and others have joined a coalition of top companies lobbying the U.S. Congress for young, illegal immigrants to have a path to permanent residency, the group said on Thursday. The Coalition for the American Dream counts more than 60 businesses and organizations as members, according to a Thursday press release announcing the group's launch.
Kees pick for U.S. attorney
President Donald Trump has nominated an ethics and compliance director at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to be the next U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Duane A. Kees, known as "Dak," currently focuses on corporate investigations for the Bentonville-based retailer, according to a news release the White House sent out Friday.
Southeastern Grocers Collaborates with Feeding America in Support of Hunger Action Month
Southeastern Grocers, together with the Southeastern Grocers Foundation, invites customers to join the fight against hunger by donating now through September 26 at their local BI-LO, Fresco y MA s, Harveys or Winn-Dixie store. Southeastern Grocers has donated more than 174 million pounds of food - the equivalent of 145 million meals - to Feeding America affiliate food banks since 2005.
Wal-Mart Patents Floating Blimp Warehouse
Wal-Mart Stores has opened a new front in its battle with Amazon.com. The world's largest retailer has applied for a U.S. patent for a floating warehouse that could make deliveries via drones, which would bring products from the aircraft down to shoppers' homes.
Civil rights activists raise alarm over Trump’s DOJ pick
Civil rights and LGBT activists say they are concerned about President Donald Trump's nomination Thursday of Eric Dreiband to head the Justice Department's civil rights division because of his work defending major corporations and others against discrimination lawsuits. Dreiband, a labor attorney in Washington, D.C., who served as general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under George W. Bush, has represented such companies as R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Staples is selling itself for a fraction of its former value
Staples announced on Wednesday that it will go private, selling itself at a huge discount to Sycamore Partners, a firm focused on keeping distressed retailers afloat. The deal values the office supply company at $6.9 billion, a fraction of the nearly $19 billion it was worth in early 2010.
Winn-Dixie Case Puts Spotlight on Website Accessibility/Compliance
A much-anticipated ruling on website accessibility has been issued out of the Southern District of Florida. The ruling in Juan Carlos Gil v.
Mendoza v. Nordstrom – Day Of Rest Rule
The California Supreme Court issued its long awaited ruling in Mendoza v. Nordstrom, in which it clarified California's so-called "day of rest" rule, which guarantees employees "one day's rest therefrom in seven," prohibits employers from "causing" its employees to work more than six days in seven, and exempts employees when, inter alia , the total hours of employment do not exceed 30 hours in any week or six hours in any one day.
Alec Baldwin defends Kathy Griffin, slams Trump after photo scandal
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M&S Profit Beats Estimates on Cost Cutting, Growth in Food
Marks & Spencer Group Plc reported full-year earnings that beat analysts' estimates as growth in its food business and cost-cutting overcame persistent weakness in its clothing unit. Underlying pretax profit fell 10.3 percent to 613.8 million pounds in the 52 weeks through April 1, the company said Wednesday in a statement.