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April 22, 2014
Teen Stowaway Raises Security Questions
The boy's claim to have climbed into a plane's wheel well has airport officials deeply concerned.
Saratoga Casino shares plans for East Greenbush resort
Created: 04/22/2014 5:55 PM WNYT.com By: Mark Mulholland
SARATOGA SPRINGS - It's an undeveloped 70-plus acre parcel that would be home to a full-fledged casino resort.
Plans call for a 300-room hotel, showroom, cabaret, couple of parking decks, and an 18-hole golf course and spa nearby.
One day after Saratoga Casino and Raceway said they were folding in their bid to bring a resort casino to Saratoga, they said they're all in in East Greenbush.
"It's by far the superior project we're going to see in the region. It's a superior location," said Rita Cox, vice-president of Saratoga Casino and Raceway.
10 Big Companies That Pay No Taxes (and Their Favorite Politicians)
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| Fri Apr. 13, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Between 2008 and 2011, 26 major American corporations paid no net federal income taxes despite bringing in billions in profits, according to a new report (PDF) from the nonprofit research group Citizens for Tax Justice. CTJ calculates that if the companies had paid the full 35 percent corporate tax rate, they would have put more than $78 billion into government coffers.
Here's a look at the 10 most profitable tax evaders and the politicians their CEOs, employees, and PACs give the most money to.
200 Girls Still Missing in Nigeria
One Week After Abduction, More Than 200 Girls Still Missing in Nigeria
Borno state governor Kashim Shettima, centre, visits Chibok, Nigeria, were gunmen abducted more than 200 students. (AP / HARUNA UMAR)
One week after their abduction from their school, more than 200 girls are still missing in Nigeria, as anger and criticism grows over the military's failure to stave off attacks by Islamic extremists. The schoolgirls, aged between 16 and 18, were taken in the early hours of the morning last Tuesday from a remote boarding school in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, reportedly by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. The group's name translates into, "Western education is a sin," and it's thought that the girls will be used as sex slaves and cooks.
“It seems every time the military trumpets a success in its ‘onslaught on terrorists,’ the extremists step up the tempo and deadliness of attacks,” Faul and Umar write.Read more...
April 19, 2014
A Casino in East Greenbush?
Another invitation for local gamblingEast Greenbush board welcomes "any reasonable" offer
By Jordan Carleo-Evangelist
Published 10:42 pm, Friday, April 18, 2014
East Greenbush
Another Capital Region community is batting its eyelashes at the deep-pocketed casino industry.
The East Greenbush Town Board voted unanimously this week to back "any reasonable" casino development proposals within its borders — though Supervisor Keith Langley said they have no formal proposal in mind and the legislation leaves the definition of "reasonable" open to interpretation.
The resolution, a late addition to the agenda that passed with little public notice, specifically mentions the financial benefits to communities selected by the state to host the four new upstate resort casinos "especially given the fiscal conditions the town is now facing."Read more...
April 16, 2014
Smartphones Make Us Stress More
Try: Out of sight, out of mind. Leave your phone in the other room at night or stuck in your pocket (not on the table) when you’re out with friends.Read more...
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