by Lu Zhao | Aug 12, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Whistleblowers who have helped the federal government collect billions of dollars in unpaid taxes received a record high total in reward money last year – about $312 million. The 10-fold increase from the previous year was the result of a law passed...
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by Holly Barker | Aug 8, 2019 | Business & Tech, Military, Topics
WASHINGTON — Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., the financial services arm for Nissan North America, settled a federal lawsuit last Thursday alleging violations of a law that helps members of the military by suspending certain financial obligations during active duty. The...
by Matt Reynolds | Jul 25, 2019 | Business & Tech
A House bill giving businesses the power to counter cyberattacks outside their own computer networks is fraught with risks to U.S. companies and critical infrastructure, and won’t stop criminals and nations from making attacks, experts warn. Reps. Tom Graves, a...
by Josephine Chu | Jul 24, 2019 | Business & Tech
Cannabis-industry players on Tuesday voiced support for a bill that would protect banks that aim to serve the sector, as one industry veteran told a Senate panel that not having a bank forced him to pay a $3 million tax bill in cash. Since marijuana remains illegal at...
by Lu Zhao | Jul 23, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Owners of cannabis companies told a Senate committee Tuesday that they are forced by federal law to operate as cash-only businesses, making it difficult to pay taxes and creating safety concerns. But an opponent said changing banking laws would allow the...
by Josephine Chu | Jul 19, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon for the first time. 50 years later, the world looks back on the first moon landing as a glorious feat and a testament to what we are capable of as a country. But after all this time, why...
