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Apple Taxes

U.S. Senate Accuses Apple of Large-scale Tax Avoidance

A U.S. Senate committee accused Apple Inc. of running a complex web of offshore business interests to avoid paying billions of dollars in income taxes, saying the technology giant was "among America's largest tax avoiders."

Business
oil well

Crude Oil Up, Gasoline Down

Crude oil prices topped $96 in New York Tuesday morning with prices buoyed by a prolonged rally in equities. Gasoline prices dropped 1.98 cents to $2.877 a gallon.

Auto Industry
2014 Ford F-150 Raptor. (Photo: Ford Motor Co.)

Ford Trucks See Boost as Roadshow Reaches Saudi Arabia

Ford Middle East and Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies brought the legendary F-150 and Ranger Built Ford Tough pickup trucks closer to Saudi customers through a unique roadshow across 10 major Saudi cities.

V2V Lets Cars Talk to Each Other

Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication, or V2V, aims to avoid accidents on the road by using wireless signals to send information back between cars about their location, speed and direction.

Rankings
2013 Top 25 Nonprofits

The 2013 Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofits: Continued Growth, Challenges

The 2013 Top 25 Hispanic Nonfprofits continued to grow in both expenditures and revenues in 2012, and social entrepreneurs and social enterprises intend to keep that trend going.

Green Economy
coal industry, regulations, challenges

Federal Rules Least of Coal Industry's Problems

New, tougher standards have been part of the problem for the coal industry, no doubt. From here, though, they're running a distant third to natural gas and western coal.

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Technology
iphone

Young Scientist Wins $50,000 for Quick Phone-charger

A young California woman has won a $50,000 science award for inventing a "supercapacitor" that could allow a smartphone to be charged in 20 seconds.