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The New Tax Bill Will Make Americans Less Healthy – And That’s Bad For The Economy
If Americans become less healthy and have less access to health care, then costs rise for everyone and productivity declines.'Generic Viagra' To Hit Market Next Week At Significantly Lower Prices
The new pill would be available for $32.50, half that of the existing $65 per-pill price.
They’re Back! Former House Staffers Lobby On Taxes
As Republican lawmakers prepare to finalize a sweeping tax cut bill, their former aides are back in congressional offices, now representing the real estate, tech, health care and private jet management industries.Canada Cancels Order For 18 Boeing Super Hornet Fighter Jets
The development has its roots in a trade dispute between Boeing and Canadian plane maker Bombardier, and it cost the U.S. company up to $6.4 billion in revenue.Order Beer And Wine With Your Pizza Hut Pie In Certain Cities In 2018
Starting in Phoenix, Pizza Hut will allow customers to order six packs of beer and servings of wine with their pizza deliveries.Texas Senator’s Tax Clause Could Enrich Pipeline Giants
A last-minute provision would give the GOP’s fossil-fuel donors a new tax break.California Sued Over Number Of Kids Who Can’t Read
One group says California schools not up to snuff.Koch-Funded Academics Spread Through The Trump Administration
There’s a blurry line between the Kochs’ academic philanthropy and political activism, as academics from free-market centers at George Mason University (funded by the billionaire brothers) have joined the Trump administration this year.Private Prisons See Opportunity In Halfway Houses For Inmate Addicts
GEO Group is building its rehabilitation brand, buying halfway houses and day-reporting centers — positioning itself to treat many of the victims of America's opioid crisis.University Of Illinois Blasts 'Racist' Bus Ad, Apology Targets Chinese Students
Suburban Express, a Chicago area shuttle bus to Midwest campuses including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is under fire for not only their advertisement, but also their "apology."California And Illinois Republicans Could Face Pressure To Rewrite Final Tax Bill
GOP lawmakers from two states hit hard by the tax initiative may end up on the panel that will shape the bill. Will they be pushed to make changes?Foreign Lobbyists Funnel Millions To Lawmakers
Stealth foreign influence? There’s nothing stealthy about it: It’s a big, open, bipartisan business, according to an IBT/MapLight investigation.Elon Musk’s Tunneling Company Raising $1M Selling Hats
Called the Boring Company, Musk’s tunneling venture has been selling hats since October to raise money. He announced Sunday that only 50,000 of them will be sold.Learning By Giving: How Today’s Students Can Become Tomorrow’s Philanthropist
After taking a class in which they give money away, students get more interested in donating to and volunteering at local nonprofits.Redefining ‘Safety’ For Self-Driving Cars
If autonomous vehicles are going to be safer than human drivers, they'll need to improve their ability to perceive and understand their surroundings – and become the ultimate defensive drivers.Tax Havens Lobby To Put Loopholes Back Into Tax Bill
Documents reviewed by IBT show Bermuda and the Cayman Islands trying to prevent a crackdown on offshore tax maneuvers.Machine Learning Knows It Wasn’t You Who Swiped Your Credit Card
The end-of-year shopping whirlwind is underway. How does your credit card issuer watch out for fraudulent purchases on your account amid all those transactions?How The Tax Package Could Blur The Separation Of Church and Politics
A provision in the House's pending tax bill would let religious and secular nonprofits engage in political speech without facing a penalty.How To Get The Biggest Bang Out Of Matching Funds
Nonprofit fundraisers have long relied on matching funds to encourage giving without knowing if they work. Recent research suggests one way to make the most out of challenge gifts from big donors.5 Reasons Why People Give Their Money Away – Plus 1 Why They Don’t
Donors who support charitable causes have a variety of reasons for giving, ranging from altruism to social pressure, researchers found. If they don't give, it's because they feel like they can't afford to.The Tax Bill’s New Deduction Benefits Blackstone CEO
The Senate tax bill would keep the carried interest loophole and also allow some hedge fund and private equity managers to claim a new deduction. Backing the bill? GOP senators who benefited from campaign donations from Stephen Schwarzman, who heads the world’s largest private equity fund.Court Could Let Telecom Giants Slow Internet Speeds At Will
Trump's move to kill “net neutrality” rules has drawn outrage — but an obscure lawsuit could remove all the internet’s remaining free speech and consumer protections.