Daimler showcases self driving big rig nicknamed Inspiration
Daimler Trucks North America presented a self driving big rig on Hoover Dam’s road proving autonomous trucks require more testing before highway use. Wolfgang Bernhard says trucks offer safety and cost advantages but a human driver will remain for now. Only four states plus DC allow tests with a human in control. The company plans invited media test drives to demonstrate the tech.
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IRS audit finds 1580 workers evaded taxes over decade
A government watchdog concluded nearly 1,600 IRS employees willfully avoided taxes from 2004 to 2013. About 160 per year in a 85,000-employee workforce, most were not fired though a 1998 law requires termination for willful nonpayment. The IRS reported a 99 percent on-time tax payment rate and said disciplinary actions were taken.
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Wheat Market Notes From Local Exchange Trading
A fragmentary 1932 market snapshot shows wheat prices and trading figures such as May and August futures with cents per bushel, Tue sales around 1510 and open interest 7642, plus scattered digits and dates. Local interest stocks and brief lines reference open bids, settlements, and margins, indicating a lively but partial view of the era's commodity trading.
No charges for Colorado workers shown hitting pigs
A Mercy for Animals undercover video at a Seaboard Farms facility in Colorado sparked firings but prosecutors found no evidence of criminal abuse. District Attorney Britton Lewton said training or termination, not charges, was appropriate despite policy violations.
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