Buffett Says 29 Billion Tax Windfall Boosts Berkshire
Warren Buffett says the 2017 tax cut delivered 29 billion to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. The gain stems from taxes saved on about 170 billion in equities from American Express to Apple to Coca Cola after tax rate dropped to 21 percent.
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U N approves 30 day Syria cease fire amid Damascus siege
U N Security Council unanimously approves a 30 day humanitarian cease fire for Syria as airstrikes continue on eastern Damascus Ghouta. The week of bombardment has killed at least 500 and overwhelmed makeshift hospitals with residents sheltering underground. Russia backs Assad and rejects an immediate pause while Kuwait and Sweden seek relief for civilians.
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Gospel giant Billy Graham laid to rest in Charlotte
Thousands paid tribute as a motorcade carried Billy Graham’s body from Asheville to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte. Franklin Graham spoke of fulfilling a promise to bring his father home, with pallbearers and family members guiding the coffin to a cross-shaped walk. The procession traced North Carolina sites Graham loved, while admirers lined highways and prayed, reflecting a nation mourning “America’s Pastor.”
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Manafort Indictment Spurs Probe Into European Lobbyists
The U S indictment notes Manafort deputy Rick Gates and two firms worked with unnamed European figures to lobby U S lawmakers on Ukraine's Yanukovych. Names linked to filings include Romano Prodi Alfred Gusenbauer Alexander Kwasniewski and Viktor Yushchenko. Officials deny involvement.
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Ivanka Trump Visits Pyeongchang to Back North Korea Pressure
Ivanka Trump toured the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and said she would push President Moon Jae in to use the Games to apply maximum pressure on North Korea. She watched Big Air snowboarding and met Olympians at USA House before the closing ceremony.
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