Tough talk on taxes won’t be easy for Obama plan
President Obama proposes stopping deferral of overseas profits and boosting enforcement to raise about 210 billion over ten years. He argues the current system incentivizes offshore investment and seeks nearly 800 new IRS agents while urging tax code reforms to keep U.S. companies competitive.
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India
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Gates Foundation awards 81 grants for bold global health research
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation approved 81 grants of 100000 dollars each to support unconventional five year health research. Eric Lam of Rutgers University explores tomatoes as antiviral drug delivery. University of Exeter researchers aim to build a cheap malaria diagnostic instrument using magnetic detection of parasite waste. Mei Wu of Massachusetts General and Harvard Medical School tests laser-assisted vaccine enhancement. Thomas Baker of Penn State studies malaria mosquitoes infected with fungus to suppress their sense of smell.
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Mexico signals return to normalcy after swine flu peak
Mexico announces a return to normalcy with reopened businesses and schools amid a still active swine flu crisis. President Calderon says the epicenter waned and universities will resume while experts warn the virus remains widespread and could worsen in the U S and elsewhere.
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Craigslist suspect named in warrant for Rhode Island assault
Philip Markoff, a Boston University medical student, is named in a Rhode Island arrest warrant charging assault and weapons violations for allegedly pulling a gun on a stripper at a Warwick Holiday Inn Express. He had been linked to the April 16 hotel robbery attempt and the Boston killings and robberies involving Craigslist ads.
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Iraq rules out U S combat troops remaining in cities after deadline
The Iraqi government announced that U S combat forces will not stay in cities after the June 30 withdrawal deadline despite security concerns. Pentagon officials said the decision rests with Iraq, while U S and Iraqi leaders stress readiness and ongoing cooperation amid Mosul security worries.
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