IRS seeks help to catch tax dodgers
The IRS pressed for outside private collection firms to chase overdue taxes, aiming to convert about 2.6 million cases annually. The proposed program could yield up to 3 billion over a decade, while facing privacy and oversight concerns from lawmakers, agencies, and unions.
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Alcohol ads target teens via popular magazines
A study in JAMA finds magazines with many teen readers show 60 percent more beer and liquor ads per 1 million readers ages 12 to 19. Researchers caution against assuming intentional targeting and urge examining ad strategies while industry groups defend responsible adult advertising policies.
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People
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Paul Chung
University of California At Los Angeles
Today
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical
Distilled Spirits Council of the
United States
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Tam family opens Asian restaurant in LaGrange
Tam's Asian Cuisine at 108 East Main Street in LaGrange opened April 29 offering Chinese and Thai dishes. Eugene Tam and his family work up to 90 hours weekly to run the business, with eight months of prep and loans behind them. The eatery, open Tue Fri 11 am to 10 pm, Sat noon to 10 pm, Sun noon to 9 pm, is closed Mondays and has drawn local police and fire department patrons.
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Tam
East Main St
Eugene Tam
Eugene
Thomas Tam
Jade Palace
North Ridgeville
Smucker's Jelly Faces FDA Complaint Over Percent Fruit
The CSPI petitions the FDA to force Smucker's Sizn- Ply 100% Fruit to reveal ingredient percentages, claiming 30 percent strawberries and 70 percent fruit syrup in strawberry spread and 43 percent fruit in blueberry spread. Smucker's says labeling reflects legal requirements and US standards.
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JM_ Smucker Co
Food and Drug Administration
Center For Science In the Public Interest
FDA
Smucker’s
Smucker
Thailand
Bruce Silverglade
CSPI
United States
Silverglade
Verizon to offer free Wi Fi in Manhattan pay phones
Verizon Communications will blanket parts of Manhattan with wireless Internet access and let its customers use it at no extra charge. The company plans 5 million dollars of investment to add wireless gear to 1000 pay phones, creating the largest single city Wi Fi network.
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Verizon Communications Inc
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Manhattan
Verizon
Wal Mart profit worry drags Wall Street stocks lower
Weaker than expected Wal Mart revenue spurs profit taking on Wall Street while Saudi attacks fail to derail a modest pullback. Dow falls 0.5 percent to 3679.25. S&P 500 -0.3 percent to 942.30. Nasdaq -0.1 percent to 1539.68 as investors digest quarterly results and ratings cuts.
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Saudi Arabia
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Weeden & Co
Greenwich
Standard & Poor
Iraq
Riyadh
Brian Bush
Equity Research
Stephens Inc
Little Rock
Ark
Dow
S&p
May
el Paso Corp
Cisco Systems
Sanford Bernstein
Pacific Sunwear
Fulcrum
Dollar Holds Pausing Mix As Markets Outline Mixed Day
The dollar slipped versus the yen but recovered versus some peers as strategists call the move a pause. Euro at 1.1519, yen 116.58, Swiss franc 1.3143, loonie 1.2854. UK pound steady at 1.6093. NYSE volume 1.39 billion, breadth modestly negative. Russell 2000 up 0.3 percent. Nikkei down 0.4 percent. CAC-40 barely higher. FTSE 100 up 0.3 percent. DAX down 0.9 percent.
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Chronic Telegram
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