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Apple must pay Ireland more than $14 billion in back taxes, court rules

The European Union’s top court on Tuesday rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to repay 13 billion euros, or the equivalent of more than $14 billion, in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute. The European Court of Justice overruled a lower court’s earlier decision in the case, saying …

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Oprah reveals Elizabeth Strouts "Tell Me Everything" as latest book club pick: Read a free excerpt

Oprah Winfrey joined “CBS Mornings” on Tuesday to exclusively reveal her latestbook club selection:“Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout. The book brings together beloved characters from Strout’s previous works, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Olive Kitteridge” and its sequel, “Olive, Again,” which was Winfrey’s pick in 2019. “Tell Me Everything” follows the evolving friendship between 90-year-old Olive, writer Lucy Barton, and …

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Challenging next phase of Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup begins with robot set to gather nuclear fuel debris

Tokyo – An extendable robot began a two-week mission Tuesday to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Highly radioactive fuel and other materials in the reactors melted when a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 damaged the plant’s cooling systems. The plant’s operator, Tokyo …

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