Online travel companies must pay [US] sales tax, D.C. Appeals Court rules
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times Online travel companies such as Expedia and Travelocity are on the hook for more than $60 million in back sales taxes after a Washington appeals court ruled Thursday that the companies are liable for…
California’s drought is ‘a harbinger of the coming global water crisis’
By Corey Stern From Business Insider The four-year California drought is causing unparalleled devastation to the region. Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch think it’s going to get a lot worse. “We view the unprecedented drought in California as…
Japan’s Nikkei buys Financial Times in $1.3B deal
By Sylvia Hui Associated Press From San Jose Mercury News LONDON — Japanese media company Nikkei is buying the Financial Times as part of a $1.3 billion deal with Britain’s Pearson PLC. The deal, announced Thursday, forms part of Nikkei’s…
Defending the last missing pixels: Phil Zimmermann speaks out on encryption, privacy, and avoiding a surveillance state
By Steve Ranger From TechRepublic Since writing the PGP encryption software in the 1990s, Phil Zimmermann has been a key figure in the internet privacy debate. With that argument heating up again, his perspective is more relevant than ever. Walk…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
most important church in the Caribbean
Why this is the most important church in the Caribbean By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon From Caribbean Journal It has neither roof nor doors. No stained glass windows nor polished pews. And it’s been many years since a congregation has worshipped here….
[US] Appeals Court revives Texas Bank’s lawsuit challenging constitutionality of CFPB
By Ashlee from Consumerist This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau celebrates its fourth anniversary of protecting consumers from harmful practices and shady characters in the financial sector. But instead of buying the regulatory arm a big ol’ birthday cake,…
You have no privacy (or security), so get over it
By Matt Asay From Tech Republic As long as people build our software, security may be an illusive dream. Matt Asay explains. Adultery has always been a precarious act, but it became even more so this past week as pro-infidelity…
How Cuba’s tourism could affect rest of Caribbean
By Mimi Whitefield Miami Herald/TNS Loss of visitors to other countries a major concern Cuba is poised to become the new darling of Caribbean tourism and its good news could be the region’s bad news. Caribbean tourism officials are fearful…
‘You’re disgusting,’ Trump told attorney seeking breast-pumping break
By Celia Ampel, From Daily Business Review Miami attorney Elizabeth Beck outraged Donald Trump by asking for a break in a 2011 deposition to pump breast milk for her 3-month-old baby. Beck is receiving national media attention for her interaction…
