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Tile Business Owners: Web Sales Tax Would Be A 'Nightmare'
With the Senate's passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act, David Greene asks two small business owners what the law could mean for them. The bill would require online retailers to collect state sales taxes. Lundy Wilder and Dave Perry own Villa Lagoon Tile in Gulf Shores, Ala.
AnthroTronix Founder and CEO Corinna Lathan, at the company's offices in Sil...
Envisioning The Future With Cori Lathan
This enterprising technologist is designing for a future where computers are intuitive and anticipate our every need. We're not there yet, but she has started a company that aims to imagine, build and test tomorrow's gadgets today.
Boston Bombing Victims To Receive Fund Money
A town hall meeting was held Monday night in Boston to begin to decide how to distribute the money collected for victims of the marathon bombings. Nearly $30 million from the One Fund Boston is expected to be distributed next month to hundreds of victims.
3 Brothers Arrested In Decade-Old Cleveland Kidnapping Cases
Three women who had been held captive in a home in Cleveland, Ohio, for about ten years are now free. Police say three brothers have been arrested in connection with their disappearance. Authorities say one women broke free on Monday and was able to call 911.
Why Sustained Action Against Syria Is More Than Air Strikes
Advocates for intervening in Syria say if Israel can get past Syria's air defenses, surely the U.S. can. But experts say Israel's limited strikes can't be compared with the huge resources needed for a sustained operation to establish a no-fly zone, for example.
This 12-story building in Shanghai's northern suburb of Gaoqiao allegedly ho...
U.S. Turns Up Heat On Costly Commercial Cyber Theft In China
U.S. official displeasure has grown over the problem of Chinese cyber-espionage. The Obama administration has signaled that it will step up the investigation and prosecution of trade secret theft and has not ruled out punitive measures.