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Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:12:00 -0400

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that the Trump administration

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:38:31 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The father of fashion designer Kate Spade died on the eve of her funeral, according to a statement released by her family shortly before her service began Thursday in her hometown of Kansas City.

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:32:11 -0400

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that US states have broad rights to tax online sales of goods and services, reversing its own decision made 25 years earlier at the start of the internet era. The nine justices were split, ruling 5-4 to overturn a prior decision by the top US court that had held that a state can only tax sales by businesses that have a physical presence in that state. Thursday's ruling could have a major impact on both the online and brick-and-mortar retail sector -- and give states the ability to shore up public coffers with sales tax revenues from e-commerce.

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:00:04 -0400

Eight passengers have sued Southwest Airlines Co over a catastrophic engine blowout in April that killed a passenger and injured several others. The plaintiffs, eight passengers from Flight 1380 on April 17 and one passenger's husband, filed suit on Tuesday in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of New York. Passengers Cindy Candy Arenas, Jaky Alyssa Arena, Jiny Alexa Arenas, Elhadji Cisse, Donald Kirkland, Beverly Kirkland, Connor Brown, and Cassandra Adams, and Cindy Arenas' husband, Joe Leos Arenas, allege that Southwest acted negligently in its responsibilities to maintain and repair its aircraft and aircraft components.

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