Report: Trump’s refusal to release tax…

As President Trump nears his 100-day mark, two of his key campaign promises appear unlikely to be realized, at least with the speed he suggested. Not only did his attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or, if you prefer, Obamacare, failed, but Trump’s assurances of a tax overhaul also appear at risk. While there are a number of factors contributing to the peril, one is of the president’s own making. According to the New York Times, Trump’s reluctance to release his tax returns, as every president has for the last four decades, appears to be compromising his potential support in the House and the Senate. RELATED: Best signs from Trump tax return protests The Times notes many…
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Bloomberg details new iPhone 8 design,…

Apple is widely expected to launch three new iPhones this year, including a top-of-the-line iPhone 8 model expected to introduce various new features., according to what most iPhone rumors claim. A new report from a well-known source of Apple-related leaks brings more details about this year’s iPhone 8 and iPhone 7s series. According to Bloomberg, Apple is indeed working on three iPhones, including a flagship handset that will have an OLED display taking up the entire front side of the handset. Apple will also launch two iPhone 7s models that will represent slight revisions of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. They will have the same 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screens as their predecessors. All three 2017 iPhones will be…
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Netflix is willing to put its…

What is the role of theaters as streaming platforms become film studios? That question is floating around an anxious film industry as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and other video streaming services rapidly contract talented filmmakers and make aggressive acquisitions at big-name festivals. Amazon has cooperated with theaters, releasing awards-friendly films like Manchester by the Sea and Chi-Raq in cinemas before making them available to subscribers. But Netflix has been doggedly committed to releasing every new film directly onto Netflix, even when it hurts at the Oscars. And today, we got a small explanation why. In Netflix’s shareholder letter, the company delivered the following defense of its release strategy: Since our members are funding these films, they should be the first to…
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Trump could release his taxes but…

NBCNews.comTrump could release his taxes but probably won’t, experts sayABC NewsPresident Donald Trump like other Americans is supposed to file his taxes by Tuesday’s deadline, but that doesn’t mean the public will get to see his elusive returns. Trump was the first presidential candidate in more than 40 years to refuse to release …Why Trump cannot brush off demands for his tax returnsWashington Post (blog)Spicer: Trump won’t release taxes because of auditThe HillWhite House: Trump still under IRS auditPoliticoCNN -NewsBusters (blog) -Tax March -New York Daily Newsall 951 news articles »
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Spicer: Trump won’t release taxes because…

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that President Trump’s 2016 tax returns are under audit and will not be released, pointing to a decades-old rule that automatically places the president’s returns under audit.  “The president is under audit, it’s a routine one, it continues, and I think the American public knows clearly where he stands, this was something he made very clear during the election cycle,” Spicer said during Monday’s press briefing.  “We are under the same audit that existed, so nothing has changed.”  Spicer’s remarks came after Trump critics rallied across the country Saturday — the United States’s traditional tax deadline — to call for Trump to release his returns. Trump broke with long-standing precedent during the presidential campaign by refusing to release…
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Authorities decline to release details about…

Authorities said on Sunday that they would not release any additional information about Angelo Colon-Ortiz, who has been charged in connection with the Princeton murder of jogger Vanessa Marcotte, prior to his arraignment Tuesday.The 31-year-old Worcester man’s arrest Friday night made national headlines after more than 1,300 tips from the public and eight months of fear among townspeople. Advertisement Marcotte, a 27-year-old Google employee who lived in New York City, was visiting family in the rural Central Massachusetts town when she was killed on Aug. 7. When she didn’t return after an afternoon run, her family called police. Authorities discovered her battered and burned body in the woods off a two-lane road, a half-mile from her mother’s home.Steven Therrien, Marcotte’s…
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Protesters Call For Release Of Trump’s…

Protesters walk during a rally to encourage the release of President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Protesters walk during a rally to encourage the release of President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP Updated at 1:30 a.m. ET Sunday Thousands of Americans turned out in cities across the country Saturday — April 15, the traditional deadline for filing federal tax returns, even though this year’s deadline is actually Tuesday, April 18 — calling on President Trump to do something every president has done going back to Gerald Ford: release his individual tax returns. As a…
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Samsung Galaxy S8 preview: features, release…

Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh with the Galaxy S8. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Samsung’s big test is coming in less than a week. On April 21, customers will get their hands on the Galaxy S8, Samsung’s first flagship phone since the embarrassing Galaxy Note 7 debacle that damaged the company’s reputation and wiped about $17 billion from its value last year. Not a good look. But early impressions of the Galaxy S8 have been amazing. From a design perspective, the phone features a gorgeous curved screen that takes up almost the entire front of the phone. (Samsung calls it an “Infinity Display” because it gives you the impression that there are minimal borders on the sides.) It’s also made from all glass…
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Thousands at New York rally demand…

NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) – Thousands of people turned out for a march through midtown Manhattan on Saturday to demand that President Donald Trump release his tax returns and to dispute his claim that the public does not care about the issue. Organizers of New York’s “Tax March,” one of more than 150 across the country and beyond, want to call attention to Trump’s refusal to disclose his tax history, as his White House predecessors have done for more than 40 years. In addition to major U.S. cities, including Washington and Los Angeles, marches are planned in Europe, Japan and New Zealand. The Manhattan march began with a rally at Bryant Park, drawing a good-natured crowd estimated by a…
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Thousands at rallies demand Trump release…

By Chris Francescani and Tom Ramstack NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched through midtown Manhattan and dozens of U.S. cities on Saturday to demand that President Donald Trump release his tax returns and to dispute his claim that the public does not care about the issue. Organizers of “Tax March” in more than 150 cities across the country and beyond wanted to call attention to Trump’s refusal to disclose his tax history, as his White House predecessors have done for more than 40 years. The marches coincide with the traditional April 15 deadline for U.S. federal tax returns, though the filing date was pushed backed two days this year. There were no reports of violence or…
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