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Corporate Profits Take Permanent Vacation In Caymans And Bermuda

11:18pm October 04, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

According to a study, 367 of the companies on the Fortune 500 have at least one subsidiary in a tax haven country. The study found companies are holding $2.5 trillion in profits offshore.

How Donald Trump Lost $916 Million

9:42pm October 04, 2016

by Joel Rose

The nearly billion-dollar losses Donald Trump appears to have claimed on some leaked tax forms could have come from risky investments in casinos, an airline and more.

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Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence debate Tuesday night.

FACT CHECK: Vice Presidential Debate

8:20pm October 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's politics team, with help from reporters and editors who cover national security, immigration, business, foreign policy and more, is live annotating the debate starting at 9 p.m. ET.

Asked whether Russia is trying to hack the U.S. election, CIA Director John Brennan told the Washington Ideas Forum on Sept. 28 that the CIA tries to look at a country's capabilities, its track record "and determine whether something that certainly looks

Amid Deteriorating U.S.-Russia Relations, Questions Grow About Cyberwar

7:42pm October 04, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Might the recent collapse of U.S.-Russia cooperation on Syria open the door to a possible escalation in cyberwar? Both sides now have more to gain — and lose.

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NPR Politics Podcast Answers Questions On VP Candidates

6:53pm October 04, 2016

You've got questions — the NPR Politics Podcast team has answers! This week, they answer listener questions about the vice presidential nominees and the VP debate.

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Vice Presidential Candidates Prepare To Face Off In Virginia

6:49pm October 04, 2016

by Mara Liasson

The candidates for vice president debate Tuesday night in Farmville, Va. It's the only direct match-up between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence in the 2016 campaign.

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Former Employees Question Trump's Story On $916 Million Tax Loss

6:49pm October 04, 2016

by Joel Rose

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump is blaming an economic downturn for the massive tax loss he apparently reported in 1995. But former employees and business associates say Trump's own business decisions were mostly to blame.

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U.S. Considers Efforts To Help Religious Minorities Recover From ISIS

6:49pm October 04, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

As U.S. military planners work to help Iraqis retake territory from ISIS, the State Department is thinking about how to help Christians and other religious minorities recover from what the Obama administration has called a genocide.

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Higher Wages And Easy Credit Likely To Spur Holiday Sales, Retailers Say

6:24pm October 04, 2016

by Maria Hollenhorst

The National Retail Federation's economist and many other analysts say shoppers are in good shape to spend more this holiday season. Sales are expected to jump 3.6 percent.

Tricia Olson takes a selfie of herself and her son Augustus, or Gus, who sits in his car seat. Olson took three weeks of unpaid leave from her job at a towing company in Rock Springs, Wyo., after giving birth.

On Your Mark, Give Birth, Go Back To Work

6:05pm October 04, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Tricia Olson gave birth to her son and was back on the job three weeks later. Like most Americans, she doesn't get paid family leave, and she's among the 40 percent who don't qualify for unpaid leave.

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