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EU to press Luxembourg on tax breaks

2014-11-06 14:34:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The EU Commission says it wants information from Luxembourg over alleged tax breaks offered to more than 300 global companies.

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Berkeley breaks through on soda tax

2014-11-05 13:25:02| Beverages - Topix.net

Berkeley, Calif., a city known for its progressive politics, made history Tuesday night by approving the first real sin tax on soda in the United States. Voters looked likely to approve Measure D, a penny-per-ounce tax, by a wide margin after a bitter campaign battle with the beverage industry pouring in more than $2.1 million to oppose the initiative.

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Man breaks into chocolate store on Halloween night

2014-11-04 02:56:45| Food - Topix.net

The incident happened shortly after 8:20 p.m. at the Pioneer Square location of the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, at 99 Yesler Way. Surveillance video shows the man throwing a rock through the glass door and going inside to take the single box of chocolates.

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