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Senate approves Internet sales tax proposal

By Melanie Hicken
The Senate approved a long-anticipated Internet sales tax proposal on Monday, moving the legislation one step closer to enactment and paving the way for shoppers to pay sales tax on the majority of online purchases.

Singer Lauryn Hill sentenced to prison on tax charges

By Alan Duke - CNN
Singer Lauryn Hill's failure to pay federal income taxes for three years has earned her a three-month prison sentence.

Two Cleveland teens who went missing a decade ago found alive; alleged abductor arrested

By Samantha Morgan
Two teenage girls who went missing roughly a decade ago have been located, according to WKYC.

Recent cruise ship disasters trigger dip in bookings...and prices

By Chris Clackum-NBC
Given all the bad publicity surrounding several ill-fated cruises earlier this year it's no surprise bookings on cruise lines are said to be down. Luckily for you, so is the price.

42 Syrian soldiers dead in reported Israeli strike, opposition group says

By Frederik Pleitgen. Sara Sidner and Hada Messia CNN
Concern over the possibility of broader war in the Middle East grew Monday in the wake of reported airstrikes on Syrian military installations.

Has the gold bull run out of steam?

By Ben Rooney CNN Money
After rising steadily for more than a decade, gold prices have been knocked off their perch. Prices plunged to a two-year low last month, prompting investors to dump shares of gold-backed ETFs.
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Getting ready for an Internet sales tax

By Heather Kelly CNN
Internet shoppers could be one step closer to having to pay sales taxes on online purchases.

Family of Tamerlan Tsarnaev can't find a cemetery that will accept his body

By Frances Kuo
The family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed in a shootout with police can't find a place to bury him, even as his body is being prepared for just that purpose.

Referee dies a week after being knocked unconscious by angry player

By Devon Dolan-NBC
The daughter of a soccer referee who died Saturday a week after being punched in the head by an angry player during a match said her whole family is hurting in the wake of his tragic death.

That'll be $1.99 for your airline soda

By Katia Hetter - CNN
Coffee, juice or tea? Starting July 1 on Frontier Airlines, that drink will cost you $1.99 for certain fares, the company announced Wednesday.

Digital tattoos, mind-reading headphones: The shape of things to come?

By Arion McNicoll - CNN
Forecasting future technology has never been easy. In the 1950s, scientists and technologists envisaged that by now the world would be free from disease, traversed by flying cars, and fueled by minerals from distant planets.

CDC: Child food, skin allergies on the rise

By Jacque Wilson - CNN
 Food and skin allergies are becoming more common in American children, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both have been steadily increasing for more than a decade.

New York school goes all-vegetarian

By Brittany Brady - CNN
Asked which school meals were their favorites, students at a public school in the New York borough of Queens don't say chicken fingers or meatballs.

9/11 museum admission fee plan angers some victims families

By Lorenzo Ferrigno CNN
Some families of 9/11 victims are outraged over the National September 11 Memorial Museum's decision to charge admission for visitors.

Senate to vote on proposed Internet sales tax law

By Melanie Hicken CNN
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a long-debated Internet sales tax law Monday, paving the way for millions of consumers to start paying sales tax on online purchases.