Archive for November, 2008

Indian commandos storm besieged Jewish center

By RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press Writer
MUMBAI, India – Commandos ended a siege of the luxury Oberoi hotel on Friday while other forces rappelled from helicopters to storm a besieged Jewish center, two days after a chain of militant attacks across India’s financial center left at least 143 people dead and the city in panic.
While explosions […]

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Intel, Micron go after Samsung with 34 nm flash

Intel and Micron said they are ready to begin mass-production of 34 nm, 32 Gb (4 GB) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory device in what is believed to be the most advanced flash production process available today. The two companies believe that more than 50% of flash production at their Lehi facility will have […]

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

IRS Announces 2009 VITA Grant Recipients

The Internal Revenue Service has awarded almost $8 million in matching grants to support its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
Under the VITA Grant Program, the IRS awarded matching grants to 111 organizations that plan to offer free tax preparation sites in 2009. The sites will be located in all 50 states and the District of […]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Bailout Bill Provided Tech Workers With Tax Relief for Stock Options

The recent $700 billion rescue package to bolster the financial system also threw a lifeline to thousands of people who owed taxes on stock options dating to the technology-stock crash of 2000.
Some individual tax bills exceeded $1 million for shares that later plunged in value. A five-paragraph section tucked into the bailout bill effectively erased […]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Taxpayers Get Second Chance at Stimulus

Remember those economic-stimulus checks the government was handing out this year? Many taxpayers didn’t qualify for the full amount — or for any payment at all — because their 2007 income exceeded a certain threshold.
But many people who lost their jobs this year, or whose incomes fell for some other reason, will get a second […]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Billups leads Denver to win in homecoming

The hometown kid had quite the homecoming—with a little help from Carmelo Anthony.
Chauncey Billups made a triumphant return to the Nuggets with 15 points, Anthony scored 28 and Denver beat the Dallas Mavericks 108-105 on Friday night.
Billups also had three assists and three steals, including two down the stretch.
“It feels great to be home,” the […]

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Cuban remains interested in Cubs

PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer
DENVER (AP)—Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban remains as interested as ever in buying the Chicago Cubs, dismissing a report that Major League Baseball might not want him as an owner.
According to a Chicago Sun-Times report that cited a baseball source, there was “zero chance” of Cuban taking over the Cubs.
The Sun-Times […]

Saturday, November 8th, 2008