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Cardinal Becciu: Vatican official forced out in rare resignation
High-ranking Vatican official Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has unexpectedly resigned but has revealed he was told to do so by Pope Francis.
He said he was suspected of giving Church money to his brothers, and denied any wrongdoing.
Cardinal Becciu was a close aide to the Pope and previously had a key job in the Vatican's Secretariat of State. He became involved in a controversial deal to invest in a luxury London building with Church funds. That investment has since been the subject of a financial investigation. Resignations at this level of the Vatican are extremely rare and the Holy See said little in its communique released late on Thursday. -
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.And?
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.And?
That means his claims of profitability were false.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.The link is to a random post in this thread
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@bnrstnr said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.The link is to a random post in this thread
It was actually no link at all and that's the behaviour of a linkless post.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@bnrstnr said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.The link is to a random post in this thread
It was actually no link at all and that's the behaviour of a linkless post.
Incorrect.
Whoever posted that put the brackets around it and the empty parentheses after. That is intentionally a link to nowhere. It is 100% user error and no function of the platform.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Incorrect.
Whoever posted that put the brackets around it and the empty parentheses after. That is intentionally a link to nowhere. It is 100% user error and no function of the platform.When you create the link but don't fill it in, as you describe, the behaviour of the platform is to send the link back to this thread.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Incorrect.
Whoever posted that put the brackets around it and the empty parentheses after. That is intentionally a link to nowhere. It is 100% user error and no function of the platform.When you create the link but don't fill it in, as you describe, the behaviour of the platform is to send the link back to this thread.
The point is why did the creator click the link button but not enter a URL. It is a user issue. If you are not going to use a URL, don’t click the fucking button.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.And?
That means his claims of profitability were false.
Not exactly - not if he had old losses he could still use to reduce current profits...
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.And?
That means his claims of profitability were false.
Not exactly - not if he had old losses he could still use to reduce current profits...
Seriously? I've paid more than $750 every single year since I worked part time in high school making minimum wage.
So his losses were so dramatic that he paid $750 one year, and nothing at all 10 out of the previous 15 years? Sounds exactly like his claims of profitability were false...
What a joke that people like you still defend this clown.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.And?
That means his claims of profitability were false.
Not exactly - not if he had old losses he could still use to reduce current profits...
That's still losses. It means his losses are so epic, he's not still earned enough to cover them.
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@bnrstnr said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.And?
That means his claims of profitability were false.
Not exactly - not if he had old losses he could still use to reduce current profits...
Seriously? I've paid more than $750 every single year since I worked part time in high school making minimum wage.
So his losses were so dramatic that he paid $750 one year, and nothing at all 10 out of the previous 15 years? Sounds exactly like his claims of profitability were false...
Correct, it means that not only has he not been profitable for 15 years, but his losses were so big before that that he's not managed to make up for them in all this time. So likely 20+ years of not making money.
Given his history of losses and bankruptcy, it's not surprising. He's long been famous for being unable to make money no matter how much is given to him. Prior to his reality TV shows, his claim to fame was how much he could lose. He's long been the example of when the rich can't stay rich, but always get bailed out by other rich families - even back in the 1980s, that's how we knew him.
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Armenia says its fighter jet 'shot down by Turkey'
Armenia says one of its fighter jets was shot down by a Turkish jet, in a major escalation in the conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The Armenian foreign ministry said the pilot of the Soviet-made SU-25 died after being hit by the Turkish F-16 in Armenian air space. Turkey, which is backing Azerbaijan in the conflict, has denied the claim. Nearly 100 people, including civilians, have died in three days of fighting over the disputed mountainous region. The enclave is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but has been run by ethnic Armenians since a 1988-94 war between the two former Soviet republics. Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated that its air force does not have F-16 fighter jets. However, Turkey does. The fighting that started three days ago now appears to be spilling out of Nagorno-Karabakh. -
@bnrstnr said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.And?
That means his claims of profitability were false.
Not exactly - not if he had old losses he could still use to reduce current profits...
Seriously? I've paid more than $750 every single year since I worked part time in high school making minimum wage.
So his losses were so dramatic that he paid $750 one year, and nothing at all 10 out of the previous 15 years? Sounds exactly like his claims of profitability were false...
What a joke that people like you still defend this clown.
Who's defending - don't look at someone trying to ensure people understand reality the same as defending a dipshit.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.And?
That means his claims of profitability were false.
Not exactly - not if he had old losses he could still use to reduce current profits...
That's still losses. It means his losses are so epic, he's not still earned enough to cover them.
I've NEVER said he was a financial genius...
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.Ummm... Shouldn't the question be how did the NY Times obtain a copy of private confidential tax records?
Then the NY Times puts out partial information to the public. Isn't that technically something that anyone here that worries about Information Security have a big issue with?????
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@pmoncho said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says.
The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said.Ummm... Shouldn't the question be how did the NY Times obtain a copy of private confidential tax records?
Then the NY Times puts out partial information to the public. Isn't that technically something that anyone here that worries about Information Security have a big issue with?????
There is a lot of assumption in that. First of all, this is NOT private information, it's public information for national security. I'm concerned that anyone is allowed to run this country without this being public, in fact, it's essentially treason. Anyone doing so without showing that they are eligible for office, isn't actually eligible for office.
Second, you don't know how this information was obtained. By the logic that "all news is private" we undermine the constitution. The public has a right to know public data. And news has the right to investigate. There can be information obtained illegally, but we have no reason to suspect that. So using the "must show sources" argument doesn't work because it undermines basic American / Constitutional freedoms and protections.
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@pmoncho said in Non-IT News Thread:
Then the NY Times puts out partial information to the public.
Are we concerned that the information is partial? Yes. Whose fault is that? Blame the people forcing it to be partial, not the people informing the public.
