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Saturday October 13rd, 2018 night edition

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They contain information that was taken from Mr. Kushner’s federal tax filings, as well as other data provided by his advisers.

The documents, mostly created last year, were shared with The Times by a person who has had financial dealings with Mr. Kushner and his family.

Mr. Harvey said that, assuming the documents accurately reflect information from his tax returns, Mr. Kushner appeared to have paid little or no federal income taxes during at least five of the past eight years.

The other experts agreed and said Mr. Kushner probably didn’t pay much in the three other years, either.

However, always following the advice of numerous attorneys and accountants, Mr. Kushner properly filed and paid all taxes due under the law and regulations.”.

Mr. Mirijanian added that, with regard to the tax legislation, Mr. Kushner “has avoided work that would pose any conflict of interest.”.

Representatives of the White House and Mr. Kushner’s firm, Kushner Companies, didn’t respond to requests for comment. »

Male Affection: A Photographic History Tour

Authored by artofmanliness.com

The poses, facial expressions, and body language of the men below will strike the modern viewer as very gay indeed.

Attraction to, and sexual activity with other men was thought of as something you did, not something you were.

And this is the reason why, it is theorized, men have become less comfortable with showing affection towards each other over the last century. »

This Hilarious Optical Illusion for Birds Could Save Your Life

Authored by gizmodo.com
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Birds and planes are a bad combination, but it’s not so easy to shoo our avian friends away from airport runways.

Sadly, measures to keep birds away from airports, like silhouettes of humans, unpleasant noises, and disrupting the habitats of birds around airports, haven’t really worked.

Scientists should definitely investigate this further to better understand why raptors have such a problem with these looming googly eyes. »

FCC tells court it has no “legal authority” to impose net neutrality rules

Authored by arstechnica.com
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As an information service, broadband cannot be subject to common carrier regulations such as net neutrality rules, Pai's FCC said.

If broadband is "in fact" an information service as the FCC claims, then the commission cannot impose net neutrality rules.

Pai's FCC says the 2016 court decision upholding the net neutrality rules doesn't prevent the FCC from changing its classification of broadband. »

California supports lawsuit against Betsy DeVos over Corinthian Colleges fraud

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra had strong words for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in his fight for student debt relief.

"We have seen her turn back the clock and we have seen her turn her back on our students," said Becerra.Becerra announced California and seven other states will support a lawsuit against DeVos, alleging students are being denied debt relief after being defrauded by Corinthian Colleges.

He said more than 8,000 claims were denied between December and May.The U.S. Department of Education did not respond to a request for comment. »