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Man who allegedly threatened police with an axe shot dead on the Central Coast

NSW Police says officers were called to a house in Erina last night in response to a domestic dispute between neighbours and found flames coming from the window.





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Coronavirus threatens to keep proposed taxes, laws off Colorado’s 2020 ballot

Groups that were planning to ask Colorado voters for money and new laws in November are seeking rule changes after the coronavirus brought their efforts to a screeching halt.




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New Hoaxes, Scam and Spam Examples

Over 45 new examples of hoaxes, scams and spam e-mails have been published today.





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Axed Western Force to rejoin Aussie rugby competition in July - PerthNow

  1. Axed Western Force to rejoin Aussie rugby competition in July  PerthNow
  2. New Zealand plotting stunning multi-billion dollar escape from World Rugby  Fox Sports
  3. RA to ditch Super Rugby?  RugbyPass
  4. Forget the Kiwis, Australian rugby's future is local  Sydney Morning Herald
  5. Half of New Zealand Rugby staff face redundancy amid $NZ7m lockdown loss  The Guardian
  6. View Full coverage on Google News




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Editorial: Migrants who pay taxes should get stimulus checks — even if they're undocumented

The federal stimulus checks go to people with Social Security numbers, leaving out millions who work in the U.S. without permission, but who pay taxes.




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Amtrak relaxes its refund rules in the face of coronavirus

Amtrak also has cut service on the Pacific Surfliner and several other routes.




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Letters to the Editor: Unodocumented workers pay taxes. They deserve more than one-time coronavirus aid

A program for one-time assistance to undocumented workers affected by the pandemic is a start, but California must do much more.




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Letters to the Editor: The rich are going to have to pay more in taxes after the coronavirus pandemic

Governments across the U.S. have simply not saved enough to deal with coronavirus-induced budget shortfalls. They need to start taxing the rich more.




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Tobacco kills. Higher taxes and advertising controls work

It is well known that tobacco smoking kills. But it also exacerbates poverty, contributes to world hunger by diverting prime land away from food production, damages the environment and reduces economic productivity. Second hand smoking also affects other people’s lives. Despite many attempts to prevent it, a global tobacco control treaty became international law in 2005.

However, challenges still remain as tobacco companies try to hit back, for example, by targeting developing nations, increasing advertising at children and women, attempting to undermine global treaties and influence trade talks, etc.

This update includes updated stats, as well as more information on the above issues.

Read full article: Tobacco




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Uber axes 3,700 staff as trips drop in lockdowns

The pandemic has added to financial challenges facing the taxi-hailing app firm.




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Fin24.com | Top PIC executive axed over Ayo investment

The Public Investment Corporation has terminated the employment contract of Executive Head of Listed Investments Fidelis Madavo, it said in a statement on Monday.




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"The AMS and Science Policy," a Capital Currents blog post by Karen Saxe




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177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan has the potential to counteract resistance to rituximab in non-Hodgkins lymphoma

Background: Patients with NHL who are treated with rituximab may develop resistant disease, often associated with changes in expression of CD20. The next generation β-particle emitting radioimmunoconjugate 177Lu-lilotomab-satetraxetan (Betalutin®) was shown to up-regulate CD20 expression in different rituximab-sensitive NHL cell lines and to act synergistically with rituximab in a rituximab-sensitive NHL animal model. We hypothesized that 177Lu-lilotomab-satetraxetan may be used to reverse rituximab-resistance in NHL. Methods: The rituximab-resistant Raji2R and the parental Raji cell lines were used. CD20 expression was measured by flow cytometry. ADCC was measured by a bioluminescence reporter assay. The efficacies of combined treatments with 177Lu-lilotomab-satetraxetan (150MBq/kg or 350MBq/kg) and rituximab (4x10mg/kg) were compared with those of single agents or saline in a Raji2R-xenograft model. Cox-regression and the Bliss independence model were used to assess synergism. Results: Rituximab-binding in Raji2R cells was 36±5% of that in the rituximab-sensitive Raji cells. 177Lu-lilotomab-satetraxetan treatment of Raji2R cells increased the binding to 53±3% of the parental cell line. Rituximab ADCC-induction in Raji2R cells was 20±2% of that induced in Raji cells, while treatment with 177Lu-lilotomab-satetraxetan increased the ADCC-induction to 30±3% of the Raji cells, representing a 50% increase (p<0.05). The combination of rituximab with 350MBq/kg 177Lu-lilotomab-satetraxetan synergistically suppressed Raji2R tumor growth in athymic Foxn1nu mice. Conclusion: 177Lu-lilotomab-satetraxetan has the potential to reverse rituximab-resistance; it increases binding and ADCC-activity in-vitro and can synergistically improve anti-tumor efficacy in-vivo.




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ACT Health bogged down by outdated faxes

Archaic technology wasting time for Canberrans is in the target of new federal agency.




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Covid-19: South Korea relaxes social distancing after the number of new cases drops below 10 a day




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State taxes : the current impact on rural and regional practice / presented by Bernie Walrut, Murray Chambers..




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Die Entstehung der Gefahr im Krankheitsverlaufe : mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Diagnose der Gefahr, ihrer Prophylaxe und Therapie / von L.M. Politzer.

Wien : W. Braumuller, 1878.




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Coronavirus in Scotland: Edinburgh's economy set for £300m hit after festivals axed

SCOTLAND'S capital is coming to terms with the "heart-breaking" news that its summer festivals will not go ahead this year - costing the city hundreds of millions of pounds.




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State Continues to Process Taxes And Fees

  Income Tax Deadlines Extended State Tax Due Dates Remain Unchanged Last week, the Delaware Division of Revenue (DOR) announced that the deadlines for taxpayers to file certain personal and corporate income tax returns and payments had been extended to July 15, 2020 due to “rolling conformity” with federal income tax rules adopted by the […]




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Coronavirus lockdown 3.0: States up taxes on auto fuels, liquor for income

At least 13 states hike VAT on petrol/diesel since mid-March, many make liquor costlier with new imposts.




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UP hikes taxes on liquor, fuels; hopes to mop up Rs 4,500 crore annually

Grappling with low revenues following the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown, the UP government hiked the value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel and increased the excise duty on liquor.




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NCAA relaxes D-1 scholarship spending levels

The NCAA approved a waiver that will allow schools to spend below the minimum level on athletic scholarships required to compete in Division I in response to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Mythbusters RFID Episode Axed After Pressure From Credit Card Firms




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WhatsApp Axes COVID-19 Mass Message Forwarding




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Latest Symantec CEO's 'Revolution' Could Axe 1,000 Jobs






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HR e-briefing 299 - Notice pay may be taxed

The extent to which payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) may attract tax has for a long time been a complex issue and one which has not always received consistent treatment by HM Revenue and Customs. The issue is straightforward if the payment is ma...




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Illegal buildings in Tamil Nadu face the axe

CHENNAI: Thousands of unauthorised buildings in the state are facing demolition after the Madras high court on Monday quashed two government orders that proposed to legalise illegal structures built till July 1, 2007. The first bench comprising Chief Justice R K Agrawal and Justice M Sathyanaryanan said: “But for the lackadaisical attitude on the part of the authorities, such an alarming and mushrooming growth of unauthorized and illegal constructions would not have come into place.” The bench was delivering verdict on two PILs against October 30, 2012 government orders extending amnesty schemes for illegal buildings constructed between 1999 and July 1, 2007. “The state government and statutory authorities concerned are […]




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Alteration in the Plasma Concentrations of Endogenous Organic Anion-Transporting Polypeptide 1B Biomarkers in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Paclitaxel [Articles]

Paclitaxel has been considered to cause OATP1B-mediated drug-drug interactions at therapeutic doses; however, its clinical relevance has not been demonstrated. This study aimed to elucidate in vivo inhibition potency of paclitaxel against OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 using endogenous OATP1B biomarkers. Paclitaxel is an inhibitor of OATP1B1 and OATP1B3, with Ki of 0.579 ± 0.107 and 5.29 ± 3.87 μM, respectively. Preincubation potentiated its inhibitory effect on both OATP1B1 and OATP1B3, with Ki of 0.154 ± 0.031 and 0.624 ± 0.183 μM, respectively. Ten patients with non–small cell lung cancer who received 200 mg/m2 of paclitaxel by a 3-hour infusion were recruited. Plasma concentrations of 10 endogenous OATP1B biomarkers—namely, coproporphyrin I, coproporphyrin III, glycochenodeoxycholate-3-sulfate, glycochenodeoxycholate-3-glucuronide, glycodeoxycholate-3-sulfate, glycodeoxycholate-3-glucuronide, lithocholate-3-sulfate, glycolithocholate-3-sulfate, taurolithocholate-3-sulfate, and chenodeoxycholate-24-glucuronide—were determined in the patients with non–small cell lung cancer on the day before paclitaxel administration and after the end of paclitaxel infusion for 7 hours. Paclitaxel increased the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) of the endogenous biomarkers 2- to 4-fold, although a few patients did not show any increment in the AUC ratios of lithocholate-3-sulfate, glycolithocholate-3-sulfate, and taurolithocholate-3-sulfate. Therapeutic doses of paclitaxel for the treatment of non–small cell lung cancer (200 mg/m2) will cause significant OATP1B1 inhibition during and at the end of the infusion. This is the first demonstration that endogenous OATP1B biomarkers could serve as surrogate biomarkers in patients.

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Endogenous biomarkers can address practical and ethical issues in elucidating transporter-mediated drug-drug interaction (DDI) risks of anticancer drugs clinically. We could elucidate a significant increment of the plasma concentrations of endogenous OATP1B biomarkers after a 3-hour infusion (200 mg/m2) of paclitaxel, a time-dependent inhibitor of OATP1B, in patients with non–small cell lung cancer. The endogenous OATP1B biomarkers are useful to assess the possibility of OATP1B-mediated DDIs in patients and help in appropriately designing a dosing schedule to avoid the DDIs.




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UFC 249: UFC issue statement on Jacare Souza's positive coronavirus test, axe Hall bout



The UFC is set to return to return to action this weekend.




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Prince Andrew looks relaxed and cheerful for first time in months as he packs cupcakes with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms




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Boris Johnson &apos;fears second peak of infections if Covid-19 lockdown relaxed too soon&apos;

The Prime Minister reportedly ​poured caution on easing current lockdown measures during discussion with senior Government colleagues




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Cath Kidston permanently closes 60 UK stores and axes over 900 jobs

Cath Kidston is cutting 900 jobs and permanently shutting 60 UK stores.




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Bondi beach reopens to swimmers and surfers as coronavirus lockdown relaxed

Sydney's famous Bondi Beach reopened to swimmers and surfers today, five weeks after it was shut over the coronavirus pandemic.




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Ryanair set to axe 3,000 jobs as airline hit by coronavirus outbreak

Ryanair has said it expects up to 3,000 jobs to be lost as part of a restructuring of the airline.




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Lockdown in California to be relaxed &apos;in days&apos; as US death rate falls

California's governor has announced that the six-week lockdown of America's most populous state will be relaxed within days as the daily coronavirus death toll across the United States fell to its lowest level in a month.




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Love Island cancelled: ITV axes summer series over coronavirus risk

Producers have reportedly found it impossible to arrange filming amid the coronavirus pandemic




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Watch this exclusive performance of If The World Was Ending with JP Saxe and hear the love story behind it

For the latest episode of At Home With...JP Saxe opens up about his song with girlfriend Julia Michaels and challenges Amira Hashish to sing her verse of If The World Was Ending




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Jadon Sancho to Manchester United: Borussia Dortmund &apos;totally relaxed&apos; amid transfer links

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says he is "completely relaxed" over the future of Manchester United target Jadon Sancho.




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Bondi beach and Bronte welcome back swimmers as coronavirus lockdown relaxed – in pictures

Waverley council in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has reopened Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama beaches to swimmers and surfers between 7am and 5pm on weekdays. The beaches were closed as Australia’s coronavirus restrictions came into force. They are to remain closed on weekends, and only the water is ‘open’, with sunbathing, walking and jogging on the beach not allowed

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Battlers suffer as school payment is axed

STRUGGLING parents say they don’t know how they will scrape together enough cash to pay for school uniforms, shoes and fees after being stripped of the Schoolkids Bonus.




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Workplaces warned to be ready to respond immediately if COVID-19 emerges, as restrictions are 'gradually relaxed'

Australian business are presented with a new set of rules on how to manage workplaces during the coronavirus pandemic, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he would "love to see a return to work across the board".




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Should we reopen? A Texas town relaxes coronavirus restrictions

Colleyville city leaders went further than the Texas governor, allowing restaurants and salons to reopen this week. Residents remain conflicted.




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'Put on a mask and shut up': China's new 'Wolf Warriors' spread hoaxes and attack a world of critics

The aggressive nationalism of China's diplomats matches the swagger of Xi Jinping's China, which is determined to deflect blame for the coronavirus.




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Justice Department Seeks to Bar New York Attorney from Using Employment Taxes as Working Capital

The United States has filed a lawsuit against New York attorney Thomas B. Pruzan, d/b/a the Pruzan Law Firm, seeking to put an end to Mr. Pruzan’s repeated failure to timely deposit and pay the employment and unemployment taxes due from his law firm, as well as his failure to timely file employment and unemployment tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.



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Court Orders Tewksbury, Mass. Employer to Timely Pay Withholding and Unemployment Taxes

A federal court in Boston issued a preliminary injunction ordering Excel Home Care Inc. and Diane E. Porter of Tewksbury, Mass., to comply with federal tax withholding requirements and to timely pay all future employment and unemployment tax liabilities.



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Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes

Former UBS banker, Bradley Birkenfeld of Weymouth, Mass., has been sentenced to 40 months incarceration by Judge William J. Zloch in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On June 19, 2008, Birkenfeld pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States.



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