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Collect Call States have the authority to make online retailers collect sales taxes, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, a milestone marking e-commerce’s treatment as a mature player in a marketplace no longer defined by trips to the corner store or the shopping mall. By a 5-to-4 vote, the court closed a loophole that helped fuel the early growth of internet sales. The ruling likely will spell the end of an era in which consumers could avoid taxes by purchasing goods online instead of from local merchants. The businesses most hurt from the court’s internet tax ruling aren’t the big online retailers—instead, the losers will likely be the millions of small-business owners who sell on marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay. For states, the ruling ends a decadeslong lobbying and legal fight and begins a new round of regulations, legislation and enforcement. |
Crossed Borders Changing, competing and contradictory explanations of the administration’s policy for families crossing the border illegally spread confusion from Washington, D.C., to the Mexican border, leaving front-line law-enforcement and social-service agencies unsure of what will happen to thousands of children. Congress put off until next week a decision on an immigration bill designed to be a compromise between centrist and conservative Republicans. The federal government, meanwhile, is still wrestling with the risk of running out of space, money or both to detain immigrants—especially as family units. Amid mounting public outcry, President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to stop the practice of separating children from their parents at the border. Here are the steps the families face. |
Laser Pointing The Journal reports that lasers have targeted pilots of American military aircraft operating over the western Pacific Ocean more than 20 times in recent months following a series of similar incidents in which Pentagon officials said Chinese personnel used lasers against U.S. pilots in East Africa. U.S. officials said all of the incidents occurred in and around the East China Sea, typically where the Chinese military or other Chinese civilians operate. The laser signals directed at American aircraft appeared to be coming from fishing boats operating in the area and from shore. Some of the fishing boats were Chinese-flagged craft, but U.S. officials wouldn’t confirm that Chinese personnel were behind all of the incidents, the most recent of which occurred within the past few weeks. |
Intel Outside Intel said Chief Executive Brian Krzanich resigned for violating company policy by having a relationship with a co-worker, one of the most prominent CEOs to lose a job in an era of greater scrutiny over workplace behavior. The Journal reports that Intel learned of Mr. Krzanich’s relationship in the past week from an employee who raised concerns. The company said an investigation by internal and external counsel into what it called “a past consensual relationship” confirmed a violation of its nonfraternization policy, which was put into place in 2011 and applies to all managers. The company, which said the investigation is continuing, accepted Mr. Krzanich’s resignation Wednesday. Mr. Krzanich was CEO since 2013. Robert Swan, the company’s chief financial officer, was named interim CEO. |
‘The Conners’ “Roseanne” may be gone but her TV family lives on. ABC and the production company that makes “Roseanne” are moving forward with a spinoff of the hit sitcom that was abruptly canceled last month after the show’s star, Roseanne Barr, sent a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a former top aide to President Obama. The new show, tentatively titled “The Conners,” features the other stars and co-stars of “Roseanne,” including John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert. ABC has ordered 10 episodes of the show for this fall. Ms. Barr, who was an executive producer of “Roseanne,” will have no creative input in the new show. It is less than certain that the show about the Conner family of the fictional town of Lanford, Ill., will fare without its matriarch, the Journal’s Joe Flint writes. |
| | Burger Bot | | | | Creator, a San Francisco restaurant set to open this month, is betting that robotic efficiency and consistency, combined with techniques borrowed from Michelin-star chefs, will lead to a better burger—for the relatively affordable price of $6. | |
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| 1 million | | The increase in the number of barrels produced a day that Saudi Arabia is proposing for OPEC members and its allies. OPEC meets Friday to make a final decision. | |
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| Despite a tough scenario and other factors that affected this year’s test, the capital levels of the firms after the hypothetical severe global recession are higher than the actual capital levels of large banks in the years leading up to the most recent recession. | | Randal Quarles, the Federal Reserve vice chairman for supervision, on the largest U.S. banks clearing the Fed’s “stress test” scenario. The positive scorecard indicates most of the banks are likely to win the Fed’s approval next week to increase dividends after a second round of results. |
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| | Going back to our story above, what are your thoughts on the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing states to collect sales tax on web purchases? Send your comments, which we may edit before publication, to 10point@wsj.com. Please include your name and location. | |
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| Responding to yesterday’s question on President Trump’s executive order to end the separation of migrant families at the border, Catherine Learoyd of Texas said: “One of my firm rules as a manager is that no decision is made until you know how to implement it. Putting a policy of separating families in place without a solid process to reunite children and parents will be the real tragedy unfolding in the months ahead.” John L. Hoh Jr. wrote: “At the very heart of the issue is one of immigration, being able to protect our borders, and knowing who is entering and leaving our country. The children, who were used in this debate, are still no better off.” And Bill Kaupert of Illinois shared: “The president opted to risk being sued by the ACLU for detaining families intact rather than cause Congress to amend their law, which was signed by Bush and enforced by Obama. The decision treats the symptom but not the illness.” | |
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