“A recent NerdWallet study found that the top ten most profitable American companies paid an average of 9% of their pre-tax earnings in taxes to the U.S. federal government last year. These same companies reported an average tax provision of 32%…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. …

Sometimes one Vergecast just isn’t enough, and with the advent of what could be the biggest tech trial of the decade, this is certainly one of those times. So we’re spinning off The Vergecast Special Edition: Apple vs. Samsung, a weekly series hosted by managing editor and Vergecast veteran Nilay …

Ellis Hamburger takes a look at some of the most popular and interesting keyboards and keyboard cases for iPad. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge …

Proof that cats can fall asleep literally anywhere. Music: “The Day I Waited So Long For,” Celdivison http://soundcloud.com/celdivison Adorable, uncomfortable, awkward, and strange are all acceptable words to describe the positions that these cats take on. Cats live to sleep. This is proof that no other animal can sleep quite …

More from this interview: http://sbn.to/RD5U7w Full coverage of the gold medal match: http://sbn.to/MkUlzN U.S. Women’s Soccer captain Christie Rampone sat down with Amy K. Nelson a few months ago to talk about her upcoming trip to the Olympics. What resulted was a candid and raw conversation about just how difficult …

With apologies to all the other winners and great stories that have come out of this Olympics, there can only be one star. Phelps vs. Lochte may have helped drive NBC’s ratings, but there weren’t 2 million ticket requests to watch swimming. All eyes were on Bolt, who became the …

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“Police in Westlake, Ohio, arrested a man Saturday who allegedly brought several weapons and ammo into a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” a police spokesman told TheWrap on Tuesday. Scott Smith…37, was carrying a satchel containing a 9mm Glock handgun as well as ammunition clips and multiple knives. Smith …

“Wells Fargo allegedly fired an employee because his dying daughter needed expensive cancer treatment, according to a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County Court on Thursday. Wells Fargo fired mortgage consultant Yovany Gonzalez three days before his daughter Mackenzie was scheduled to get cancer surgery in August of 2010, the …

Is Mitt Romney’s new attack ad on President Obama and welfare racial? Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh argues that welfare and food stamps are ‘reparations’. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: …