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More than 200 millionaires say they have a message for the corporate executives and billionaires attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week: Tax the ultra rich. The group, which includes actor Mark Ruffalo and Disney heir Abigail Disney, argues that the rich aren t paying their fair share, allowing them to become even richer while inequality widens across the globe.Meanwhile, a group of lawmakers in seven states plans to introduce bills this week that would raise taxes on the rich, the Washington Post reported. The states include California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New York and Washington. The push for higher taxes on th
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YUMA, Ariz. -- Along the U.S.-Mexico border, an air war is underway between drug cartels and federal agents.One of the most powerful tools to protect the border is suspended high above the Arizona desert. Agents call it their eye in the sky.The Tethered Aerostat Radar System -- or TARSr
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smugglers use to deliver drugs over the border. Agents say some aircraft are equipped with drop baskets so smugglers can dump their payload to cartel members inside the U.S.Our law enforcement operators that see that on the radar and get the drugs, get the bad guys that are waiting for the drugs, said Rob Brown the TARS program manager The TARS radar images are sent to this military base in California, where officers watch for potential threats. Once something is spotted, Border Patrol teams can be in the air within three minutes. Agents say smugglers often risk flying dangerously low to deliver their drugs. Theyrsquo;ll hug the mountains really close just to try and break up their profile, said Brent J.