Good wednesday morning welcome to squawk alley. Im john for the with caro quintanilla and Julia Borstin well start with apple, a cost cut for Small Developers josh lipton breaks down the news for us. Here is how the new program is going to work its called the App Store Small Business Program it launches on january 1st and it does represent a big change here. Developers earning up to 1 million during the Previous Year will now be eligible for a commission of 15 on paid apps and inapp purchases, and that is half of apples Standard Commission apple says the new program will impact what it says is the vast majority of developers selling Digital Goods and services on the store. Tim cook saying in a statement the app store has been an engine of Economic Growth like none other, creating millions of new jobs and a pathway to entrepreneurship accessible to anyone with a great idea for investors this change is also important remember, the app store is critical for apple it accounts for an estima
They had to run around. Three of our Staff Members jumped into the pool and brought him out. Reporter but not even cpr could save the young man. Specter says there was nothing more the staff could do, and there were more than the required number on duty when incident occurred. He took them so by surprise and just bolted up so quickly they couldnt pull him down. Reporter a spokesman for autistic isnt unusual. Drowning is a leading cause of death for autistic people. It harkens back to the case after avonte oquendo. He was found dead by the east river after wandering away from school. Officials insist no one failed this victim. Not have been prevented. Reporter now the new York State Agency that oversees group homes like this wouldnt comment on this case specifically, citing confidentiality laws, but a spokesperson told me the Mental Health association of Nassau County is a provider in, quote, good standing. Were in plan dome tonight, greg cergol. News 4 new york. We are getting another
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D. C. And that is a all u. S. Attorney jobs are important. Being u. S. Attorney for d. C. Is a particularly important prosecutors job. The d. C. U. S. Attorneys office is the largest u. S. Attorneys office in the country. Prosecutors from that office have jurisdiction overall sorts of things that have National Residence including all sorts of juicy stuff involving the federal government. In the Trump Administration, the u. S. Attorneys office in d. C. Has been particularly high profile because of the role of that office in either handling or taking part in the investigations and the prosecutions of a whole bunch of people who have been caught up in various Trump Administration scandals including the russia scandal. Jessie lius office in d. C. Has been involved in the criminal cases against sam patton, who is now cooperating with investigators among other things. Patton has links to cambridge and prosecutors say he helped funnel foreign donations into the trump inaugural. The u. S. Atto
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