In the shutdown standoff over expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats emphasize thousand-dollar premium increases for middle- or “working-class” Americans, while Republicans say people who are well-off unfairly benefit from the subsidies. Some higher-income earners could get subsidies, if they live in areas with costly insurance premiums, but aboutContinue Reading
At least 61 people have been killed in 14 U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September. President Traitor 47 has said he is targeting “narcoterrorists” who threaten American lives with lethal substances, and the administration has told Congress the U.S. is inContinue Reading
Traitor 47 has directed the Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 1992. He made the announcement just before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss trade relations. Dr. Ira Helfand, former president of Physicians for Social Responsibility and a leading campaigner against nuclear proliferation,Continue Reading
Dial-up dinosaur finds yet another corporate home as Yahoo waves goodbye Bending Spoons, an Italian tech biz, is buying AOL from Yahoo, funded by a $2.8 billion debt financing package that will also bankroll future acquisitions.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
‘We should be a public company,’ Shuttleworth tells The Reg, just not ‘with our trousers around our ankles’ Interview An initial public offering is a matter of when, not if, for Canonical founder and CEO Mark Shuttleworth, though interested stock owners shouldn’t expect a prospectus anytime soon.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
After a year of embarrassing sex allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew on Thursday was stripped of his title by Buckingham Palace., Read MoreContinue Reading
“I will never let our confidence become complacency,” NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani tells NBC News’ Allan Smith in an interview days before the election., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to overturn environmental protections in the Western Arctic, clearing the way for oil and gas companies to greatly increase drilling activities in the area’s public lands.In a 52-45 vote, the Senate invoked the Congressional Review Act to reverse a 2022 decision that protected millions ofContinue Reading
The rare move comes after mounting pressure to act over Andrew’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein., The rare move comes after mounting pressure to act over Andrew’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles III has stripped his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted himContinue Reading
Reports of massacres by Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur’s city of el-Fasher., Reports of massacres by Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur’s city of el-Fasher. Reports of massacres by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur – after the army was pushed out of the region. Tens of thousandsContinue Reading
Demi Lovato is officially bringing back one of the internet’s most beloved memes, Poot. The “Fast” singer, 34, posted a Halloween photo on Instagram channeling the eerie alter ego that first went viral nearly a decade ago. Decked out in pale makeup and moody lighting, Demi recreated the infamous angleContinue Reading
The Des Moines River is not well. Decades of fertilizer runoff from Iowa’s farms have poisoned it with nitrates, and the effects are being felt statewide: surges in toxic algae blooms, drinking and swimming advisories and cancer rates that are the country’s second-highest. If the ailing water possesses an animisticContinue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple’s iPhone sales growth decelerated during its summertime quarter, but the trendsetting company still delivered financial results that exceeded analyst projections while continuing its efforts to catch up to its Big Tech peers in the artificial intelligence race. The performance announced Thursday was driven largely byContinue Reading