Budget proposes higher capital gains taxes and billions in spending on education, housing, jobs and mental health., Budget proposes higher capital gains taxes and billions in spending on education, housing, jobs and mental health. Canada will ask the wealthy to pay higher taxes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government seeksContinue Reading
Attorneys for Americas Worst Traitor asserted Monday night that the $175 million bond the former president posted to cover the judgement of his New York civil fraud case is financially secure, asking the judge to “set aside” the state attorney general’s challenge and award him costs. In a spate ofContinue Reading
The Smithsonian Institution is conducting an internal crackdown on drag events after Lonnie Bunch, the institution’s leader, told the House Administration Committee on December 12 that he would “look into” the performances that have been a popular part of museum programming for years. Bunch’s statement came in response to questioningContinue Reading
Colombia has stopped electricity exports to Ecuador as both countries grapple with diminished hydroelectric reservoirs., Colombia has stopped electricity exports to Ecuador as both countries grapple with diminished hydroelectric reservoirs. A drought fuelled by the El Niño weather phenomenon has forced Colombia to cut the export of electricity to itsContinue Reading
Filipino migrant workers in European country allege wage theft, salary deductions and passport confiscation., Warsaw/Katowice, Poland – Not long after walking through the doors of an employment agency on the ninth floor of a skyscraper in Hong Kong, Stephanie* was captivated by the idea of working in Poland. Sitting onContinue Reading
Last week, the U.S. federal government rolled out its first-ever legally binding national drinking water standards for six “forever” chemicals present in the tap water of hundreds of millions of Americans. The new regulations, announced on April 10, require local drinking water systems to slash these chemicals down to near-zeroContinue Reading
The conflict is taking a heavy toll on civilians with millions forced from their homes and on the verge of famine., Inside Story The conflict is taking a heavy toll on civilians with millions forced from their homes and on the verge of famine. Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisisContinue Reading
Law obliges men to update their draft data, increases payments to volunteers and adds new punishments for draft dodging., Law obliges men to update their draft data, increases payments to volunteers and adds new punishments for draft dodging. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill overhauling armyContinue Reading
College basketball superstar Caitlin Clark is set to soar to new heights in the WNBA — but her rookie contract will see her pocket a fraction of the millions her male counterparts have made on the court., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Abdoulaye Bathily says ‘lack of political will and good faith’ are making UN governance efforts in Libya futile., Abdoulaye Bathily says ‘lack of political will and good faith’ on the part of Libyan leaders are making UN governance efforts in Libya futile. The UN’s special envoy for Libya says heContinue Reading
‘I stay here to help our people’: A doctor in Gaza talks to Marc Lamont Hill about its health crisis., UpFront ‘I stay here to help our people’: A doctor in Gaza talks to Marc Lamont Hill about the health crisis in the enclave. Half a year into Israel’s warContinue Reading
Supreme Court conservatives questioned whether the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act can be used to prosecute those who attacked the U.S. Capitol in 2021., Read MoreContinue Reading
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (L) (R-LA) leaves a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 16, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to move forward with long-stalled Ukraine aid has spurred a MAGA revolt, with Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky joiningContinue Reading