Politics
Politics
Virginia Rep. Wexton announces Parkinson’s diagnosis
While the disease has caused impairments, the Virginia Democrat emphasized that Parkinson’s isn’t a “death sentence” and that she’s working with a doctor to address the symptoms. “I want to use that platform to be a voice for those struggling with Parkinson’s to help bring better resources to the search for a cure,” she said… […]
Politics
James Buckley, conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100
Buckley was the sole Conservative Party candidate to win statewide office in New York, elected to the U.S. Senate in 1970 in a three-way race with 39 percent of the vote. Republican Sen. Charles Goodell, who was appointed to the job in 1968 after the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Democratic Rep. Richard… […]
Politics
Menendez approval drops amid latest federal investigation, poll finds
While Menendez still has a net positive approval from Democrats, his overall approval has dropped 8 percent, while disapproval has increased by 7 percentage points. Additionally, Menendez has a 14 percent approval and 74 percent disapproval rate from Republicans and a 29 percent approval and 45 percent disapproval rate from independents, the second-largest share of… […]
Economy
Economy
Feds propose options for managing Colorado River water shortage: ‘Failure is not an option’
Photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows the Colorado River near Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border, the United States. The Colorado River, the parched lifeline in U.S. southwest, which supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states, got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that… […]
Economy
China pledges more financial support for ‘whitelist’ real estate projects
09 March 2024, China, Peking: Ni Hong (r.), China’s Minister of Housing and Rural Development, speaks at a press conference. Johannes Neudecker | Picture Alliance | Getty Images China will expand its “whitelist” of real estate projects and speed up bank lending for these unfinished developments to 4 trillion yuan ($561.8 billion) by the end […]
Economy
Overseas UK territories are the ‘biggest enablers of corporate tax abuse,’ tax advocacy group says
Advocacy group Tax Justice Network has ranked the British Virgin Islands, followed by the Cayman Islands and Bermuda as “most complicit” in helping corporations underpay corporate income tax. Traveler1116 | E+ | Getty Images British overseas territories are the world’s top enablers of corporate tax abuse, according to a ranking by tax advocacy group Tax […]
