Ahead of 2028, Sen. Cory Booker to unveil bill to make $75,000 in income tax-free
Sen. Cory Booker, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, will introduce a tax bill to expand the standard deduction, making up to $75,000 tax-free.
‘He had to shoulder tragedy alone’: How Larry Bird’s rise almost ended before it began
A new book traces how the Hall of Famer overcame humble beginnings in Indiana to take his place among basketball’s greatest players How otherworldly was Larry Bird during his memorable season for Indiana State in 1978-79? At one point he made an assist while sprawled on the floor: From his end of the court, he … Read more
Politicians are starting to pay a lot more attention to the plight of white-collar workers
Blue-collar workers have been at the center of political messaging for years.
G7 to discuss release of emergency oil reserves as price tops $100
US among three countries so far backing measure triggered by Middle East war, according to reports Iran war drives oil prices above $100 a barrel Business live – latest updates G7 finance ministers are preparing to discuss the release of emergency oil reserves, according to reports, after the US-Israel war with Iran sent the price … Read more
US conducts strike on another boat carrying suspected narco-traffickers, killing 6 people
The Pentagon on Sunday announced that U.S. forces have carried out a lethal strike on a vessel allegedly carrying suspected narco-traffickers in the Eastern Pacific, killing six people on board. The U.S. Southern Command said it conducted “a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” at the direction of the new … Read more
The war on Iran is already upending the Middle East. Look to the Gulf states to see how | Nesrine Malik
Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are finding their carefully projected image of stability has been blown away There is a tendency to think of the Gulf powers as static and unchanging. They are, after all, fortified by massive wealth and absolute monarchical rule, and secured with deep economic and military relationships … Read more
‘The cover-up is brazen’: one journalist’s tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell
Lucia Osborne-Crowley has endured threats and sexual harassment to report on Jeffrey Epstein’s chief enabler. Maxwell’s conviction was only the start of the quest for justice, she says On 9 September 2022, Lucia Osborne-Crowley flew from London to Miami and caught a Greyhound bus north to West Palm Beach. The writer and journalist had arranged … Read more
US military kills six in strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific
Sunday’s attack brought death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ The US military said it killed six men on Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers. Sunday’s attack brought the death … Read more
Trump news at a glance: White House adviser Stephen Miller ‘should go’, says Republican senator
Thom Tillis says he believes Miller has ‘outsized influence’ over operations of Trump’s cabinet – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 March at a glance The Republican senator Thom Tillis said on Sunday that he believed the White House adviser Stephen Miller “should go” and that his role in the Trump administration has been … Read more
U.S. strikes alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing 6
The U.S. struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Sunday, killing six people, the U.S.