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Meet the college basketball player turned US senator who pitched a tax on billionaires like Elon Musk to fund Biden’s economic agenda
Sen. Ron Wyden is playing a big role trying to revive Biden’s economic agenda after a Democratic holdout torpedoed it ...
UN watchdog opens investigation after Ukraine said Russian troops at Chernobyl got sick from high radiation levels
A closeup of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Maxar Technologies via G Russian troops gave up control of the ...
US Navy aircraft carriers may soon be fighting alongside unmanned ships and pilotless aircraft
US Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis sails beside the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, ...
The SEC says crypto platforms that hold customers’ stashes must treat them as their own assets and liabilities
The SEC Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The SEC said Thursday crypto platforms should treat customer holdings in custody as their own assets ...
I’m a Dubai real-estate broker who’s seeing huge interest from wealthy Russians. One billionaire client seemed in a frenzy when he viewed more than 10 properties in a day.
Hamid Jaafri, the CEO of One Investments, has been working in Dubai real estate since 2016. Hamid Jaafri Wealthy Russians’ ...
Ukrainian official says Russian troops have raided convoys filled with humanitarian aid: report
Civilians are being evacuated along humanitarian corridors from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and ...
GameStop shares soar 28% after the Reddit darling said it plans a stock split for the first time in 15 years
GameStop has been the centre of markets’ attention this week Spencer Platt/Getty GameStop shares surged 28% in pre-market trading Friday ...
Leaked screenshots and audio reveal the implosion inside Stripe-backed Fast — including the CEO’s plans to reduce burn rate, and employee’s calls for transparency in leadership
Fast CEO Domm Holland. Fast Stripe-backed one-click checkout startup Fast plans to lay off half of its staff. Employees voiced ...
The FEC is quizzing Arizona Congress hopeful and suspected QAnon ringleader Ron Watkins on why he failed to declare around 40% of his campaign funds
Ron Watkins once claimed that he would “raise at least a million dollars” for his election campaign. Ron Watkins The ...
Adam Kinzinger says Trump should be disqualified from running in 2024 for asking Putin to dish dirt on Hunter Biden
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois says Trump shouldn’t be allowed to run in 2024 for asking Russian leader Vladimir ...
Newly unearthed footage shows Clarence Thomas’s wife Ginni Thomas discussing her spiritual struggles after leaving a cult
An old video of Virginia Thomas discussing her departure from the Lifespring self-help cult has resurfaced. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Old ...
Russia is demanding payment for natural gas in rubles, and it could push Germany — Europe’s largest economy — into an economic crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Germany has activated an emergency plan to cope with disruptions to its natural-gas ...
GOP leaders from Madison Cawthorn’s home state are backing his primary challenger after the congressman’s orgy comments
Rep. Madison Cawthorn has come under fire from senior members of the GOP in his home state of North Carolina. ...
Here are the 12 House Republicans that voted for a key piece of Biden’s stalled economic agenda on prescription drugs
The House voted to cap the cost of insulin, breaking off a piece of Biden’s stalled Build Back Better plan. ...
Capitol rioter who said he ‘genuinely believed’ there was a secret state plot to kill off the human population was sentenced to 3 years probation
Bruce Wayne Ivey entering the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Department of Justice A Tennessee man on Wednesday ...
9 hotel credit cards that offer free nights after each account anniversary — and 7 alternatives that can save you money on stays each year
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March Madness 2022 continues with the Final Four on April 2 — here’s how to watch the NCAA basketball tournament without cable
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If you can afford a $405,000 home, now is the time to buy — mortgage rates will only go up from here
A young couple buys a new home. Getty Images The median US listing price increased to a new all-time high ...
French authorities froze the ownership of 2 helicopters linked to Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, report says
Alisher Usmanov’s superyacht, Dilbar, worth between $600 and $735 million. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images, Sabri Kesen/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images French ...
A Ukrainian army lieutenant says Russian soldiers keep ‘falling into the same traps’ as Putin’s commanders force them forward
A destroyed Russian tank is seen at a position on March 31, 2022 in Malaya Rohan, Ukraine. Photo by Chris ...
Putin is ‘a man in a cage that he built himself,’ British defense secretary says
A woman uses a mobile phone to take a picture of a new work by Italian street artist TvBoy that ...
Russia avoids default once again as dollar bond payment goes through even after clearinghouse blocks account, report says
Central Bank of Russia Hank5/Getty Images Russia avoided a default as one of its dollar-denominated eurobond payments went through on ...
Meet a mom of 2 who got $1,000 a month through a basic income program for a year — it helped her family pay their bills after an unexpected crisis
McNair was part of Magnolia Mother’s Trust, a basic-income program in Jackson, Mississippi, that provides $1,000 a month to 100 ...
Liberty Mutual insurance review: National carrier with competitive rates
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Shipping giant DHL is partnering with a South African footwear brand to honor the legacy and creativity of Africa
With a colorful, modernized makeover of the iconic South African shoe, co-founders Nick Dreyer and Ross Zondagh introduced Veldskoen to ...
Key Democrats and Republicans are reviving immigration reform talks. Advocates see hope for action before pro-Trump hardliners like Jim Jordan take charge if they win the midterms.
Immigration advocates outside the Supreme Court, which was hearing arguments on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – DACA on November ...
Insurance Technology Spend Forecast: What’s Driving Growth for P&C and Life Insurers in the US, UK, and Canada
US, UK, and Canadian insurers are striving to digitize their entire businesses to enhance their customer experience and cut costs. ...
The 20 best-performing S&P 500 stocks in the first quarter were dominated by energy names as oil and gas shares soar on supply disruptions
Tetra Images – Dan Bannister The S&P 500’s top 20 gainers in Q1 were mostly shares in oil and gas ...
Investors have an opportunity to drive faster progress in diversity, equity, and inclusion
Kazi Awal/Insider “The Fenty Effect” refers to the impact of Rihanna’s beauty launch, which showed the world the power of ...
Kremlin says the US doesn’t understand the ‘style of our work’ amid reports that Putin’s advisors are too scared to tell him the truth
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) listens to his press secretary Dmitry Peskov during a visit the Russian Church marking its ...
