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Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says
President Donald Trump’s tax and budget bill would increase deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next decade after including other economic effects, according to a more fulsome ...
Argentine court allows ex-President Fernández to serve corruption sentence at home
A federal court on Tuesday granted former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s request to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at her home ...
SF Mayor Lurie announces $500K fund for firefighter cancer screenings
Half a million dollars will be earmarked in San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s proposed budget for a firefighter cancer ...
Padilla says in Senate ‘it’s time to wake up’ after forced removal from Noem’s event
Sen. Alex Padilla on Tuesday encouraged Americans to peacefully protest against President Donald Trump’s administration and said it’s “it’s time to wake up” in his first ...
Musk shares drug test results showing ‘negative’ for Ketamine
Tech billionaire Elon Musk shared drug test results on Tuesday showing that he tested negative for ketamine after The New York Times reported he was using drugs on the 2024 campaign trail.
Senate Republicans double down and target clean energy in draft tax bill
Tax credits for crucial clean energy and home energy efficiency projects would still be phased out, albeit less quickly, under Senate Republicans’ proposed changes to a massive tax bill, ...
Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices
Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged the country’s public to remove the messaging platform WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging the app — without offering specific ...
Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision
An Illinois toy company challenged President Donald Trump’s tariffs in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a long shot bid to press the justices to quickly decide whether ...
Atlanta Dream off to hot start under new coach Karl Smesko and play of Allisha Gray
The Atlanta Dream made a lot of moves in the offseason, hiring Karl Smesko from Florida Gulf Coast and bringing in Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones to complement Rhyne Howard and ...
Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million in income last year for her memoir, ‘Lovely One’
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received more than $2 million last year for her best-selling memoir, “Lovely One,” according to her annual financial disclosure, ...
FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting ‘national priorities’
U.S. regulators will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that administration officials deem as promoting “the health interests of Americans,” under a new initiative ...
San Jose mascot has been inducted into the Hall of Fame
The San Jose Sharks may have missed the playoffs for the last six seasons, but the team’s mascot is on a roll. The Sharks’ mascot, Sharkie, is now a Hall of Famer. Sharkie took to social ...