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2024-10-04

Hurricane Helene recovery could cost $34 billion. Here’s who might pay

An aerial picture taken on September 28, 2024, shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Georgia. John Falchetto | Afp | Getty Images The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene across the southeastern United States could cost upwards of $34 billion, according to early estimates from Moody’s Analytics. And due to the eroded state of the…

2024-10-02

Iran launches missile attack on Israel for Nasrallah killing

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Iran on Tuesday launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel in retaliation for its recent killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and an Iranian commander in Lebanon. The attack came on the heels of Israel’s deployment of ground forces into south Lebanon, escalating its offensive on Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group. Most of the nearly 200 missiles were intercepted…

2024-10-01

Harris leads with Latino voters, but the economy narrows the margin for Dems: Survey

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Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a campaign event, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 29, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The economic woes from inflation look to have accelerated a shift of Latino voters toward Republicans, cutting in half a Democratic lead with a critical voting group in the lead up to…

2024-09-27

New York mayor charged in corruption case

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A federal indictment charging New York City Mayor Eric Adams with a decade-long campaign contribution scheme, bribery and other crimes was unsealed Thursday morning, hours after FBI raided his Gracie Mansion residence and seized his phone. The 57-page indictment accuses Adams of five criminal counts related to obtaining illegal donations for his 2021 mayoral campaign, and accepting free luxury…

2024-09-26

‘America Forward’ tax credits will finance manufacturing revival

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Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at the Philip Chosky Theatre during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 25, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday said she would work to usher in a U.S. manufacturing comeback, an appeal to the business community and an attempt to…

2024-09-21

Bill to eliminate Social Security GPO, WEP rules gets closer to a vote

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Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images House lawmakers in Washington have the signatures they need to force a vote on a bill to eliminate rules that reduce Social Security benefits for certain retirees who also receive pension income. On Thursday morning, Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Garret Graves, R-La., marked the 206 signatures a discharge petition had thus…

2024-09-20

Neither Trump nor Harris secures union backing

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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday announced it will not formally endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, ending months of speculation about whether the labor union would back Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris. The union’s general executive board said in a statement that its member polling showed no majority support for Harris, and no…

2024-09-19

Republican former officials endorse Harris over Trump

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sept. 12, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images More than 100 Republican former lawmakers and officials endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter, while warning that their own party’s candidate, former President…

2024-09-19

Trump reverses position, vows to ‘get SALT back’

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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Rancho Palos Verdes, U.S., September 13, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed that he would “get SALT back” if reelected, apparently suggesting that he would eliminate the cap on state and local tax deductions…

2024-09-18

New details, including who can buy in

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More than two hours into Republican former President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial launch event on X Monday night, the team behind the Trump family’s new crypto project finally unveiled a key detail: Who can buy the forthcoming tokens it plans to release, and how shares of the project will be allotted. For over a month, the former president and his…

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Hurricane Helene recovery could cost $34 billion. Here’s who might pay

Iran launches missile attack on Israel for Nasrallah killing

New York mayor charged in corruption case

‘America Forward’ tax credits will finance manufacturing revival

Neither Trump nor Harris secures union backing

Republican former officials endorse Harris over Trump

New details, including who can buy in

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