Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver £250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis‘Why we need a global tax on billionaires’The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality and global heating, ministers from four leading economies have suggested.In a sign of growing international support for a levy on the super-rich, Brazil,...
It appeared as though Mark Pope was set to bring former BYU center Aly Khalifa with him to Kentucky. However, he lost the elite passing big to the Wildcats’ biggest rival. Khalifa officially committed to Louisville on Thursday afternoon, his agent confirmed. This is a huge victory for Pat Kelsey. Regardless of whether Khalifa even […]
The comments from the General Dynamics chief come on the same day President Joe Biden signed the national security supplemental, which includes billions for the sub industrial base.
“It’s absolutely the case that our export controls have hurt their ability to conduct the war, made it harder,” Raimondo said.
Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is not participating in a trial of the city’s waste charging scheme, saying that the way rubbish was collected from its location in the Central Government Offices made it “not a suitable location.” First suggested by the government in 2005 before becoming law in 2021, the waste charging scheme […]
Bill Simmons, a well-known sportswriter and critic, just published a new episode of his official podcast. In it, he addressed one of the most hotly debated subjects in the basketball community: Bronny James’ NBA draft selection. Although it has long been known that LeBron James’ older son, the Los Angeles Lakers star, wants to play …
Britney Spears says 'My family hurt me' in scathing post and praises Jennette McCurdy's book about dead mother after she got 'no justice' and her father Jamie's $2 million bill as a shock solution - By Glenn Thomas for Dailymail.Com Published: 7:00 p.m. EDT, April 28, 2024 | Updated: 8:01 p.m. EDT, April 28, 2024 Britney Spears has cried injustice as she lashed out against...
By AAMER MADHANI (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall – his most definitive comment yet on the issue. The comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM radio host Howard Stern, who asked […]
CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses rape. Bruce Lehrmann went back to the lion’s den for his hat, and left with the new titles of “rapist” and “loser” — a privilege that could potentially cost him millions of dollars. So how much will Bruce Lehrmann pay for losing his defamation trial? In a historic end to the defamation case between Lehrmann and Network 10, Justice Michael […]
A constitutional amendment requires a bill being passed two years in a row, and then the measure goes to voters for approval. A proposed constitutional amendment could shift city elections from odd to even years. [ more › ]
Although Mark Daigneault has earned NBA Coach of the Year for what he accomplished in the 2023-24 season, his impact on this franchise goes back a decade.
Meta’s Twitter/X rival Threads is growing at a stable pace. The social network now has more than 150 million monthly active users — up from 130 million in February — Mark Zuckerberg mentioned during the company’s Q1 2024 earnings call. Since the last quarterly earnings call, Threads has notably taken steps towards integrating with ActivityPub, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.