Japan’s new kingmaker pushes for income tax threshold rise

Secret Service calls for new local units in push to prevent mass shootings

Secret Service officials encouraged law enforcement agencies across the nation to adopt behavioral assessment units in an effort to curb targeted violence in a Wednesday report issued by the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Harris launches new push to win GOP support in Pennsylvania

The Harris campaign has started a new outreach push to target Republicans looking for an alternative to former President Donald Trump. Robert Costa reports.

Politics - CBS News - October 16

Trump Keeps Promising New Tax Cuts. Other Republicans Are Wary.

Former President Donald J. Trump’s costly tax agenda undermines the changes he signed into law in 2017. Some Republicans are wary.

Business - The New York Times - October 17

Fox News host pushes back on Trump’s false Springfield claims

Fox News’s Howard Kurtz pushed back on former President Trump’s claims about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, during an interview Sunday. “Your famous line about Springfield, Ohio, and I take your ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

U.S. and Qatar Say Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Will Resume, but Offer Few Details

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said U.S. and Qatari negotiators would soon restart long-stalled negotiations, but that it remained unclear if Hamas was willing to engage.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Young designers push for new emojis with Black, mixed-race hairstyles

A community-based group of young designers in London has big plans to expand the world of emojis, to reflect their own styles, and to quash "texturism."

A new push to wind down the Middle East wars faces familiar challenges

The United States and other mediators are ramping up efforts to halt the wars in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip

World - ABC News - October 30

IMF hails Reeves’ ‘sustainable’ tax rises; Resolution Foundation says budget marks ‘decisive shift from planned cuts’ – business live

Foundation says there will be better funded public services in schools, NHS and justice but households face further squeeze. And a few more – Resolution Foundation analysis:. Tax and benefit ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

UK to raise bank ringfencing threshold to ‘improve competitiveness’

Wider package of reforms expected ‘as soon as parliamentary time allows’, says minister

Business - Financial Times - October 15

We left New Orleans for an island in Japan and bought an abandoned house for $7,500: Take a look inside

American couple Dani and Evan Benton who run a guesthouse and honeybee farm on an island in Japan say, "The move is the best decision we ever made."

Business - CNBC - October 19

Rising food inflation clouds the good news on headline rates

Let them eat CPI

World - Financial Times - October 18

The UK and Germany Agree on New Defense Pact as Russia Threat Rises

The two governments said they will coordinate more on defense, with British and German troops conducting joint military exercises on NATO’s eastern border.

World - The New York Times - October 22

Bus fares to rise to £3 in England under new cap

The new limit replaces the existing £2 cap but some have criticised the decision.

We still have this lagging chipmaker on our buy list as the stock market pushes to more new highs

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

Business - CNBC - October 14

Russia pushes 'new world order' agenda as it hosts beefed-up BRICS summit

Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its allies on Tuesday as it hosts the latest BRICS summit in a show of strength to the West.

Business - CNBC - October 22

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