This charitable giving strategy 'almost always' provides the biggest tax break, advisor says

'Biggest mistake I've seen' - farcical end to Mings' dream night

Tyrone Mings became the first Englishman to concede a penalty on his Champions League debut in bizarre fashion as Aston Villa lost to Brugge.

Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – UK politics live

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World - The Guardian - October 31

NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month won't say which one of them got sick

Tech - ABC News - November 9

Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted, UN agency says

Drivers in Saturday's convoy were forced at gunpoint to unload their food supplies, according to Unrwa.

Master Chief Actor Says Halo 4 Almost Recast His Role And Cortana's With New Voice Actors

Since Halo: Combat Evolved debuted on the original Xbox in 2001, Steve Downes is the only actor to have voiced Master Chief in the video games that followed. Actress Jen Taylor has had the same ...

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Apple cautious on holiday outlook as it starts AI rollout

Shares fall despite solid earnings as analysts weigh impact of new ‘Apple Intelligence’ features

Business - Financial Times - November 1

In Concession Speech, Harris Says She Will Not Give Up Her Fight

Her commitment to a peaceful transfer of power was more than President-elect Trump ever offered to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after they defeated him in 2020.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Gallego says he will give Hegseth 'opportunity' to 'explain' past comments

Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) declined to say on Sunday whether he intends to vote to confirm President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth, saying he ...

Politics - The Hill - November 17

Michigan on pace to break voter turnout records, official says

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) said Tuesday that the Great Lake State, a critical battleground in the presidential race, is on track to break voter turnout records. “Michiganders ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Michigan secretary of state says voter turnout "on track" to break record

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tells CBS News that the battleground state will likely have most of its ballots counted "in the next few hours." Meanwhile, CBS News projected ...

LeBron says he's taking break from social media

LeBron James posted on X and Instagram on Wednesday to announce that he's stepping away from his pages.

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Vice President Harris “wasn’t willing” to publicly break with President Biden during her 2024 presidential run, and wanted to avoid the negative news cycles that doing so would have triggered, ...

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Reeves’s £40bn tax rises will boost growth ‘sustainably’, says IMF

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World - The Guardian - October 31

Inheritance tax changes sound ‘death knell’ for family businesses, say owners

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget has caused alarm

World - Financial Times - October 31

Colorado governor says tax cuts key to state's shift left

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said on Wednesday tax cuts are key to his state’s shift to the left in the wake of President-elect Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election. Republicans made ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

The markets could have the final say on Trump’s tax cuts and tariffs

Financial markets could wind up as the final arbiter about whether he has gone too far.

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Farmers should 'look calmly' at controversial tax plans, says minister

Daniel Zeichner insists the "vast majority of farmers" will not be affected by inheritance tax plans.

Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes

There has been outcry from many farmers after changes to inheritance tax for farms announced in the Budget.

Reeves tells firms no more tax rises as she defends Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the CBI conference she is "not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes".

Newsom says California will intervene if Trump kills $7,500 EV tax credit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday the state of California will intervene if President-elect Trump eliminates the electric vehicle tax credit passed under President Biden. “Consumers ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Reeves reiterates no more tax increases on UK businesses

Chancellor defends her Budget at CBI conference, saying revenue-raising measures were necessary

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Blair-era health secretary returns as NHS advisor

Campaigners raise concerns about Alan Milburn's private sector links in his new role overseeing NHS reforms.

The Bizarro Normalcy of the Public Reaction to Trump’s Win

A second Trump administration is one where nobody’s quite sure what anyone else is really thinking.

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Russia strikes Ukraine's 2 biggest cities in its latest barrage, officials say

Ukrainian officials say Russian drones, missiles and bombs smashed into Kyiv and Kharkiv, Ukraine’s biggest cities, in nighttime attacks, killing four people and injuring 15

World - ABC News - October 29

Sovereign debt is the biggest risk to global growth in 2025, Saudi finance minister says

Global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023, prompting the UN to call for urgent reforms for governments and financial systems around the world.

Business - CNBC - October 31

The 3 biggest passive-investing myths Goldman Sachs says investors need to get over

Over the years, passive investing has been accused of being “worse than Marxism,” and of leaving markets “fundamentally broken.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

MUFG chief says Japanese lender on track to become one of world’s biggest banks

Hironori Kamezawa says Japan’s normalisation of monetary policy expected to benefit lenders

World - Financial Times - November 14

Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid in biggest missile strike in months

Ukraine orders nationwide energy rationing after more than 200 missiles and drones used in attack that killed seven people. Russia launched more than 200 missile and drones at Ukraine’s energy grid ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

There Will Always Be a Trump. That’s Only Part of the Problem.

The question is how to keep him — and those like him — in check.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Israel says strike from Lebanon kills at least 5; new Hezbollah leader gives first public speech

Israeli officials say at least five people were killed when a projectile fired from Lebanon struck in northern Israel on Thursday. The attack came after Hezbollah's new leader, Naim Qassem, gave ...

Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID vaccines anymore

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board

Health - ABC News - November 1

Trump says he will give RFK Jr. a major health role. Here's what that means for patients, drugmakers

Some health experts say Kennedy, even in an informal role, could potentially lead to real consequences for patients, drugmakers and the nation's public health.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Exercising like this could give those over 40 extra years of life, research says

Exercising like the most active 25% of Americans can help those over 40 add an extra 5 years to their life on average, according to new research.

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