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Biden Tax Increases Won’t Hit Middle Class, Yellen Says
Republicans pressed the Treasury secretary on President Biden’s tax proposals and the fate of the Trump tax cuts that will expire in 2025.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Yellen: Treasury exploring ways to expand free tax filing program
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Wednesday that the department is looking into ways to expand on the limited direct file pilot program with possible extensions in functionality and applicable tax credits up for debate. The free ...The Hill - Politics -
Biden Tax Increases Won’t Hit Middle Class, Yellen Says
Republicans pressed the Treasury secretary on President Biden’s tax proposals and the fate of the Trump tax cuts that will expire in 2025.The New York Times - Business - Joe Biden -
Councils to watch in the 2024 local elections
Where might the main political parties make gains and losses in the local elections on 2 May?BBC News - Top stories -
Chris Mason: What to watch out for in local polls
The BBC's political editor breaks down what this week's local elections will mean for national politics.BBC News - Top stories -
WATCH: Biden speaks at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Joe Biden poked fun at his age, Donald Trump's legal issues, Lauren Boebert and Fox News during his remarks at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C.ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
What to Watch for at Today’s Fed Meeting on Interest Rates
Policymakers are expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged, but investors are bracing for signals that rates will stay higher for longer.The New York Times - Top stories - Federal Reserve -
WATCH: Bees delay Diamondbacks baseball game
The Arizona Diamondbacks game against the Los Angeles Dodgers was delayed nearly two hours on Tuesday after a bee colony decided to form at the top of the protective netting behind home plate.ABC News - Top stories - MLB -
Russians flock to see captured Western tanks
The exhibition was on display in Moscow's Victory Park, it included British hardware given to Ukraine.BBC News - Top stories - Russia -
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Noting Lack of Progress on Inflation
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates would stay high for longer.The New York Times - Business - Federal Reserve -
White House holds press briefing: Watch live
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is slated to hold the daily press briefing Wednesday afternoon under the shadow of college protests across the nation over the ongoing war in Gaza. It comes as President Biden has continually come ...The Hill - Politics -
Watch Live: Federal Reserve News Conference
Watch as Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks after the Federal Reserve’s latest policy-setting meetingThe Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
WATCH: Birth of baby giraffe surprises Houston Zoo
Keepers at the Houston Zoo knew giraffe Kamili was pregnant, but didn't know the exact delivery date — until they arrived at work one morning to find a newborn baby giraffe, named Tino.ABC News - Top stories -
How to watch Bay FC vs. Portland Thorns FC: NWSL live stream, where to watch on TV, start time
The two teams meet Wednesday night in San JoseCBS Sports - Sports -
Where to watch OM vs. Atalanta live stream: How to watch Europa League online, TV channel, odds
The French side will host Atalanta for the first leg of the semifinalsCBS Sports - Sports -
Where to watch AS Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen live stream: How to watch Europa League online, TV channel, odds
The Giallorossi will host Xabi Alonso's side at the Stadio OlimpicoCBS Sports - Sports -
How TikTok Lost the War in Washington
Coordinated efforts by its critics and missteps by the company led to the law forcing a sale or ban of the popular app.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Tiktok -
Formula 1: Storylines to watch ahead of the 2024 Miami Grand Prix
Max Verstappen looks to make it three in a row in Miami on Sunday.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
What to Watch: The Best Movies and TV Shows From April
Colin Farrell stars in an homage to Hollywood noir, Woody Allen returns with his best film in years, documentaries explore William F. Buckley and a forgotten singer-songwriter of the 1970s, and much, much more.The Wall Street Journal - World -
WATCH: Meet Bella, the 5-legged puppy up for adoption
Bella has a very rare condition known as dimelia.ABC News - Top stories -
WATCH: Barbers save girl from being hit by cars
Two Connecticut barbers stopped in the middle of giving haircuts to rush out of their shop and rescue a girl running toward the middle of a busy intersection.ABC News - Top stories -
Columbia protesters taken into custody after police enter campus
The NYPD took dozens of protesters at Columbia University into custody Tuesday night. This comes after demonstrators forced their way into a university building and locked themselves inside.CBS News - Top stories -
Watch: Colin Cowherd gives glowing assessment of Bears' offseason
The FS1 pundit thinks Ryan Poles and the Bears won the NFL offseasonYahoo Sports - Sports -
TAG Heuer Kith Formula 1 Watch 2024: Prices, Specs, Availability
Move over MoonSwatch—in a collaboration with Kith, TAG is reissuing 10 pimped versions of its classic plastic sports watch. And, yes, they will be available online (if you're fast enough).Wired - Tech -
Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday
Wall Street begins May under pressure after a terrible April that broke five straight months of gains.CNBC - Business -
WATCH: Bridge gets washed away as mayor delivers storm warning
Pictures spoke louder than words as raging floodwaters swept away a bridge behind a Brazilian mayor as she delivered a storm warning.ABC News - Top stories -
WATCH: 5 reported killed as ‘Harry Potter Castle’ damaged in Odesa
At least five people were killed as a landmark building dubbed the “Harry Potter Castle” was damaged in a Russian attack on Monday, officials said.ABC News - Top stories -
WATCH: Mammatus clouds fill the sky as severe weather hits Kansas
The distinctive clouds are formed due to sinking cold air in unstable cumulonimbus clouds.ABC News - Top stories -
'I watch my back': Spike in BBC journalists living in exile
The number of BBC World Service journalists working in exile is estimated to have doubled since 2020.BBC News - Top stories -
Trump says police clearing Columbia protesters was 'a beautiful thing to watch'
Former President Trump on Wednesday praised New York law enforcement for forcibly clearing demonstrators from a Columbia University building amid intense protests over the war in Gaza. The former president praised police for entering Hamilton Hall ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Trump: NYPD breaking up Columbia protest was 'beautiful thing to watch'
During a campaign speech in Wisconsin, former President Trump said the New York Police Department breaking up a student protest in support of Gaza and regaining control of an occupied building was "a beautiful thing to watch."NBC News - Politics - Donald Trump -
Trump calls Columbia protest raid "beautiful thing to watch"
With former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial in recess on Wednesday, Trump hit the campaign trail in Wisconsin. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi has the details.CBS News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
WATCH: Little bears spotted in California’s Big Bear Valley
Two little bears and one big mama bear were spotted outside a home in Big Bear Lake, California.ABC News - Top stories - California -
Watch: Ian Happ, Cubs win on controversial double play vs. Mets
The Chicago Cubs were clinging to a 1-0 lead over the New York Mets in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game, but Ian Happ sent fans in the Big Apple home on a sour note as he helped pull off an incredible double play to secure the win.Yahoo Sports - Sports - MLB -
George Santos drops independent House bid
Santos, who faces numerous criminal charges, wants to remain in the public spotlight.Politico - Politics -
George Santos drops independent House bid
Santos, who faces numerous criminal charges, wants to remain in the public spotlight.Politico - Politics -
George Santos drops independent House bid
Santos, who faces numerous criminal charges, wants to remain in the public spotlight.Politico - Politics -
Ukraine ‘will have a chance at victory’ with new US aid, Zelenskyy says
“I think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of Ukraine," Zelenskyy said of the House-approved aid bill.Politico - Politics - Ukraine -
‘National security suicide’: Alaska senator slams Biden admin's move to restrict drilling and mining
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management officially recommended against building the Ambler Road, effectively killing the project.Politico - Politics - Joe Biden -
‘National security suicide’: Alaska senator slams Biden admin's move to restrict drilling and mining
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management officially recommended against building the Ambler Road, effectively killing the project.Politico - Politics - Joe Biden