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Stop taxing inflation
We should tax what a person actually earns, not what inflation manufactures.
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JD Vance ‘tells Ukraine to stop targeting oil tankers because it was affecting US companies’
The article reports that US Vice-President JD Vance allegedly urged Ukraine to stop targeting oil tankers, arguing that the attacks were affecting American companies. If accurate, the intervention would highlight tensions between Ukraine’s military strategy against Russia-linked shipping and US commercial interests. The supplied text contains no substantive article body beyond the headline, so it…
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Fever coach: Divisiveness ‘will not win’
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White is pushing back on critics of the WNBA and discourse around the league about cultural issues like race and gender. “The hate, the fearmongering, the divisiveness that’s trying to hijack our league will not win. It won’t win,” White told the media on Tuesday. “We are united. We are connected.…
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Iran-backed Houthi threat in Red Sea could lead to major US policy shift, analysts say
Analysts say escalating Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and nearby Bab el-Mandab Strait could prompt the United States to reconsider its regional strategy. The threat matters because the route is a vital maritime chokepoint, and persistent disruption could complicate US military operations and international trade. The article suggests Washington may seek to…
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$1 billion Powerball jackpot cut to less than $600 million in 31 states by taxes: Data
For the eighth time, the Powerball jackpot has been valued at at least $1 billion, but taxes would cut your payout to far less.
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Championship angst: why the sense of rejuvenation in EFL is not universal
The Championship season begins amid optimism for some clubs but considerable anxiety for others, particularly those without Premier League parachute payments or deep, top-flight-quality squads. Relegated Wolves and West Ham, alongside promotion hopefuls including Burnley, Middlesbrough and Southampton, make the division especially competitive and raise the prospect of a difficult campaign for smaller or recently…
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His wedding guests gave $6k to fund a health startup. Now it’s won a $3 million prize
Dr. Raj Panjabi founded Last Mile Health to bring healthcare to people living in remote areas. The group is the 2026 recipient of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
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Progressives aren’t the enemy — centrist inaction is
It is hard to pin centrists down on what democratic socialism means in large part because it would require publicly opposing kitchen table economic policies that most Democratic voters support.
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Schumer demands briefing on secret Trump flight from Turkey
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday demanded the Trump administration brief lawmakers on Secret Service’s recent move to fly President Trump back from the NATO summit in Turkey last month using a decoy plane. “The Senate should be immediately briefed on the Iranian threats against the President, the extraordinary measures taken to get…
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Trump-backed Michael Alfonso wins crowded GOP primary for his father-in-law’s former Wisconsin seat
Trump-backed Michael Alfonso won a crowded Republican primary to succeed his father-in-law, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, in a former Wisconsin congressional seat. The result gives Alfonso the party’s nomination and makes him a prominent Republican contender heading into the general election. Alfonso is married to Duffy and Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy’s daughter, linking his…