IRS lags on identity theft
Business and Economics Full text Supreme Court takes wealth tax fight to Congress The Supreme Court last week left the issue of wealth taxes up to Congress in its decision in Moore v. United States, a case that involved trillions of dollars in government revenue and far-reaching areas of federal law and precedent. Full […]
Famed polling expert Nate Silver makes Trump heavy favorite to beat Biden in November: ‘Not a toss-up’
According to well-known election analyst and statistician Nate Silver, there are clear favorites in the 2024 presidential election. The data experts released their quadrennial model on Wednesday, first predicting that former President Donald Trump has a 65.7% chance of beating President Biden on Nov. 5. Silver’s current projections, based on 40,000 simulations from his model, […]
Jho Low cuts $100M DOJ deal to forfeit Warhol, Monet paintings
A fugitive Malaysian tycoon who once partied with Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton and Usher has struck a $100 million deal with the federal government to settle two lawsuits alleging he used embezzled funds to buy luxury art. US authorities said Jho Lo, who is believed to now be living in China, agreed to hand over […]
Home prices break another record in April, but the market is cooling: Case-Shiller
Home prices continue to rise, but not as rapidly as before. (iStock) Home prices rose again in April, hitting new highs that are likely to keep homebuyers holding off even as mortgage rates start to ease, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. report. Home prices rose 6.3% year-over-year in April, […]
Man Caught on Video Abandoning Baby Near Texas Bayou
A man was caught on camera abandoning a newborn baby on a boardwalk near a bayou in Harris County, Texas, on June 15, Click2Houston report. The baby was found around 9 a.m. wrapped in a towel and with its umbilical cord still attached on Casa Martin Drive, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. “The […]
‘No Evidence’ Migrants Brought by ISIS-Affiliated Network Planning to Harm U.S.
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” broadcast Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas responded to reports that the Department of Homeland Security has identified more than 400 migrants brought to the US by ISIS-linked human trafficking networks, saying, “We have no evidence that these are individuals intent on harming the United States. We will screen and vet […]
Suns owner makes Kevin Durant declaration as trade rumors swirl before NBA draft
Kevin Durant doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. Just hours before Wednesday’s NBA draft, the Phoenix Suns owner Matt Ishbia hints at X Their superstar forward will not be traded. “NBA Draft night is awesome,” Ishbia wrote. “Everyone is talking about the drama and storylines, some are right, some are wrong. It’s my turn. Phoenix […]
NTSB confirms it was ‘unnecessary’ to create a toxic ‘mushroom cloud’ over East Palestine
On the evening of February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern Railroad freight train carrying 141 loaded cars, 9 empty cars, and 3 locomotives was passing through Ohio when disaster struck. Thirty-eight train cars, including eleven carriages loaded with hazardous materials such as vinyl chloride, benzene residue, hydrogen chloride, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and […]
Georgia stuns Portugal in historic upset to advance at Euro 2024
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Georgia pulled off one of the biggest upsets in European Championship history on Wednesday, beating Portugal 2-0 to reach the round of 16. Georgia needed a win to qualify for the knockout stages of Euro 2024 and took the lead after just 93 seconds, when Georgi Mikoutadze intercepted a pass and Khubica […]
Special counsel shares new photos of Trump’s ‘haphazard’ classified doc storage after admitting to staging cover sheets
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team recently released new photos from the August 2022 search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. CNBC report. Trump’s lawyer Plundering The case is dismissed on the grounds that evidence collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and kept by the prosecution team was not properly managed. “The prosecution destroyed […]