Time for a noodle tax? Doctor who sounded alarm on ultra-processed food urges tougher action | Global development
Pity the poor students as they head off to university, ready to survive until Christmas on instant noodles and breakfast cereal. The first doctor to raise the health alarm on ultra-processed foods believes it is time to put a tax on those noodles – and he even has ice-cream in his sights. Prof Carlos Augusto […]
US Dollar bulls appear and stop the bleeding – FXStreet
The US dollar is on an upward trend following fluctuations due to decisions by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The New York Fed's nowcasting model projects strong economic growth in the third and fourth quarters. The Federal Reserve expects financial conditions to remain accommodative, supporting the economy. The U.S. economy is experiencing a gradual slowdown, but […]
‘I Know This Looks Really Bad’: Deputy Arrested After Fatally Shooting Girlfriend While Cleaning Guns, Officials Say
A Florida sheriff was arrested Thursday after he accidentally shot his girlfriend while cleaning his gun, authorities said. According to a Facebook post, the Ocala, Florida Police Department (OPD) received a report of a shooting in Ocala, Florida just before 11 p.m. on Thursday. “The call came from Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Leslie Boileau, who […]
Gov. Hochul tells NY biz leaders ‘I want you to stay here’ as she promises not to raise income taxes in 2025
Governor Kathy Hawkle has promised not to raise income taxes on New Yorkers next year, saying she doesn't want businesses to flee the state. The Democrat, who infuriated the left wing of his party by refusing to raise income taxes in this year's state budget, said Friday he wants to stay that course in 2025. […]
South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection, ending state’s 13-year pause on executions
Executions in South Carolina resumed after a 13-year hiatus, with a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery in 1997 being put to death on Friday. Freddie Owens, 46, was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m. at the Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI) in Columbia, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected […]
Everyone Agrees the Fed Cut Was a Gift to Kamala Harris
The Fed's rate cut was a 'boon' for Harris' team Supporters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump found something they could agree on: the Federal Reserve's half-point interest rate cut this week. Political gifts for Harris. “This is really a political move,” Trump said in an interview with Newsmax on Thursday. “Most people thought it […]
Are aliens time-traveling future humans?
UFOs are not alien spacecraft, but time machines piloted by humans from the future. This is a shocking thesis from Michael Masters, a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech University. According to Masters, who has spent years studying UFOs, these future humans may be traveling back in time to study their ancestors, i.e. us. […]
SEC plans to reprimand Musk for skipping testimony on Twitter takeover
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to discipline billionaire Elon Musk for missing scheduled testimony in September as part of an investigation into his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc. The SEC said in a filing Friday that the Tesla CEO was scheduled to testify before three SEC lawyers on Sept. 10. One of […]
Indicted buildings commish, city, sued for $150 million
This could result in huge costs for taxpayers. The towing companies claim that “bribery and corruption” by city officials and rival towing companies caused them to lose lucrative city contracts and operating licenses, according to a newly filed $150 million lawsuit naming the city. Runway Towing alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan Supreme […]
Elon Musk facing potential sanctions for not testifiyng in Twitter probe
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony in the regulator's investigation into the company's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc. In a court filing, the SEC said its motion for sanctions seeks an order to show why […]