Small part of Nic Claxton’s game has been bugging his Nets coach
Jordi Fernandes isn't worried about Nic Claxton's lack of shots. Asked after Friday's loss to the Magic about Claxton, who hasn't attempted more than nine field goals in 14 games this season, the Nets' first-year coach said the $97 million center is in another area. He said he would like to see improvements. game. “Nick […]
Biden touts admin efforts to boost small business: ‘20 million acts of hope’
President Biden took to social media on Saturday touting small businesses and his administration's efforts to boost them, including more than $50 billion in investments in the sector. “Every small business is an act of hope,” he wrote on social platform X. “This week on Small Business Saturday, we celebrate all small businesses, including 20 […]
Present and Accounted For: House Republicans’ small majority could make attendance a priority
It has long been said that parliaments are like schools. What is the first thing they do in school? Take attendance. that's one of the things they're thinking about usual Please don't do it in Congress. But it might happen next year. Familiar faces, familiar places: What's new on Capitol Hill Knowing who is present […]
Small Business Saturday celebrates NYC mom-and-pop shops as holiday season kicks off: ‘The backbone of the city’
Between Black Friday's blockbuster sales and Cyber Monday's big orders, shoppers have another day to spend money instead. On Small Business Saturday, which falls two days after Thanksgiving on November 30th, people shop in their neighborhoods to encourage shopping local rather than at the big department stores and online retailers that usually get a lot […]
The Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire is a small step in a crisis that is far from over
President Joe Biden and his chief negotiator Amos Hochstein deserve a lot of credit for bringing about a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The terrorist organization had no reason to start a new conflict with Israel on October 8, 2023, but it clearly did so at the behest of the Iranian government. Indeed, when Hamas […]
Veteran NYPD detective accused of stashing ‘small army’s worth’ of weapons in his home, making ghost guns
A veteran NYPD detective was arrested this week on charges of manufacturing a ghost gun and concealing a “small military equivalent” of unregistered weapons inside his Staten Island home, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Det. According to the Richmond County District Attorney's Office, Anthony Sciortino, 35, a 13-year veteran currently assigned to the department's 120th Precinct, was […]
Small Democrat Alliance Planning to Resist Trump Policies, New York State May Secede
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, a handful of Democratic states find his policies incompatible. Issues of concern include illegal immigration, abortion, energy policy and combating climate change. The state of New York is currently the most vocal in considering seceding and becoming a Canadian province. WND. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Illinois […]
Millions of small businesses risk ruin over a new mandate
Millions of small business owners, including owners of LLCs and S corporations, face imminent financial penalties and even prison time due to the Corporate Transparency Act's Beneficiary Information Rule, also known as CTA BOI. . With the January 1st deadline approaching, Congress needs to act now by passing one of the proposed delayed bills or […]
The IRS refuses COVID claims, leaving small businesses in limbo
COVID-19 has hit many small businesses in America hard, and Virginia's 5th District was no exception. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the following legislation: Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) It provided tax incentives for businesses to keep employees on payroll while the economy was decimated by unnecessary government-imposed lockdowns. The goal of the ERTC […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs notches small legal win over seizure of his notebook
For the time being, federal prosecutors cannot use the notebook found in Sean “Diddy” Combs' cell, which contains information about the disgraced hip-hop mogul and his alleged victims. It is said that one of his “things to do'' was to find “dirt'' on people. ” the judge ruled on Tuesday. The disgraced music mogul, who […]