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 […]
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 […]
Small businesses urge on tax deductions after GOP wins
Small business owners could face a major tax increase at the end of 2025, and are seeking tax relief from the newly elected Congress and government. As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, small business owners were allowed to deduct up to 20% of their income to cover costs. The […]
Developers make plans to build small town from the ground up with a culture of kindness
Small towns are experiencing recoveryFor the first time since the 1970s, the largest number of Americans are moving from metropolitan areas, and many are looking for a more neighborhood feel. Now, one community is being built with that spirit in mind. In 2023, an estimated 291,400 people moved to small towns and rural areas with […]
Democratic politician repeatedly asked, ‘Is your penis that small?’ to officer during DUI arrest
A Democratic elected official in Chicago has been arrested after allegedly causing a three-car collision and making inappropriate comments about the arresting officer's penis. The Chicago Sun-Times first reported the incident.. Elected official Samantha Steele, 45, was arrested Sunday around 8:50 p.m. after she crashed into another car in North Chicago, causing a three-car pileup, […]
‘Offensive’ to Say Dems Worry Too Much About Not Offending People on Small Trans Issue
On CNN's “The Source” broadcast Monday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, responded to Rep. Seth Moulton's (D-Mass.) claims that “Who are the Democrats?” He said this was an “unpleasant comment” and that this issue was a debate over just 0.5% of the population, and that his two daughters do not […]