ASHEVILLE – After weeks of compensation talks, a divided City Council passed a $250 million fiscal year 2024-25 budget, which includes a property tax increase and requires the city to dip into its fund balance to pay for salary adjustments larger than those originally proposed by staff. Heated discussion preceded the split 4-3 vote June […]
Cryptocurrencies tumbled deeper into correction on Tuesday with bitcoin {{BTC}} dipping to near $66,000 as traders brace for Wednesday’s key U.S. inflation report and Federal Reserve meeting. Bitcoin {{BTC}} started the day trading near $70,000 before hitting a three-week low price at $66,170 during the U.S. session. It slightly rebounded to near $66,500, but was […]
With their presentation even having a Pennsbury Falcon perched in a courtyard, the architectural firm of KCBA showed they did their “homework.” Thursday night, by a vote of 6 to 2 with one abstention, the Pennsbury School Board awarded the Hatfield firm the contract to design a new Pennsbury High School on the Falls Township […]
France’s competition watchdog has hit Google with another big fine tied to a long-running dispute over payments to French publishers for their news. The French Competition Authority said it issued the €250 million penalty because of Google’s failure to comply with some commitments it made in a negotiating framework. The dispute is part of a […]
Twice-impeached ex-president Donald Trump called New York Attorney General Letitia James a “lunatic” after she requested a judge penalize him with a $370 million fine following his civil fraud trial. While Trump’s fate remains unknown since the trial ended last month, James made her penalty request in a post trial brief on Friday, according to […]
Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour concert pic has achieved yet another milestone at the global box office. AMC Theatres, which is distributing the film, announced Monday that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has amassed $250 million in worldwide movie ticket sales to rank among the top 20 biggest films of 2023. It’s easily the most successful […]
Donald Trump announced he would not take the witness stand for a second time at his fraud trial in New York on Monday, the former US president’s last chance to make his case as he combats a potential $250m fine that hangs over his family business. Trump had been expected to take the stand again […]