‘Tax version of a colonoscopy’: New York cracks down on wealthy out-of-state residents avoiding taxes New York is home to a substantial number of millionaires, yet there has been a notable exodus in recent years. Data from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance indicates that 1,326 millionaires left the state in 2019. […]
McDonald’s plans to buy back all 225 of its restaurants in Israel from its long-standing franchisee. Israeli stores stridently back the Israeli military, which sparked boycotts in other markets. It highlights a flaw in the global franchise model, where local strategies can become a liability. McDonald’s announced on Thursday that it would buy back all […]
The diggers’ hoes scrape the brown soil, looking for, and often finding, human bone fragments. The women then wipe the bone pieces with their hands as others watch in solemn silence. The digging goes on, a scene that has become all too familiar in a verdant area of rural southern Rwanda, where the discovery in […]
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Lapel video shows a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputy catching up to a speeding car down Coors in the South Valley. A stretch where some drivers only see the speed limit as a suggestion. APD highlights dozens of arrests during Central Ave. operations It’s all part of BCSO’s crackdown on speeders. […]
Some say there are two types of concrete – cracked and on the brink of cracking. But what if when concrete cracked, it could heal itself? We’re part of a team of materials scientists and microbiologists that has harnessed the power of bacteria to create biological fibers that initial results suggest can heal cracks in […]
Lennar’s (LEN) CEO Stuart Miller warned Thursday that affordability remains a concern for homebuyers as mortgage rates hover near 7%. Miller said on the company’s first quarter earnings call that affordability is “stretched,” noting that “we are definitely seeing a little bit more credit card debt and personal debt from the customer showing up in […]
UTICA, MINN. – Trouble is brewing in the rolling fields and wooded thickets of the Amish farms here. Farmers in the area breed and sell dogs to local residents and nationwide pet outlets alike. Their business has drawn the attention of animal lovers who say the Amish are running puppy mills — fast-paced breeding operations […]
The Dow Jones and other major indexes continued to hold most of their early gains in late afternoon trades Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified for a second day before Congress. Nvidia (NVDA) cleared a new benchmark, and Tesla (TSLA) fought profit concerns on the stock market today. Retail and software earnings also […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with US officials, according to an Israeli official, signalling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Mr Netanyahu’s hardline government in […]
A top Israeli cabinet minister is heading to Washington for talks with US officials, sparking a rebuke from Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a sign of widening cracks in his wartime government nearly five months into the war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Mr Netanyahu’s hard-line […]
Bald eagle parents Liberty and Guardian lost one egg in their Northern California nest, an eagle-watching group said. The egg was seen cracked Feb. 29 as the area was hit with blustery winds, according to the Facebook page Friends of the Redding Eagles. “It is truly a sad day here at FORE as we grapple […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration, as part of its efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis, has identified a way to hit drug traffickers in a practical way: by going after high speed pill press machines. DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator Scott Oulton said these machines are capable of pumping out thousands of illegal pills an hour. Hundreds […]