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Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet, Israeli officials say
U.S. soldier detained in Russia pleads partially guilty in court, local media reports
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The IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion in the process
The IRS plans to end a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade, the U.S. Treasury Department says. The guidance and ruling being announced Monday includes plans to essentially stop “partnership basis shifting" — a process by which a business or person can move assets among a series of related parties to avoid paying taxes. Biden administration officials said after evaluating the practice that there are no economic grounds
2 min read - USThe Independent
Passenger gets banned from flight for using viral packing trick
‘Stop letting these social media sites give you tips and tricks because sometimes it’s not going to work,’ one woman argues
2 min read - USABC News
Biden's dog Commander bit Secret Service agent while president was walking him, records show
Commander, the first family's embattled German Shepherd, bit another U.S. Secret Service agent while President Joe Biden was walking him around the White House grounds, according to newly released records. Biden was walking Commander in the Kennedy Garden on Sept. 12, 2023, when the dog bit a Secret Service agent who approached the president to help him with something, the records obtained by conservative activist group Judicial Watch and reviewed by ABC News show.
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US aircraft carrier captain playfully counters Houthi's false online claims of hitting his ship
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it's still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis and social media accounts supporting them repeatedly have claimed they hit or even sank the carrier in the Red Sea. The carrier leads the U.S. response to the rebels' targeting of commercial vessels and warships in the crucial waterway — attacks that began as a show solidarity with Hamas in its war with Israel.
5 min read - USThe Independent
Injured cow mowed down by police officer offered ‘idyllic’ retirement home after escaping breeding farm
Exclusive: ‘It would be a dream come true for me,’ the sanctuary owner said
5 min read - BusinessGOBankingRates
States Whose Economies Are Failing vs. States Whose Economies Are Thriving
After the economy righted itself in the wake of the pandemic and things seemed to be looking up in terms of unemployment rates and consumer spending, the U.S. entered a period of high inflation from...
8 min read - WorldAssociated Press
78 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine's territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The joint communique capped a two-day conference marked by the absence of Russia, which was not invited. Many attendees expressed hope that Russia might join in on a road map to peace in the future.
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