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Is Mamdani’s ‘Tax the Rich’ fight done?
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 42 ZO, THAT’S IT? For months, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pressed the case that Albany must raise income and corporate taxes to help plug New York City’s $5.4 billion budget deficit. So in rolling out an executive budget today that closes the gap without his favored state-level tax hikes, Mamdani…
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EBay rejects GameStop’s $56-billion takeover offer
California online marketplace EBay said Tuesday its board rejected GameStop’s unsolicited $56-billion takeover offer. The proposal was “neither credible nor attractive,” EBay’s board said in a statement. The San José company said it rejected the bid after considering various factors, including how it could impact growth and profitability. “With its differentiated global marketplace and a…
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GOP senators reject Trump’s gas tax plan using the exact argument they hated in 2022
GOP senators are throwing cold water on President Donald Trump’s latest plan to reduce gas prices, according to a new report. Trump has proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help lower prices at the pump for American consumers. The plan is strikingly similar to the one former President Joe Biden proposed in 2022, which…
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Jennifer Harmon, ‘One Life to Live’ and Broadway actor, dies at 82
Jennifer Harmon, a television and Broadway actor known for her role on “One Life to Live,” has died. She was 82. Harmon joined “One Life to Live” in 1976 to play Cathy Craig, the show’s first longtime villain. The fifth and final actor portraying the character, she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for lead actress…
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Ex-GOP rep exposes one trick Kash Patel resorts to when he’s under fire
Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA) tore into FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony to the Senate on MS NOW as it unfolded on Tuesday afternoon. “It is really difficult watching these hearings because it feels like the lawmakers are living in two separate realities,” said anchor Katy Tur. “There’s the one where Kash Patel is a…
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ICE puts new restrictions on members of Congress inspecting detention centers
WASHINGTON — A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy requires members of Congress to seek advanced approval in order to speak with detainees during oversight inspections at detention facilities. It’s the latest twist in a months-long effort by ICE to restrict such visits by lawmakers, which have skyrocketed amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. California Reps.…
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Hantavirus will test if the world learned anything from Covid
Almost as soon as the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius became international news, public health experts rushed to assuage the public: This is not Covid-19. Don’t worry — this is a virus that requires “close contact” to spread. The risk of a pandemic is quite low. But if this apparent certainty from…
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National Guard troops caught playing satirical arcade games mocking Trump
The anonymous art group Secret Handshake installed a pair of satirical arcade game cabinets on Monday at the D.C. War Memorial, titled Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell, criticizing President Donald Trump’s unpopular war with Iran, reports Wired. The installation was photographed on Tuesday with National Guard members appearing to play the game, according to…
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Sets June Debut on Disney+
Disney+ subscribers can almost return to Pandora. Sigourney Weaver announced at Disney upfronts on Tuesday that “Avatar: Fire and Ash” would make its streaming debut on Disney+ on June 24. This comes six months after the film’s theatrical release on Dec. 19. Rosario Dawson appeared after Weaver at Disney upfronts to announce that “Ahsoka” Season…
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Red Wave? Republican votes surge early in California primary election
Is it a red wave, or are California voters coming down with a case of blue flu? These are questions political insiders and data nerds are trying to answer after Republicans showed surprising strength in the first wave of mail ballot returns for next month’s primary election. GOP voters accounted for 34% of early ballot…