International negotiators have agreed to hammer out a treaty to end plastic pollution with a draft expected in November. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said in a statement on Saturday that the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, which formed to draft a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, concluded in Paris. with … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Eight Republican presidential candidates are in Iowa on Saturday to attend a political event hosted by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence are among those scheduled to appear at a rally at the state fairgrounds near Des Moines. Former President Donald Trump, … Read more
Biden’s Debt Deal Strategy: Winning in the Fine Print
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reached an agreement in principle to raise the U.S. debt ceiling over the weekend, allowing a glimmer of hope to shed a peek through the fiscal cloud that hung over DC. This agreement would avoid a potential default, which many economists believe would be catastrophic. Here’s … Read more
Manchester City moved one step closer to a victory after netting a memorable hat-trick by beating Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final thanks to Ilkay Gundogan’s brace. The City captain entered the record books by scoring the fastest goal in FA Cup final history, crashing home with an exquisite volley after 12 seconds. … Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — A son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, detained in Lebanon for more than seven years, began a hunger strike on Saturday to protest his detention without trial, his lawyer said. Hannibal Gaddafi has been detained in Lebanon since 2015 after being abducted to neighboring Syria where he lived as a political … Read more
A public putting green in downtown Okmulgee, Okla., May 2, 2022. (Shane Brown/The New York Times) WASHINGTON — Early one morning in September 2020, Michael Hill called police after hearing knocking on the doors and windows of his home in Okmulgee, Oklahoma — part of a state gang the Supreme Court had recently ruled was … Read more
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s law restricting drag performances in public or in the presence of children is unconstitutional, dealing a blow to U.S. states’ efforts to regulate LGBTQ conduct. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee had signed the bill passed by the state assembly in February that sought … Read more
How can I avoid paying tax on dividends? Dividends are payments that some companies make to shareholders as a reward for investing in them. Dividends can provide regular, predictable income to investors who also retain the ability to profit from price appreciation. Dividends can benefit from favorable capital gains tax treatment if the shares are … Read more
Manchester City take on Manchester United in a historic FA Cup final at Wembley. In the first ever FA Cup final played between the Manchester clubs, talk of the “treble” has dominated the build-up to the showpiece occasion. City are attempting to equal United’s treble-winning campaign of 1999 this season, with the Premier League title … Read more