Nevada Businessman Offers San Francisco Free Public Toilet in Lieu of $1.7M Project
A Nevada businessman is offering the city of San Francisco a prefabricated building for its public bathroom project after California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to halt plans for the $1.7 million toilet, reports The San Francisco Chronicle.
EPA spends $50 million on ‘air monitoring’ for ‘marginalized’ communities with Biden spending bill funds
Post Content The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it would spend $50 million to monitor air quality in “marginalized” communities around the country and would use funds provided by legislation that was aimed at saving the economy and reducing inflation. The EPA said it would fund 132 air monitoring projects in 37 states, thanks […]
NH midterm election: Which way will this purple state swing?
Post Content New Hampshire is a purple state, with Republicans in charge at the state level, Democrats at the federal level and both sides looking to at least hold serve. Democrats have held all four seats in Congress since 2017, and the state has voted for Democrats in the last five presidential elections. Republicans, meanwhile, […]
PA Gov. Tom Wolf signs law to strip toll dodgers of their vehicle registrations
Post Content A measure to help the Pennsylvania Turnpike recover more unpaid tolls was signed into law Thursday, legislation that could trigger the suspension of thousands of vehicle registrations early next year. Gov. Tom Wolf gave final approval to legislation aimed at getting owners or operators of some 25,000 vehicles to pay their overdue bills […]
US, South Korea threaten to ‘end’ Kim regime if North Korea uses nuclear weapon
The U.S. and South Korea issued a joint warning to North Korea on Thursday, warning that any use of nuclear weapons would result in the end of Kim Jong Un’s regime. North Korea fired an unprecedented 20 missiles in a single day on Wednesday amid extensive joint air force exercises between the U.S. and South […]
Israeli PM Lapid concedes election to Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has conceded the election, recognizing former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his successor, Lapid’s office confirmed to Fox News. According to a statement from his office, Lapid has already called Netanyahu to congratulate him. Lapid told Netanyahu that he instructed his office to make arrangements for the transition of power. […]
Work Ready New Zealanders on Welfare Amid Labour Shortage Has ‘Got to Stop’: ACT Party Leader
Read More New Zealand’s ACT Party Leader David Seymour said they would put work-ready Kiwis receiving welfare benefits under “income management” to encourage them to take up jobs. According to the Ministry of Social Development (pdf), of the 170,000 people receiving a Jobseeker Support benefit at the end of September, 98,900 were classified as “work […]
Spanish minister urges Sunak to commit to climate crisis fight
Read More The Spanish government has urged Rishi Sunak to demonstrate a clear commitment to fighting the climate emergency, describing the British government’s flip-flopping over the prime minister’s attendance of the forthcoming Cop27 summit as “sad” and “surprising”, given the UK’s global reputation and its current presidency of the conference. Spain’s environment minister, Teresa Ribera, […]
Non-dom tax breaks being reviewed by the Treasury in effort to raise revenue
Read More Treasury officials are examining whether the autumn statement could include changes to non-dom status and moves to raise taxes on dividends by cutting tax-free allowances. No final decisions have been taken but Whitehall sources said options were being examined by the Treasury’s high net worth individuals policy team. Changes could include reducing the […]
Bank warns of longest recession in 100 years as it raises rates to 3%
Read More The Bank of England has warned the UK risked being plunged into the longest recession in 100 years after it pushed up the cost of borrowing to 3% in the biggest single interest rate rise since 1989. A 0.75% increase, the latest in a series of eight interest rate rises since last year, […]
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