Politics
Trump may cancel U.S. Postal Service electric mail truck contract: Reuters sources
The United States Postal Service unveils two of its battery-powered vehicles at an event announcing its plan on implementing electric vehicles, at the Postal Service Headquarters on December 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Donald Trump’s transition team is considering canceling the United States Postal Service’s contracts to electrify its delivery […]
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DOGE’s Musk, Ramaswamy want Congress to pass huge spending cuts. That’s a tough sell
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have an ambitious agenda to cut federal spending with the help of their outside advisory council, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But on their first joint visit to Congress on Thursday, the pair also likely saw some of the limits of outside influence on the […]
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Romanian top court annuls presidential election result
People pass by electoral posters with candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Bucharest on November 22, 2024. Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty Images Romania’s top court annulled the result of the first round of the country’s presidential election on Friday, adding that the entire election process would have to be rerun. The […]
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Trump picks former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China
Former Republican U.S. Senator David Perdue, who is primarying incumbent Brian Kemp for Georgia governor, speaks at a campaign event in Covington, Georgia, February 2, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has chosen former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China. “He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain Peace in the region, and a productive working relationship with China’s […]
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Executives seek more protection after killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Thompson, says risk management firm Kroll
Chief executives and other high-level corporate officers are seeking additional security protection after the brazen slaying of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive officer in New York, according to a top risk management firm. “We had CEOs and other executive level and board members reaching out to us all throughout yesterday and today to increase their own executive […]
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Wealthy Americans are still ducking the IRS crackdown on non-filers
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of wealthy Americans are not complying with recently revamped Internal Revenue Service efforts to get them to file tax returns, according to data obtained exclusively by CNBC. A quirk in federal tax law may be incentivizing wealthy people who want to avoid paying taxes to simply not file their returns. […]
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‘Deny,’ ‘defend,’ ‘depose’: UnitedHealthcare CEO killing shell casings had words written on them
Book title: “Delay Deny Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” by Jay M. Feinman Source: Amazon Inc. Shell casings from the brazen slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan had the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” written on them, NBC News reported Thursday, citing law […]
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UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting: Photos show face of person sought by NYPD for questioning
Closed caption screenshots of of person wanted for questioning in the United Healthcare CEO killing. Source: NYPD New York police on Thursday released photos of a person wanted for questioning in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The two photos show most of the face of the person sought by the NYPD in […]
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Trump picks former Development Finance Corp. CEO Adam Boehler as special envoy for hostage affairs
Adam Boehler, the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 14, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has chosen Adam Boehler, the chief executive officer of Nashville-based healthcare […]
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South Korea’s Yoon names new defense minister after botched martial law
Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun resigns. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated his ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defense minister, Yonhap news reported on Thursday. Yoon’s office confirmed the nomination of Choi, a former army general, for the office. Yoon’s chief […]
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