Social issues
Dwelling Democrats urge Twitter, TikTok, Meta and some others to handle spike in threats versus regulation enforcement just after FBI look for of Trump property Mar-a-Lago
The signal for the J. Edgar Hoover FBI setting up can be found by fencing and barbed wire surrounding development on the aspect of the developing in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 17, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters Dwelling Oversight Committee leaders urged 8 social media businesses Friday to crack down on on the web threats […]
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Walmart expands abortion coverage for its employees in the wake of Roe v Wade decision
Customers outside a Walmart store in Torrance, California, US, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Walmart Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 17. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart on Friday told employees that it will expand abortion and related travel coverage, according to an internal memo. The change comes about […]
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Google workers demand equal abortion benefits as state bans go into effect
Bambi Okugawa is a data center technician in one of Google’s data centers in a U.S. state with one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation: Tennessee. The state will ban abortions as early as six weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest, on Aug. 25 due to a “trigger law.” If needed, […]
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The Inflation Reduction Act caps costs for Medicare patients on insulin. Where the push for broader relief stands
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images A new legislative package signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday is a big win for Medicare patients who struggle to cover the cost of insulin to manage their diabetes. But the bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act, falls short of applying those cost controls […]
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An unusual deal gave Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin $8.5 million in stock. He paid $0 in tax on it.
Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S., November 3, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters In January 2020, Glenn Youngkin, now the Republican governor of Virginia, got some welcome news. A complex corporate transaction had gone through at the Carlyle Group, the powerful private […]
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TikTok parent ByteDance acquires private hospital chain
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic | Reuters TikTok parent-company ByteDance’s healthcare unit in China, Xiaohe Health, has acquired a high-end healthcare organization called Amcare Healthcare. Bloomberg said the deal is worth $1.5 billion. Amcare Healthcare was founded in […]
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Inflation Reduction Act extends ‘pass-through’ tax break limits for 2 more years. Here’s what that means for entrepreneurs
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., discusses the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Senate Democrats curtailed a tax break for certain pass-through businesses as part of the Inflation Reduction Act passed Sunday. A pass-through or flow-through business is one that reports […]
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With 87,000 new agents, here’s who the IRS may target for audits
Jeffrey Coolidge | Photodisc | Getty Images As the Democrats’ spending plan moves closer to a House vote, one of the more controversial provisions — nearly $80 billion in IRS funding, with $45.6 billion for “enforcement” — has raised questions about who the agency may target for audits. IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said these resources […]
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Senate passes sweeping climate, health and tax package, putting Democrats on cusp of historic win
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference to tout the $430 billion drug pricing, energy and tax bill championed by Democrats at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. August 5, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats narrowly passed a sweeping climate and economic package on Sunday, putting President […]
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More Americans are working part-time — a potential harbinger of future jobs market instability
Commuters and tourists exit a subway car May 26, 2022 in New York City. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images More Americans were working part-time and temporary jobs last month, which may herald future shifts in the shape of what today appears a robust jobs market. Hiring in July easily blew past expectations, suggesting a strong […]
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