Social issues
One key problem has 1 in 4 expats ‘seriously considering’ or ‘planning’ to renounce U.S. citizenship
Valentyn Semenov / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images While many filers dread tax season, Americans living abroad face even bigger yearly burdens — and those are frustrating enough that some want to ditch their U.S. citizenship. Roughly 1 in 4 American expatriates is “seriously considering” or “planning” to renounce their U.S. citizenship, according to […]
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FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna’s Covid vaccines for children as young as 6 months
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Moderna’s and Pfizer’s Covid-19 shots for children as young as 6 months old, which makes nearly every person in the U.S. now eligible for vaccination. The FDA decision comes after its committee of independent vaccine experts voted unanimously to recommend the shots after weighing their safety and […]
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Amid record inflation, 36% of employees earning $100,000 or more say they are living paycheck to paycheck
South_agency | E+ | Getty Images More than a third of high-earning American workers feel strapped for cash — a share that has risen dramatically in recent years. Thirty-six percent of U.S. employees with salaries of $100,000 or more are living paycheck to paycheck — twice as many who said they were in 2019, according […]
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Florida is the only state that hasn’t ordered Covid vaccines for kids under 5
Parents walk their children on the first day of school, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at West Tampa Elementary School in Tampa, Florida, U.S., August 10, 2021. Octavio Jones | Reuters Florida parents with kids under 5 years old may find themselves waiting longer than the rest of the country to get their youngest children vaccinated […]
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Biden to sign executive order to fight anti-LGBTQ state bills
U.S. President Joe Biden deliver remarks to commemorate LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the East Room of the White House, Washington, June 25, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order Wednesday aimed at combating a historic number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures across the country. The […]
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GOP Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker’s campaign confirms he has a second son
Heisman Trophy winner and Republican candidate for US Senate Herschel Walker speaks at a rally on May 23, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. Megan Varner | Getty Images Herschel Walker, a Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, has a second son he’s apparently estranged from and hasn’t publicly recognized. Campaign manager Scott Paradise confirmed Walker’s parentage on […]
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WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday he decided to convene the emergency committee on June 23 because the […]
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Starbucks union: Company threatens that unionizing could jeopardize gender-affirming health care
A protester waves a sign near the Country Club Plaza Starbucks store where dozens of Starbucks employees and union supporters protested alleged anti-union tactics by the company Thursday, March 3, 2022. Jill Toyoshiba | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Starbucks is telling its baristas that unionizing could jeopardize the gender-affirming health care coverage for […]
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Despite the bitcoin selloff, it’s still an asset class that is accessible to anyone, says blockchain educator
Cleve Mesidor. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Even as cryptocurrency craters as it has the past few weeks, it remains an asset class that is accessible to anyone, says a blockchain educator. And Cleve Mesidor says that’s why it’s drawing in Black and Latino communities. Bitcoin’s selloff, sparked by a reversal […]
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401(k) savers will see a ‘wake-up call’ in their next statement, says law professor. Here’s what to look for
Blackcat | E+ | Getty Images You may get a nasty surprise when you open your next 401(k) statement. These statements generally arrive each quarter, either online or by mail. They provide basic information to savers about their investments and the size of their nest egg, for example. Starting in a few weeks, the notices […]
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