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President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act, a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees. It affects nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and in other public service jobs. Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights a decades-old disparity, […]
Halfway Serious encourages collaboration between two users Halfway Serious, a chair designed by Ahn Kihyun, examines human interaction and social behavior through a cooperative approach to furniture design. The piece requires two people to collaborate and engage with the wooden chair simultaneously, with a shared objective of maintaining balance and preventing an egg placed […]
The federal government is yet to honour its own commitment to reform laws that limit foreign governments from meddling with Australian society, almost a year after a review found current legislation had abjectly failed. The Coalition has criticised Labor’s sluggish response in reforming foreign influence legislation, despite the government promising in June that it would […]
Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as One Bad Apple, Yo-Yo and Down By the Lazy River, has died. He was 73. Sibling Merrill Osmond posted on his Facebook page that Wayne died this week at a Salt […]
Getty Images The suspect in the New Orleans attack that killed 15 people on New Year’s Day did not act alone, US investigators believe. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen, is believed to have driven a pickup truck into a crowd on a busy New Orleans street, before exiting the vehicle and firing a weapon. […]
A Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday has led authorities to investigate the incident as a potential act of terrorism. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed they are probing the fire at the hotel’s entrance, which has been extinguished. The public is advised to steer clear of the area. […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A driver behind the wheel of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of New Orleans revelers on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism. After the vehicle stopped, the driver emerged from the truck and opened […]
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Multiple people are dead after a pickup truck plowed into a group of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day, the New Orleans Police Department said. Two officers were also shot during the incident. Sources have confirmed to Nexstar’s WGNO that the suspect in the crime […]
Many South African expats living in the UK traditionally return home during the festive season to enjoy the summer sun and reconnect with loved ones. But this year, there’s a crucial financial matter demanding urgent attention. The UK is set to overhaul its tax regime, abolishing the long-standing non-domiciled status and implementing a residence-based taxation […]
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed one of the largest outdoor recreation packages aimed at supporting public lands and bolstering the nearly $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation industry. The “Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act,” which passed the House in April, includes more than a dozen individual bills that will enact sweeping policy […]