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Author: William Harris
Sunset is arriving noticeably earlier, meaning less mood-lifting daylight for everyone. The weather is turning colder, so we’ll soon spend even more time cooped up inside the homes where we’ve huddled, and sometimes completely quarantined, for six months. Many of us are working and studying at home by day, then trying to shift into relaxation mode in the very same rooms at night. And we’re doing all of this while battling the many stresses that 2020 keeps on delivering. If ever there was an autumn when things could be a bit brighter, this is it. So while better light bulbs…
As many Americans face months on end stuck indoors, some are using their time (and money) to create a change of scenery or upgrade their surroundings. Office equipment purchases are on the rise, and people are tackling more renovation projects than usual. But expensive new stuff and significant home improvements can leave you underinsured. If you’re considering making changes to your home — or if you already have — it’s smart to revisit your homeowners or renters policy. Here’s how to ensure it covers the new additions. TELL YOUR INSURER ABOUT YOUR PLANS There’s a good chance you’re underinsured before…
The Atlantic has published what it said were “attack plans” against Yemen’s Houthi rebels that top United States government officials shared in a group chat that inadvertently included the media outlet’s editor-in-chief. The release on Wednesday came after the administration of US President Donald Trump sought to downplay the significance of the texts shared on the Signal messaging app, according to The Atlantic. The most important of the newly published messages appear to have been sent on March 15 by an account seeming to belong to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. They include the times of strikes and the types of aircraft being used,…
United States President Donald Trump has re-asserted his desire for Washington to take control of Greenland, in advance of a controversial planned visit to the Danish autonomous territory by Vice President JD Vance. “We need Greenland for international safety and security. We need it. We have to have it,” Trump said in an interview on Wednesday. “I hate to put it that way, but we’re going to have to have it,” he said. Since returning to the White House in January, President Trump has repeatedly insisted he wants to take control of Greenland for national security purposes. Trump has refused to rule out…
2025 begins with a continuation of the major tax trends emerging in the post‑Covid era: more aggressive audits by tax authorities in search of additional revenue, increased international cooperation between tax authorities, the end of transitional concessions to assist businesses through the pandemic, and a developing role for tax in shaping ESG policies and behaviors.These trends have emerged in an increasingly complex technical tax environment characterized by an accumulation of new rules and the layering of international tax regimes (such as the OECD’s global minimum taxation rules) on top of domestic tax regimes. At the same time, regulators are demanding…
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