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Vietnam Adopts Rule on Global Minimum Tax for Foreign Firms
Vietnam Adopts Rule on Global Minimum Tax for Foreign Firms
Vietnam passed a resolution to align the tax on corporate earnings to meet the 15% global minimum levy
2023-11-29 12:44
MCC members who abused Australians in Ashes Test brought 'shame' on club
MCC members who abused Australians in Ashes Test brought 'shame' on club
Marylebone Cricket Club members who verbally abused Australian players during the second Ashes Test at Lord's have brought "shame" on the...
2023-07-06 23:12
Russia says it shot down Ukrainian drone headed towards Moscow
Russia says it shot down Ukrainian drone headed towards Moscow
The claim comes after Ukraine said it destroyed 29 out of 38 drones launched by Russia on Friday night.
2023-11-19 08:06
Ohio State message boards are thrilled Bronny James isn’t coming to Columbus
Ohio State message boards are thrilled Bronny James isn’t coming to Columbus
Ohio State's message boards revealed just how much some people hate LeBron James -- his son, Bronny James, is unfortunately caught in the crossfire.One would think that after all NBA legend LeBron James has achieved, his home state of Ohio would be on its knees thanking him. The town of Akr...
1970-01-01 08:00
US regulator warns brokers to bolster anti money-laundering efforts
US regulator warns brokers to bolster anti money-laundering efforts
NEW YORK The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned some broker dealers to strengthen policies and
2023-08-03 02:32
Joe Rogan offers $100K to Peter Hotez 'to debate' RFK Jr on Covid vaccine 'with no time limit'
Joe Rogan offers $100K to Peter Hotez 'to debate' RFK Jr on Covid vaccine 'with no time limit'
Recently, Joe Rogan tweeted about offering $100K to Peter Hotes to debate RFK Jr on his podcast show
2023-06-19 16:06
Argentina economy seen up 1.5% in Q1 as stimulus offsets drought
Argentina economy seen up 1.5% in Q1 as stimulus offsets drought
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's economy likely grew 1.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, a Reuters
2023-06-23 00:50
Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debts
Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debts
The US Supreme Court has struck down President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debts for millions of Americans, reversing his campaign-trail promise as borrowers prepare to resume payments this summer. Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the 6-3 decision from the court’s conservative majority. The ruling, which stems from a pair of cases challenging the Biden administration and the US Department of Education, argues that the president does not have authority to implement sweeping relief, and that Congress never authorised the administration to do so. Within 30 minutes on the last day of its term, the court upended protections for LGBT+ people and blocked the president from a long-held promise to cancel student loan balances amid a ballooning debt crisis impacting millions of Americans. Under the plan unveiled last year, millions of people who took out federally backed student loans would be eligible for up to $20,000 in relief. Borrowers earning up to $125,000, or $250,000 for married couples, would be eligible for up to $10,000 of their federal student loans to be wiped out. Those borrowers would be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in relief if they received Pell grants. Roughly 43 million federal student loan borrowers would be eligible for that relief, including 20 million people who stand to have their debts canceled completely, according to the White House. Roughly 16 million already submitted their applications and received approval for debt cancellation last year, according to the Biden administration. The long-anticipated plan for debt cancellation was met almost immediately with litigation threats from conservative legal groups and Republican officials, arguing that the executive branch does not have authority to broadly cancel such debt. Six GOP-led states sued the Biden administration to stop the plan altogether, and a federal appeals court temporarily blocked any such relief as the legal challenges played out. Since March 2020, with congressional passage of the Cares Act, monthly payments on student loan debt have been frozen with interest rates set at zero per cent. That Covid-19-pandemic era moratorium, first enacted under Donald Trump and extended several times, was paused a final time late last year – until the Education Department is allowed to cancel debts under the Biden plan, or until the litigation is resolved, but no later than 30 June. Payments would then resume 60 days later. The amount of debt taken out to support student loans for higher education costs has surged within the last decade, alongside growing tuition costs, increased private university enrollment, stagnant wages and GOP-led governments stripping investments in higher education and aid, putting the burden of college costs largely on students and their families. The crisis has exploded to a total balance of nearly $2 trillion, mostly wrapped up in federal loans. Millions of Americans also continue to tackle accrued interest without being able to chip away at their principal balances, even years after graduating, or have been forced to leave their colleges or universities without obtaining a degree at all while still facing loan repayments. Borrowers also have been trapped by predatory lending schemes with for-profit institutions and sky-high interest rates that have made it impossible for many borrowers to make any progress toward paying off their debt, with interest adding to balances that exceed the original loan. One analysis from the Education Department found that nearly 90 per cent of student loan relief would support people earning less than $75,000 per year. The median income of households with student loan balances is $76,400, while 7 per cent of borrowers are below the poverty line. That debt burden also falls disproportionately on Black borrowers and women. Black college graduates have an average of $52,000 in student loan debt and owe an average of $25,000 more than white graduates, according to the Education Data Initiative. Four years after graduating, Black student loan borrowers owe an average of 188 per cent more than white graduates. Women borrowers hold roughly two-thirds of all student loan debt, according to the American Association of University Women. Mr Biden’s announcement fulfilled a campaign-trail pledge to wipe out $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower if elected, though debt relief advocates and progressive lawmakers have urged him to cancel all debts and reject means-testing barriers in broad relief measures. In November 2020, the president called on Congress to “immediately” provide some relief for millions of borrowers saddled by growing debt. “[Student debt is] holding people up,” he said at the time. “They’re in real trouble. They’re having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent.” This is a developing story Read More Supreme Court allows Colorado designer to deny LGBT+ customers in ruling on last day of Pride Month Biden condemns Supreme Court striking down affirmative action: ‘This is not a normal court’ Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers searing civil rights lesson in dissent to affirmative action ruling
2023-06-30 22:54
Rory McIlroy Drops F-Bomb On-Air During PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy Drops F-Bomb On-Air During PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy yelled "f--king p----" at himself after an errant shot.
2023-05-20 06:55
Sofyan Amrabat names his Man Utd idols
Sofyan Amrabat names his Man Utd idols
Sofyan Amrabat has named Roy Keane, Paul Scholes and David Beckham as his all-time favourite Man Utd players.
2023-09-07 17:40
China Stocks Fall as Traders Unimpressed by Xi-Biden Meeting
China Stocks Fall as Traders Unimpressed by Xi-Biden Meeting
Chinese stocks slid following a much-anticipated meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, as traders saw only
2023-11-16 16:42
'I'm enjoying basically pulling things out of my closet that I've had for years': Shania Twain styling herself on Queen of Me tour
'I'm enjoying basically pulling things out of my closet that I've had for years': Shania Twain styling herself on Queen of Me tour
Shania Twain has been styling herself at her 'Queen of Me' shows.
2023-07-13 19:00