Michele Skalicky
The 3% hike in the tax would have helped fund a new convention and event center downtown.
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Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau/APProsecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate. -
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North AmericaTrump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
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Natalya Kosarevich/Getty ImagesTax season is approaching. Tax breaks that were extended as part of President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will mainly benefit high-net-worth and high-income people. -
Mariam Zuhaib/APAs the government shutdown stretches its way into the record books, Americans are feeling its worsening impacts.
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The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos. -
At the heart of the impasse is a debate about expiring subsidies for health insurance. It's the latest chapter in a fight over Obamacare that has dominated Congress since the law was signed in 2010. -
The case has potentially profound economic consequences for the country and the presidency. -
Democrats had a good night, winning major races including governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey and a redistricting ballot measure in California, while also confronting the future of the party. -
Democrats win gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City, California voters approve a new congressional map.
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Cases of bird flu have been reported in farm animals across the country. While there are no human cases, some are concerned the shutdown and cuts to federal resources have us flying in the dark.
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Among the first statewide votes since President Trump returned for a second term, two Democrats have won the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.
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The number of Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters is at a five-year high. Groves have been vandalized, and many farmers are too frightened to collect their olives.
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Medicare patients have embraced telehealth -- it's convenient and efficient. But many can't get it during the government shutdown.
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Barbed wire shaped the American West, but it kills, injures and blocks migrating wildlife. Some ranchers are trying high-tech alternatives that could reduce the need for it.
