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Pubs, clubs and bars to stay open later for the Olympics in NSW
Pubs, clubs and bars are set to stay open into the early hours of the morning during the Olympics in a major change to trading hours for one state. NSW venues will be able to trade later than usual so long as they screen selected 2024 Olympics events in a new move by the NSW
Mega-Donor Reid Hoffman Bundles Millions for Kamala Harris — with Demand to Fire FTC Trust-Buster, Kill Tariffs
Tech billionaire Reid Hoffman, who once visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, is bundling millions of campaign donations from Silicon Valley giants for Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential bid. With those donations comes some demands, requests for Harris to fire the nation’s top trust-buster Lina Khan from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) while also throwing out
Swiss limit tourist access in bid to bring back edelweiss
Swiss limit tourist access in bid to bring back edelweiss Andia/Universal Images Group Riffelsee has become a magnet for tourists in search of the perfect picture One of Switzerland’s most stunning spots has become the latest to try to limit tourist access, in a bid to protect the environment from becoming overrun by Instagrammers. Above
Kamala Harris One of the First Supporting Green New Deal, with Goals of Providing Economic Security for Those ‘Unwilling to Work’
Vice President Kamala Harris was one of the first senators who openly supported Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) Green New Deal — which, a memo noted, aimed to provide economic security to those “unwilling” to work. In February 2019, Harris formally announced that she was proud to cosponsor Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey’s (D-MA) Green
Small Stocks Rebound: Russell 2000 Angles For Biggest Defeat Of S&P Since Dot-Com Bubble
Forbes Business Breaking Small Stocks Rebound: Russell 2000 Angles For Biggest Defeat Of S&P Since Dot-Com Bubble Derek Saul Forbes Staff Derek Saul has covered markets for the Forbes news team since 2021. Following Jul 25, 2024, 04:04pm EDT Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline The small company-focused Russell 2000 index
What Venezuela’s Weekend Election Could Mean for US-Mexico Border
The results of this weekend's presidential contest in Venezuela could shift the flow of migrants heading for the United States and elsewhere in the Americas — just in time for the November election. Over 545,000 Venezuelans have entered the U.S. as either refugees or migrants, having fled from Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian leadership. His rule has
All Types of Crime Are Falling Except for One
Crime is falling across the United States in every category except one—shoplifting. According to the latest report from the Council on Criminal Justice, nearly all violent crime had returned to pre-pandemic levels, with rates of crime across the board falling in the first half of 2024 if you take shoplifting out of the equation. Shoplifting
Kamala Harris’s Election Strategy Ignores Border Chaos, Mass Migration
There is no mention of migration and its pocketbook damage in Vice President Kamala Harris’s strategy for winning the 2024 election. Harris’s migration-free plan was released on July 24 just before YouGov released a poll on July 25 showing that immigration is “very important” for 52 percent of independents, and 51 percent of moderates. The
Allies push their in-state stars for VP — especially in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH — In the days after President Joe Biden ended his 2024 campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him, Democrats across the country rushed to rally behind her, too. In Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Democratic Party went a step further — endorsing not just Harris, but a ticket with Harris backed up by
No, Kamala Harris Is Not The ‘Border Czar’—What To Know About Her Immigration Record
Forbes Business Breaking No, Kamala Harris Is Not The ‘Border Czar’—What To Know About Her Immigration Record Alison Durkee Forbes Staff Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. Following Jul 25, 2024, 01:53pm EDT Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline House Republicans passed a resolution Thursday