Plan to tax super-rich divides at G20 meet…

Brazil’s vision for a global deal to tax the ultra-rich sparked divisions Thursday at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro, where Washington dismissed the need for an international accord on the matter. The initiative, discussed at an afternoon meeting, is a key priority for Brazil’s leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da […]

WEEKEND: Venezuela girds for uncertain election with ‘bloodbath’ threat…

Uncertainty hangs over presidential elections in Venezuela Sunday, with incumbent Nicolas Maduro vowing a “bloodbath” if he loses, which polls say is likely. Seeking a third six-year term at the helm of the economically devastated country, Maduro lags far behind challenger Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in voter intention. But the 61-year-old counts on a loyal electoral […]

Bibi’s Uneasy Path to a Lasting Peace

Will Kamala and Israel’s neighbors thwart Netanyahu’s postwar plans? Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq began, the commander of the 101st Airborne Division, David Petraeus, asked, “Tell me how this ends.” Nine months have now passed since Hamas began its war with Israel, […]

Dimming the Torch: Lousy Law Student Joe Biden Passed Bar Exam on First Try, Unlike Kamala Harris

As law grad in 1989, Harris turned in ‘half-assed performance’ matched only by her failed primary campaign decades later (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) President Joe Biden was a notoriously bad law student. He failed a torts class after he was caught plagiarizing a paper, and graduated near the bottom of his class—76th of 85—at Syracuse University […]

Bob Casey Praises Radical Admiral Rachel Levine’s ‘Deep Qualifications’

Pennsylvania Democrat also voiced support for allowing biological males to compete in girls’ sports Rachel Levine, Bob Casey, 2016 (Pennsylvania Department of Health/Facebook) Sen. Bob Casey has largely avoided taking a public stance on the most controversial aspects of the debate over transgender issues. But the Pennsylvania Democrat was more forthcoming in a questionnaire seeking […]

Woman pleads guilty to stealing $300K from Alabama church to buy gifts for TikTok content creators

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A former administrative assistant at an Alabama Catholic church pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling about $300,000 to cover gifts for TikTok content creators and personal expenses, federal authorities said. Kristen Marie Battocletti, 35, entered her plea to one count of wire fraud involving the theft of money from St. Francis of Assisi […]

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