Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has mapped out plans to break the city’s economic bottleneck on several fronts, from the food and pet sectors to the low-altitude and new energy industries and beyond. In his policy address on Wednesday, the chief executive said the latest blueprint served as a road map for the city…
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — State Representative Sharon Chung said in a town hall Tuesday she hopes to change the estate tax to help Illinois farmers. “Farmers tend to really take the brunt of the estate tax more than your everyday people,” she said. An estate is taxed a percentage of all the properties, investments and…
Google has always been one of the boldest tech companies when it comes to experimenting. It launches services in nearly every corner of our digital lives, from social networking and messaging to music, gaming, and productivity. Yet, just as quickly as it creates new tools, it has a long history of quietly shutting them down….
Homeowners insurance rates are rising across the U.S., driven by climate change, rising cost of building materials and surging home prices. Almost half of property insurance policy holders in the U.S. said their premiums rose over the past year, the highest rate of increases in more than a decade, according to a study this week from data…
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – The signature clip-clop of horses’ hooves is muffled by a blanket of fallen leaves each autumn on Mackinac Island. Crisp breezes blow across the Straits, and the smell of fudge permeates the air. Those are just a few reasons that Michiganders – and people across the country – are fawning over…
Images of US President Donald Trump alongside convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening, just as Trump arrived in Britain for his state visit. The projections were displayed on a tower of the castle, part of what protesters called a public stunt demanding attention to the president’s past ties…
Facebook Tweet Email Link When President Donald Trump enters St. George’s Hall for the grand finale of his state visit at Windsor Castle Wednesday night, someone he is suing will be seated at the end of the dinner table: Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch, a familiar face at state dinners in the past, is currently locked in…
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a widely anticipated rate cut and signaled that two more are on the way before the end of the year as concerns intensified over the U.S. labor market. In an 11-to-1 vote signaling less dissent than Wall Street had anticipated, the Federal Open Market Committee lowered its…
The UEFA Champions League had six matches set for Wednesday, Sept. 17, and one of those matchups sees Atlético Madrid taking on Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, England. This soccer match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch this match can do so for…
Red Bull’s Square Diner Takeover Image Credit: Roger Ho This one wasn’t for the folks with a regular sleep schedule. Red Bull’s big takeover of Square Diner kicked off at midnight on Sunday and went for 24 hours, playing host to runway regulars with some serious stamina or jet lag, or both. French house-music duo…