Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday announced he will remain a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors after his term as chairman ends next month, though he added that he won’t be a “shadow Fed chair.” The outgoing Fed chair hosted his final news conference after the Federal…
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Maine has officially joined the ranks of high-tax blue states as Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a controversial new millionaire tax into law, sparking immediate warnings that the move will punish local business owners and stifle investment. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the new law bypasses traditional Republican opposition to implementing a permanent income tax surcharge as it was included in a supplemental budget bill. The legislation, titled LD 2212, allows for a 2% tax on…
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Disneyland is fun at any age, but 9 is pretty magical. Loading audio narration… A few weeks ago, my little family of three strolled down Main Street. We passed old-fashioned shop windows full of Disney souvenirs. The air smelled like freshly baked cookies and caramel apples. And my son was…
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UFC will take the grandest stage of them all in less than two months when some of the best fighters in the world will go blow-for-blow on the White House South Lawn. But arguably the biggest summer the UFC has ever seen will kick off even earlier, as UFC announced…
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I was sitting in my cargo bike outside my son’s børnehave (kindergarten) on an especially bitter February morning in Copenhagen, crying over forgetting his Fastelavn costume at home. Loading audio narration… Fastelavn, for the uninitiated, is Denmark’s candy-filled, costume-wearing, barrel-smashing children’s tradition, somewhere between Halloween and Carnival. It’s something Danes…
