Zelensky: Russia wants world to forget about war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday implored an audience at the Venice Film Festival to resist indifference to the conflict in Russia as the months-long war rages on. Appearing on the festival’s Sala Grande screen, Zelensky told the global film industry audience that Russia is staging “a primitive plot in three acts for the world to make three dramatic mistakes. To get used to t
Read MoreThe very real dangers of Biden’s pending Iran nuclear deal
With a renewed nuclear deal reportedly imminent, the Biden administration has touted its hard-nosed negotiating tactics forcing Iran to accept that its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) will remain on the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. While that’s technically accurate, the real question is what practical effect any new deal might have on IRGC finances and whether they would benefit from the
Read MoreMiami-Dade School Board to vote on whether to recognize LGBTQ history month post ‘Don’t Say Gay’
Story at a glance On Sept. 7, the Miami-Dade School Board will vote on whether it should recognize October as LGBTQ History Month. During the meeting, the school board will also determine if teachers should be allowed to instruct two landmark supreme court cases, one of which granted the right to same-sex marriage. LGBTQ+ advocacy g
Read MoreRettig won't hold the wealthy accountable — the IRS needs new leadership
The IRS is back. Over a decade of painful budget cuts and expanded responsibilities has left the tax-collecting agency barely able to perform its most basic duties, but help is on the way. President Biden recently signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which allocates $80 billion in additional funding to the IRS, with over half designated explicitly for tax compliance enforcement. The bill’s $45
Read MoreHouse Republicans target Meta's FBI contact over Hunter Biden
House Republicans on Thursday asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over communications between Facebook and the FBI related to the platform's reduced distribution of a New York Post story on Hunter Biden. Zuckerberg previously told podcaster Joe Rogan last week that the social media
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