Tag: politics

Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose on Wednesday a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses,...

Florida 'whistleblower' says he was fired for leaking plans to build golf courses in state parks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A former state employee who said he leaked information about the plans to build golf courses and hotels in Florida’s...

FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim video shows Harris promising to censor X and owner Elon Musk

After a nationwide suspension of billionaire Elon Musk's X platform in Brazil, social media users — including former independent presidential candidate Robert F....

Colombian truckers block highways in main cities in protest over increases in fuel prices

BOGOTÁ, Colombia -- Thousands of Colombians were forced to walk to work on Tuesday, as truckers in major cities blocked highways to protest...

Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, official confirms

ANKARA, Turkey -- A senior official on Tuesday confirmed a report that Turkey wants to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies but...

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Salvagers abandoned an effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's...