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By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly a quarter of fuel pumps in Florida were out of gasoline on Wednesday morning as residents rushed to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall, potentially one of the most destructive ever to hit the state’s Gulf Coast. More than a million people…
Democrats and Republicans alike are fighting a ballot measure in Oregon that would increase corporate taxes to give residents an annual rebate.The proposal, known as Ballot Measure 118 or the Oregon Rebate, would add a 3% tax on corporations in the state once they make $25 million a year. The…
A community on the outskirts of London raised £3,170 ($4,050) to send its street cleaner on his second-ever overseas vacation, but his employer attracted ire when it said that he couldn’t accept the money.Paul Spiers has worked as a street cleaner in Beckenham, southeast London, since 2017, according to a…
By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) – When the power goes down and the elevator stops working, Ukrainian couple Maryna and Valeriy Tkalich leave the pushchair on the ground floor and carry their two-month-old son up the 12 flights of stairs to their apartment instead. And once authorities in Kyiv have…
For generations, feral cats have wandered the historic Old San Juan neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico — attracting their share of local fans.The US National Park Service, however, is not one of them.The federal agency is moving forward with a plan to remove the cats from the San Juan…
Montana’s US Senate race is shaping up to be one of the marquee races of 2024 as three-term Democrat Jon Tester hopes to fend off an aggressive challenge from his likely GOP opponent, Tim Sheehy.With former President Donald Trump highly likely to win Montana in November, many Republicans believe he’ll…
New York City is the metro with the highest number of millionaires, according to a ranking released Tuesday by immigration consultancy Henley & Partners.Some wealthy residents moved out, but lots more moved in during the pandemic, bringing the Big Apple’s millionaire count to 349,500 — more than any other city…
Detroit spent $400,000 on a new Hollywood-style sign as it hosts the NFL Draft.Detroit views the NFL Draft as a chance to showcase its recovery after years of financial trouble.Residents have widely mocked the sign and at least one rapper made it the subject of a diss track. “All I…
A conservative activist group is suing officials in San Francisco to block a guaranteed basic income program that gives no-strings-attached cash to a small group of low-income trans people.San Francisco’s Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) program provides 55 people with monthly, no-strings-attached payments of $1,200. The initiative accepts trans,…
Starting this month, 1,928 families will receive $500 a month, no strings attached, through Uplift Harris, a guaranteed income program in the Texas county that includes Houston. Over 82,000 people applied to the program, which lasts 18 months, and applicants were alerted of their acceptance status starting on March 22.”A…
