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Georgia leads toward a nuclear future with its first operating reactor
First Look Georgia leads toward a nuclear future with its first operating reactor Georgia Power Co. announced one of its two new reactors reached self-sustaining nuclear fission on Monday. The announcement is a key step toward reaching commercial operation of nuclear energy in the United States. | View caption Hide caption | A nuclear power…
Does learning about taxes change people’s views about fairness?
Does learning about taxes change people’s views about fairness? What makes people think the tax system is ‘fair’? | View caption Hide caption What makes people think the tax system is fair? In a fascinating new study, my Tax Policy Center colleague Vanessa Williamson found that people’s attitudes about tax fairness changes when they get new…
Border battle: Court backs Biden administration’s asylum limit
First Look Border battle: Court backs Biden administration’s asylum limit The U.S. 9th Circuit Court has temporarily upheld a rule restricting southern border asylum. Despite objections from migrant rights groups, the rule, aiming to control migration post-Title 42, remains in effect for now. | View caption Hide caption | An appeals court Thursday allowed a…
Belarus could be paying Wagner bill, claims MoD
Since the military organisation’s brief mutiny against the Kremlin in June, the “Russian state has acted against some other business interests of Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin”, said the Ministry of Defence yesterday. In an intelligence update, it added: “There is a realistic possibility that the Kremlin no longer funds the group. If the Russian state…
Americans held in Iran moved to house arrest in prisoner swap deal
Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been placed under house arrest in the first step of a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran and Washington that will include the release of roughly $6 billion in Iranian government assets blocked under U.S. sanctions, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. If the proposed agreement goes through,…
Older investors take a pass on bonds
Here are three of the week’s top pieces of financial insight, gathered from around the web: Older investors take a pass on bonds More older Americans are investing “like 30-year-olds,” said Anne Tergesen in The Wall Street Journal. According to Vanguard, “nearly half of 401(k) investors” who are over the age of 55 and are…
Newsom and DeSantis present two very different debate proposals
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are not on the same page for their proposed debate. Newsom and DeSantis are already polar opposites when it comes to major issues like gun reform, abortion rights, immigration, and education, and have been trading barbs for months. In June, Fox News host Sean…
Spain’s election: No party received enough votes to form a government
There was no clear winner in Spain’s election on Sunday, with both the governing Socialists and opposition center-right Popular Party failing to win the 176 seats needed to form a government. With 100% of the votes counted, the Popular Party won 136 seats and the Socialists won 122 seats. The Socialists fared better at the…