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Uganda: Digital Number Plate Delays Lock Up Billions As Businesses, Motorists Count Losses

Uganda's transition to digital number plates is increasingly becoming an economic bottleneck, with months-long delays in issuing registration plates leaving thousands of vehicles a…

Minimum-Wage Bill Shows Yet Again That Congress Is A Refuge For Know-Nothings

Anyone who believes more than tripling the wage floor is good policy has no business making law.…

Nippon Paint offers $8.6 billion for Akzo Nobel’s paint business

The Tokyo-listed group’s shares fell as much as 3.4%, the biggest intraday decline in more than a month, before paring some losses.…

Kenya’s 15 billion-tree target falls behind schedule amid challenges

Zach Halaschak: Landmark housing bill targets America’s biggest affordability problem

Washington Examiner economics reporter Zach Halaschak emphasized that a bipartisan housing bill aimed at boosting the nation’s housing supply is a significant step toward addressin…

USDA: California Must Now Repay $1.4 Billion in SNAP Mistakes

We've known for some time that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, was out of control. The system is rife with fraud and has been for years, although more recen…

Bulwark Book Club for August: Mark Twain’s “Pudd’nhead Wilson”

Send in your questions to Mona Charen and Bill Kristol for the August book club.…

Trump Again Refuses to Sign Housing Bill as SAVE America Act Stalls

President Donald Trump is once again refusing to sign a major piece of legislation in protest of the fact that Senate Republicans have yet to make any concerted effort to pass a cr…

French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake

Xavier Niel buys 16% through investment vehicle Vega after Emirati telecoms group e& sells shareholding The French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel has become Vodafone’s largest sh…

UAE's E& to sell Vodafone stake to French telecoms tycoon Niel for nearly $6 billion - Reuters

UAE's E& to sell Vodafone stake to French telecoms tycoon Niel for nearly $6 billion Reuters…

Wyden urges Senate leaders to keep dev protections in crypto bill

Senator Ron Wyden has called on Senate leaders to ensure the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act remains in the CLARITY Act when it is brought to the floor.…

Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They Could Replace Workers for Free

Voices: ‘The welfare state needs tough love’: Readers split over who should pay for Britain’s benefits bill

Our community agrees Britain's finances need fixing, but reject the idea that welfare and pensions – including the state pension – are the fair place to find the savings…

California GOP leaders questioned for oddly backing Dems’ green light of local sales tax hikes

Senate Bill 762 authorizes numerous cities and counties to impose a transactions and use tax that exceeds the 2% statutory limitation.…

ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal - Reuters

ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal Reuters…

Broadcom agrees to expand its Apple partnership through 2031 to develop and supply custom chips; in 2023, the companies announced a multibillion-dollar deal (Akash Sriram/Reuters)

Akash Sriram / Reuters : Broadcom agrees to expand its Apple partnership through 2031 to develop and supply custom chips; in 2023, the companies announced a multibillion-dollar dea…

Every 12 minutes, a child goes missing. One bill can make all the difference

At 13, Alicia Kozakiewicz snuck out of her house to meet a “friend” she’d met online. He wasn’t a friend. He abducted her, chained her in a basement, and tortured her. Alicia’s fam…

Is Bill Maher on Tonight? When Does ‘Real Time’ Return With New Episodes?

Your Friday night Real Time plans may need a quick update.…

Republican unveils Declaration of Independence bill ahead of America's 250th birthday

Rep. Matt Van Epps said his bill reaffirming the Declaration of Independence directly responds to socialist candidates gaining ground in primaries.…

Penn State student Billy Schmidt’s teen murder suspect found hiding in Colorado, stepdad arrested

A Philadelphia teen wanted in the shooting death of Penn State student Billy Schmidt was found hiding out at a distant relative's home thousands of miles away after a nearly month-…

Billions of doses later: Global review confirms mRNA vaccines safe and effective

Comprehensive review brings together global evidence to strengthen public trust and counter misinformation as mRNA vaccines expand to prevent and treat more diseases.…

Mamdani ripped for claiming victory over capitalism after NYC's multi-billion dollar taxpayer funded bailout

Mayor Zohran Mamdani claims he balanced New York City's budget by taxing the rich, but critics point to a multi-billion dollar Albany bailout.…

Trump denies conflict of interest over more than $1 billion in crypto gains

President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday on criticisms of his massive gains from cryptocurrency last year, arguing that he doesn’t personally manage his finances. Trump spoke t…

Trump Had a Billion-Dollar Windfall After Returning to the White House

The release of a mandatory financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family’s holdings, particularly the president’s crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative.…

Birthright Tourism Bills Surge After SCOTUS Ruling

After the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s motion to restrict birthright citizenship on Tuesday, both chambers of Congress are overseeing legislation that would…

Why Bill Maher Finds Himself Siding With the Right

Bill Maher is the perfect liberal, at least on paper -- yet despite his talk shows being nominated for Emmy awards more than 40 times, it's only in Donald...…

Argentina taps the local market to fund a $4.2 billion bondholder payment due July 9

Argentina's Economy Ministry on Monday completed the placement of the Bonar 2028 (AO28), a dollar-denominated bond under local law, raising most of the funds needed to face a matur…

Japan to invest ¥150 billion in Rakuten’s domestic satellite project

The investment is part of a push to develop a homegrown satellite network and to reduce Starlink’s dominance in the field.…

Nigel Farage says Reform UK would ‘gladly’ accept more donations from crypto billionaire

The Reform UK leader is being investigated by the Commons sleaze watchdog over a multimillion-pound donation from Christopher Harborne…

'Terrorist' vs 'Judeo-Nazi': MKs trade barbs over bill barring Red Cross from Israeeli prisons

The bill was drafted by Galit Distel Atbaryan, Keti Shitrit, and a group of additional lawmakers. Thirty-six MKs voted in favor of the bill, while 41 opposed it, and it was removed…

Concentration Risk Rises As Private Equity Pours Billions Into AI

Global private equity and venture capital firms are increasingly betting on large AI funding rounds, which may expose limited partners to unintended concentration risk.…

Will Takaichi invoke 60-day rule to pass controversial bills?

The ruling coalition aims to pass bills to trim Lower House seats and establish the concept of a secondary capital in the current session of parliament, which ends in three weeks.…

Christian Brothers transferred billions but can’t pay abuse victims

A religious order’s claim it is broke and can’t pay sexual abuse victims does not pass the pub test.…

Show HN: Cloud Inefficiency Audit – a local CLI to audit your Hetzner bill

Audit your cloud bill for waste. Hetzner today, more providers planned - gelkao/cloud-inefficiency-audit…

'C'mon queen!': Naomi Osaka wows Wimbledon crowd with ‘Kill Bill’ inspired kimono

Japan's four-time major winner paid tribute to her nation's culture by arriving for her opening match at Wimbledon in a full-length kimono - entirely white to adhere to the tournam…

UN report flags $800 billion climate fund gap in Asia-Pacific, calls for synergistic action

UN report reveals an $800 billion climate fund gap in Asia-Pacific, urging synergistic action for biodiversity and sustainable development.…

Bill Maher got the award, but Trump’s free-speech impact is the real prize

In Trump’s Washington, a rebel like Bill Maher can be given his due — which can’t be said in precincts that cultural liberals control.…

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.…

Raskin files petition to kill Trump’s $1.8 billion lawfare fund

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) filed a discharge petition Monday to kill the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Raskin …

Rocket Lab is buying Iridium’s satellite network for $8 billion to take on SpaceX

Rocket Lab, the space company best known for its small satellite launcher Electron, has announced plans to acquire Iridium Communications for $8 billion. The deal will combine Rock…

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy says RFK Jr. broke promises to him, is running HHS on ‘foundation of lies’

"You need to build everything in life on truth. I go back to being a doctor. You got to search for the truth and use the truth for your solutions."…

UK state threats bill could pull British journalists into terror prosecutions – experts

Two independent reviewers of terrorism legislation call for safeguards for NGOs and journalists before bill becomes law this week British foreign correspondents could be at risk of…

EXCLUSIVE: China's CXMT wins $3 billion memory supply deal with Tencent, sources say - Reuters

EXCLUSIVE: China's CXMT wins $3 billion memory supply deal with Tencent, sources say Reuters…

AI is forcing consulting firms to shift from hourly billing to fixed-fee or outcome-based pricing, a transition proving slow and difficult for the industry (Mark Maurer/Wall Street Journal)

Mark Maurer / Wall Street Journal : AI is forcing consulting firms to shift from hourly billing to fixed-fee or outcome-based pricing, a transition proving slow and difficult for t…

Cristiano Ronaldo matches Cubillas’ World Cup record as CR7 meme tokens surge on Solana

The surge in unofficial CR7 meme tokens highlights the speculative nature of crypto markets, underscoring the risks of hype-driven investments. The post Cristiano Ronaldo matches C…

South Korea plans massive AI and chip investment drive worth up to $648 billion

South Korea's massive AI and chip investment could reshape global tech dynamics, intensifying competition and fostering regional economic growth. The post South Korea plans massive…

$4 billion gone. Spot bitcoin ETFs are on track for their worst month on record

Investors have pulled out $4 billion from the U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs in June, the highest outflow on record.…

World Cup 2026 kicks off June 29 with three matches as Kraken’s FIFA deal puts crypto in front of billions

The integration of crypto in the World Cup 2026 could significantly boost digital asset adoption, influencing global financial landscapes. The post World Cup 2026 kicks off June 29…

Bill Cassidy accuses Trump of treating Congress as ‘merely an appendage’

Out-going Louisiana senator’s rebuke over Iran war is rare instance of a Republican politician standing up to Trump Bill Cassidy, the Republican senator from Louisiana who is being…

Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.

An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest unta…

Ministers urged to curb energy costs as Great British homes face 13% bill surge

Quarterly Ofgem price cap rises to equivalent of £1,862 a year from 1 July amid growing consumer energy debt Ministers are facing growing pressure to lower energy costs as househol…

Nigel Farage squirms in spotlight as British press hounds him over £5M ‘gift’ from crypto billionaire

Nigel Farage has enjoyed a prosperous few years taking his Reform U.K. party to the top of public opinion polls, but questions about one pesky financial gift have unsettled the typ…

Bill Clinton reveals how he feels about upcoming midterms after socialist victories

Former President Bill Clinton says Democrats are in good shape for November midterms despite three socialist candidates winning key New York primary races.…

LVMH and Accor's Orient Express sets its sights on new tech billionaire class - Reuters

LVMH and Accor's Orient Express sets its sights on new tech billionaire class Reuters…

Apple to fight $500mn patent bill at UK Supreme Court

Battle over licensing of mobile connection protocols could shape global rates for other technologies…

Trump-backed Julia Letlow wins Louisiana Senate runoff to replace Bill Cassidy

Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) won Saturday’s Louisiana Senate GOP runoff, concluding what has been one of the most contentious Republican primaries of the cycle. Trump-backed Letlow was…

The Buffalo Bills will not honor OJ Simpson at their new stadium, and you can probably figure out why

Bills COO Pete Guelli says O.J. Simpson is not a fit to display inside the new Highmark Stadium, drawing a clear line on the franchise legend's legacy.…

Trump-backed Letlow takes on John Fleming in runoff to replace Bill Cassidy

One of the country’s most contentious Republican primaries reaches its dramatic conclusion on Saturday as Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) takes on state Treasurer John Flem…

Stephen A. Smith questions wealth of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, says Americans should prosper first

"How the hell you depart from office worth over $200 million?"…

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