Day: September 18, 2023

One big state is taxing the middle-class nationwide to give the wealthy free healthcare

12:00 pm September 18, 2023

Robin Hood, that heroic figure of English folklore, purportedly stole from the wealthy to support the downtrodden of medieval society. While technically a scofflaw, his championship of the poor and moral clarity have endeared him to subsequent generations of children for centuries. President Joe Biden and California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, through recent proposed and […]

Hunter Biden sues IRS, alleges agents tried to ‘target’ and ’embarrass’ him

12:00 pm September 18, 2023

Hunter Biden’s attorneys filed a lawsuit against the IRS on Monday, alleging that agents have “targeted and sought to embarrass” the president’s son. Biden’s Monday morning filing cites two major examples in IRS Agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, two whistleblowers who claimed the IRS mishandled aspects of its investigation into Biden. Biden’s lawsuit seeks […]

4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Italy, no damage reported so far

11:57 am September 18, 2023

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Tuscany early Monday, geologists and firefighters said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake’s epicenter was near Marradi, northeast of Florence, and it struck at 5:10 a.m., after some smaller temblors, according to Italy’s institute of geophysics and vulcanology. 7.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OFF ALASKAN COAST […]

Crews in Turkey search for helicopter that crashed into lake while fighting forest fire

11:02 am September 18, 2023

Underwater teams are searching a lake for a helicopter that crashed over the weekend while fighting a forest fire in western Turkey, state media reported Monday. Four crew members were aboard the firefighting aircraft when it fell into the waters of the Tahtali dam while battling a blaze in Izmir’s Menderes district. One pilot, a […]

No clear spending deal as Congress inches closer to government shutdown

11:00 am September 18, 2023

Lawmakers in both the House and Senate are set to return to Capitol Hill on Monday afternoon, with less than two weeks to hash out some sort of deal to fund the government past Sept. 30. If Congress can’t agree on spending priorities for the next fiscal year, or at least on a stopgap spending […]