Few tax issues generate more public frustration than big corporations paying little, or sometimes nothing, in federal income tax. Since 2018, U.S. corporations have faced a 21% federal corporate income tax rate, the lowest rate in decades and down from a top rate of 53% in 1969.
[Capital FM] Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and playwright Somi has been announced as Spotify's EQUAL Africa artist for the month of August. Celebrated globally for her narrative richness and genre-defying sound, Somi has built an extraordinary career bridging African rhythms
The first post-launch Splatoon Raiders patch is now live, implementing some much-needed fixes.
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia expects imminent coordinated attacks from Iraqi militias north of the Gulf state and from Yemen's Houthis from the south under the supervision of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a senior Saudi official said. The
Desperate to watch The Odyssey for free? Pirated copies are already spreading malware capable of raiding your passwords, payment details and more.
Luca Guadagnino will receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The Italian director, who is premiering his seven-hour Bernardo Bertolucci documentary “Joie de Vivre” at this year’s festival, is being honored as “a personality who has
Ten years since his last feature ('The Neon Demon'), the director of 'Drive' and 'Only God Forgives' signs his most vacuous and boring film yet.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan were set to sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, sources told AFP, amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the United
[CAF] The CAF Executive Committee ("EXCO") unanimously endorses the "Joint Update" by the FIFA President and Secretary General on the FIFA Forward Enterprise and will continue to focus on making African Football amongst the best in the world and adhering to governance and
AI companies may have the cash to throw around, but some can't be bought so easily.
Earth’s molten iron core unexpectedly reversed direction beneath the Pacific, revealing a dramatic change in the hidden engine that creates our planet’s magnetic field. Satellite data suggest the surge is already weakening, raising the possibility that the deep-Earth upheaval
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy remains undecided on the attorney general nominee.
The German filmmaker joins a prestigious list of Donostia Award recipients, including Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Pedro Almodóvar, David Cronenberg, Juliette Binoche and Javier Bardem.
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 - U.S. President Donald Trump will convene executives from some of the world's largest mining companies at the State Department on Friday as his administration intensifies efforts to secure domestic and allied supplies of critical minerals, a cornerstone of
Israel's embassy in Portugal accuses Kanye West of spreading hate speech and urges Friday's concert be cancelled, to reject antisemitism and glorifying Nazism.
Fans can reread the beginning of Violet and Xaden's story in the upcoming graphic novel, which is now available for preorder.
In the second of a two-part series on China's rural revitalisation drive, CNA visits Lizu village in Zhejiang province, where young people are setting up shop rather than leaving.
Nicosia's final decisions will be based on the findings of the European Investment Bank, which will also determine the final cost of the Greece–Cyprus power interconnection project, Michalis Damianos said.
A never-before-published interview with the late performance artist, police arrest anti-ICE protesters in DC, and an artist’s scented toilets for Frieze London.
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From Adult Swim's Too Many Cooks creator Casper Kelly comes Buddy, a deadly parody of Barney the dinosaur, coming to theaters in 3 weeks
Aschenbrenner's leap back into big bets after narrowly avoiding imploding days earlier is the latest in a colorful history of high risks.
The reaction so far among establishment Democrats to Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow win in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary has been surprisingly encouraging. Almost instantly after the race was called Wednesday morning, Governor Gretchen Whitmer endorsed El-Sayed, saying in a
Japan’s aging crisis has turned prisons into an unlikely safety net for lonely seniors.
The Trump administration announced on Thursday plans to overhaul Head Start, the early education, nutrition, and health program which serves hundreds of thousands of low-income children. The proposed rule to rescind the majority of the program’s standards of care could have
Democrats have a unity problem three months out from the general election, after a bruising primary that showed how evenly the party’s voters are split between progressive and centrist visions for its future. President Trump may be exactly what they need to pull together and
While South Africa’s top political appointments remain predominantly male, the operational machinery that drives its financial stability, logistics networks, and capital markets is overwhelmingly led by a powerful cadre of women executives.
War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.
The January 6 prosecutions came to a quiet, unheralded end this week after a federal judge dismissed the final seditious conspiracy case against various Oath Keeper defendants, including the group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes. Judge Amit Mehta, who oversaw numerous January
Tariff refunds are showing up on Wall Street. The latest quarter spanned the Trump administration handing back the bulk of the $100 billion returned so far. It’s providing many companies a boost as they report their earnings. Amazon reported receiving $600 million. Apple said
The hunt for Bigfoot sounds like the opposite of good science, but those pursuing the creature are often serious empiricists - by Andrew Bartlett & Jamie Lewis Read on Aeon
Ultraconservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left a subtle opening in remarks Thursday for rethinking Japan’s “Three Non-Nuclear Principles.”
“It’s not like years ago,” croons Michael Stipe on R.E.M.’s “Nightswimming,” the spare, piano-driven ballad that brings the band’s 1992 album, Automatic for the People, to a melancholy crescendo. The song’s crystalline reminiscence of teenage horseplay is uncommonly personal
House Republicans are confronting an unwelcome political headache as a string of abuse or harassment allegations involving several GOP lawmakers threatens to complicate the party’s midterm message just months before the November elections. The domestic abuse allegations against
I wrote in July about how Donald Trump, despite rhapsodizing about the virtues of competitive bidding (“it sharpens their game, makes them bid competitively on price, and encourages them to give me the best quality product possible”) doesn’t practice competitive bidding when he
Prolific filmmaker Werner Herzog will receive the San Sebastián Film Festival’s prestigious Donostia Award during its 74th edition in September. The German director will be honored at the Spanish festival’s opening gala and will screen his latest film “Bucking Fastard,”
NEW DELHI, Aug 7 - Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges including murder and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety.
Ukraine has built a sprawling drone industry from scratch, hailed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the best in the world.
Villages have been buried in mud after one of Assam state’s worst deluges in years.
Something's borked with the AMD Install Manager, it seems.
An automatic weather station in Nowon-gu, north-eastern Seoul, recorded 40.2 deg C.
The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
Manga Million is an ambitious translation project launched to celebrate Shueisha's 100th anniversary.
The floods in Assam state have affected nearly 170,000, including thousands who have been forced into temporary shelters as swollen rivers inundate homes and farmland.
The “loading-and-mounting” mission was a very important part of combat operations.
Next week brings good news for drivers: a sharp drop in prices is expected, affecting both diesel and petrol at the pumps.
Local authorities deployed two water-bombing helicopters against the flames that have razed at least 127 hectares of the national park land to date.
The Samarkand-2028 Earth observation satellite has entered orbit carrying an AI module developed by Uzbek engineers, processing data in orbit before transmission to improve efficiency in fields including agriculture and environmental monitoring.