Across the United States, cafes are serving jumbo-size coffee drinks in plastic buckets. The gimmick is working. Source link
Month: July 2025
Congress Was Supposed to Vote on 3 Crypto Bills This Week
The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going to a vote. But a […]
Steve Benson, Provocative Editorial Cartoonist, Dies at 71
He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993, and was a finalist four times, while at The Arizona Republic. Some of his work rankled his own […]
Henry Raymont, First to Report Bay of Pigs Invasion, Dies at 98
On assignment for U.P.I. in Cuba, he learned of the U.S.- backed effort to overthrow Fidel Castro and was imprisoned. He later worked for The […]
He Helped Create NPR. Now He May See it Be Defunded.
Bill Siemering, 91, says potential funding cuts put a “unique, invaluable cultural resource” at risk. Source link
Republican Tax Bill Is a Losing Deal for Gamblers
The law is creating backlash from the gambling industry and bettors who could owe taxes even if they break even. Source link
How Republicans Supersized Silicon Valley’s Favorite Tax Break
Tucked into the huge set of tax cuts that Republicans passed into law this month was the expansion of an unusually valuable tax break for […]
Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil
The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. […]
Is This Restaurant the Only Thing Democrats and Republicans Agree On?
In polarized Washington, Ama is drawing leaders from both camps with an anti-additive menu and a vow to bar all manner of toxicity. Source link
Trump Has Penned Letter To Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The president waved a copy of a draft letter firing Jerome H. Powell at a meeting in the Oval Office with House Republicans. It remains […]