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Wall Street gains ahead of Trump 2.0 and expected flurry of executive orders on Day 1

2 mn readWall Street opened in the green ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday. President-elect Trump’s inauguration is Monday, and his first days are expected to be filled with a flurry of executive orders on day one. “Reports suggest 100 or more,” wrote Morgan Stanley analysts in a report. Any signals of […]

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New GOP bill seeks to hold private universities to same tax standard as corporations: ‘On notice’

2 mn readEXCLUSIVE: A GOP lawmaker is seeking to significantly raise taxes on endowment profits being banked by private universities to align their levy with the current corporate tax rate. Many private universities have invested funds for operational use that acquire interest each year, known as an endowment. In 2017, the Trump-era Tax Cuts and Jobs Act […]

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TikTok warns of broad consequences if Supreme Court allows ban

3 mn readThe lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies, too. The law, which was the […]

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6 tips to reduce alcohol use and cancer risk after surgeon general’s warning

4 mn readU.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal, mouth, larynx (voice box), colon and rectal cancers, making it the “third leading preventable cause of cancer” in the U.S.  This guidance follows the rise […]

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Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says

3 mn readThe co-chair of the independent body that reviews Facebook and Instagram content has said she is “very concerned” about how parent company Meta’s decision to ditch fact-checkers will affect minority groups. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, from Meta’s oversight board, told the BBC she welcomed aspects of the shake-up, which will see users decide about the accuracy of […]

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Miracle on Main Street and lighted boat parade brightens holiday season

2 mn readToday, Miracle on Main Street will bring Christmas cheer and holiday shopping to downtown Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. “Main Street is ready,” Leslie Fisher, Miracle on Main Street chair, told The Daily News. The event, which has taken place for the last 30 years, is co-hosted by the St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce, and […]

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