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Trump order aims to help more people get retirement savings plans in time for a new federal match
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday calling for a new government website where people in the United States can find and compare private-sector retirement savings accounts, aiming to help millions of workers whose employers do not offer such plans.The order is intended to help more people gain access to retirement plans before next year, when the federal government will start matching retirement contributions made by low- and middle-income workers, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the... Read More
LIV Golf isn't the only sports property being reconsidered in Saudi reboot of investment strategy
The billionaires in Saudi Arabia are pulling the plug on LIV Golf. It won’t be the first mega sports project they’ve given up on recently.Over the last several weeks, the Saudis have bailed on a Winter Olympics-style sports festival and sold one of their best soccer teams, all while shifting the strategy of their multibillion-dollar investment fund that bankrolls it all.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund, helmed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, recently delivered a new prospectus outlining its strategy for 2026-30. The strategy focuses on more internal... Read More
Kurdish militant official says Turkey has stalled peace talks, blaming a lack of reforms
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A peace initiative to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has been effectively “frozen” by the Turkish government, a top militant commander said on Thursday.He and another officials with the group accused Ankara of failing to enact legal and political reforms needed to move the process forward, contradicting recent optimistic statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Murat Karayilan, a co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and one of its most senior leaders, said in an interview with the PKK-linked ANF... Read More
Camp Mystic drops summer reopening plan over outrage by families and Texas lawmakers
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Camp Mystic on Thursday halted reopening plans on the Texas river where floodwaters killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors, backing down in the face of outraged families and investigations that accused the all-girls Christian camp of dangerous safety and operational deficiencies.The decision, a striking reversal of the camp owners' determination to reopen, follows weeks of testimony in court hearings and legislative investigations. Those hearings laid bare the camp’s lack of detailed planning for a flood emergency, reliance on poorly trained staff,... Read More
Trump says he's lifting certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after royal visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is removing certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after this week’s White House visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom.“The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!” Trump posted on social media.
Trump said that people had wanted this change, especially with regard to the wooden barrels in which the spirits of Scotch and bourbon can be aged.
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Top Stories
- Trump says he's lifting certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after royal visit
- Camp Mystic drops summer reopening plan over outrage by families and Texas lawmakers
- Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction markets
- Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination. New pick is radiologist Nicole Saphier
- House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown
- Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
- The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years lands in Caracas
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- LIV Golf isn't the only sports property being reconsidered in Saudi reboot of investment strategy
- Apple TV is using Miami race weekend to showcase its 1st year carrying Formula 1
- LIV Golf has a new chairman and seeks new funding without Saudi backing
- Horse racing in Japan is on the rise. A Kentucky Derby winner could be next