As business leaders warn about the risks of a corporate tax hike, the world’s largest asset manager is decidedly unfazed. The resurgent US economy can handle it, BlackRock executive Rick Rieder told CNN Business. The White House is laying the groundwork for lifting the corporate tax rate above its current level of 21% to help
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A new US intelligence report that finds Russia interfered in the 2020 election to help Donald Trump and hurt Joe Biden also underscores a fundamental truth: The gravest threat to US democracy comes from within. The report, released by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, finds that Moscow sought to inject misleading information about Biden
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Republicans at the state level have moved swiftly to either roll back some easy access to voting or put new obstacles in the way of voters following losses in the 2020 presidential and US Senate elections. More than 250 bills to curb or complicate access to polls have been introduced in state legislatures, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is currently ranked number one in the nation for worst cases of COVID-19; however, this is a mistake. Missouri State Profile ReportDownload The latest state profile report showed 85,151 new cases of COVID-19 with a 3,314% increase from the previous week. According to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard there are 484,531 total
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“You ride along here at night going home. And you look out. You look in the windows and you see the lights on and think… What is going on at that kitchen table? What are people thinking about? What are their real worries?” Such thoughts would occupy Senator Joe Biden’s mind on his homeward commute
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in mid-February released guidelines for a safe return to school. The agency emphasized five ways to mitigate risk from coronavirus: requiring masks, physical distancing, handwashing, maintaining clean facilities and contract tracing. Since then, the Biden administration has also prioritized vaccination for teachers and school staff. Teachers in
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The ice sheet that covers the northernmost reaches of our planet has expanded and shrunk over the past 2 million years — but it was thought that Greenland’s bitter cold and miles-deep ice had been a more or less constant feature. However, new evidence has suggested it was once a much warmer and greener place
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Uber is reclassifying its 70,000 drivers in the United Kingdom after the UK Supreme Court upheld a ruling last month that they should be classified as workers and not independent contractors. The company said Tuesday that as “workers” — a classification unique to employment law in the UK that falls short of “employee” — drivers
Continue Reading A PSA from the Irish on this St. Patrick’s Day: It’s Paddy, never Patty. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Spa shootings Eight people were
Continue Reading A Japanese court has ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a landmark decision that could herald a new era for marriage equality in the country. It’s the first time that a court has ruled on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage in Japan, the only Group of Seven (G7) country that has not recognized
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Boone County Fire is asking drivers to look out for low lying areas Wednesday as storms roll into Mid-Missouri.
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US intelligence has assessed that North Korea could be preparing to carry out their first weapons test since President Joe Biden came into office, according to several US officials speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity. The US officials are on alert as the US and South Korea conduct scaled-down, simulated military exercises and US
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St. Patrick’s Day was the first major holiday of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, and we’ve learned sobering lessons since then. Young, healthy people who were infected around St. Patrick’s Day have suffered long-term complications. And infections have been spread by people with no symptoms. But this St. Patrick’s Day, Americans have a new
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President Joe Biden will host Taioseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, the White House says, in yet another traditional head of state visit changed by the pandemic. “St. Patrick’s Day is a particularly special event for President Biden given his Irish heritage, and so
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WEDNESDAY: Showers and storms will move in early and stick around throughout the day. A few could become strong to severe, with large hail the primary threat. Highs will top out in the 50’s despite a stormy afternoon. For the latest timing and details on those storms, head over to the Insider Blog. TONIGHT: The
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Team New Zealand (TNZ) retained the America’s Cup on Wednesday, defeating Italian outfit Luna Rossa 7-3 in the best-of-13 series. It’s the fourth time a New Zealand team has lifted the “Auld Mug,” international sport’s oldest trophy, whilst Italy still waits for its first triumph. In front of thousands of spectators, TNZ simply dominated race
Continue Reading K-pop is one of South Korea’s most popular cultural exports with a growing reach around the world — but it seems that not everyone is fan. Over the weekend, an article published by a North Korean propaganda website accused K-pop record labels of engaging in “slave-like exploitation” of hugely successful bands like BTS and Blackpink.
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Video evidence suggests “it is extremely likely” that the same person was responsible for the three deadly shootings at massage parlors in the metro Atlanta area, police said Tuesday. Eight people were killed and one person was wounded in the attacks. Two of the shootings were at spas across the street from each other in
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When Ariel saw her two young sons isolated in a Hong Kong hospital ward with Covid-19, she broke down. The brothers — age 5 and 1 and both asymptomatic — were wearing vests that were tied to their beds to restrain them. They were covered in dirt and both wearing diapers, even the five-year-old. Ariel
Continue Reading An Indianapolis man has been arrested in a quadruple homicide that followed an alleged argument over a stimulus check, according to a probable cause affidavit. Officers were dispatched after a report of a person shot on Saturday night, according to a news release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Police found a woman who had
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