The Rich Are Different From You and Me. They Pay Less in Taxes.
Very rich Americans play by different rules than the merely well-off and the working poor. Joe Biden’s tax plan wouldn’t do much to change that.
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CBCPolice identify man who plunged to his death from balcony
Toronto police have identified a man who plunged to his death from an eighth-floor balcony downtown late Wednesday in the city's latest homicide.Ryan Williams, 38, of Toronto, fell from a balcony just before midnight at a highrise in the area of Church and Shuter streets, police said in a news release on Thursday.Paramedics say they transported a man to a trauma centre. He was pronounced dead in hospital, according to police.Williams is the city's 24th homicide victim of the year.Police have sai
- People
O.J. Simpson's Cause of Death Revealed
O.J. Simpson died at the age of 76 in his Las Vegas, Nev., home on April 10, his family announced
- CNN
Secret Service says agent on Harris’ detail was removed from assignment after distressing behavior
A Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris’ detail was removed from their assignment after displaying behavior that colleagues found “distressing,” the agency said.
- Cosmo
Sabrina Carpenter looks practically naked in completely see-through lace mini dress
Sabrina Carpenter went braless wearing the Mirror Palais Anemone Dress in butter featuring illusion tulle adorned with lace appliqués along the neckline and hem
- The Daily Beast
Prosecutors Reveal Who’s Paying the Lawyers for Trump’s Longtime Assistant
Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesWhen Manhattan District Attorney prosecutors called their second witness in Donald Trump’s criminal case on Friday, they wanted the jury to note who is paying for the lawyers for this prosecution witness: Trump.Rhona Graff, who served as Donald Trump’s executive assistant and so-called gatekeeper for 34 years, was called by prosecutors on Friday to testify in her former boss’ criminal hush-money trial. And almost immediately, Assistant District Attorney S
- HuffPost
Jamie Raskin Suggests Fitting New Home For 'Partisan' Supreme Court In Blistering Take
The House Democrat named the "most astonishing" thing he heard from one justice after the court heard arguments on Donald Trump's immunity claim.
- Yahoo News UK
Pensioner who worked at Clarks for 68 years given boot with two days' notice
Jill Cornick, 82, is out of work for the first time in her life after being told the Clarks shop she worked in since 1956 in Dorset was closing.
- Cosmo
Kylie Jenner just revived the naked brow trend and she looks like a woodland fairy
Kylie Jenner shares Instagram selfies of her new bleached eyebrow look for 2024. She looks so different, with the ash-blonde look.
- People
King Charles' New Portrait Has a Close Connection to Kate Middleton and Prince William's Kids
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis may have inspired their grandfather's latest photo choice to mark the first anniversary of his coronation
- Reuters
Trump's three US Supreme Court appointees thrash out immunity claim
When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts. Those three - Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch - posed questions from various angles as the nation's top judicial body heard arguments on Thursday in a case that provides a vital test of the power of the presidency. A key question, Gorsuch said, is "how to segregate private from official conduct that may or may not enjoy some immunity."
- CNN Business
Right-wing media ruptures over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s threat to oust Mike Johnson
As Greene threatens to oust House Speaker Johnson over his support for Ukraine aid, a rift has ruptured in the MAGA Media landscape.
- HuffPost
Harvard Law Professor Offers Scathing Summary Of SCOTUS-Trump Arguments
Laurence Tribe pulled no punches over what he described as a “shameful performance by the court.”
- HuffPost
Ex-Trump Lawyer Spots Donald Trump’s ‘Big Mistake’ That Will ‘Make His Campaign Cringe’
“That just brings back all those bad memories about that issue," Jim Schultz told CNN's Jake Tapper.
- Yahoo Canada Style
'I would look pregnant': When is bloating the sign of something more serious? An expert weighs in
“I told myself I’m sure everyone bloats like this and I guess I’ll just live with it,” Jessica Hickmott said.
- The Canadian Press
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York's top court
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial against the ex-movie mogul. The court found the trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against Weinstein based on allegations that weren’t part of the case. Weinstein, 72, will remain in prison because he was convicted in Los Angel
- The Daily Beast
Cop Slammed Emory Professor’s Head Into Concrete, Then Charged Her With Battery
ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty ImagesAn economics professor at Emory University whose needlessly violent arrest was captured by a news crew on Thursday at the school’s pro-Palestine protest, is now facing charges for battery against a police officer.In a disturbing video captured by CNN, Professor Caroline Fohlin approached several police officers as they wrestled one protester to the ground, forcefully shoving their head into the concrete sidewalk. “Oh my God, what are you doing?” Fohlin asked,
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Model Gisele Bündchen, ex-wife of Tom Brady, breaks down during traffic stop
Model Gisele Bündchen, the ex-wife of former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, tells a police officer she is being stalked by paparazzi during a traffic stop in Surfside, Florida, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
- HuffPost
Trump Attorney Alina Habba Makes Blunt Admission About Trial, But It’s No Surprise
The former president's lawyer made a gloomy prediction.
- USA TODAY
A longtime 'Simpsons' character was killed off. Fans aren't taking it very well
"The Simpsons" has killed off a long-time character who was a regular at Moe's Tavern. Fans are mourning the loss online.
- InStyle
Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie Feel Disappointed by King Charles Royal Title "Snub"
The "chosen ones" are reportedly sad they didn't get new roles after Prince William and Kate Middleton's latest appointments.