President Biden unveiled his $6.8 trillion budget proposal on Thursday, signaling an aggressive tax plan for the wealthiest Americans and corporations to fund new social programs for the middle class and the poor. The most iconic aspect of Biden's budget includes the $5 trillion proposed in tax increases to offset new spending, specifically targeting the wealthy and corporations. In his address, the President said, "This is our opportunity to right the wrongs of the past and build a future - to put in place an economy that finally works for everyone."

Biden's budget seeks to reduce budget deficits by nearly $3 trillion over a decade, mostly due to the proposed tax increases. Additionally, the President's budget aims to steady the national debt, currently at its highest in U.S. history at $28 trillion, by controlling the annual deficit. Although Biden's budget is expected to increase

The Golden State Warriors have been making a habit of coming from behind in their recent stretch of five straight victories, the most recent being against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night at Chase Center. Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga topped the scoring with 19 points and a plus-13 rating, while coach Steve Kerr noted the push came as a result of the team's renewed commitment to its winning formula.

Kevon Looney echoed Kerr's sentiment, having seen the team do a better job of cutting down on fouls and leading with defense. "We're taking a step in the right direction," Looney said. Notable contributions from the bench included Kuminga, JaMychal Green, and Jordan Poole, who sealed the game with a breakaway dunk.

The success of the Warriors is all the more impressive with the absence of All-Star point guard De'Aaron Fox due to a hamstring injury.

Stranger Things star Grace Van Dien has revealed that she has been turning down acting projects due to alleged sexual advances from a film producer while filming a movie. During a Twitch stream this week, Van Dien opened up about the experiences she had while working on recent films.

"The fact of the matter is the last few projects I've worked on I didn't have the best experiences with some of the people I had to work for," Van Dien explained. She went on to share that for one of her last films, a producer had her romantic partner ask her to participate in a threesome.

Van Dien, who usually streams herself playing video games on Twitch, said she has turned down four different acting projects in the last two and a half weeks because of the ordeal. “It’s nice to feel calm,” she added. The

Penn State University and the Northwestern Wildcats clashed in a heated battle for the Big Ten conference Wednesday night, and despite a 10 point deficit near the end of the game, the Nittany Lions triumphed in the closing seconds, winning 68-65 in an overtime thriller.

Penn State's Camren Wynter hit a three-point shot with 0.7 seconds left on the clock, barely clinging to the win while Northwestern's Boo Buie had a shot at a buzzer-beater at the other end, nearly banking it in, ending the game in a single breath.

Wynter led the team in scoring with 24 points, while teaming up with Seth Lundy and Evan Mahaffey to provide the necessary 3-point accuracy to secure the win. The Wildcats' Ty Berry was the second leading scorer in the game, with 20 points, followed by Brooks Barnhizer

Early Friday morning, a shooting occurred at a German Kingdom Hall in the city of Hamburg, leaving multiple dead and wounded. Police said several people were killed on the scene and the wounded were taken to hospitals, but exact numbers have yet to be confirmed.

The shooting took place at about 9:15 p.m. local time Thursday, in a three-story building belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses. According to witnesses, at least 25 shots were fired in four distinct bursts. One witness even saw a figure running between the ground floor and the second floor of the building inside.

Upon arrival, police found multiple people dead and wounded on the ground floor. They then heard a gunshot from the upper floor, leading them to a fatally wounded person, possibly a shooter. Thankfully, police did not need to fire their own weapons. At this time, police are still working to verify that no further perpetrators are involved, and are yet to identify a motive

Former President Donald Trump could soon face criminal charges in connection to allegations of hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Manhattan prosecutors have now offered Trump the chance to testify before a grand jury, a sign that an indictment of the former president could be imminent.

District Attorney Alvin Bragg has declined to comment on the upcoming proceedings but the investigation centers around a $130,000 payment made to Daniels from Trump’s personal attorney shortly before the 2016 election. The payment was reportedly part of a non-disclosure agreement regarding an alleged affair between Trump and Daniels.

Bragg has now presented evidence to the grand jury and hopes to make a final decision on whether to indict the former president before other similar cases reach a decision. Donald Trump himself has denied any wrongdoing and responded to speculation of impending charges with a post to social media last month saying that Bragg and the other investigators are “t

The Biden administration is ramping up its sense of urgency about countering China’s superior military presence in the Pacific region. The U.S. Department of Defense is asking Congress to approve $15.3 billion to fund military presence in the Pacific, more than double the amount requested last year. This is part of an overall budget proposal of $1.7 trillion which Biden says will cut $3 trillion from the US’s current deficit.

While the Pentagon's assessment calls for an additional $71.8 billion spread out over the next four years, Biden also included tax hikes in his budget - including a 1% surcharge on corporate stock buybacks, a 20% minimum tax on income and theoretical earnings, and an increase in the top income-tax rate from 37% to 39.6%.

The proposal has small- and middle-income families concerned about

Manchester United’s team responded to the heavy defeat at Anfield with a solid win at home, boosting their lead to four goals against Real Betis. The 4-1 scoreline gives the Red Devils a comfortable advantage as they plan to play the second leg in Seville next week.

Captain Bruno Fernandes was crucial to United’s success and provided the go-ahead goal in the second half and was a constant threat going forward. Marcus Rashford, Antony and Wout Weghorst all added to the score with their own goals, helping United develop a more ruthless edge in attack. The Brazilian, Casemiro, had an impressive comeback on the field after a minor injury. He made 16 successful ball recoveries and four interceptions, aiding United’s ability to break up the attacks of their opponent and ensuring his team was never in too much danger.

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Russia has launched an aggressive wave of revenge military strikes across Ukraine, leaving at least four people dead and numerous buildings destroyed. The missile launch comes as Ukrainian forces battle to rise against a Russian invasion that has lasted over a year in the eastern part of the country. Missile attacks extended from the north of the country in Kharkiv, all the way to the western edge, in cities like Lviv and Zhytomyr, and even reached Odesa in the south.

The US Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, suggested Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be planning to extend the war for years as the destruction of property and infrastructure intensifies. The strikes have placed an already fragile strain on the power grid, with Zaporizhzhya's nuclear power plant experiencing a complete power outage.

Across the affected cities and regions, thousands of emergency workers attended burning cars and buildings as authorities

President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled his $1.7 trillion budget plan with proposed tax hikes and federal spending increases, a plan that would likely hit affluent households the hardest. In the Republican-controlled House, however, the proposed budget faces an uphill battle as members prepare to counter with their own spending plan.

Biden's proposed tax hikes would bump taxes paid by earners over $400,000 to almost 33%, quadruple the 1% surtax on corporate stock buybacks, and raise the top income tax rate from 37% to 39.6%. The Tax Foundation reports that the top 1% already coughs up nearly half of the nation's income taxes in 2020, but make up only 22% of the income — making these hikes all the more steep.

Biden's budget plan also calls for increased spending on child care, paid leave, expanded child tax credits,

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was admitted to the hospital Wednesday night after taking a fall at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington DC. His spokesman, David Popp, confirmed the incident and said, “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment.” The 81-year-old was in DC on Wednesday to secure a victory for Republicans: an overwhelming Senate vote to overturn a new District of Columbia criminal code reducing mandatory minimum sentences for violent offenses.

The lack of clear details on the senator's condition has sparked some concern, particularly since McConnell suffered a shoulder fracture in 2019 after a patio fall. Other members of the Senate have been absent due to illness recently, and Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman's depression treatment has kept him away from voting since March.

The long-time senator and

On Thursday, President Joe Biden released a comprehensive budget plan that called for higher taxes on the wealthy and promised to trim the federal deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. Immediately, Republicans criticized the proposal as misguided. The proposal includes $26 billion increase in Pentagon spending, almost an $800 million increase on border security, and proposals to provide Medicaid-like coverage to low-income residents in the 11 states that have not already expanded Medicaid.

The budget blueprint also proposed to raise taxes on wealthy Americans, something that is likely to be overwhelmingly rejected by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. Biden has also proposed to quadruple the 1% of stock buybacks and bump up the top income-tax rate to 39.6%. This represents a difficult hit for high earners, as well those in the lower-income and middle-class groups, as increased taxes on companies will force them to increase prices

President Biden laid out his 2024 budget proposal in Philadelphia this week, an ambitious 178-page document which included trillions in new taxes on corporations, high-earners, and the wealthy. These would be used to bolster Social Security, reduce the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the decade, and expand spending on various initiatives such as childcare, leave and universal pre-K.

The expected tax hikes include increasing Medicare taxes for earners over $400,000, a quadrupling of the 1% surcharge on corporate stock buybacks from 2021, a 20% minimum tax on income and theoretical earnings that stockholders haven't yet realized (for individuals and families worth $100 million or more), and a raise in the top income-tax rate from 37% to 39.6%.

The controversial proposals have sparked debate, with Democrats proposing additional ways to pay for the plan with Republican opponents largely unsupportive. House

On Thursday, President Biden released his proposed budget for the upcoming year, a document amounting to a messaging exercise in policy priorities. However, the Republican-controlled House is likely to reject the plan - setting in motion a complicated and tense congressional budget process that will test the boundaries of both parties.

The president's spending priorities include investing $1.4 billion in Social Security, instituting a $35 cap on insulin prices, quadrupling the stock buyback tax, and freeing community college tuition. Republicans have already scoffed at these proposals, instead prioritizing their own plan of balancing the budget in 10 years without cuts to Medicare, Social Security, or military spending. Whether they can accomplish such a goal and keep their own members in line remains to be seen.

For this reason, Biden and Senate Democrats are openly challenging House Republicans to put forth their own spending blueprint first - a plan not easily achieved.

California is bracing for the onslaught of yet another atmospheric river inducing widespread flooding concerns. With some areas already having felt the impact of a dozen stormy fronts so far this season, officials are urgently warning residents of dozens of counties to start leaving at-risk areas. The National Weather Service has issued a level 4 of 4 warning in an area stretching from Salinas to San Luis Obispo, with nearly 70,000 people urged to evacuate their homes. Hourly rainfall rates of up to 1 inch per hour are expected in some of the affected areas, while creeks and streams in the Sierra Nevada foothills remain the most vulnerable to flooding and potential avalanches.

The National Water Center has warned of multi-rounds of rainfall bringing with it the potential for significant river and stream overflows, with the worst of the rain likely to persist until the early part of next week

Ukraine has experienced a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes delivered overnight on Thursday, a move that was met with strong condemnation from the government, the UN, and allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the situation as “difficult”, and said the country will hold Russia accountable for its actions.

The strikes hit major cities including Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv and Odesa, causing widespread destruction and at least six civilian deaths in the Lviv region. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, said many homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed and that 40% of the capital's consumers are now without heating. The city also had to temporarily shut down power to Europe's largest nuclear power plant.

Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv city military administration, said on Telegram that the strikes included 81 missiles of various types and Iranian

President Biden unveiled his budget plan Thursday, budgeting $3 trillion in taxes hikes over 10 years in an attempt to reduce the federal deficit. The plan faces an uphill battle in Congress, where the Republican-controlled House has already vowed not to raise taxes. The budget proposal is expected to set the tone for the upcoming fight over the debt ceiling.

The budget blueprint aims to earmark federal dollars for long-term priorities, such as universal preschool, free community college and lower prescription drug prices. In an address delivered from Philadelphia, the President reinforced his commitment to responsible spending. "We see this as a values statement," said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. "And so, he wanted to make sure that it was fiscally responsible."

Experts recognize that, even if the plan passes, it still may not be enough. Bob Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, said that the Congressional

On Tuesday, Russian mercenary forces fighting for the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine reported that they had taken full control of the eastern section of the city, though no evidence has been offered to support the claim. The Ukrainian administration, meanwhile, accused Russian troops of almost encircling the city in their ongoing attempts to reclaim it. As the situation in Ukraine continues to remain tense, new information has come to light regarding the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines last September.

The New York Times reported that, according to U.S. intelligence officers, a pro-Ukrainian group was likely behind the sabotage, though there was no evidence of the Kyiv government being involved. Questioning the reports, the Kremlin has requested an open investigation and called it an attempt to "divert attention". While the U.S. administration has noted that an investigation is still ongoing, Ukrainian President

On Tuesday night, WWE wrestler Liv Morgan made an appearance at Madison Square Garden in New York to promote the upcoming Road to WrestleMania SuperShow. An awkward interaction with WWE Senior Vice President of Live Events Justin Scalise was caught on camera and has gone viral. As the Charlotte Hornets surpassed the Knicks by 112-105, the camera caught Morgan giving Scalise an uninterested look. It quickly spread across social media, leading to a plethora of memes and jokes.

Netizens laughed as they related to her reaction, already all too familiar with the overwhelming experience of "mansplaining." Some imagined Scalise was talking about the movie Everything Everywhere all at once, the multiverse playing a big role, and compared Morgan's response to other iconic, similarly uncomfortable situations. On top of all that, the moment had particular poignancy as it happened to occur during Women's History Month.

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On the eve of England’s six-match tour, Bangladesh is more than just a “warm-up” as the Asian nation has transformed from haunted memories of Liberation War, to challenging some of cricket’s elite. England’s last tour to Bangladesh in 2016 ended in defeat, Eoin Morgan’s side unable to secure the 50-over series, a streak dating back to 2005 in similar conditions in India.

Since then, Bangladesh have won 12 of their past 13 ODI series at home, their impressive win against number one ranked India in December 2020 their only suffered defeat. The series against England - consisting of three ODIs followed by three T20s - marks the nation’s last overseas tour before they defend their 50-over World Cup title on the Indian subcontinent.

With Captain Jos Buttler stating that “this is exactly the

President Joe Biden released his budget plan on Thursday, including multiple proposed tax hikes that failed to pass with a Democratic Congress in prior years. The proposal includes plans to expand Medicare taxes on earners over $400,000, a quadrupling of the 1% surcharge on corporate stock buybacks, and a new 20% minimum tax on income and theoretical financial earnings of those worth over $100 million. His proposal immediately drew criticism from both Republicans and Democrats, as the Biden administration attempts to push a progressive agenda but desperately ignores the obvious issue of runaway national debt.

Along with Biden's aggressive tax hike plans, he has also publicly opposed any real spending cuts, despite Republicans insisting cuts are a necessary measure to combat a spiraling debt that is currently projected to nearly double the nation's GDP by end of 2024. However, Biden merely requests that Republicans lift the debt ceiling with no questions asked, showing he is

Good news for those of us with a less-than-green thumb: some of the best houseplants are actually the easiest to take care of! Late winter is the perfect time to give your houseplants some much needed TLC, as most plants have already entered an active growth period with the increased day length. Five easy tasks you can do to keep your houseplants in tip-top shape include increasing watering frequency, aerating soil, regular fertilizing, relocating, and repotting.

Tillandsia, commonly known as the air plant, is an especially great option for those of us who are more forgetful. Without the need for any water or soil, all that’s required is regular nutrients from the air. For added colour and life in minimal spaces, the expert from Plants123 recommends cacti and orchids for the low maintenance gardener.

On Mar 8, 2023, four American citizens traveling to Matamoros, Mexico for a medical procedure were abducted at gunpoint by a cartel. Two of the group were sadly killed, and the other two were shockingly only rescued after South Carolina friend Cheryl Orange made a phone call to the Brownsville Police Department from a Motel 6. Immediately, the FBI was notified and began an investigation across the US Mexico border.

Unfortunately, this type of violence is all too commonplace in border towns. The kidnapping serves as a wake-up call that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s “Hugs not Bullets” policy has failed. Around 20% of Mexico is effectively under cartel control, according to the CIA, and over 360,000 homicides in the past 17 years. Despite criticism, previous security cooperation between the US and Mexico had some successes but was abruptly stopped by Lopez O

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 – The World Baseball Classic is about to reach it's ultimate conclusion when Team USA takes on Japan in what promises to be a thrilling championship game.

Both teams have put up impressive performances throughout the tournament, making for a thrilling climax. Aside from the championship, fans will also have the opportunity to watch the powerful Shohei Otani take on his LA Angels teammate Mike Trout.

Team USA easily dispatched Cuba in the semifinal, while Japan had to come from behind in the 9th inning to beat Mexico with a walk-off double. The US team has an impressive roster of major league players, with Merrill Kelly expected to start on the mound.

The thrilling championship game will be streamed live on the FOX Sports app and FOXsports.com. For those without access, the game will also be broadcast on FS1. Fans can also follow the score and highlights of the game

Paul George is now the 15th player in NBA history to make over 1,000 three-pointers. The Los Angeles Clippers' star surpassed Dirk Nowitzki (1,982) during Friday night's 176-175 double-overtime loss against the Sacramento Kings.

After making his first 3-pointer of the game with an assist from Mason Plumlee, George never looked back. The eight-time NBA All-Star finished the match with 34 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists while going 5-of-8 from beyond the arc.

That stat line, combined with his already impressive season-averages of 23.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.5 steals, has created a real buzz around him. With one more 3-pointer, George will surpass Jason Kidd's 1,988 and move up