The US added more than 1,000 new millionaires per day last year, with surging stocks driving the wealth increase, according to a new report from UBS.
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First-quarter deceleration marks end to record-breaking gains that allowed Canada’s population growth to rival that of many African nations during years following pandemic
If you thought that my May 23 report, confirming the leak of login data totaling an astonishing 184 million compromised credentials, was frightening, I hope you are sitting down now. Researchers have just confirmed what is also certainly the largest data breach ever, with an almost incredulous 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, exposed. As
Topline The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's law restricting gender-affirming medical treatments for minors, dealing a blow Wednesday to transgender rights that could have consequences nationwide, as more than two dozen states have imposed similar laws. Key Facts The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along party lines to uphold a federal appeals court ruling that backed Tennessee’s
Concerned citizens have turned to an app once used largely for lost deliveries to make public service announcements about ICE raids in their communities. Neighbors, an app originally designed for Ring doorbell users, is typically used by people looking for lost pets or missing packages. But last week, horrified by ICE raids in and around
Topline Support for LGBTQ+ callers to the national suicide prevention hotline will end next month, the Trump administration confirmed Wednesday, ending a counseling service first introduced in legislation during President Donald Trump’s first term. Key Facts The Trevor Project, a nonprofit that provided support to LGBTQ+ callers in a partnership with the Substance Abuse and
Topline A growing coalition of Republicans are speaking out against U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, indicating they could break with President Donald Trump if he decides to strike Iran. Key Facts The issue has divided his Republican allies, with war hawks such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a close confidant to Trump on military
Topline The Trump-backed budget and spending package making its way through Congress will increase the federal deficit by $2.8 trillion by 2034, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a report released on Tuesday—about $400 billion higher than its previous estimate. Key Facts The “Big Beautiful Bill,” a megabill extending tax cuts passed during President
Topline A federal judge has ordered the State Department to revert to the policy in place before President Trump retook office, allowing U.S. citizens to self-select a gender designation that includes “X”—instead of either male or female—on their passport applications. Key Facts On Tuesday, a federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration from limiting
America is headed down a food insecure path. Amid last week’s immigration raids targeting farms and food processors across the country, President Donald Trump expressed concern over carrying out those raids on farms, food processors, meatpackers, restaurants and hotels. That prompted official guidance from the Department of Homeland Security that advised agents to “hold on