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Trump in his New York hush money trial was delayed Friday until after November's election, a win for the Republican as he battles Democrat Kamala Harris in the knife-edge White House race. The former US president had been scheduled to be sentenced on September 18 for falsifying business records in a scheme to silence a porn star's politically damaging story. But Judge Juan Merchan postponed it to November 26 — three weeks past the November 5 election, as requested by Trump's lawyers.

capital gains. This will only be applicable to individuals whose net worth is above $100 million, meaning that the state will tax rich individuals if the value of their assets increase, even if they don't sell anything.

LL Flooring, the hardwood flooring retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest yet again and not allowed to address the Friday congregation at Jama Masjid in downtown Srinagar. He termed the move «disconcerting and negative» and said he feared that he would be detained till the end of the assembly elections starting September 18. He also alleged that in the runup to polls, youngsters are being harassed and summoned to local police stations for surety bonds. «If our collective aim is peace and normalcy then resolution of the conflict is the way forward. Political engagement with the aspirations and sentiments of the people of J&K is the way forward, not apathy and force. Use of force, in fact, undermines it,» Mirwaiz said.

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday alleged that leaders in New Delhi 'hate' him, want to 'silence' him and 'keep conspiring' against him, as he represents the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. «This is a strange election. I knew that leaders in Delhi never liked me. But now I have realised that they hate me and they want to silence me,» said Abdullah, while addressing an election rally here. Abdullah, while referring to his loss in the Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla against jailed Awami Ittehad Party leader Engineer Rashid, said, «A candidate who was behind bars (Engineer Rashid) filed the nomination against me. He recorded an audio clip and circulated it among the electorate… I thought maybe it was my bad luck. I did not see any conspiracy in it. But for the last 2 to 3 days, it seems like a conspiracy to me… daal main kuch kala hai… I don't understand in this situation how those behind bars file nominations only against me.»

Barack Obama, announced he was voting for Trump. This sibling rivalry still exists. Abon'go Malik Obama, the half-brother of the late President Barack Obama, stole the show on Wednesday when he declared he would be voting for Donald Trump in November. Malik Obama wrote on X that he is a registered Republican and he is voting for President Donald Trump. In the last two elections, the relative of the 44th president supported Trump, 78, over former Obama administration officials. It has been reported that Barack Obama assisted in propelling the Californian to the top of the Democratic ticket for 2024, where she would face outgoing President Biden. Malik Obama expressed his admiration for Trump's ability to speak from the heart in a 2016 exclusive interview with The Post. Also Read: Can Kamala Harris be the first Democratic leader to score the first double win in the Southern swing states since Jimmy Carter?

Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico

Elon Musk will join the US government if Donald Trump comes to power. This has been revealed by none other than Donald Trump himself. Trump made this declaration during a speech to the Economic Club of New York, a group of executives and industry leaders. Trump said that, if elected President of the United States, he will establish a government efficiency commission, an initiative suggested by billionaire Elon Musk, who will serve as its chief, according to a report. Trump said that he plans to slash regulations, boosting energy production, adopting cryptocurrencies, and significantly cutting government spending and corporate taxes for U.S.-based production companies.

Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago

Amit Shah released on Friday the BJP's manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, and asserted that Article 370 has become «history» and will never make a comeback in the Union territory. Addressing a press conference here, the senior BJP leader said the last 10-year period will be written in golden letters in the history of the country and J&K, and urged people to vote his party to power to continue good governance. Shah reached Jammu earlier in the day on a two-day visit to kickstart the BJP's campaign for the assembly polls scheduled to be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1. «I have gone through the National Conference agenda. I want to make it clear to the whole country that Article 370 has become history and will never make a comeback,» the Union home minister said in his speech before releasing the BJP manifesto.

: Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat join the Congress in the presence of party general secretary KC Venugopal, party leader Pawan Khera, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan and AICC in-charge of Haryana, Deepak Babaria.Earlier, media reports had stated that Phogat is likely to contest from Julana seat, while Bajrang Punia is likely to contest from the Badli seat as Congress candidates. Badli is a Congress seat while Julana is currently held by Jannayak Janta Party's Amarjeet Dhanda.Live updates: Haryana BJP leader Anil Vij took a dig at Vinesh Phogat over joining Congress, saying what objection could they have if she wanted to become "Congress ki beti" from "desh ki beti"."...

Amit Shah released on Friday the BJP's manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, and asserted that Article 370 has become «history» and will never make a comeback in the Union territory. Addressing a press conference here, the senior BJP leader said the last 10-year period will be written in golden letters in the history of the country and J&K, and urged people to vote his party to power to continue good governance. Read More: BJP unveils Jammu and Kashmir election manifesto: Key highlights Shah reached Jammu earlier in the day on a two-day visit to kickstart the BJP's campaign for the assembly polls scheduled to be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1.

Vinesh Phogat on Friday asserted that she was ready for the rigours of politics after she joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in the presence of the party's General Secretary K C Venugopal, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan and AICC in-charge of Haryana, Deepak Babaria. «I thank Congress party...Kehte hain na ki bure time mein pata lagta hai ki apna kaun hai [You know how they say we find out who is on our side when we are in trouble]...When we were being dragged on the road, all parties except BJP were with us. I feel proud that I have joined a party which stands with women and is ready to fight from 'sadak to sansad'...,» she said. Phogat joined the Congress alongside fellow wrestler Bajrang Punia ahead of the Assembly elections in the state of Haryana, scheduled to take place on October 5. Votes are set to be counted on October 8.

Kerala government on Friday announced disbursement of a two-month pension for over 60 lakh beneficiaries as an Onam gift. State Finance Minister K N Balagopal said that Rs 1,700 crore had been allocated for the purpose. «Around 62 lakh people will receive Rs 3,200 each for Onam. This is in addition to the one month's pension that is currently being given,» he said in a statement.

Bajrang Punia on Friday joined the Congress party ahead of Haryana Assembly elections. «I will always be with the congress. I will fight for women, farmers and athletes. BJP does not support them,» said Punia upon joining the party. He said that the Congress was the only party who stood by the wrestlers during the protests in December 2023. He said that the BJP IT cell had alleged that the wrestler's objective was political, but added that it was not the case. «We sent BJP a letter to stand by is, but they did not come. We sent a letter to all the women leaders of BJP but we got no support. Congress came forward without even us asking for their help,» said Punia.

President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order for federal grants that would prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs

The government's collections follow close on the heels of incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris proposing to raise the capital gains tax rate for those earning $1 million or more to 28%, instead of the 39.6% rate proposed by President Joe Biden in his fiscal 2025 budget. Harris has, however, also talked of a pushing for a $50,000 tax deduction for new small businesses, 10 times the current tax break.

«There is nothing which signals a slowdown. All leading indicators just say that it is just back to getting normal. The other point Federal Reserve has to keep in mind is, what is the runway they have? Look, they started from zero percent and which was anyway a very abnormal emergency measure,» says Anurag Singh, Managing Partner, Ansid Capital. At Jackson Hole, we heard the Fed chair, Jerome Powell, saying that the time has come for policy to adjust. The direction of travel is clear, he said, and the timing and pace of rate cuts is going to depend on incoming data. The evolving outlook, the balance of risks and he also said that it seems unlikely that the labour market is going to be a source of elevated inflationary pressures any time soon. We do not seek, he says, or welcome further cooling in the labour market conditions. But looking at the labour data now with some pockets in the market supporting this 25 basis point rate cut in September, November, and December, what is your sense of the size and pace of rate cuts that the Fed will go with? Anurag Singh: First of all, there is no panic in the economy anyways. So, there is no point, markets can behave and do what they do. But the economy overall is just getting back to normal. I mean, you see all the unemployment rate, quits rate, hiring rate, ratio of unemployed to jobs those kind of numbers are just about getting back to where they were in 2019 or 2020, just before the pandemic started.

US Presidential Election 2024: Presidential debates have a history of creating defining moments, both triumphant and disastrous, for candidates. These unscripted live television events can highlight a candidate's relatability or expose their lack of preparedness, with past debates featuring instances that swayed entire election campaigns. Will the upcoming debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia on Tuesday follow this trend? «Being live television events, without a script, without any way of knowing how they are going to evolve — anything can happen,» said Alan Schroeder, author of «Presidential Debates: 50 years of High-Risk TV.» One of the most recent impactful moments came from the June debate in Atlanta between President Joe Biden and Trump, which might go down as one of the most consequential political face-offs in history. Biden, at 81 years old, began the debate with a series of stumbles, including misstating figures and seeming to lose his train of thought during his response on handling COVID-19.

Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future course of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022, which provoked mass protests and forced the former pre...