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Buc-ee’s Buckeye backlash as beaver infringement lawsuit infuriates Mini Mart maniacs in Ohio
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who attended and praised the grand opening of the Dayton-area Buc-ee’s store in April, described the lawsuit as “absurd.”
Taxing all 938 billionaires at 100% wouldn’t stop the $40 trillion national debt, says Elon Musk. Bernie Sanders says tax them 5% and send you a check
Elon Musk argues America’s $40 trillion debt is too big for billionaire taxes to fix, but Bernie Sanders says a 5% tax could at least put $3,000 back in your pocket.
Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast said he’s had to borrow cash and didn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s
Jimmy Donaldson, the world’s most popular YouTuber and founder of $5 billion business Beast Industries, claimed he didn’t “technically” have enough money to buy McDonald’s in the …
The tax escape map: Billionaires are bolting for Florida from the West Coast and taking some $29 billion in tax revenue with them
Driven partly by proposed wealth taxes, some of America’s richest people have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into waterfront Florida real estate.
The PM is promising to fix our everyday annoyances – and I have a list to get him started | Emma Beddington
Andy Burnham hopes we’ll forget the big stuff if he sorts out our minor frustrations and low-level gripes. Pothole politics hasn’t won me over yet, but I know some changes that co…
Crypto’s next billion users might be AI agents, and they’re paying with stablecoins
According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic payments.
Stores are selling Halloween stuff in August. Time has lost all meaning | Dave Schilling
Capitalism and the climate crisis are conspiring to destroy the concept of seasons. I’ll take solace in my pumpkin spiceHappy spooky season, everyone! Get those jack-o’-lanterns o…
‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war
PM Mark Carney says ‘we got attacked’ as tariffs come into force on items from hockey sticks to tongue depressorsDonald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiati…
Meet the 18-year-old junk remover who vibe-coded his own pricing calculator and makes up to $15,000 a month
Carter Grandbois' first job paid $500 for 30 minutes of work. "That was kind of an eye-opener." He's part of a movement of Gen Z blue-collar entrepreneurs.
Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to calm bond markets is a sign of weakness not strength“Look, there’s nothing magic about that $40tn number,” the US Treasury secretary,…
CrossCountry cancels UK services after power cut
Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario".
‘I had no one to bird with who wasn’t 20 years older than me’: Meet the Gen Zers who transformed grandma’s hobby into an analog craze
“Bird watching, I think, used to be sort of a very, very niche thing, and now it is a cool thing,” eBird director Christopher Wood told Fortune. “They put their phone away complet…
The CEO of $1.2 billion learning platform Preply says it all started with his online search for an English tutor
Kirill Bigai, the cofounder and CEO of learning platform Preply, had to take on a consulting gig while getting paid almost nothing building the business.
‘The line’s running half-empty’: Llanwern steelworks feels the heat from cheap steel imports
New quotas to protect UK firms and jobs appear to be having opposite effect in products such as galvanised steelAt Tata Steel’s factory in Llanwern, south Wales, production lines …
OTC Markets CEO: 250 years of market history just collided with a new SEC rule
If the SEC reform is finalized, growth-stage companies relying on discounted, dilutive private placements will gain a public, transparent alternative.
American billionaires are showing off their farmland for elaborate hobbies, but a buying spree among the ultrarich risks pricing farmers out
Mark Zuckerberg and Alexis Ohanian have become amateur yeoman, but other one-percenters may be putting actual farmers at a disadvantage.
Mayors to get new powers over planning decisions under Burnham proposals
Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing fundingAndy Burnham will give mayors new powers to take control of local plann…
‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks
Chris Lehane tells Guardian of need to implement new safety standards as critics say AI firms acting ‘recklessly’A senior leader at OpenAI has said people should prepare to defend…
Women want ‘dads,’ not ‘duds’: A Nobel-winning historian has a theory for falling birthrates, but the economics aren’t so straightforward
"The more that men can credibly signal they will be dependable ' dads' and not disappointing 'duds,' the more investment in women’s education and careers, and the higher will be t…
‘Pretty shambolic’: new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers
Britons report that EES digital entry and exit system has led to frustration, visa mix-ups and long queuesOn top of fears about extreme heat and possible jet fuel shortages, Brito…
First Bus bans under-16s in Stoke-on-Trent travelling alone after 6pm after disorder
Company says decision comes after spate of antisocial behaviour since free travel scheme was introducedFor some, it is a quotidian nuisance that inevitably occurs when you are in …
UK orders reviews of franchising sector after Vodafone allegations
Two studies will be used to shape government policy amid claims about a former franchisee who took his own life Ministers have commissioned a pair of in-depth reports into how fra…
Mark Walter’s sports empire offers a glimpse of the money machine behind private credit—and the plumbing keeping it together
Where did the money come from for Walter to buy the Dodgers, Lakers and Chelsea FC? And what does it have to do with insurance?
Les used a QR code to download a parking app - but it was a scam
Scammers set up a monthly subscription of £60 from Les Howard's account after he downloaded an app.