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The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed a broad package of tax cuts for the second time in three months. Gov. Laura Kelly described the tax plan Wednesday as too expensive despite the bipartisan support it enjoyed in the Republican-controlled Legislature. The cuts in income, sales and property taxes would be worth $1.5 billion over the next three years. It would move Kansas from three personal income tax rates to two rates and drop the top rate from 5.7% to 5.55%. Republicans argued that the... Читать дальше...

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta says its first-quarter profit more than doubled, boosted by higher advertising revenue and a 6% increase on the average price of ads on its platforms. But its shares dropped sharply in after-hours trading following lukewarm revenue guidance. Meta Platforms Inc. earned $12.37 billion, or $4.71 per share, in the January-March period. That’s up from $5.71 billion, or $2.20 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose 27% to $36.46 billion from $28.65 billion. According to FactSet... Читать дальше...

Jill Biden has used the launch of the Wounded Warrior Project’s annual Soldier Ride from the White House lawn, a multiday bike ride, to stress the importance of supporting service members. The first lady sounded a red horn to start the ride on Wednesday and also used the occasion to talk up her husband's record in advocating the military as he runs for reelection. The Wounded Warrior Project's annual Soldier Ride was started in 2004 to help raise awareness for injured veterans. The tradition of the... Читать дальше...

PLANO, Texas (AP) — PLANO, Texas (AP) — Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $54.2 million.

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (ETD) on Wednesday reported profit of $13 million in its fiscal third quarter.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $301 million.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs Inc. (CHDN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $80.4 million.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Northrim BanCorp Inc. (NRIM) on Wednesday reported net income of $8.2 million in its first quarter.

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — United Rentals Inc. (URI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $542 million.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $84.8 million.

A former Connecticut city alderman has been sentenced to 10 days behind bars for joining a mob’s assault on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, court records show. Chief Judge James Boasberg also ordered Gene DiGiovanni Jr. to perform 50 hours of community service for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. DiGiovanni, of Derby, Connecticut, attended then-President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House before marching to the Capitol and entering the building through the Upper West Terrace door. Читать дальше...

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. (WH) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $16 million.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $261.8 million.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) on Wednesday reported a loss of $41 million in its first quarter.

CHICAGO (AP) — The “rat hole” is gone.

A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole" was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged and needed to be replaced, officials said.

The imprint has been a quirk of a residential block in Chicago’s North side neighborhood of Roscoe Village for years, but it found fresh fame in January after a Chicago comedian shared a photo on the social media platform X. Читать дальше...

A form Pennsylvania voters must complete on the outside of the envelopes used to return mail-in ballots has been redesigned, but that didn't prevent some voters from failing to complete it accurately for this week’s primary. Some votes from this week's primary election won't count as a result. Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt says his agency will be following the county-by-county vote tabulation to see how many ballots get thrown out for envelopes that lack accurate, handwritten dates.... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok.

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The original restaurant was destroyed in a fire in late 2023.

A company started by a Texas billionaire oilman has announced a deal with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to rehabilitate five aging oil fields. Wednesday's announcement comes days after the Biden administration put a brake on sanctions relief for Venezuela amid concerns about the fairness of its upcoming presidential election. As part of the deal, LNG Energy Group was awarded contracts by state-run PDVSA to take over production and develop two oil fields in eastern Venezuela that currently produce about 3,000 barrels of crude per day. Читать дальше...

A state investigator in Michigan says he considers former President Donald Trump and some key allies to be uncharged co-conspirators in a scheme to claim that he had won Michigan in the 2020 election. Trump and Mark Meadows were among the names that came up during the cross-examination of investigator Howard Shock. Shock's work led to charges of forgery against more than a dozen people. A judge is holding hearings in the case. In Michigan, authorities say more than a dozen Republicans sent certificates... Читать дальше...

An Arkansas panel has prohibited election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signatures. The state Board of Election Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the emergency rule that says voters will have to register by signing their name with a pen. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the board's director says the change is needed to create uniformity across the state. The move comes after a nonprofit group headed by a former Democratic lawmaker... Читать дальше...

An unnamed person carried the skull into a North Bay sheriff's office.

"Theres just no way I can bounce back in time to give 100%," Cudi wrote.

About one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income. That according to findings in an AARP survey that was released Wednesday. About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings. The research shows how a graying America is worrying more and more about how to make ends meet even as economists and policymakers say the U.S. economy has all but achieved a soft landing after two years of record inflation. The findings matter... Читать дальше...