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This story was originally published by CalMatters. A series of immigration raids across California in 2025 had one thing in common: Most of the federal agents detaining people wore masks over their faces. This month, the state of California and its largest county will ban law enforcement officers from covering their faces, with a few […]
This story was originally published by CalMatters. A series of immigration raids across California in 2025 had one thing in common: Most of the federal agents detaining people wore masks over their faces. This month, the state of California and its largest county will ban law enforcement officers from covering their faces, with a few […]
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Президент Ірану Масуд Пезешкіан закликав громадян проявити солідарність замість того, щоб приєднуватися до протестів. Він також пообіцяв, що уряд ухвалить «нові рішення», які покращать економічну ситуацію
Президент Ірану Масуд Пезешкіан закликав громадян проявити солідарність замість того, щоб приєднуватися до протестів. Він також пообіцяв, що уряд ухвалить «нові рішення», які покращать економічну ситуацію
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In 2025, we reported on war and displacement, culture and climate, power and pushback. Our journalists followed conflicts, questioned politics, unpacked new technologies and listened to people living through change. Some stories were hard reads. Others offered hope, humour or human grit. These are our top picks from the year – stories that reflect what we try to do at RFI English: explain the world, and stay close to the people living through it. Thank you for staying with us along the journey.
In 2025, we reported on war and displacement, culture and climate, power and pushback. Our journalists followed conflicts, questioned politics, unpacked new technologies and listened to people living through change. Some stories were hard reads. Others offered hope, humour or human grit. These are our top picks from the year – stories that reflect what we try to do at RFI English: explain the world, and stay close to the people living through it. Thank you for staying with us along the journey.
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For decades, Russia’s “wild 1990s” have been remembered for economic hardship, libertarian freedoms, and rampant crime. Historian Joseph Kellner suggests another defining feature of the era: profound spiritual disorientation. In his book, The Spirit of Socialism: Culture and Belief at the Soviet Collapse, Kellner tells the cultural story of the “end of history” and argues that the USSR’s disintegration was the final blow to a centuries-old European idea of progress. He also describes what emerged from the ruins as a “seeking phenomenon” — an explosion of mystics, astrologers, and fringe sects in Russia in the early 1990s. For Meduza, journalist and author of the Playing Civilization research project Georgy Birger spoke with Joseph Kellner about what drove post-Soviet Russians toward radical new worldviews, how this spiritual crisis paved the way for Putinism, and why the West — now facing its own crises of meaning and truth — might be walking a similar path.
For decades, Russia’s “wild 1990s” have been remembered for economic hardship, libertarian freedoms, and rampant crime. Historian Joseph Kellner suggests another defining feature of the era: profound spiritual disorientation. In his book, The Spirit of Socialism: Culture and Belief at the Soviet Collapse, Kellner tells the cultural story of the “end of history” and argues that the USSR’s disintegration was the final blow to a centuries-old European idea of progress. He also describes what emerged from the ruins as a “seeking phenomenon” — an explosion of mystics, astrologers, and fringe sects in Russia in the early 1990s. For Meduza, journalist and author of the Playing Civilization research project Georgy Birger spoke with Joseph Kellner about what drove post-Soviet Russians toward radical new worldviews, how this spiritual crisis paved the way for Putinism, and why the West — now facing its own crises of meaning and truth — might be walking a similar path.
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von Monika Schiefer Aachen – Die Bekämpfung ausbeuterischer Kinderarbeit steht im Fokus der 68. Aktion Dreikönigssingen 2026 unter dem Motto „Schule statt Fabrik – Sternsingen gegen Kinderarbeit“. Die Aktion bringt den Sternsingerinnen und Sternsingern das Thema Kinderarbeit näher und zeigt, wie wichtig die Kinderrechte auf Schutz und Bildung sind. Kinderarbeit ist international verboten, die Zahl arbeitender Kinder war zuletzt rückläufig. Doch immer noch müssen 138 Millionen Kinder weltweit arbeiten, 54 Millionen von ihnen unter besonders gefährlichen, gesundheitsschädlichen und ausbeuterischen Bedingungen. Partnerorganisationen der Sternsinger setzen sich in vielen Ländern dafür ein, Kinder aus Arbeit zu befreien und ihnen den Schulbesuch zu ermöglichen. Sie sensibilisieren vor Ort Eltern, Gemeinden, Unternehmen und Behörden für Kinderrechte, insbesondere für die Rechte auf Schutz und Bildung. Nur wenn diese Rechte umgesetzt werden, lässt sich der Teufelskreis von Armut, Kinderarbeit und fehlenden Aufstiegschancen durchbrechen. „Kinderarbeit ist aber kein Schicksal, sondern die Folge politischer und wirtschaftlicher Entscheidungen“, so Pfarrer Dirk Bingener, Präsident des Kindermissionswerks ‚Die Sternsinger‘, in einem Statement zum internationalen Tag der Kinderrechte, „Ich appelliere daher an die politisch Verantwortlichen in Deutschland, in Europa und auf der ganzen Welt: Sorgen Sie dafür, dass die Rechte von Kindern überall auf der Welt gewahrt werden.… Setzen Sie sich wie die Sternsinger dafür ein, dass Kinder zur Schule gehen können und nicht als billige Arbeitskräfte missbraucht werden“. Festlich gekleidet und mit einem Stern vorneweg sind jedes Jahr rund um den 6. Januar bundesweit etwa 300.000 Sternsinger unterwegs. In 7.622 katholischen Pfarrgemeinden bringen sie als Heilige Drei Könige mit dem Kreidezeichen „C+B+M“ den Segen „Christus mansionem benedictat- Christus segne dieses Haus“ zu den Menschen und sammeln für Not leidende Gleichaltrige in aller Welt. Seit dem Start 1959 werden mit den Mitteln aus der Solidaritätsaktion des Kindermissionswerks von Kindern für Kinder Projekte in den Bereichen Bildung, Ernährung, Gesundheit, Kinderschutz, Nothilfe, pastorale Aufgaben und soziale Integration unterstützt. Bundesweite Träger sind das Kindermissionswerk ‚Die Sternsinger‘ und der Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend . In diesem Jahr feiert das Sternsingen ein besonderes Jubiläum: Vor zehn Jahren, am 4. Dezember 2015, wurde das Sternsingen in das bundesweite Verzeichnis des immateriellen Kulturerbes aufgenommen . „Die Sternsingeraktion ist nach wie vor eine Aktion, die Kinder begeistert. Hier können sie sich selbst für eine bessere Welt einsetzen. Sie bringen den Segen und werden zu einem Segen für andere Kinder“, sagt Pfarrer Bingener. Eine Delegation von Weihnachtsliedersängern aus dem Bistum Münster nahm am Donnerstag, dem 1. Januar, an der Neujahrsmesse mit Papst Leo XIV. im Petersdom teil. Neunzehn weitere Weihnachtsliedersänger aus Österreich, der Schweiz, Italien, der Slowakei und Ungarn waren am Neujahrstag im Vatikan anwesend.
von Monika Schiefer Aachen – Die Bekämpfung ausbeuterischer Kinderarbeit steht im Fokus der 68. Aktion Dreikönigssingen 2026 unter dem Motto „Schule statt Fabrik – Sternsingen gegen Kinderarbeit“. Die Aktion bringt den Sternsingerinnen und Sternsingern das Thema Kinderarbeit näher und zeigt, wie wichtig die Kinderrechte auf Schutz und Bildung sind. Kinderarbeit ist international verboten, die Zahl arbeitender Kinder war zuletzt rückläufig. Doch immer noch müssen 138 Millionen Kinder weltweit arbeiten, 54 Millionen von ihnen unter besonders gefährlichen, gesundheitsschädlichen und ausbeuterischen Bedingungen. Partnerorganisationen der Sternsinger setzen sich in vielen Ländern dafür ein, Kinder aus Arbeit zu befreien und ihnen den Schulbesuch zu ermöglichen. Sie sensibilisieren vor Ort Eltern, Gemeinden, Unternehmen und Behörden für Kinderrechte, insbesondere für die Rechte auf Schutz und Bildung. Nur wenn diese Rechte umgesetzt werden, lässt sich der Teufelskreis von Armut, Kinderarbeit und fehlenden Aufstiegschancen durchbrechen. „Kinderarbeit ist aber kein Schicksal, sondern die Folge politischer und wirtschaftlicher Entscheidungen“, so Pfarrer Dirk Bingener, Präsident des Kindermissionswerks ‚Die Sternsinger‘, in einem Statement zum internationalen Tag der Kinderrechte, „Ich appelliere daher an die politisch Verantwortlichen in Deutschland, in Europa und auf der ganzen Welt: Sorgen Sie dafür, dass die Rechte von Kindern überall auf der Welt gewahrt werden.… Setzen Sie sich wie die Sternsinger dafür ein, dass Kinder zur Schule gehen können und nicht als billige Arbeitskräfte missbraucht werden“. Festlich gekleidet und mit einem Stern vorneweg sind jedes Jahr rund um den 6. Januar bundesweit etwa 300.000 Sternsinger unterwegs. In 7.622 katholischen Pfarrgemeinden bringen sie als Heilige Drei Könige mit dem Kreidezeichen „C+B+M“ den Segen „Christus mansionem benedictat- Christus segne dieses Haus“ zu den Menschen und sammeln für Not leidende Gleichaltrige in aller Welt. Seit dem Start 1959 werden mit den Mitteln aus der Solidaritätsaktion des Kindermissionswerks von Kindern für Kinder Projekte in den Bereichen Bildung, Ernährung, Gesundheit, Kinderschutz, Nothilfe, pastorale Aufgaben und soziale Integration unterstützt. Bundesweite Träger sind das Kindermissionswerk ‚Die Sternsinger‘ und der Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend . In diesem Jahr feiert das Sternsingen ein besonderes Jubiläum: Vor zehn Jahren, am 4. Dezember 2015, wurde das Sternsingen in das bundesweite Verzeichnis des immateriellen Kulturerbes aufgenommen . „Die Sternsingeraktion ist nach wie vor eine Aktion, die Kinder begeistert. Hier können sie sich selbst für eine bessere Welt einsetzen. Sie bringen den Segen und werden zu einem Segen für andere Kinder“, sagt Pfarrer Bingener. Eine Delegation von Weihnachtsliedersängern aus dem Bistum Münster nahm am Donnerstag, dem 1. Januar, an der Neujahrsmesse mit Papst Leo XIV. im Petersdom teil. Neunzehn weitere Weihnachtsliedersänger aus Österreich, der Schweiz, Italien, der Slowakei und Ungarn waren am Neujahrstag im Vatikan anwesend.
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بوق زدن خودروها به نشانه حمایت از اعتراضات ضدحکومتی در قم - ۱۱ دی
بوق زدن خودروها به نشانه حمایت از اعتراضات ضدحکومتی در قم - ۱۱ دی
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(The Center Square) – Negotiated lower Medicare costs for 10 popular prescription drugs went into effect Thursday. How much those savings will be passed on to Medicare Part D and applicable Advantage plan enrollees is unclear, however, as drug pricing and reimbursement is notoriously complex and opaque, though lawmakers have pushed for more transparency in recent years. In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act authorized and required Health and Human Services for the first time to negotiate the maximum price drug manufacturers can charge Medicare plans for 10 popular drugs each year, starting in 2026. Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced its first set of Medicare-negotiated “maximum fair prices” for 10 selected drugs, with negotiated prices ranging from 38% to 79% below their list prices. A drug’s list price is the manufacturer’s sticker price, though it is rarely what insurers or patients actually pay and is mainly used as a starting point for negotiations. Those drugs are Eliquis, Enbrel, Entresto, Farxiga, Imbruvica, Januvia, Jardiance, NovoLog/Fiasp, Stelara and Xarelto, and they’re used to prevent blood clots or treat diabetes, autoimmune diseases, blood cancers and heart failure. The 2023 list price for the blood thinner Eliquis, by far the most popular of the negotiated drugs with close to 4 million Part D enrollees having used the drug that year, was $521 for a 30-day supply. Starting Thursday, the maximum its maker Bristol Myers Squibb can charge is $231, a 56% reduction from the list price, for the applicable Medicare plans. Of the negotiated drugs, Januvia, which is used to treat diabetes, saw the greatest reduction in its list price, dropping from $527 to $113 for a month’s supply. The list prices for Fiasp and Novolog, insulins manufactured by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, were slashed 76%, from $495 to $119 per month. Imbruvica, which was used by 17,000 Part D enrollees in 2023 to treat certain blood cancers, was reduced the least, from $14,934 to $9,319 per month, or 38%. Any savings for Part D and Advantage enrollees depend largely on which plan they’re enrolled in, as not all plans are the same. Private insurers like Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Humana offer different Part D and Advantage plans, with varying levels of coverage. Advantage plans that include prescription drug coverage and all Part D plans are required by law to cover the 10 negotiated drugs for as long as they remain in the program. The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program was created to reduce Medicare spending on prescription drugs and enhance the program’s long-term sustainability.
(The Center Square) – Negotiated lower Medicare costs for 10 popular prescription drugs went into effect Thursday. How much those savings will be passed on to Medicare Part D and applicable Advantage plan enrollees is unclear, however, as drug pricing and reimbursement is notoriously complex and opaque, though lawmakers have pushed for more transparency in recent years. In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act authorized and required Health and Human Services for the first time to negotiate the maximum price drug manufacturers can charge Medicare plans for 10 popular drugs each year, starting in 2026. Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced its first set of Medicare-negotiated “maximum fair prices” for 10 selected drugs, with negotiated prices ranging from 38% to 79% below their list prices. A drug’s list price is the manufacturer’s sticker price, though it is rarely what insurers or patients actually pay and is mainly used as a starting point for negotiations. Those drugs are Eliquis, Enbrel, Entresto, Farxiga, Imbruvica, Januvia, Jardiance, NovoLog/Fiasp, Stelara and Xarelto, and they’re used to prevent blood clots or treat diabetes, autoimmune diseases, blood cancers and heart failure. The 2023 list price for the blood thinner Eliquis, by far the most popular of the negotiated drugs with close to 4 million Part D enrollees having used the drug that year, was $521 for a 30-day supply. Starting Thursday, the maximum its maker Bristol Myers Squibb can charge is $231, a 56% reduction from the list price, for the applicable Medicare plans. Of the negotiated drugs, Januvia, which is used to treat diabetes, saw the greatest reduction in its list price, dropping from $527 to $113 for a month’s supply. The list prices for Fiasp and Novolog, insulins manufactured by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, were slashed 76%, from $495 to $119 per month. Imbruvica, which was used by 17,000 Part D enrollees in 2023 to treat certain blood cancers, was reduced the least, from $14,934 to $9,319 per month, or 38%. Any savings for Part D and Advantage enrollees depend largely on which plan they’re enrolled in, as not all plans are the same. Private insurers like Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Humana offer different Part D and Advantage plans, with varying levels of coverage. Advantage plans that include prescription drug coverage and all Part D plans are required by law to cover the 10 negotiated drugs for as long as they remain in the program. The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program was created to reduce Medicare spending on prescription drugs and enhance the program’s long-term sustainability.
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យោងតាមតួលេខបូកសរុប របស់អាជ្ញាធរអង់គ្លេស ក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០២៥កន្លងទៅ មានជនអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ ចំនួន៤១៤៧២នាក់ បានផ្សងជីវិតឆ្លងទូកតូចៗពីបារាំង ចូលទៅកាន់អង់គ្លេសដោយខុសច្បាប់។ នេះ គឺជាចំនួនដ៏ច្រើនសន្ធឹក លំដាប់ទី២បើប្រៀបធៀបទៅឆ្នាំ២០២២។ តួលេខនេះ បានសបញ្ជាក់ឲ្យឃើញពីប្រសិទ្ធភាពដ៏ស្តួចស្តើង នៃគោលនយោបាយគ្រប់គ្រងអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលអង់គ្លេស។
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យោងតាមតួលេខបូកសរុប របស់អាជ្ញាធរអង់គ្លេស ក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០២៥កន្លងទៅ មានជនអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ ចំនួន៤១៤៧២នាក់ បានផ្សងជីវិតឆ្លងទូកតូចៗពីបារាំង ចូលទៅកាន់អង់គ្លេសដោយខុសច្បាប់។ នេះ គឺជាចំនួនដ៏ច្រើនសន្ធឹក លំដាប់ទី២បើប្រៀបធៀបទៅឆ្នាំ២០២២។ តួលេខនេះ បានសបញ្ជាក់ឲ្យឃើញពីប្រសិទ្ធភាពដ៏ស្តួចស្តើង នៃគោលនយោបាយគ្រប់គ្រងអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលអង់គ្លេស។
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Mbi 500 mijë njerëz u mblodhën herët në mëngjes, në ditën e parë të Vitit të Ri, në Urën e Gallatës në Stamboll duke marshuar në mbështetje të Palestinës, raporton Portalb.mk. Protesta u organizua me pjesëmarrjen e rreth 400 organizatave të shoqërisë civile. Marshimi u mbajt nën sloganin “Nuk trembemi, nuk do të heshtim, nuk do ta harrojmë Palestinën”. Protestuesit […]
Mbi 500 mijë njerëz u mblodhën herët në mëngjes, në ditën e parë të Vitit të Ri, në Urën e Gallatës në Stamboll duke marshuar në mbështetje të Palestinës, raporton Portalb.mk. Protesta u organizua me pjesëmarrjen e rreth 400 organizatave të shoqërisë civile. Marshimi u mbajt nën sloganin “Nuk trembemi, nuk do të heshtim, nuk do ta harrojmë Palestinën”. Protestuesit […]
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El show de fuegos artificiales del borde costero de Viña del Mar y Valparaíso se vio opacado por la presencia de la vaguada costera, que limitó la visibilidad de la pirotecnia, sumándose al humo que dejaban las mismas explosiones. El show, realizado por la empresa colombiana El Vaquero, contaba con una duración de veinte minutos … Continua leyendo ""No vimos nada": vaguada impidió disfrutar los fuegos artificiales de Año Nuevo en Valparaíso-Viña" The post "No vimos nada": vaguada impidió disfrutar los fuegos artificiales de Año Nuevo en Valparaíso-Viña appeared first on BioBioChile.
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El show de fuegos artificiales del borde costero de Viña del Mar y Valparaíso se vio opacado por la presencia de la vaguada costera, que limitó la visibilidad de la pirotecnia, sumándose al humo que dejaban las mismas explosiones. El show, realizado por la empresa colombiana El Vaquero, contaba con una duración de veinte minutos … Continua leyendo ""No vimos nada": vaguada impidió disfrutar los fuegos artificiales de Año Nuevo en Valparaíso-Viña" The post "No vimos nada": vaguada impidió disfrutar los fuegos artificiales de Año Nuevo en Valparaíso-Viña appeared first on BioBioChile.
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Eusko Jaurlaritzaren arabera 21.000 familia inguruk egiten ahalko dute eskaera, horien %80 emaztekiak dira.
Eusko Jaurlaritzaren arabera 21.000 familia inguruk egiten ahalko dute eskaera, horien %80 emaztekiak dira.
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(The Center Square) – State Rep. Jeremie Dufault, R-Selah, has introduced two bills for the upcoming 2026 legislative session to roll back some of the recently implemented tax hikes adopted by majority Democrats during this year’s session of the Washington State Legislature. One bill would exempt live presentations from retail sales and use tax. The other bill would remove the new sales tax on gold and silver bullion, something Dufault says Washington has never taxed before and most neighboring states still don’t. Dufault spoke with The Center Square about his bills this week. “In the haste to pass these tax increases earlier this year, there were all kinds of good people who were caught up in these increases that should not have been caught up in these increases,” he said. “Food banks, nonprofits, school districts, CPR instructors, local piano instructors.” House Bill 2101 would roll back a business and occupation tax expansion that now affects small group instructors – including piano teachers and CPR trainers – simply because they teach more than one person at a time. “If you are giving a presentation to one person, you are not subject to B&O taxes. However, if you're giving a presentation to a small group of people, you are subject to the B&O tax,” Dufault explained. “So, for example, there's a piano instructor in my community, and she teaches group lessons. If she was teaching only one student at a time, she wouldn't be subject to the B&O tax, but now she is because she teaches four or five students at a time.” He noted a CPR trainer in his district who is also impacted by the tax change. “If he was teaching one-on-one, he would not have to pay B&O tax, but because he teaches to a small group of people, he's now subject to it,” Dufault noted. “So, the tax is a problem along with just the administrative burden that we're imposing on these folks who are doing very helpful things for our communities,” Dufault said. House Bill 2093 would reinstate tax exemptions for the sale of precious metals and bullion. “That one is a commonsense measure. Idaho doesn't tax it, Oregon doesn't tax it and what's going to happen is retail sales of gold and bullion in Washington are going to drastically decline and all the coin shops are going to go out of business because people can buy gold and silver in neighboring states, and we're just going to lose that business here in Washington,” Dufault said. “We don't pay sales tax on investments and that's what gold and silver purchases are.” Dufault hopes both bills will get some attention during next year’s 60-day session, even though majority-party Democrats will control whether any piece of legislation gets a hearing. “There's not a lot of time in the short session, and the clock is ticking, and it sounds like there's going to be a lot of conversation about an income tax,” he said. “And so, a lot of the attention will be there, and we'll just see how far we can get towards restoring common sense to our tax code.” He was referring to Democrats introducing a wealth tax on those with annual income above $1 million. It would reportedly affect approximately 20,000 Washington households and could generate at least $3 billion annually. Dufault told The Center Square it’s foolish for anyone to think the so-called “millionaire’s tax” will remain at that threshold. “When the modern version of the federal income tax passed in 1913, it only applied to the wealthiest 1%. Now, two-thirds of Americans pay federal income tax,” he added. “If an income tax passes in Washington state, it will be a tax on you and your paycheck.” According to a Dec. 23 news release from Gov. Bob Ferguson, he supports “codifying the $1 million threshold, with appropriate adjustment for inflation, into state law.” The 2026 legislative session begins on Jan. 12 and runs through March 12.
(The Center Square) – State Rep. Jeremie Dufault, R-Selah, has introduced two bills for the upcoming 2026 legislative session to roll back some of the recently implemented tax hikes adopted by majority Democrats during this year’s session of the Washington State Legislature. One bill would exempt live presentations from retail sales and use tax. The other bill would remove the new sales tax on gold and silver bullion, something Dufault says Washington has never taxed before and most neighboring states still don’t. Dufault spoke with The Center Square about his bills this week. “In the haste to pass these tax increases earlier this year, there were all kinds of good people who were caught up in these increases that should not have been caught up in these increases,” he said. “Food banks, nonprofits, school districts, CPR instructors, local piano instructors.” House Bill 2101 would roll back a business and occupation tax expansion that now affects small group instructors – including piano teachers and CPR trainers – simply because they teach more than one person at a time. “If you are giving a presentation to one person, you are not subject to B&O taxes. However, if you're giving a presentation to a small group of people, you are subject to the B&O tax,” Dufault explained. “So, for example, there's a piano instructor in my community, and she teaches group lessons. If she was teaching only one student at a time, she wouldn't be subject to the B&O tax, but now she is because she teaches four or five students at a time.” He noted a CPR trainer in his district who is also impacted by the tax change. “If he was teaching one-on-one, he would not have to pay B&O tax, but because he teaches to a small group of people, he's now subject to it,” Dufault noted. “So, the tax is a problem along with just the administrative burden that we're imposing on these folks who are doing very helpful things for our communities,” Dufault said. House Bill 2093 would reinstate tax exemptions for the sale of precious metals and bullion. “That one is a commonsense measure. Idaho doesn't tax it, Oregon doesn't tax it and what's going to happen is retail sales of gold and bullion in Washington are going to drastically decline and all the coin shops are going to go out of business because people can buy gold and silver in neighboring states, and we're just going to lose that business here in Washington,” Dufault said. “We don't pay sales tax on investments and that's what gold and silver purchases are.” Dufault hopes both bills will get some attention during next year’s 60-day session, even though majority-party Democrats will control whether any piece of legislation gets a hearing. “There's not a lot of time in the short session, and the clock is ticking, and it sounds like there's going to be a lot of conversation about an income tax,” he said. “And so, a lot of the attention will be there, and we'll just see how far we can get towards restoring common sense to our tax code.” He was referring to Democrats introducing a wealth tax on those with annual income above $1 million. It would reportedly affect approximately 20,000 Washington households and could generate at least $3 billion annually. Dufault told The Center Square it’s foolish for anyone to think the so-called “millionaire’s tax” will remain at that threshold. “When the modern version of the federal income tax passed in 1913, it only applied to the wealthiest 1%. Now, two-thirds of Americans pay federal income tax,” he added. “If an income tax passes in Washington state, it will be a tax on you and your paycheck.” According to a Dec. 23 news release from Gov. Bob Ferguson, he supports “codifying the $1 million threshold, with appropriate adjustment for inflation, into state law.” The 2026 legislative session begins on Jan. 12 and runs through March 12.
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Grocery stores may offer recycled paper bags at checkout, or consumers can use their own bags to carry out purchases.
Grocery stores may offer recycled paper bags at checkout, or consumers can use their own bags to carry out purchases.
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SJ County Sheriff said it is “not giving a deadline” for when they release more information about the Nov. 29 attack that killed four. A month later, Stockton mass shooting investigation still has no new leads to share is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.
SJ County Sheriff said it is “not giving a deadline” for when they release more information about the Nov. 29 attack that killed four. A month later, Stockton mass shooting investigation still has no new leads to share is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.
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Nguva yeChirongwa Muvhuro-Chishanu Nguva dzeChinomwe Manheru 19:00 UTC Time: 1700 Nguva yeChirongwa 30
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Nguva yeChirongwa Muvhuro-Chishanu Nguva dzeChinomwe Manheru 19:00 UTC Time: 1700 Nguva yeChirongwa 30
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Mali Kura ye voix de l’Ameriki ka kunfoniw la seli bamanan kan nan, kabini Ameriki jamanan la, Mali ani duniya kibaruyaw kan
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Mali Kura ye voix de l’Ameriki ka kunfoniw la seli bamanan kan nan, kabini Ameriki jamanan la, Mali ani duniya kibaruyaw kan
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Zia i Tene, est un programme en sango comportant plusieurs rubriques sur l'actualité nationale et internationale, des interviews portant sur une analyse et des réactions sur des sujets divers ainsi qu'un volet consacré aux artistes.
Zia i Tene, est un programme en sango comportant plusieurs rubriques sur l'actualité nationale et internationale, des interviews portant sur une analyse et des réactions sur des sujets divers ainsi qu'un volet consacré aux artistes.
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A partir del 31 de diciembre de 2026 la pirotecnia de uso para consumidores estará prohibida. Solo podrán utilizarse bengalas y petardos pequeños.
A partir del 31 de diciembre de 2026 la pirotecnia de uso para consumidores estará prohibida. Solo podrán utilizarse bengalas y petardos pequeños.
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Guvernul israelian a confirmat decizia de a suspenda accesul în Fâşia Gaza la zeci de ONG-uri care operau acolo de la începutul războiului. 37 dintre ele şi-au pierdut deja acreditarea pentru că nu au transmis la timp lista angajaţilor, afirmă oficialii israelieni.
Guvernul israelian a confirmat decizia de a suspenda accesul în Fâşia Gaza la zeci de ONG-uri care operau acolo de la începutul războiului. 37 dintre ele şi-au pierdut deja acreditarea pentru că nu au transmis la timp lista angajaţilor, afirmă oficialii israelieni.