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Congress lets compensation for downwinders expire, but advocates see a path forward
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe decades-old Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, expires June 10. The Senate already...
Trump Vows to End Taxes on Tips in Bid to Woo Restaurant Workers
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s out-of-left-field proposal to eliminate taxes on tipped income for...
Ohio holding special election today for its 6th Congressional District
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 hours agoRepublican State Sen. Michael Rulli is heavily favored to win over Democrat Michael Kripchak.
Our View: Biden must act now to extend radiation compensation for nuclear test victims
Today's News-Herald· 13 hours agoNow that the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been allowed to expire, President Joe Biden must act now to extend and expand the crucial protections. This law, which ...
South Africa Teeters on the Brink
The American Conservative· 5 hours agoFor the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, the ruling party of South Africa, the African National Congress, has failed to reach the 50...
Republican infighting endangers radiation compensation set to lapse this week
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCongress is poised to let longstanding benefits for victims of U.S. nuclear testing expire if...
Years of scrutiny for a president’s son culminate in guilty verdict
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoHunter Biden has never sought elective office or been part of a presidential administration, but he...
For radiation exposure survivors, justice remains elusive
Santa Fe New Mexican· 3 days agoThe failure of Congress to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is yet another sign of...
Trump Floats Tax-Free Tips for Workers. That Could Mean More Tipping for Customers.
The Wall Street Journal· 21 hours agoTips are now taxable income—a box on the W-2 says “wages, tips and other compensation”—but the...
U.S. Fund for Nuclear Radiation Victims Set to Expire Amid Impasse in Congress
New York Times· 4 days agoLouis to report on how people have been sickened by the U.S. nuclear program. A law allowing victims...