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Trump U.S. tariffs

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Mexico, Canada retaliate to U.S. 25% tariffs

OTTAWA/MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Mexico and Canada on Tuesday responded to tariffs imposed by the United States with retaliatory levies. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the tariffs inflicted on imports from her country by the United States are not justified, and that retaliatory tariffs will be declared this weekend. "We have decided to respond with tariff and non-tariff measures that I will announce on Sunday," Sheinbaum said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that his country would respond with 25% tariffs against […]

todayMarch 4, 2025 52

government shutdown spending deal

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Weekend spending deal averts government shutdown

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Washington lawmakers reached a spending plan Sunday that will keep the government operating through December, avoiding a looming shutdown. The deal keeps federal agencies funded and staves off what could have been a government stoppage Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year. This move allows lawmakers to push a decision on future spending until after the November election. House Speaker Mike Johnson described the measure as "bare bones," and only included funding extensions that are absolutely necessary. Speaker of the House Mike […]

todaySeptember 22, 2024 136

corn

Business News

U.S.-Mexico GM corn dispute to be resolved in 2024

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and Mexico trade dispute over the Latin American country’s plans to restrict imports of genetically modified corn is expected to be resolved this year. Chief agricultural negotiator Doug McKalip, with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), told attendees of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s Winter Policy Conference Feb. 7 that the panel is in place and arguments have been scheduled for later in 2024 in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 92

IRS tax season

National

IRS: Tax season opens January 29

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Internal Revenue Service on Monday announced this year's tax filing season will officially begin on Jan. 29, when it will start accepting and processing returns for 2023. The agency said it expects more than 128.7 million individual tax returns to be filed and processed between then and the April 15 tax deadline. Americans who use software providers to file electronically or employ tax professionals to prepare their returns are free to file before Jan. 29, although the […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 71

Mullin

National

GOP lawmaker Mullin threatens to fight union leader

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Thrown elbows and threats of a fistfight marked a tense day on Capitol Hill with a potential government shutdown looming. During a hearing on labor unions by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Oklahoma Republican Markwayne Mullin stood up and challenged Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to a fight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl-2KTpXShY Mullin read some social media posts O'Brien had tweeted following a previous Senate hearing before getting into a back-and-forth with him. "If you want to run your mouth, we […]

todayNovember 14, 2023 76

Maui wildfires

National

Maui wildfires death toll climbs to 111

Focus turns to downed power lines

MAUI, Hawaii (UPI) -- The death toll from the Maui wildfires climbed to 111 Wednesday night, as crews continue to fight last week's wind-fueled fires and investigators work to determine a cause. While hundreds remain missing, Hawaiian Electric is facing scrutiny and a lawsuit for failing to shut-down active power lines during the high winds. While no official cause for the fires has been determined, the power monitoring company Whisker Labs believes the first fire on Maui may have been caused by […]

todayAugust 17, 2023 74

Bliefnick

Illinois

Former Family Feud contestant Bliefnick gets life sentence for wife’s murder

https://youtu.be/Bpeq-X-DZGI KHQA/YOUTUBE VIDEO QUINCY (UPI) -- A former Family Feud contestant who joked on the game show that his marriage was a mistake has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his estranged wife. Tim Bliefnick, 40, of Quincy, on Friday was sentenced by Illinois Circuit Court Judge Robert Adrian to spend the remainder of his natural life in prison for breaking into the home of his wife, Rebecca Bliefnick, in February and shooting her to death. Tim Bliefnick was convicted in […]

todayAugust 14, 2023 971

IRS

National

IRS to no longer make unannounced visits

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The IRS has announced a significant policy update on Monday, ending unannounced visits by officers. The move ends a practice the agency has employed for decades. Unannounced visits will end immediately as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will shift to sending letters to taxpayers. The policy change is part of an overall transformation of the agency to follow its new strategic plan and funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. "We are taking a fresh look at how the IRS operates […]

todayJuly 24, 2023 671

Federal Reserve Jerome Powell

Business News

Federal Reserve starts new instant payment system

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve said Thursday that its new system for instant payments to financial institutions has gone live. The Fed said that banks and credit unions can start signing up for the system, called the FedNow Service, which will allow for instant money transfers for customers at any time of the day. "The Federal Reserve built the FedNow Service to help make everyday payments over the coming years faster and more convenient," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a statement. "Over time, […]

todayJuly 20, 2023 541

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