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Nebraska bill allowing tax donations for school vouchers advances

Fox News A bill that would channel public money to scholarships for private school tuition in Nebraska is headed to a final step needed for passage this year. The bill, introduced by Omaha Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, does not appropriate taxpayer dollars directly toward private school vouchers. Instead, it would allow businesses, individuals, estates and…

Bob Lee Was Left to ‘Slowly Die’ After Stabbing, Prosecutors Say

New York Times Bob Lee was stabbed three times on a dark San Francisco street after what appeared to be an argument over a personal relationship, prosecutors said in court documents. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/bob-lee-stabbing-nima-momeni.html

Russia to levy 10% tax on sale of businesses by foreign companies — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. That means we are creating conditions for foreign companies, on the contrary, to continue working here, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said https://tass.com/russia/1604709

A Simple Plan to Get New Jersey Back on Track for Growth

Wall Street Journal Business taxes are an anchor around the neck of the Garden State’s once-prosperous economy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-simple-plan-to-get-new-jersey-back-on-track-for-growth-corporate-business-tax-garden-state-personal-income-state-economy-dd2e1955

Government met with Moody officials over potential credit rating drop

Jerusalem Post If Israel’s credit rating drops, Israel can expect a higher interest rate on short-term loans and inflation. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-739261

‘You Call It a Hate Crime. We Called It Life’

Wall Street Journal From his 1943 bar mitzvah to today, my uncle Irwin puts things in perspective. https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-call-it-a-hate-crime-we-called-it-life-bar-mitzvah-holocaust-remembrance-day-israel-anniversary-7ec41391

Brazil judge orders police to question Bolsonaro on uprising

Washington Post A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the country’s federal police to take testimony from former President Jair Bolsonaro as part of the investigation into the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/bolsonaro-brazil-stimony-insurrection-investigation/35738ada-db09-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

TAKING ON TENT CITY: CA enclave tackling homeless camps declares ‘we want a city that feels and looks safe’

Fox News The San Diego City Council will soon vote on whether to ban homeless encampments in many public locations, but some activists aren’t happy about it. “You are failing at your job and you’re blaming the unhoused population for your failure,” one woman said during a heated public comment period. “You suck,” she added,…

María Kodama, Keeper of the Borges Legacy, Dies at 86

New York Times She was a writer and translator but was best known as the widow of Jorge Luis Borges, one of Latin America’s great writers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/books/maria-kodama-dead.html

Riots flare up in France as Constitutional Council approves pension reform

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In Rennes, aggressive demonstrators attacked a police station and set its front door on fire https://tass.com/world/1604707