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Europe June 26, 2024

Denmark imposes world's first carbon tax on flatulent farm animals

Denmark will start taxing livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, becoming the first country to do so.

Brazil June 25, 2024

Brazil-backed G20 report calls for global, wealth-based income tax

Brazil commissioned a report calling for the world's billionaires to pay 2% of their wealth in income tax, a plan that would raise up to $250 billion annually from about 3,000 people.

Supreme Court June 21, 2024

SCOTUS rejects woman's claim she has constitutional right to visa for husband with MS-13 ties

An American citizen who sued to get her noncitizen MS-13-member husband a visa has no constitutional liberty interest to such a lawsuit, the Supreme Court ruled Friday.

OPINION June 20, 2024

Message to government and elites: You're killing us with all this 'helping'

Progressive individuals and entities were not mean to "play God," and trying to do so ends up with bad outcomes for the rest of us, regardless of the intentions.

South Carolina June 18, 2024

Buster Murdaugh scores legal win against CNN parent company in defamation lawsuit: ex-AG

Buster Murdaugh sued Netflix and others Friday alleging they produced documentaries that falsely suggested he'd murdered his former classmate Stephen Smith.

OPINION June 17, 2024

Biden’s electric vehicle mandates give auto industry to China on a silver platter

Biden treats China as a 'foreign entity of concern' and that nation dominates the materials used in electric vehicle batteries. But the White House is still pushing EV mandates.

OPINION June 14, 2024

Stone Age leftists hate modern world and want us to live like cavemen. Supreme Court can stop them

Stone Age leftists are trying to club civilization backward with lawsuits. They attack key industries and want us to live like cavemen. It's up to the Supreme Court to stop them.

Russia June 7, 2024

Embargoed by the West, Russia finds new business partners at its annual investment forum

Cut off from the West, Russia has increased economic cooperation with countries in Africa, South America and the Middle East, which were all represented at its premier investment forum.

Africa May 30, 2024

EU denies intent to delay South Sudan elections

The European Union delegation in South Sudan has denied claims — including those by President Salva Kiir — that it is seeking to delay the country's elections.

New York May 23, 2024

$15M fine levied against owner of unlicensed New York cannabis shops who claims he gave free samples

David Tulley, the owner of seven unlicensed New York cannabis shops, has been fined over $15 million for repeatedly ignoring notices to cease operating.