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| | | Silver Lining | IRS Offers Americans Inflation Relief Next Tax Season The revenue service will increase its inflation adjustments for 2023 off the back of sky-high housing, food and energy costs — raising the income threshold as well as the standard deduction. This goes beyond the regular annual adjustment, and may bring savings for all income brackets. Individuals will now be shielded up to $13,850 income tax-free, or $27,200 for married couples filing together — the largest deduction adjustment since 1985. The announcement follows data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed a 15.5% year-on-year increase in electricity costs, 13% in groceries and 7.2% in rent. (Sources: WaPo, NPR) |
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| | | | | Leaving Home | Russian War Effort Stumbles in Ukraine While Georgia Trembles “The situation in this area is difficult,” said Sergei Surovikin, Moscow’s new war commander in Ukraine. Surovikin said civilians in the area currently held by Russia are being “resettled” elsewhere, blaming Ukraine for “deliberately striking infrastructure and residential buildings” in Kherson. Meanwhile, Georgia is also feeling the brunt of Russian displacement, with 50,000 Russian nationals arriving in the country since the Sept. 21 mobilization call. In echoes of the 2008 invasion by Russia, Georgians say they’re feeling the burden of the mass influx, which puts a strain on the economy, and fear it may be bringing in pro-Putin ideologies. (Sources: Reuters, Politico) |
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| | | Poll Choice | Democrats Move to Make Abortion Key Midterm Issue “If you care about the right to choose, then you gotta vote.” That’s U.S. President Joe Biden’s message to would-be voters. A Democrat-held Congress is the only way to legislate abortion access in the country, Biden said in a series of final-stretch rallies, and pledged to sign legislation protecting reproductive rights by January if his party wins. He’s hoping that Americans who support Congress passing a law for abortion access — 60% according to a July poll — will back the blue next month. But with the economy fluctuating and households feeling the pressure of inflation, Republicans are betting on more material concerns. (Sources: AP, Al Jazeera) |
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| | | On the Hunt | Inflation Hits Above 10% in the UK — Again Groceries are behind much of the 10.1% inflation: an increase of nearly 15% on last year and the highest annual increase since 1980. Beyond stressing households across the U.K., the September data — used to adjust pensions and benefits —may be a fresh worry for Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. The Conservative Party has long pledged to raise pensions in line with the highest of three factors: inflation, average wage growth or 2.5%. There is already speculation that the double-digit figure will be too high for Hunt to stomach, leading to inflation outpacing pensions and benefits. (Sources: Bloomberg, The Guardian) |
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| | | Briefly | Here are some things you should know about today: Blocked. A militia group allegedly responsible for a violent confrontation at a 2020 anti-statue demonstration, in which one participant was shot, has been outlawed by a judge in New Mexico. (Source: Reuters) Winner, winner. Fort Myers in Southwest Florida is still cleaning up after Hurricane Ian, but one resident has had a morale boost: pocketing $247 million in Florida Lottery winnings. (Source: Miami Herald) Hauled in. A top Chinese diplomat has been summoned by the U.K. government after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was allegedly pulled into the Chinese consulate in Manchester and assaulted on Monday. (Source: Al Jazeera) |
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| | | The Kids Aren’t Alright | Children Carry the Burden of Climate Change and the Pandemic Using data provided by U.N. agencies the KidsRight Index shows that for 820 million, the heat is already on. That’s how many children are currently exposed to heat waves around the world, with 920 million experiencing water scarcity — and climate change will only exacerbate this in the years ahead. Meanwhile, the pandemic destroyed progress on child labor, with rates hitting 106 million worldwide for the first time in 20 years. The index is the only one of its kind monitoring the rights of children globally. Iceland, Sweden and Finland topped the global index for children’s rights out of 185 countries. (Source: France24) |
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| | | Hate Crimes | Report: Make Livestreaming Homicide an Additional Crime New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James want a law criminalizing the livestreaming of homicide and making it easier to sue sites that host the footage. So says a report into the May massacre in Buffalo in which a white supremacist planned his attack for months in a private journal on Discord and then streamed it on Twitch. Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, cut the feed two minutes after the first killing but conceded “two minutes is still too much.” Hochul and James will take on the fight in Albany and encouraged other states and the federal government to follow. (Source: Insider) |
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| | | Mercury Rising | Little Simz Introvert No More With Mercury Prize Win The North London rapper picked up the gong for her fourth album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. It wasn’t her first nod from the prize, which celebrates the best album from Britain and Ireland. Her album Grey Area was nominated in 2019. “I’m very, very overwhelmed, I’m very grateful,” she told Britain’s rock royalty in London Tuesday night. Little Simz has made her reputation as a DIY, independent artist by releasing music on her label, Age 101. Even without the backing of an industry giant, she’s found fans everywhere. “Doing London proud,” the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted. (Sources: The Guardian, NME) |
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| | | Straight Flush | Man Backs His Car Into Japan’s Oldest Toilet If that wasn’t mortifying enough, the man works for Kyoto Heritage Preservation — an organization dedicated to the region’s historical treasures. The unnamed man reportedly contacted police immediately after hitting the gas without realizing his car was in reverse. A 700-year-old wooden door was “ruined” and pillars damaged in the crash. The toilet at Kyoto’s famous Tofukuji temple was built in the 15th century, but is no longer in use. Dubbed “hyakusecchin,” or 100-person toilet, it was used by novice monks as part of their self-discipline training. An official said the damage could be fixed but it requires “lots of work.” (Sources: BBC, Japan Times) |
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| | | | | Tear It Down | FIFA Visits Indonesia as President Pledges Stadium Demolition Just weeks after 132 people, including 43 children, were killed in a stadium stampede in Malang, Indonesia, President Joko Widodo said Kanjuruhan Stadium will be demolished. FIFA head Gianni Infantino, who called the disaster “one of the darkest days for football,” met with Widodo in Jakarta Wednesday to show support for a country still reeling from one of the worst soccer-related tragedies in history. “What I can guarantee to all the people of Indonesia: FIFA is here with you, FIFA is here to stay,” Infantino said. Widodo promised soccer fans that a better, safer stadium will be built along FIFA guidelines. (Sources: The Guardian, Coconuts) |
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