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NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) – Two Republican state attorneys general on Monday urged a federal appeals court to uphold the Obamacare federal healthcare law, saying that striking it down would be disruptive for patients, doctors, insurers and employers. The attorneys general of Ohio and Montana submitted “friend of the court” briefs to the 5th […]

If a family was able to take the child tax credit or new qualified business income deduction, they might not have ended up owing anything, even if they could no longer deduct their state and local income taxes, Ms. Taylor said. But if they did not receive benefits from some of the newer tax breaks,

“Only after I hired a lawyer and had her contact Google did management conduct an investigation and walked back my demotion, at least on paper,” Ms. Stapleton wrote in the letter. “While my work has been restored, the environment remains hostile and I consider quitting nearly every day.” “We prohibit retaliation in the workplace, and

Major U.S. stock indexes drifted sideways in afternoon trading Monday, as a rally in energy companies was mostly held in check by broader declines elsewhere in the market. Energy sector stocks climbed along with the price of crude oil, which surged after the U.S. government moved to further block Iranian oil exports. The Trump administration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ― President Donald Trump on Monday sued to block a subpoena issued by the Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee that sought information about his personal and business finances. The suit, the first salvo in what promises to be an escalating legal battle over efforts to investigate Trump by the Democratic-controlled

As a culture, we tend to be obsessed over the next step. But how often do we hear people talking about the current one? My guess is not a lot, even though we have to take the current step before taking the next one. So let me tell you a story. I used to ride

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to hire Monica Crowley, a longtime Fox News commentator, as his top communications official, according to a person familiar with the matter. Ms. Crowley would succeed Tony Sayegh, who has been planning for several months to leave the Treasury in May. Her hiring would be another sign of

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street following a long holiday weekend, while energy stocks rose along with crude oil prices. Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose 2.4 early Monday after the U.S. said it wouldnt renew waivers to five countries exempting them

LOS ANGELES, April 21 (Variety.com) – Warner Bros. and New Line’s “The Curse of La Llorona” ascended to the top of domestic box office charts, conjuring $26.5 million when it opened in 3,372 North American theaters. “La Llorona” is the latest horror movie to outperform expectations, further cementing the genre as a reliable box office

Psychologically, scholarships can be exciting and make students feel wanted, Ms. Keane said, but students need to consider the full picture. Think of scholarships as “coupons,” she said, and consider the percentage of the total cost that such aid will cover. If you get a $10,000 scholarship but need to cover costs of $20,000, that’s