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An online petition calling for the UK Government to enact a law exempting all pensioners in Britain from Council Tax has garnered over 3,600 signatures. The petition’s creator, Michael Thompson, contends that “current provisions only ensure that pensioners on the lowest incomes receive full relief”, leaving those with modest incomes …

Green Thumb Industries founder and CEO Ben Kovler breaks down the White House’s potential move to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that he is weighing whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a statement that …

The Government has provided an update about who will be affected by planned tax increases. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced several takes hikes in her Autumn Budget. This included a new cap on salary sacrifice, meaning you can only pay in up to £2,000 a year without paying National Insurance on …

White House ‘A.I. and crypto czar’ David Sacks discusses President Donald Trump’s executive order on the national artificial intelligence standard on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said on Monday that state officials have the right to regulate artificial intelligence despite President Trump’s recent executive order aiming …

Rachel Reeves is leading the UK down the road to economic perdition, and it’s written all over her face. She looks like someone who knows exactly where this ends. If the public knew what she knows, there’d be a lot more haunted faces about. The Chancellor is a changed woman …

Newmark President of Leasing for North America Liz Hart gives her outlook for the commercial real estate sector on ‘Varney & Co.’ Refinancing may not pay off for most homeowners planning to move in the near future, according to Realtor.com senior economist Jake Krimmel.  The key to refinancing, he said, …

Lloyds Bank has provided an update on how to qualify for a £200 bonus payment. The bank is offering the one-off payment if you switch your current account over to them. There are several steps you need to complete to get the cash, and a deadline is looming this week …

When speaking at the McDonald’s Impact Summit, President Donald Trump urged the company to put more tartar sauce on the Filet-O-Fish. McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski recently shared some blunt career advice and warned viewers it may “hurt your feelings.” In a video posted to his Instagram account earlier this week …

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed when Britons can expect to be paid their benefits over the Christmas period. This year the festive period brings two Bank Holidays (on Thursday, December 25th and Friday December 26th), providing a welcome break for millions of UK workers.  However, it …

Aris Kopiec says she felt “belittled” after capturing video of a man yelling at her holding her sleeping baby inside Toccoa Riverside Restaurant. (Credit: @ariskopes/Instagram) A Florida mother says a man she believed to be the owner of a popular riverside restaurant in Georgia yelled at her and ordered her …