Author: Jeremiah Bradley

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in a closely watched case that some warn could have sweeping implications for the U.S. tax system and derail proposals from some Democrats to create a wealth tax. The dispute before the justices, known as Moore v. United States, dates back to 2006. That year, Charles and Kathleen Moore made an investment to help start the India-based company, KisanKraft Machine Tools, which provides farmers in India with tools and equipment. The couple invested $40,000 in exchange for 13% of the company’s shares. KisanKraft’s revenues have grown each year since it was founded, and…

Before they died, Jennifer Kirk and Sue Sue Norton were both victims of domestic violence, but the men involved — the ex-mayor’s sons — faced few consequences despite a long history of similar allegations. On a subzero Monday morning in March 2020, police found another woman dead at the ex-mayor’s property. Two years earlier, the body of 25-year-old Jennifer Kirk lay curled at the foot of a bed, a rifle on the floor, strangulation marks on her neck and a bullet hole beneath her chin. City police swiftly closed the case, declaring it a suicide. Now police were back at…

Berlin (24/11 – 50) The Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistan sentenced five Pamiri leaders from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to life imprisonment. They are Tolib Ayombekov, Nazhmiddin Sherchonov, Imumnazar Shoishirinov, Munavvar Shanbiev and Niyozsho Gulobov. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan announced their detention in June of this year, presenting everyone as “leaders of an organized criminal group in the city of Khorog” – the administrative center of GBAO. According to information from the law enforcement agency, Shanbiev and Ayombekov were among those with whom the country’s authorities signed separate agreements in October…

Moncton’s Ali Ettarnichi, founder of the new regional newspaper Arabic Atlantic, says the venture is so much more than just ink on newsprint. What makes this publication unique is that it’s not written in English or French. It’s in Arabic. Ettarnichi said it will fill a gap for the growing Arab community in Atlantic Canada. “People would love to see their own language and to speak in their own language and to hold the newspaper in [their] hand and actually read it in Arabic,” he told Information Morning Moncton. “We want to add that magic piece from Arabic culture, to paint this beautiful canvas of…

Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen arrived in Cairo, Egypt today for a two-day peace summit. At the summit, Canada announced it would be sending an additional $50 million in humanitarian aid to help Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and neighbouring regions. A news release by Global Affairs on Saturday (opens in a new tab)said the aid would be going toward providing food, water, medical assistance and life-saving assistance to civilians in the area, “ensuring that none of the money goes into the hands of Hamas.” “It is…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Angelena McCord had been at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center for five days. McCord, a Tyonek resident, had suffered a seizure at Hiland and was taken to Alaska Regional Hospital on Sept. 22, when she was put on life support. Eighteen days later, she was taken off life support and eventually died. She was 29 at the time of her death. McCord had been facing a shoplifting charge, but that charge was dismissed and McCord was taken off life support on Oct. 10. Because the charges were dropped, McCord’s death is not counted in the total number…

The massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope can move forward, a federal judge in Anchorage ruled Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason rejected the claims of environmental groups, who argued the government’s decision to approve the ConocoPhillips project didn’t adequately consider its contribution to climate change and potential harm to the region’s threatened polar bears. The decision removes one of the last obstacles to the project, which would be the largest oil development on federal land in decades, and has become a flashpoint for climate activists. Environmental groups said they plan to appeal. “[The U.S. Department of…

As you embark on your life as a newcomer in Canada, establishing a credit history is an important step towards realizing your financial goals and ambitions. A favourable credit score can help you to secure loans, access competitive mortgage rates, and even improve your prospects as a rental tenant. The question is, what is credit – and how can you build and maintain it in your new country? In this learning session, sponsored by TD, we’ll provide you with valuable information about credit scores in Canada to assist you on your path to financial stability. Don’t miss this opportunity to…

The daughter of a retiree is looking to a major Canadian airline for answers after her father became ill on a recent 16-hour flight from India to Canada and died upon arrival. Despite asking the airline crew several times to divert the plane to the nearest European airport and hospital, Shanu Pande says she still doesn’t understand why it didn’t happen. “I requested multiple times … three or four times,” Pande explained. She describes the experience as “extremely traumatic” after learning her 83-year-old dad, Harish Chandra Pant, died from a presumed myocardial infarction. Pant was in the process of permanently…

The occupiers continued their offensive operations on the Avdeevka-Donetsk line, but were unsuccessful. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continued limited offensive operations on the  Avdeevka-Donetsk line line and made little progress. This is said in a new report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The report states that Ukrainian forces have captured a “grey zone” near Nevelskoye, west of Donetsk. The occupiers continued their offensive operations on the Avdeevka-Donetsk line, but were unsuccessful.  In addition, as the report states, Russian troops carried out ground strikes at the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line and made little progress. Geolocation footage shows that the occupiers have advanced slightly east of…