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Clinton's capital gains tax plan to urge focus on long-term growth
Presidential contender Hillary Clinton’s proposed plan to overhaul capital gains taxes aims to foster long-term growth by taxing some short-term investments at higher rates, an aide for her campaign said on Monday. Under her proposal, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, the maximum capital gains tax rate on investments held at least a year, currently 23.8 percent, would rise to at least the 28 percent proposed by President Barack
Military site shootings crystallize FBI terrorism concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly shootings at military sites in Tennessee illustrate the threat that FBI officials have warned about: violence directed against a vulnerable government target by a lone gunman with apparent terrorist aspirations.
AP-GfK Poll: Americans divided over same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — People in the United States are evenly divided over the Supreme Court case that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.
Buckingham Palace slams images of queen's Nazi salute as child
Buckingham Palace voiced disappointment after a British newspaper on Saturday published images showing a young Queen Elizabeth II giving a Nazi salute in the early 1930s. The front page of The Sun showed the queen, then aged around six, raising her right hand in the air as her mother, the late Queen Mother, does the same. The headline on the story read: “Their Royal Heilnesses” — a reference to the
U.S. Navy says sailor injured in Tennessee shooting has died
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez pulled up to his military targets in a rented, silver Mustang convertible, wearing a vest with extra ammunition, wielding at least two long guns — either rifles or shotguns — and a handgun. His once clean-shaven face was covered with a bushy beard.
Winds force second-ever British Open Monday finish
Saturday winds forced a long suspension of play which will lead to the first Monday finish since 1988
Saudi Arabia says it stopped Islamic State attacks; 400 held
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Saturday it broke up planned Islamic State attacks in the kingdom, announcing it has arrested over 400 people in its raids.
California brush fire forces evacuation of more than 300 campers: fire officials
(Reuters) – Dozens of children were among more than 300 people evacuated from campgrounds early Saturday morning as firefighters battled brush fires burning in Southern California’s drought-parched foothills, fire officials said. It has charred more that 125 acres northwest of San Bernardino, according to an online U.S. Forest Service post. At least five campgrounds near the fire were evacuated, sending 300 campers, including 130 children with special needs, to a
Navy sailor dies, becoming fifth serviceman killed in Chattanooga
A male U.S. Navy petty officer has died of wounds sustained in this week’s shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the U.S. Navy said on Saturday, raising the number of people killed in the attack to five. The suspected shooter, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, a Kuwaiti-born naturalized U.S. citizen, also died on Thursday in a firefight with police after the rampage at a military recruiting office and a training center six miles away.