India’s income inequality widens, should wealth be redistributed? | Business and Economy

India’s income inequality widens, should wealth be redistributed? | Business and Economy

Rising income inequality is a hot topic dominating the national elections. India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world. But, the benefits of India’s growth are not trickling down to poor people. The richest 1 percent of the population owns 40 percent of the country’s wealth. The inequality gap…

NBA playoffs: Celtics fight past Cavs to enter finals, Mavs beat Thunder | Basketball

NBA playoffs: Celtics fight past Cavs to enter finals, Mavs beat Thunder | Basketball

Boston complete a 4-1 series win over Cleveland with a 113-98 win before Dallas beat Oklahoma City 104-92. The Boston Celtics overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 to reach a third straight Eastern Conference finals as Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City moved to the brink of elimination after crashing 104-92…

Who benefits from US tariffs on Chinese imports? Experts weigh in | US Election 2024 News

Who benefits from US tariffs on Chinese imports? Experts weigh in | US Election 2024 News

The trade war between the United States and China continued this week with its latest salvo – a move that comes amid a heated race for the White House. On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden announced tariff hikes on imports of various Chinese goods, worth $18bn. Lithium-ion batteries make up…

California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Sonoma State University, a public school in northern California, has said that it will not enter partnerships with Israeli universities, heeding a call from pro-Palestine student groups pushing to boycott Israeli companies and institutions amid the war in Gaza. The decision, announced on Tuesday, comes after a recent wave of campus…

Rafah, US arms, UNRWA: How Biden defends supporting Israel amid Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News

Rafah, US arms, UNRWA: How Biden defends supporting Israel amid Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News

Washington, DC – “It’s wrong,” United States President Joe Biden said last week of the ongoing Israeli offensive against the southern Gaza city of Rafah, pledging to stop supplying offensive weapons if the assault proceeds. One week later, however, Israeli forces have seized the Rafah border crossing and pushed into the…

Another Biden administration staffer resigns over US stance on Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News

Another Biden administration staffer resigns over US stance on Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News

Lily Greenberg Call says she cannot ‘in good conscience’ represent the US gov’t, condemns ‘disastrous’ Gaza policy. Another staffer in United States President Joe Biden’s administration has publicly resigned in protest of the US’s continued support for Israel amid its war on Gaza, The Associated Press news agency reported. Lily…

‘Make my day’: Biden challenges Trump to two debates ahead of November vote | US Election 2024 News

‘Make my day’: Biden challenges Trump to two debates ahead of November vote | US Election 2024 News

United States President Joe Biden has challenged his Republican rival and predecessor Donald Trump to two debates before November’s election but said he would bypass a traditional debate schedule set by a bipartisan commission. “Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020, and since then, he hasn’t shown up…

US plans to send bn in new military aid to Israel: Reports | Israel War on Gaza News

US plans to send $1bn in new military aid to Israel: Reports | Israel War on Gaza News

Request for tank ammunition, tactical vehicles for Israel despite Biden’s earlier pause on bombs over Rafah assault. The Biden administration has told Congress that it plans to send a $1bn package of military aid to Israel, according to media reports, despite the United States’s opposition to a full-scale invasion of…

Caitlin Clark scores 20 in first WNBA game but Indiana lose to Connecticut | Basketball News

Caitlin Clark scores 20 in first WNBA game but Indiana lose to Connecticut | Basketball News

Indiana Fever lost 92-71 to Connecticut Sun in the season opener that was sold out for Clark’s debut game in the WNBA. Caitlin Clark’s WNBA career officially began on the road with Indiana Fever’s 92-71 loss at the hands of the Connecticut Sun in the regular-season opener in Uncasville, Connecticut….

Biden slaps new tariffs on Chinese imports, ratcheting trade war | Business and Economy News

Biden slaps new tariffs on Chinese imports, ratcheting trade war | Business and Economy News

President Joe Biden has slapped major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminium and medical equipment, taking potshots at Donald Trump along the way as he embraced a strategy that’s increasing friction between the world’s two largest economies. The Democratic president said on Tuesday that…