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WASHINGTON — Economists and small business owners urged U.S. lawmakers Thursday to extend or make permanent Trump-era tax cuts as Congress prepares to negotiate ahead of the expiration of the 2017 tax law. Business owners in West Virginia and Wisconsin testified at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, arguing for the continuation of the deduction, saying it would allow them to reinvest in their businesses. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which expires at the end of 2025, allows some business owners to deduct up to 20% of their qualified business income. The bill also temporarily reduces…

Oil and gas companies face at least a 10-fold increase in drilling costs on federal lands under Biden administration rules aimed at generating more money for taxpayers and protecting them from cleanup costs. facing.The rules announced Friday are the first comprehensive update to the federal oil and gas leasing program in more than 30 years. This comes at a time when the United States is pumping more oil than any other country in history, an unpleasant fact for President Biden, who touted an ambitious climate change policy on the campaign trail.The Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management's action would require…

Veterinary drug giant Zoetis stock plummets: Pet arthritis, possible side effects of painkillers Dog and cat illnessesZoetis Co., Ltd. (NYSE:ZTS) fell to a 52-week low following media reports that the company's arthritis injections Librera and Sorrencia can cause illness in dogs and cats.Sorrencia (flunebetomab) received FDA approval in January 2022 for pain associated with osteoarthritis in cats. This became the first monoclonal antibody (mAb) new animal drug approved by the FDA for use in any animal species.In May 2023, the FDA approved Librela (bedinvetmab) to treat pain associated with osteoarthritis in dogs. Librera is the first he mAb approved by…

(TNS) — A cyberattack reported in January by Group Health Cooperative, based in Madison in south-central Wisconsin, affected 533,809 people, and the HMO told federal regulators this week that it had no access to stolen data. said it may include social security numbers.On Thursday, Madison attorney Sam Strauss filed two class-action lawsuits in Dane County Circuit Court against Group Health over data breaches.One of the lawsuits, filed on behalf of Madison residents and Group Health patients Gabriela Jenich and Margaret Hetzler, alleges that Group Health did not use “reasonable protections to protect patient information.” The lawsuit accuses Group Health of…

Melissa Lawson, M.D., a Southwest Philadelphia native and school counselor at Science Leadership Academy at Beaver, expressed similar concerns. Lawson became a school counselor in her former West Philadelphia neighborhood because she wanted to improve opportunities for kids from her community. She pointed to 2013, when the Philadelphia School District laid off nearly 4,000 employees due to a lack of funding. Lawson became a voice for those who served as school counselors. Beaver Science Leadership Academy School Counselor Melissa Lawson, MD, will attend the AERA Conference in Philadelphia on April 11, 2024. (Amanda Fitzpatrick/Why) She was one of those counselors,…

Image credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunchShakib Ahmed, a cybersecurity engineer convicted of stealing approximately $12 million in cryptocurrency, was sentenced Friday to three years in prison. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the ruling in a press release. According to prosecutors, Ahmed is accused of hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges and stealing approximately $12 million in cryptocurrencies. Attorneys representing Ahmed, Adam Schwartz and Bradley Bondi, did not respond to requests for comment. When Mr. Ahmed was arrested last year, authorities described him as a “senior security engineer at an international technology company.” His Linkedin profile states that he…

story link A popular adage is that it takes at least 10,000 hours of practice to master a particular skill.Erie senior Logan Hale seems to disagree.In 2018, at the age of 11, Hale began competing in the sport of golf, a sport known for its perfection and tradition.It can take years to become even halfway decent, but in just five years. He later started competing by the end of 2023. – She owns several course records, an individual state championship, two team state championships, qualified for the U.S. Women’s Junior Championship, and competed in the Colorado Women’s Open,…

faber tokenNew York, NY, April 12, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — The cryptocurrency market continues to evolve with major moves in major digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and emerging currencies . Faber Token (FURR). This article provides an in-depth analysis of these cryptocurrencies, highlighting their current market position, underlying value proposition, and potential future direction.Bitcoin market value: comparative analysisOn April 10, 2024, the value of a single Bitcoin reached an impressive milestone of over $70,000, with a tangible value of $70,665. At this point, the total circulation of Bitcoin exceeded 19.68 million coins, and the market capitalization exceeded…

Jericho Settlers Farm.Photo: Veda Successes, challenges and the future of entrepreneurship and agribusiness Written by Joy Choquette, Vermont Business Magazine “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” In many ways, Vermont's current business climate mirrors the sentiment at the beginning of Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Entrepreneurship and the technology tools that support it have never been more accessible and accessible. However, in recent years many small and medium-sized enterprises have been forced to close down. Some closures were due to the pandemic, others due to high interest rates and staff shortages. Some were…

Spencer Pratt/Getty Images Energy and utility stocks were some of the only areas of the market that rose on Friday. new york CNN — U.S. stocks fell on Friday, but rebounded from the day's lows as Wall Street worried about escalating tensions in the Middle East and persistence of inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 407 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.4%. Following last week's Israeli attack on Damascus, the United States and Israel are on high alert for a possible attack by Iran or its proxies. Oil prices soared on…