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WEBLife won't soon be the same for communities in North Carolina's mountains after Tropical Storm Helene.. Heartbreak in the hills: The French Broad and Swannanoa rivers swept through Asheville's well-known Biltmore Village and River Arts District. King Street in Boone, a postcard-perfect college town, turned into a rushing river.Interstate 40 is a chopped-up …
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WEBNorth Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican nominee for governor, announced a major staffing shakeup Sunday, days after CNN reported that he had called himself a "black NAZI" on an online porn forum. The big picture: Robinson, who denies making comments outlined in the CNN investigation, announced in a statement that his ...
The reality of Kamala Harris' plan to tax unrealized capital gains
WEBAug 23, 2024 · What to know: Harris didn't release a new tax plan. Instead, her campaign said it agrees with a series of items in President Biden's last budget proposal, the most relevant of which were nonstarters in Congress and didn't become law. This includes the new tax on unrealized capital gains. It applies only to individuals with at least $100 …
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Trump plans would add $5.8 trillion to national debt - Axios
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Trump plans would add $5.8 trillion to national debt. Donald Trump's campaign promises would send the national debt soaring much faster than Kamala Harris' would, per two new analyses from the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Both of them increase the deficit relative to the current baseline. Why it matters: When the government gives …
Poll: Harris' favorability grew while Trump's dipped - Axios
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Photo: Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Vice President Kamala Harris' favorability has grown among Democrats and independents since becoming a presidential nominee, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday. The big picture: While Harris' popularity grew 13 percentage points in August to 47%, former President Trump's …
Exclusive poll: Harris opens up early edge with young voters - Axios
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Chart: Generation Lab. Vice President Kamala Harris is significantly more popular among America’s youngest voters than President Biden, a new Axios/Generation Lab poll shows.. Why it matters: Former President Trump appeared to be chipping away at Democrats' decades-long hold on the youth vote. But Harris could be extending the gap …
Why the U.S. economy is a model for Europe's problems - Axios
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The demographic advantage. One of America's key competitive advantages lies in its demographics. Why it matters: The U.S. labor force is expected to keep growing for the rest of the century, in stark contrast to Europe, where it's already shrinking (even after accounting for immigration). "The EU is entering the first period in its recent history …
Trump wins delay in classified documents case - Axios
WEBJul 6, 2024 · The judge presiding over former President Trump's classified documents case in Florida pushed back some of the deadlines in the case on Saturday to allow for further briefing. Why it matters: Judge Aileen Cannon's order follows the 6-3 Supreme Court opinion allowing presidential immunity for official acts conducted as president.
U.S. job growth slows as Fed rate cuts are on the horizon - Axios
WEBSep 6, 2024 · In the first three months of 2024, the economy added 269,000 jobs on average. The unemployment rate fell back to 4.2% from 4.3%, which is misleading. Unrounded, the unemployment rate was essentially flat: It fell to 4.22% last month from 4.25% in July. That leaves the jobless rate well above its modern low of 3.4%, reached …