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The first year and a half of the second Trump Administration has been a mixed bag for small business owners. Tax cuts and an assault on federal regulation have pleased many, even as tariffs, immigration restrictions and now spiking fuel prices and rising interest rates have kept the small business optimism index below historic averages.This week they had a clear win, as the Small Business Administration announced a new rule that will roughly double the combined guaranteed loan limit for certain capital intensive borrowers to $10 million, effective July 4th. “Anything that can expand the program’s availability to…small businesses is…
The loss of a Hollywood great is never easy, but in certain cases, a star’s passing comes long before it was their time to go. Talents like Amy Winehouse, Prince, Whitney Houston, Cory Monteith and Robin Williams all left this world abruptly and without warning. Stars including Chadwick Boseman, Willie…
Monday, May 18, 2026Oceanwide Expeditions, operator of the MV Hondius, announces two scheduled voyages for the ship have been canceled but, pending successful cleaning, the ship will resume its charters with the Svalbard trip in June as currently scheduled.World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the risk of hantavirus…
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia’s quarterly results surpassed Wall Street’s expectations once again, fueled by massive demand for its high-end AI chips. The company said Wednesday it earned $58.32 billion, or $2.39 per share, in the February-April period, up from $18.78 billion, or 76 cents per share, in the same period…
Mike James doesn’t know yet whether his first grandchild will be a boy or girl, but he hopes they will have a chance to see threatened southern mountain caribou during a future visit to his family’s cabin near Quesnel Lake. The snowshoe-like hoofs of southern mountain caribou, also called deep snow…
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presented what he called Spain’s biggest-ever campaign against forest fires on Thursday after deadly blazes devoured a record amount of land last year. Spain is one of the southern European countries on the front line of climate change as higher average temperatures stoke heatwaves, droughts and…
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Thomas Tuchel will announce his 26-man England squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup later today. It is expected that several Manchester City players will be included in England’s squad. It is expected that John Stones, Nico O’Reilly, and Marc Guehi will be included in…
In San Francisco, AI-powered exoskeletons are beginning to transform the way Californians hike, walk and train outdoors. Once limited to…
ToplineChina denied a recent Financial Times report that the country’s President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that their…
A UPS plane crash that killed 15 people last year might have been prevented if an original inspection schedule hadn’t…
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Caleb Vazquez, one of two teens responsible for the mass shooting at…
More than a year after setting the box office ablaze, Warner Bros.’…
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Kevin Warsh, the new Fed chair, is about to be sworn in on May 22, 2026. Warsh has historically been associated with a more hawkish stance on monetary policy. Yet pressure from President Trump has led to comments about lowering interest rates, which is typically considered a more dovish economic…
ToplineBillionaire Mark Cuban, the co-founder of online pharmacy Cost Plus Drugs, sparked…
When thinking about the future of work, the big question that seems…
Telemundo made a big deal of the return of Aurelio Casillas when…
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