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The Swiss-based company has confirmed that it will help US taxpayers hide billions of offshores and violate the 2014 plea deal. Credit Suisse Services AG pleaded guilty to conspire with US taxpayers to hide more than $4 billion in offshore accounts and agreed to pay more than $510 million in penalties, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 5.Swiss has also admitted to breaching the previous 2014 judiciary agreement and has concluded a separate non-dose agreement over related conduct in Singapore.The plea comes from a multi-year survey on Credit Switzerland’s role in supporting ultra-high net US clients in…
Tim Henderson, stateline.org The new apartments were built in 2024 than any other year since 1974, but higher interest rates could be a wet blanket for the boom, along with the Trump administration’s tariffs and the deportation of potential construction workers. A US Census Bureau survey found that almost 592,000 new apartments were closed last year. This was the most end since the 1970s, when baby boomers caused a surge in construction when they moved out of their childhood homes. In 1974, 693,000 new apartments were built, with about half of the households in the country. However, as the newly…
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed a federal lawsuit in May 2024 against a former Florida sheriff’s agent and others in the shooting death of 23-year-old senior U.S. Airman Roger Fortson. Former Okaloosa County Sheriff Deputy Eddie Duran shot and killed Fortson, who was a black man, at the door of his apartment. Duran admits that he has not committed a crime on manslaughter. The criminal case is pending. At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Crump outlined a lawsuit with Forson Family members in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. What is the lawsuit? Crump…
“We hope we can see a significant reduction in the tariffs we are being charged,” he says.Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent said Tuesday that the US has received “good offers” in tariff negotiations with its major US trading partners, with some trade deals being announced this week.During the House hearing, Bescent said the administration is negotiating with 17 major trading partners, but officials have not yet discussed their duties with China. Bescent had not mentioned the country he is currently discussing with the White House.”We expect to see a significant reduction in tariffs we are being charged, as well as the…
Wyatte Grantham-Philips, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The US trade deficit surged to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses tried to preempt President Donald Trump’s latest and most drastic tariffs. The deficit – measuring the gap between the value of goods and services sold overseas versus what the US purchases – roughly doubled last year. In March 2024, Commerce Department records show that the gap is just under $68.6 billion. Exports of U.S. goods and services totaled around $278.5 billion in March, while imports rose to around $419 billion, according to federal data released…
Trump said Houthi’s leaders told his administration they didn’t want to fight any more.President Donald Trump announced on May 6 that he would stop the strike targeting Yemeni Houtis, saying the rebel movement was eventually tired of a year and a half Red Sea standoff.Speaking to reporters when he hosted newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said he “announced to us that at least they didn’t want to fight anymore.””They just don’t want to fight, we respect that. They stopped the bombing and they surrendered,” Trump said.Houthis, also known as Ansal Allah,…
Auckland – A handmade sign outside the office of the Social Security Agency in Downtown imitated a street sign depicting the intersection of “prosecutors” and “Trump.” The chant comes from around 50 people surrounding it, holding ferocious signs aimed at President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. There were hundreds of signs in downtown Concord. “There are more protesters on the planet than there are billionaires,” and they scream, “Hey, Trump has to go.” In Santana Row, San Jose, a sign recorded on a cardboard statue of the government’s Director of Efficiency Mask read as “Chief’s Marauder.” Related: Who is the…
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) – An investigation into the use of force by a Myers Fort Myers police officer is underway. The incident occurred on May 2 when 19-year-old Ezarius Lockwood and Easter Clarence Alexander were forced to stop traffic on May 2 at the intersection of Henderson and Lincoln in Fort Myers. Two bears were killed following a dog dead and leaving attack in South Florida: Report The teens rose to the back of the police and rang their horns, reportedly informing him that they were behind them. WBBH has chosen not to name the officers as no claims…
Walton County, Fla. (WMBB) – A regular traffic stop in Walton County late Monday night saw two pipe bombs found inside a vehicle, and a Defuniak Springs man was arrested on multiple felony charges. According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, lawmakers stopped the vehicle at the intersection of Smith Road and Highway 90. The driver, later identified as 37-year-old Benjamin Adam Roach, told deputies initially that he had no ID. A birth certificate found in the vehicle confirmed his identity. Further investigation revealed methamphetamine and drug-related equipment in the car. When the agent carried out the vehicle inventory, they…
(Nexstar) – Measles isn’t the only one making a fierce comeback in 2025. Another disease that is particularly dangerous for young children, known as pertussis or pertussis cough, is spreading almost twice as fast as last year. As of April 26, the most recent data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified 9,047 cases among U.S. residents in 2025. That’s almost twice the number of cases last year, when around 4,700 cases were identified. Tampa Bay Health Bureau is wary as measles cases grow nationwide Whooping cough tends to peak in spring and fall. It usually spreads…