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☆ Opinion: A chilling insight into life for deported Ukrainian children
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

She spoke with writer David A. Andelman about the remarkable mission to bring the Ukrainian children home. Here, Yana picks up the story from the moment the children and their grandmother crossed the border into Russia. The children went to a Russian school. David A. Andelman: Tell us about the school where the children went? They did not do anything to purposely hurt the Ukrainian children.

☆ Largest ever exhibition of Vermeer paintings to open in Amsterdam
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A man looks at Vermeer's painting 'The Milkmaid' at an exhibition bringing together 28 works by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer at the Rijksmusuem in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de WouwAMSTERDAM, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Twenty eight paintings by Johannes Vermeer go on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam this week, the largest ever exhibition of works of the 17th-century Dutch master, known for his expertise at rendering light and intimate household scenes. "What's quite striking when you look at Vermeer is that in his paintings, it's mostly women who are the protagonists," said curator Pieter Roelofs, noting Vermeer had seven daughters. Artists and scholars dispute whether Vermeer may have made use of a 'camera obscura', a forerunner of the modern photocamera. Roelofs said Vermeer's works are more than something a good eye and skilled hand can create.

☆ Feeling Superior Because the Heat is Still Off? You Might be a New Englander
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( John Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Brian Chevalier was in bed at his Rhode Island home, worried his pipes might freeze and burst. He had on two pairs of socks, two hats, underwear, pajamas, jeans, two shirts, two vests, two hoodies and fingerless gloves so he could use his iPhone. It was Dec. 19 of last year. The outside temperature was expected to drop to 19 degrees. Finally, at 9 p.m., he caved: He turned on the heat.

☆ U.S. CFOs Ask Congress to Repeal Change to R&D Tax Rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | In A Letter Finance Chiefs On The Change To R D Deductibility Tax Rules. | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

For decades, businesses were allowed to deduct certain R&D expenses straight away to reduce their taxable income. Tax deductions are subtractions from taxable income while tax credits get subtracted from the amount of tax owed. Over the course of this year, companies have been making estimated tax payments that incorporate the R&D change, tax attorneys said. On the agenda: Agreeing on funding the government to avoid a shutdown, aid for Ukraine, alongside potential changes to the treatment of R&D expenses. When it comes to a potential repeal or deferral related to R&D deductibility, timing is crucial, said Shelby Ford, a tax partner at Crowe LLP, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm.

Democrats cite threats to Social Security, MedicareAs Election Day approaches, Democrats are telling voters that Social Security and Medicare may be at risk if Republicans take control of Congress. Scott has called for reauthorizing Social Security and Medicare every five years in Congress, while Johnson suggests revisiting the programs annually. Minimum wage hikes on the horizonVoters will decide this month whether to make certain raises to the minimum wage in Nebraska, Nevada and Washington, D.C. In Nebraska, the measure would ratchet up the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, up from its current $9. The current minimum wage is $9.50 an hour or $10.50 an hour, depending on if a worker is offered health insurance.

☆ A member of the billionaire Safra family who owns the Encyclopedia Britannica might be about to lose his $204 million Napa Valley vineyard after defaulting on a loan
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But one of his top holdings — Spring Mountain Vineyard, valued at $204 million — could be seized. But that may not stop a private lender from grabbing a prized California vineyard owned by Jacob E. "Jaqui" Safra, a colorful investor and member of the family who lives in Switzerland. With interest accruing at 16%, as of late July, the balance on the loan is $192 million, Safra's lawyer Marc Kasowitz said in court papers. Atmosphere at Live In The Vineyard on Day 1 at Spring Mountain Vineyard for music, food and wine on November 6, 2014 in St Helena, California. "Applicant seeks to restrain defendants from exercising their rights…with respect to a California vineyard," he wrote.

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