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☆ Analysis: US debt-ceiling deal dooms Biden's revolutionary tax plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Barring an unlikely Democratic sweep of the White House and both chambers of Congress in 2024, major changes to the U.S. tax code are now seen as largely off the table until the end of 2025, when the 2017 individual tax cuts expire. TAX CHANGES ARE TOUGHBiden's unrealized campaign tax pledges illustrate the political difficulty of changing the U.S. tax code, barring a commanding majority in Congress. "House Republicans have successfully blocked every penny of President Biden’s tax hikes on families, farmers, and small businesses in the debt ceiling deal and protected the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from repeal," said U.S. House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith. The Missouri Republican added that Americans want Congress to build on the Trump tax cuts "with more tax relief." Republicans will argue for making the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, said John Gimigliano, KPMG's head of federal tax legislative and regulatory services.

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☆ It’s Long Past Morning In Biden’s America
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Kenneth L. Khachigian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden and his team are working hard to reprise that historic win. Mr. Biden’s ad team is so enamored of Reagan’s “Morning in America” commercial they produced a copycat. The video announcing the Biden re-election bid is replete with images of smiling children and folks flying the American flag in small towns. But while the 1984 commercial—crafted by Reagan’s “Tuesday Team” of admen—was simple and affecting, Mr. Biden’s video is an amateurish pastiche of quick cutaways and amped-up music. Without the closed captioning, viewers may not have been able to understand the rapid-fire word mangles spilling from Mr. Biden’s mouth.

☆ The Star Wars timeline: All movies and shows in chronological order
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

These details are pulled from the official “Star Wars” resources “Ultimate Star Wars” and “Star Wars Character Encyclopedia,” as well as experts from outlets like USA Today and the AV Club. ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (animated series)Ahsoka is Anakin's padawan in "The Clone Wars," and he lovingly calls her "Snips." ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’"Solo" shows how Han and Chewie became best friends. ‘Star Wars Rebels’Kanan Jarrus, Zeb Orrelios and Sabine Wren take on the Empire in "Star Wars Rebels." ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’Heroes attempt to find the plans to blow up the Death Star in "Rogue One."

Lawmakers and regulators have spent years erecting laws and rules meant to limit the power and size of the largest U.S. banks. But those efforts were cast aside in a frantic late-night effort by government officials to contain a banking crisis by seizing and selling First Republic Bank to the country’s biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase. The F.D.I.C.’s decision appears, for now, to have quelled nearly two months of simmering turmoil in the banking sector that followed the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March. “This part of the crisis is over,” Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan’s chief executive, told analysts on Monday in a conference call to discuss the acquisition. For Mr. Dimon, it was a reprise of his role in the 2008 financial crisis when JPMorgan acquired Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual at the behest of federal regulators.

☆ Michelle Yeoh set to return as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in new ‘Star Trek’ movie
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

After winning a best actress Oscar for her role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” last month, Yeoh is preparing to step back into the Star Trek universe to reprise her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in the new “Star Trek: Section 31” movie. Yeoh was first introduced as the character in 2017, when the Emmy-winning “Star Trek: Discovery” TV series debuted on Paramount+. We can’t wait to share what’s in store for you, and until then: live long and prosper (unless Emperor Georgiou decrees otherwise),” she continued. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” took home seven Oscars that night, including Yeoh’s big win and the top prize for best picture. “Star Trek: Section 31” will begin production later this year.

☆ Mischa Barton joins 'Neighbours' reboot
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reece will be an American that is new to the area and “not quite who she appears to be,” according to the show’s producers. The long-running drama series began almost four decades ago in 1985 and ended in July. The new season, which began production in Melbourne on Monday and is set to premiere in the autumn, will inaugurate the revitalized series’ new phase. “I’m excited to be part of this iconic show’s next chapter, and I am really looking forward to being back in Australia – a place I know and love,” said Barton in the release. Guests Ian Smith (as Harold Bishop), April Rose Pengilly (as Chloe Brennan) and Melissa Bell (as Lucy Robinson), will also reprise their roles.

☆ Taiwan Warns of Subtle China Responses as U.S. Lawmakers Embrace Taipei
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Joyu Wang | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TAIPEI—Taiwan warned its allies not to be fooled by China’s relatively low-key response to warming U.S.-Taiwan ties, saying that Beijing is working to subtly undermine Taipei without sparking a broader conflict. In the most pivotal event of a groundbreaking visit to the U.S., Taiwan’s Tsai Ing -wen met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California on Wednesday, marking the highest-level political meeting that a Taiwanese president has held while on U.S. soil. Beijing repeatedly lashed out at the encounter and threatened unspecified retaliation, leading to speculation that it might reprise wargames that it launched when Mr. McCarthy’s predecessor Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan last year.

☆ Chinese officials step up foreign travel in race to find investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Their urgency highlights the pressure local governments face in boosting growth while burdened with cumulative debt of $9 trillion, said the sources who met Chinese officials in Hong Kong. The other executive and Yim said they had often attended as many as eight to 10 events a day with Chinese officials. Fengze, a district in the nearby city of Quanzhou, signed up procurement deals of up to 30 billion yuan from Hong Kong, the city's social media accounts showed. Shenzhen’s Boao district alone aims to attract 100 billion yuan in foreign investment this year, with 26 business managers and 10 officials responsible for key streets committing themselves to the task in a letter, Chinese media said. ($1=6.8810 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Clare Jim; Editing by Marius Zaharia and Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Zooey Deschanel Isn’t Ruling Out a ‘New Girl’ Reboot
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Lane Florsheim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In the hit sitcom “New Girl,” Zooey Deschanel plays a quirky teacher living in a loft full of guys. A millennial “Friends” of sorts, the show wrapped on Fox in 2018 and got a streaming boost from Netflix . By the constant flow of social-media memes—TikTok videos about her character Jess Day’s “twee core” style; jokes on Twitter about her roommates Nick, Schmidt and Winston—one could easily mistake it for an ongoing series. Would she ever reprise her role as Jess?

☆ Mohamed El-Erian says the Fed's credibility is at stake as financial accidents spread
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Federal Reserve failed to slow down its aggressive rate hikes in time, and now as a series of bank crises mount, the central bank's credibility is on the line, said economist Mohamed El-Erian. "One is a set of bank management issues and lapses in supervision," El-Erian said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Wednesday. He explained that the Fed's "flip-flopping" between higher and lower interest rate hikes has contributed to the recent market instability, saying that's the third element. This news renewed the rout in U.S. bank stocks that began last week with troubles at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. It is captive to an outdated monetary framework," El-Erian said.

The film is a continuation of the BBC series with Luther in pursuit of a killer he failed to catch. "Luther: The Fallen Sun" picks up with John Luther (Idris Elba) disgraced and in prison after the events of the series. Check out the trailer for 'Luther: The Fallen Sun'Idris Elba and Dermot Crowley each reprise their roles from the "Luther" series. How to watch 'Luther: The Fallen Sun'You can watch "Luther: The Fallen Sun" at home exclusively on Netflix. How to watch 'Luther: The Fallen Sun' outside the USIf you're traveling outside the US, you might be in an area that doesn't have streaming access to "Luther: The Fallen Sun."

Like the original movie, "Avatar: The Way of Water" is directed by James Cameron ("Titanic"). How to watch 'Avatar: The Way of Water'"Avatar: The Way of Water" is currently only available to watch in theaters, so you can't purchase or stream the movie at home just yet. When will 'Avatar: The Way of Water' be available to watch at home? You can watch "Avatar: The Way of Water" at home starting March 28. The sequel repeats one of the biggest draws of the first "Avatar" movie in terms of being a groundbreaking visual spectacle.

☆ Thomas Lee, Private-Equity Pioneer, Struggled to Reprise Early Successes
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Miriam Gottfried | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Thomas Lee at his New York office in 2019. Thomas H. Lee, who helped create the private-equity industry in the 1970s, struggled to capitalize on its explosive growth over the past two decades. The investor, who last month was found dead in his office from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, came of age in the era of such buyout legends as KKR & Co.’s Henry Kravis and George Roberts , Blackstone Inc.’s Stephen Schwarzman and Apollo Global Management Inc.’s Leon Black .

☆ I was promised a part in the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' remake — instead I left LA jobless and in debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Rufus Burns played the role of Jazz in the viral short film 'Bel-Air,' based on the sitcom, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' When the television version of the short film was picked up by NBC, Burns believed he'd reprise the role. Rufus Burns played Jazz in the viral "Bel-Air" short film. We moved out to LA to start pre-production on 'Bel-Air,' and I worked for freeAs we started to get closer to pre-production for "Bel-Air," Cooper said I should move out to LA. Were you involved in the "Bel-Air" short film?

☆ Super Rugby finally rolls into the post-COVID era
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SYDNEY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Finally freed of the COVID travel restrictions that sounded the death knell to the intercontinental edition and fragmented and disrupted the rump competition, Super Rugby returns in its full new normality on Friday. The second season of Super Rugby Pacific will be played with a host of law variations aimed at making the game more attractive to fans but one aspect of the competition is highly unlikely to change -- New Zealand supremacy. The Canterbury Crusaders dominated Super Rugby in the years pre-pandemic and have proved just as hard to beat with or without fans in the stadiums, through lockdowns, biosecurity protocols and in competition hubs. Despite optimistic noises coming from across the Tasman Sea in Australia, the biggest challenge to the Crusaders is likely to come from the North Island of New Zealand. The forgiving and sometimes derided playoff system that offers knockout rugby to eight of the 12 teams will give hope to all but the most hapless outfits.

"If we talk about the war through the means of art, this wound will be able to heal much faster. Theatre allowed people to experience trauma in "a non-traumatic way," added Borovenskiy, whose troupe performs in English. A bomb shelter in World War Two, it is now an "art shelter," Borovenskiy says. In the early days of the Ukraine war, 40 people and seven cats lived there to stay safe, and actors rehearsed among them for "The Book of Sirens". Borovenskiy said Milward's visit was "an example of international theatre support and solidarity" that he hopes will be cemented by Ukraine's first fringe theatre festival.

☆ Biden’s 2025 Tax Agenda
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

After the November midterm election, President Biden was asked what he would change in his last two years. “Nothing,” he said, and on Tuesday he proved it by reproposing his Build Back Better agenda in different form. This includes more enormous tax increases that he couldn’t get through even a Democratic Congress. Start with a reprise of his “billionaire minimum tax.” This is a version of Sen. Elizabeth Warren ’s tax on wealth that voters rejected in the 2020 Democratic primaries. “No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter,” the President said with no further explanation.

"Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" premieres in theaters on February 17. "Quantumania" is expected to tie into past Marvel shows and movies, including "Loki" and "Endgame." The highly anticipated sequel to "Ant-Man" and "Ant-Man and The Wasp" debuts exclusively in theaters on February 17. So, it's likely that "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" will pick up on several storylines that have already been introduced in the MCU. If you're interested in catching up on previous Marvel films and shows that are expected to tie into the new Ant-Man movie, we've got you covered.

The rise of AI-powered search could transform the internet. If AI-powered search catches on, it will upend the practice of search advertising. Right now, not a lot seems to have changed on the ad landscape, despite the media frenzy around the new AI search tools. Bannister doesn't think AI-powered search will change advertising drastically in the short term, but even small changes can have an impact on business. Sutton is cautiously optimistic though that the addition of AI to search queries on Bing and Google Search won't impact publishers like Gannett, which owns mostly news sites.

☆ DC Comics fandom celebrates return of 'Swamp Thing' to big screen
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Danielle Broadway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

His name is Swamp Thing, and he is returning to the big screen with his own horror movie on a revamped DC Studios slate. In DC Comics, Swamp Thing interacts with several other characters' storylines, making him a common thread throughout the greater DC Universe, often helping to save it. Fans on Tuesday reveled in DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn's plans to bring the superhero back into the cinematic mix. loading“Makes sense, if they want to cover the corners of established parts of DC, Swamp Thing is a must,” The Raven's Lofttweeted. loadingJosh Parker also tweeted: "I'm honestly really glad we're getting Swamp Thing back."

How to watch 'Teen Wolf: The Movie' (2023)You can now watch "Teen Wolf: The Movie" on Paramount Plus. You can watch "Teen Wolf: The Movie" for free if you sign up for a Paramount Plus free trial. Is 'Teen Wolf: The Movie' a continuation of the MTV series? "Teen Wolf: The Movie" is a continuation of the MTV series. If you want to catch up on MTV's "Teen Wolf" series before you stream the new movie, you can watch all six seasons of "Teen Wolf" on Paramount Plus and Hulu.

"That '90s Show" is a spinoff and continuation of the hit sitcom "That '70s Show." You can watch "That '90s Show" exclusively on Netflix; plans start at $7 a month with ads. Where to watch 'That '90s Show'You can now watch "That '90s Show" on Netflix. The show is a Netflix original, so it won't be available to stream on any other services. FoxIf you want to catch up on all eight seasons of "That '70s Show" before you watch "That '90s Show," you can find the original series on Peacock.

"That '90s Show" is a spinoff and continuation of the hit sitcom "That '70s Show." "That '90s Show" will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix starting January 19. Where to watch 'That '90s Show'You can watch "That '90s Show" on Netflix starting January 19. Yes, Topher Grace and Laura Prepon will reprise their roles as Eric and Donna from "That '70s Show" in the new sequel series "That '90s Show." FoxIf you want to catch up on all eight seasons of "That '70s Show" before you watch "That '90s Show," you can find the original series on Peacock.

"After Ever Happy" is now available to rent or buy from digital retailers like Amazon. The romance movie is based on the fourth book in the "After" series by author Anna Todd. Where to watch 'After Ever Happy'"After Every Happy" is now available to watch at home through digital retailers like Amazon and Vudu. Is 'After Ever Happy' available on Blu-ray? "After Every Happy" is based on the fourth book in the "After" novel series created by author Anna Todd.

"Avatar: The Way of Water" premiered December 16 exclusively in theaters. Though the movie is currently exclusive to theaters, it's expected to hit Disney Plus at some point in 2023. Like the original movie, "Avatar: The Way of Water" is directed by James Cameron ("Titanic"). As of December 16, there is no official streaming date set for "Avatar: The Way of Water." The sequel repeats one of the biggest draws of the first "Avatar" movie in terms of being a groundbreaking visual spectacle.

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