Inheritance gifts are creating a generation of haves and have nots

A 2024 CIBC study found that 31 per cent of first-time homebuyers received gifts from family to help with down payments, up ...
Foreign Affairs

Who Has Free Speech?

When he reentered the White House in January, President Donald Trump insisted that protecting free speech was one of his key missions. On his first day back in office, he signed an executive order ...
Shropshire Star

'I’ve been a Shropshire farmer for 45 years - Labour’s inheritance tax change is pointless and vindictive'

Farmers protesting against a change to inheritance tax outside the Labour Party Conference have called the government’s policy “vindictive” and said “they do not understand country life”.

Kiran Desai is a favorite and US authors make a strong showing on the Booker Prize shortlist

LONDON (AP) — Booker Prize -winning Indian author Kiran Desai is a favorite to win the coveted fiction trophy for a second ...
InfoWorld

Introduction to Java records: Simplified data-centric programming in Java

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...
North Platte Telegraph

Silence of the lawns: How noise ordinances, gas equipment bans and robot mowers are changing yard care

LawnStarter reports that quieter weekends are emerging as municipalities ban loud gas-powered mowers, promoting electric and ...