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Happy Friday!! 2 Loud 2 Old Music moved to Georgia this week and we are in our new house!! Yeah!! Finally!! The collection can now come out of the boxes and back on the shelves and I hope to get that finished by the end of this weekend!! Fingers crossed. I have missed my albums. But we are not here for that, we are here for new music and we have a collection of albums for you. I am somewhat interested in the new Tesla album even if it is a covers album. What do you want to hear this…

Taxing billionaires has become one of the most politically appealing ideas in American politics. As policymakers search for new ways to finance expanding public spending, calls for a direct tax on accumulated wealth have moved from the margins of policy debate to the political mainstream. Nowhere is that shift more evident than in California, where a proposed ballot initiative would impose a one-time five percent tax on the wealth of the state’s billionaires. On June 17, the proposal qualified for the November ballot after state officials verified the required petition signatures. If approved, supporters estimate the measure would raise roughly…

Some off beat reads for the weekend: Balochistan declares Independence (FP) Unrest in POJK (Organiser) India has operationally deployed nuclear warheads (RT) India’s suspension of Indus Waters Treaty (NI) Naga-Kuki strife in Manipur (Scroll) Neither US nor Iran can win (Time) JD Vance declares war on Israel (TOI) Philippines Vs China (Crisis) Rise of Chaotic Multi Polar world order (Niti Shastra) The Untold Partition Story of Bengali Hindus (DG) How Egypt lost its Jews and Greeks (Al Majalla) The Quiet Hand (R Balu) The Origin of the QR Code (MM) Failing is common, Trying is rare (Raptitude) Travelogue: Mauritania (BBC…

Former Indian chief selector Kris Srikkanth has launched a scathing attack on Shivam Dube and the rest of the batting unit after the India National Cricket Team suffered a crushing four-wicket defeat against England in the second ODI at Cardiff on Thursday, July 16.He was not happy with the Indian all-rounder’s performance and also questioned the batting approach of the entire Indian team as they suffered a shocking batting collapse against England in the second ODI in Cardiff. Amid this, Ravichandran Ashwin defends Rohit Sharma, takes swipe at selectors amid retirement buzz.Kris Srikkanth slams Team India and Shivam Dube after…

One last kick for Patrik Laine? NHL Media: Billy Jaffe and Jamison Coyle talk about free agent forward Patrik Laine. Sure, he could score 20 if healthy and on the power play, but is he too much of a one-trick pony? He may get one more shot. ** NHLRumors.com transcriptions  Coyle: “Speaking of a guy who can really specialize in things, how about a guy like Patrick Laine out there? Put this guy on the power play, it feels like he’s gonna score 20 goals a season.” Jaffe: “Yeah…” 2026 NHL Free Agent Signings Tracker Coyle: “But how do you…

The nationalisation came after Parliament on Wednesday passed legislation allowing the government to bring the steel industry into public ownership under circumstances where it met a public interest test.Jingye is seeking compensation, having previously said the business was losing £700,000 a day. The BBC has been unable to get a response from Jingye itself to Thursday’s announcement.Small Business Minister Blair McDougall told the House of Commons on Thursday that the government will appoint an independent valuer in the autumn “to make a judgment on any compensation that is due, and that could be nil”.By taking British Steel into public ownership…

Asset manager T. Rowe Price on Thursday debuted its first crypto exchange-traded fund, giving investors exposure to Bitcoin and other digital coins.  T. Rowe Price, which with $1.89 trillion in assets is one of the largest U.S. asset managers, said that its Active Crypto ETF is the first actively managed multi-token spot ETF on the market.  The ETF, which trades on the NYSE Arca under the ticker TKNZ, mainly gives investors exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum, weighed 40.75% and 18.42%, respectively, but includes other assets like Solana, XRP, Hyperliquid, Dogecoin, and BNB.  T. Rowe Price applied to the U.S. Securities…

A funeral notice from William Pressdee Funeralcare on Friday, on behalf of Tyler’s family, said she would be remembered as “a warm, generous artist whose music touched generations and continues to fill dance floors and karaoke booths around the world”.It described her as a dear sister of Marlene, Angela, Avis, Paul and the late Pauline and Lynn, much loved sister-in-law of Paul and Angela, Michael and Winnie, Gwyn, Jan, Teresa, Margaret and the late Billy, and a “devoted and wonderful Aunty Gaynor” to all her nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. The notice requested “family flowers only” at the…

NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup winner Manjot Kalra was arrested by Sri Lanka’s sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player during the Lanka Premier League (LPL), according to news agency PTI.Kalra, who struck a match-winning century in the final of India’s victorious 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign, was taken into custody by the Police Special Investigation Unit for the Prevention of Offences Relating to Sports. He was later produced before a magistrate.The 27-year-old was part of India’s title-winning 2018 Under-19 World Cup squad led by Prithvi Shaw. The team also featured…

UPSSSC has released the Lower PCS Eligibility Result 2026, shortlisting 100,492 candidates for the Main Examination through PET 2025 normalized scores. Alongside the result, the commission has also published the category-wise cut-off marks. Candidates can now check their eligibility status and prepare for the next stage of the recruitment process. UPSSSC lower PCS result 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has announced the UPSSSC Lower PCS Eligibility Result 2026, shortlisting 100,492 candidates for the next stage of the recruitment process. Candidates who appeared for the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2025 can now check their eligibility status on…