Liam Fox, the UK trade secretary, and the US Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, joined key European partners in pulling out out of a major economic forum in Saudi Arabia nicknamed Davos in the desert, in… Read More
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Budget Deficit Jumps Nearly 17% in 2018
WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit swelled to $779 billion in fiscal year 2018, the Treasury Department said on Monday, driven in large part by a sharp decline in corporate tax revenues after the Trump… Read More
The Truth About the Trump Economy
by Robert Reich I keep hearing that although Trump is a scoundrel or worse, at least he’s presiding over a great economy. As White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow recently put it, “The single biggest… Read More
Drugmakers may have to disclose prices of medicine in television ads
The nation’s top health official proposed on Monday that pharmaceutical companies be required to include the list price of medicines in television advertisements to consumers – the boldest element of a series of efforts by… Read More
Hurricane death toll climbs in Florida as officials get into most devastated areas
After Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle on its way north, officials in the state were left with the macabre task of figuring out the storm’s death toll — a question that could take… Read More
‘We Need Answers’: Hurricane Michael Leaves Florida Residents Desperate for Aid
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — It was two days after Hurricane Michael, and Eddie Foster was pushing his mother in a wheelchair down a thoroughly smashed street, his face creased with a concentrated dose of the… Read More
Former watchdog chief labels disabled benefits process a ‘hostile environment’
A former top civil servant has criticised the disability #benefits assessment system as a “hostile environment” after being told he was ineligible for support despite having Parkinson’s and terminal prostate cancer. Andrew McDonald, 56, who… Read More
Newly discharged mental health patients at much higher risk of death
People with #mental health problems are at a hugely increased risk of dying from unnatural causes, including suicide, soon after they have been discharged from hospital, new research reveals. Such patients are 38 times more… Read More