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California’s proposed billionaire tax: what you need to know
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California’s proposed billionaire tax: what you need to know

Plan to levy 5% tax on California billionaires championed by progressives – but state’s super rich are forcefully opposedFull story: California billionaire tax heads to ballotThe proposed billionaire tax in California is officially heading to voters’ ballots in November. After getting more than doub...

Dara Kerr
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California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes
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The Guardian · World

California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes

Proposal to introduce one-time tax of 5% will go to voters in November after backers decline to withdraw measureCalifornia’s billionaire tax, explained: what you need to knowCalifornia voters will get to decide in November whether billionaires should pay a one-time 5% tax, after a deadline passed on...

Nick Robins-Early
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JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today
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JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today

Vice-president declares admiration for 37th president and claims Nixon and Trump are targeted by ‘deep state’ forcesJD Vance does not think the era-defining Watergate scandal would have lasted more than a single news cycle in today’s fragmented, hyper-partisan political environment – and certainly w...

Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles
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Experts say three recent powerful earthquakes are not related
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Experts say three recent powerful earthquakes are not related

5.6-magnitude California tremor, 7.2-magnitude temblor in Japan and two quakes in Venezuela all struck within hoursA 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck a rural part of northern California on Wednesday. Hours later, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the northern coast of Japan and two powerful earthquakes...

Uwa Ede-Osifo
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Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom
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The Guardian · World

Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom

Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be nextApple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s datacenter buildout.The move...

Guardian staff and agency
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Major wildfire rips through moorland close to Greater Manchester
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Major wildfire rips through moorland close to Greater Manchester

Blaze on Tintwistle Moor, Glossop, has burned more than 500 square metres, forcing road closures and smoke warningA major wildfire close to Greater Manchester has torn through large areas of moorland for more than 24 hours, forcing road closures and smoke warnings as fire crews battle to bring it un...

Harry Cockburn
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‘No offence detected’: Victoria police close investigation into Moira Deeming allegation of assault by Matthew Guy
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‘No offence detected’: Victoria police close investigation into Moira Deeming allegation of assault by Matthew Guy

Guy accuses Deeming of making ‘ridiculous and unsubstantiated’ claims as state Liberal party grapples with falloutFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have concluded their investigation into Victorian Liberal MP Moira...

Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
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UN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struck
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UN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struck

International Maritime Organization says safety guarantees must be confirmed before ships can move againA United Nations agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage...

Associated Press
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