MPs call for year-long delay to farm inheritance tax
A cross-party committee says farmers have lost trust in the government over its policies. Source: Original News
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Nissan says it could share global plants with Chinese state firm
Nissan announced this week that it would lay off another 11,000 workers and shut seven factories. Source: Original News
One in 10 have no savings, financial regulator says
Stress and anxiety among those with debts remains high but help is available, a major survey finds. Source: Original News
Trump Officials Say James Comey Is Under Investigation Over Social Media Post
James Comey shared and later took down a post with a phrase used by critics of the president, saying there had been no ill intent. Source: Original News
Trump’s Military Parade in D.C. Could Cost $45 Million, Officials Say
The parade is scheduled for June 14, the date of the Army’s 250th anniversary, and is billed as the “Army’s birthday celebration.” President Trump turns 79 that day. Source: Original News
A judge blocked the Energy Department from imposing a cap on grants for university research.
The temporary ruling mirrored one in a case involving the N.I.H., which similarly tried to cap the funding that covers universities’ overhead expenses in research. Source: Original News
Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Voice of America Employees
The layoffs amounted to over a third of the media organization’s staff, and came as the Trump administration put up for sale the federal building in Washington that houses the network. Source: Original News
CNN to Livestream George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
In June, the news organization is planning a live broadcast of one of the final Broadway performances of “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Source: Original News
Springsteen, in England, Blasts Trump Administration as ‘Treasonous’
His remarks, delivered to an audience abroad, stood out at a time when other superstar artists have seemed to mute their criticism of the president. Source: Original News
Law Firms Fighting Back Against Trump Report Security Clearance Suspensions
WilmerHale and Jenner & Block pleaded with the courts to intervene as the Justice Department moved to implement President Trump’s orders targeting their business. Source: Original News