2024年12月30日 · Areas of the U.S., including the South and Southeast, are likely to see frigid air that could break records by mid-month, along with potentially blockbuster winter storms. Threat level: Pieces of the polar vortex are projected to swirl southward out of northern Canada and into parts of the U.S. during early and mid-January. Accompanying the cold will be the threat of multiple significant ...

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2025年1月1日 · Those followed climate, environment, biodiversity and natural resources crises. Zoom in: Gen Z and younger millennials will mostly parent Gen Beta children. They're expected to be parents who recognize the volatility of the economy and focus on sustainability, both economically and environmentally. "Generation Beta will be shaped by parents who, in a lot of ways, lived through economic and ...

2024年11月21日 · Vice President Harris ' 2024 vote total has now surpassed President-elect Trump's total in 2020 for third-highest of all time. Why it matters: The Trump-Harris popular vote margin is the narrowest since Bush vs. Gore in 2000, despite Trump's decisive electoral college victory. Reality check: Harris won 7 million fewer voters than President Biden's 81.3 million in 2020, easily the highest total ...

2025年1月1日 · New tax brackets and standard deductions are now in effect, which will slightly boost paychecks and lower income tax for many Americans. Why it matters: The IRS changes, which include other tax provisions, increased by the smallest amount in recent years. The big picture: The Internal Revenue Service made a few changes to account for inflation, including raising contribution limits for tax ...

2024年8月1日 · The Democratic Party didn't just change their nominee, they have changed their message in the final hundred days before the election. Why it matters: President Biden wanted to make his campaign about "democracy" and Jan. 6, but Vice President Kamala Harris wants it to be about "freedom" and the "future." The change comes after many top Democrats worried that Biden's focus on democracy was not ...

2024年12月30日 · The new year will bring new regulations on health care, social media use, schools and rent across the country. Why it matters: Many of the new laws are aimed at expanding protections of workers, children and consumers. Flashback: New laws in 2024 targeted contentious, often-cultural issues, including wider access to birth control, a diversity, equity and inclusion ban in Texas and anti-book ...

2024年4月5日 · The halving always makes a major impact in the supply-demand relationship that determines bitcoin's value in the market.

2024年12月20日 · The House passed a new version of the continuing resolution Friday, signaling that the struggle to fund the government and prevent a shutdown may finally be coming to an end. Why it matters: The 366 - 34 passage sets up a Senate vote on the bill, which is mostly identical to the version that failed Thursday but strips out a measure to raise the debt ceiling. It extends several health care ...

2024年10月3日 · OpenAI yesterday closed its historic investment round, raising $6.6 billion at a $157 billion valuation. Look ahead: The next step is for OpenAI to think about going public via an IPO. Catch up quick: The ChatGPT maker promised investors that it will convert into a for-profit entity — reflecting its transition from a research lab into a product-focused business — even pledging to return ...