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Here's how much you need to earn to be in the top 1% of every US state

BusinessInsider.com 

Sam Rega

No one argues that being in the top 1% of income earners makes you rich.

But the annual income that gets you there depends on where you live.

The Economic Policy Institute calculated how much money puts a household in the top 1% of income earners in each of the 50 US states. For the US overall, the income threshold required to be in the 1% of earners is $389,436, pre-tax. In 12 states, including Connecticut, California, New York, and Texas, a household must earn more... Читать дальше...

Businesses are expecting inflation to rise in the coming months, Fed's Beige Book says

BusinessInsider.com 

AP

Business are expecting prices to rise modestly in the coming months, according to the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book released on Wednesday.

The Fed's preferred measure of inflation — personal consumption expenditures — rose 1.7% in January, Commerce Department data released earlier on Wednesday showed. The Fed has a 2% target. 

The Beige Book repeated that the economy continues to expand at a moderate pace, amid promises from the new administration to return the economy to 3% growth. Читать дальше...

French artist who spent a week encased in a rock: 'I'm a little dazed'

BusinessInsider.com 

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

French artist Abraham Poincheval was freed from a block of stone in a Paris museum on Wednesday after spending seven days enclosed in it.

He entombed himself in a body-shaped slot carved in a limestone boulder on Feb 22 at Paris' Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum.

Poincheval, 44, ate stewed fruit and purees while breathing through an air vent. He had some personal items such as a log book and an emergency phone line.

"I'm a little dazed... Читать дальше...



Russia, Syria bombed U.S.-backed fighters in Syria: U.S. general

Yahoo! News 

Russian and Syrian aircraft bombed positions held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Arab Coalition near the Syrian town of al Bab on Tuesday, inflicting casualties, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said on Wednesday. "Yesterday, we had some Russian aircraft and (Syrian) regime aircraft bomb some villages that I believe they thought were held by ISIS, yet they were actually - on the ground - were some of our Syrian Arab coalition forces," Army Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend told a Pentagon news briefing... Читать дальше...

Cuomo set for Israel visit in support of Jewish community

TheRepublic.com 

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is traveling to Israel in a gesture of solidarity spurred by acts of anti-Semitism at Jewish cemeteries, college campuses and community centers across the nation. Cuomo announced the trip Wednesday during a speech to Orthodox Jewish students, parents and teachers advocating at the Capitol for increased funding

Christina Curry: Mijn moeders privacy is verkracht

Tubantia 

Christina Curry heeft zich kort uitgelaten over haar gevoelens nadat er verschillende seksfilmpjes van haar moeder Patricia Paay uitlekten via sociale media. Christina spreekt van 'verkrachting' van haar moeders privacy.

Puerto Rico governor wants fewer austerity measures

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor submitted an austerity plan made public on Wednesday that would cut deeply into the U.S. territory's budget while avoiding some of the most painful measures recommended by a federal control board…

Democratic AGs snub Trump

Politico 

White House guidance lists three Democrats who actually didn’t meet with Trump.

Doug Marrone says way he left Buffalo was a mistake

NBCSports.com 

Doug Marrone got his second chance at an NFL head coaching job this year when the Jaguars made him the permanent choice to replace Gus Bradley after Marrone took over on an interim basis following Bradley’s in-season firing. Marrone’s first stint as a head coach ended after two years when he exercised a $4 million…

Surprise Surprise: MSM Ignores What UN Report on Syrian Gas Attack Actually Said

RIA Novosti  

On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a resolution proposing tougher sanctions against Syria, based in part on a recent OPCW-UN report on the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons in 2014 and 2015. Asked to comment, respected security analyst Charles Shoebridge pointed out that most media didn't even seem to bother reading the report.

N. Korea accuses S. Korea, U.S. of killing leader Kim's half brother

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Denying its own involvement, North Korea on Wednesday accused South Korea and the United States of killing a North Korean, believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother, without acknowledging the deceased as s

Thunder sign guard Norris Cole after trading Cameron Payne

TheRepublic.com 

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder signed guard Norris Cole to help fill the void after trading backup point guard Cameron Payne to the Chicago Bulls. The Thunder made the announcement Wednesday. Cole should challenge for Semaj Christon’s No. 2 point guard spot. The 28-year-old Cole won NBA titles with the Miami Heat in

ÖSYM'den YGS adaylarına "kimlik belgesi" duyurusu

Sabah 

ÖSYM'den, YGS'ye başvuran adayların, yeni kimlik kartı teslim edilinceye kadar verilecek belgenin 15 gün geçerlilik süresinin kapsamının genişletilmesinden dolayı "geçici kimlik kartı" veya "kimlik kartı...Devamı için tıklayınız





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