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Trump’s 100% Movie Tariff Plan Rattles Studios, Threatens Westchester's $924M Filming Industry Trump’s 100% Movie Tariff Plan Rattles Studios, Threatens Westchester's $924M Filming Industry
Trump’s 100% Movie Tariff Plan Rattles Studios, Threatens Westchester's $924M Filming Industry President Donald Trump said he wants to slap a 100% tariff on foreign-made movies to support what he called a "dying" industry, sparking pushback from film producers and lawmakers. Trump announced his plan for the movie tariffs in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday, May 4. His post claimed he was authorizing the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to begin instituting the 100% tariffs on films made outside the US. It's unclear how tariffs would be imposed on movie production and distribution. "The Movie Industry in America is DYING…

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by Chris Spiker
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Virginia Skating Sisters, Parents Die In DC Air Disaster: Virginia Skating Sisters, Parents Die In DC Air Disaster:
Virginia Skating Sisters, Parents Die In DC Air Disaster: An Ashburn figure-skating family with grand ambitions to represent Team USA was among those killed in a devastating mid-air collision over the Potomac River. Everly and Alydia died alongside their parents. https://www.instagram.com/ice_skating_sisters / Facebook photos Everly Livingston, 14, and her sister Alydia, 11—known as the "Ice Skating Sisters"—died alongside their parents, Donna and Peter, when an American Airlines flight crashed into an Army helicopter en route to Reagan National Airport. The family had been returning to the DMV from Kansas after the US Figure Skating Champio…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Major Companies Say They'll Cover Employee Travel Expenses For Abortions Major Companies Say They'll Cover Employee Travel Expenses For Abortions
Major Companies Say They'll Cover Employee Travel Expenses For Abortions Several major media companies will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade, Variety reports.  This comes after the court ruled 6-3 to overturn people's constitutional right to the procedure on the morning of Friday, June 24. Companies including Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Comcast, Sony and Meta confirmed to Variety that they will be reimbursing their employees who travel across state lines to get an abortion. You can read what these companies said by clicking here. 

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by David Cifarelli
News
Three Cable Companies Hiking Prices For 2020 Three Cable Companies Hiking Prices For 2020
Three Cable Companies Hiking Prices For 2020 There may be a new batch of “cord cutters” coming around as three cable TV services announced their intention to increase costs for consumers. According to Consumer Reports, Comcast, AT&T, and Spectrum all have plans to hike prices for cable TV subscribers for 2020. The price hikes come as additional streaming options from networks have become more prevalent. Last month, Comcast raised prices for its Basic TV package from $30 to $35 monthly, with an increase for their Broadcast TV package rising 50 percent from $10 to $14.95 each month. “Rising programming costs — most notably for bro…

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by Zak Failla
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