SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California labor union backing a proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires offered Thursday to scale back the measure by more than half, a day after the state’s top election official said the question has sufficient public support to qualify for the November ballot. The proposal from the Service Employees International…
Co-hosts Mexico became the first team to secure a place in the World Cup knockout stage after a 1-0 victory over South Korea at a jubilant Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday. Luis Romo scored shortly after halftime, capitalising on a goalkeeping error, to seal Mexico’s second straight win and confirm them as Group A winners with…
Germany came under fresh US trade scrutiny on Thursday as the United States launched an investigation into the country’s pharmaceutical pricing policies, a move that could pave the way for new tariffs. Washington said it would examine whether Germany’s pricing practices unfairly underpay for innovative medicines and burden US commerce under Section 301 trade authorities….
