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Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 - Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump takes high dose of aspirin because he wants 'nice, thin blood pouring through my heart' he told Wall Street Journal A widely-respect heart specialist, who treated the late vice president Dick Cheney, has said President Donald Trump's decision to take more than the ...

Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 - You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! Maine officials, child care providers and families were flummoxed and fearful Friday after the Trump administration announced this week a nationwide freeze on roughly $12.3 ...

Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 - Venezuela is open to negotiating a deal with the United States to combat drug trafficking, President Nicolas Maduro has said, even as he remained silent on a reported CIA-led strike on his country last week. The latest statement, made during an interview that aired on Thursday, comes as Maduro has struck a more conciliatory tone towards the US amid Washington's months-long sanctions and military pressure campaign. ...

Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 - Fighting broke out on Friday in Yemen's Hadramout province that borders Saudi Arabia, between forces loyal to the region's Saudi-backed governor and the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). The STC accused Saudi Arabia of bombing its forces near the border on Friday. Seven people were killed and than 20 people were also wounded as seven air strikes hit a camp in Al-Khasah, said Mohammed Abdulmalik, head ...

Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 - With the start of 2026, more than 8.3 million workers in 19 states received mandatory minimum wage increases. None of them were in Massachusetts. Despite being one of the most expensive states in the country , the Commonwealth has kept its minimum wage flat at $15 per hour since 2023. When Massachusetts first hit that level, it was one of only four states that had reached at least the $15 mark. Today, however, 11 ...

Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 - A proposed billionaire wealth tax in California is sparking debate over whether the measure, if passed, would lead to more harm than good if ultrawealthy residents in the state flee to other locales. Under the proposed ballot initiative, California would institute a one-time tax of 5% on the state's estimated 255 billionaires . While wealth taxes aren't new, the proposal has sparked pushback from some of America's ...

Thursday, Jan 1st, 2026 - New mayor gives speech at inauguration and rescinds all orders signed by Eric Adams after corruption indictment Zohran Mamdani vowed to "reinvent" New York City in a speech on his first day as mayor, promising "a new era" for America's largest city and an ambitious start to his term of office. The 34-year-old political star and democratic socialist, who a year ago was a virtually unknown state assemblyman, is the ...