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Lawmakers are proposing raising the excise tax on stock buybacks from 1 percent to 4 percent. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/06/11/democrats-want-target-companies-that-buy-back-their-own-stocks/ Author : Jarrell Dillard Publish date : 2026-06-11 09:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Five Democrats are competing in the D.C. primary on June 16 to fill the Ward 1 seat being vacated by longtime council member Brianne K. Nadeau. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/06/10/dc-council-candidates-strive-seat-shape-ward-1s-next-chapter/ Author : Jasmine Golden Publish

The torching of neighborhoods across Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, marked the latest anti-immigration violence to convulse the United Kingdom. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/10/belfast-riots-mayhem-follow-alleged-stabbing-by-sudanese-asylum-seeker/ Author : Amanda Ferguson, Steve Hendrix Publish date : 2026-06-10

Frisco is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities. That growth — and a partisan election season — has fueled racism and anti-immigrant bigotry. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/09/texas-city-was-already-struggling-with-racial-divisions-then-came-bitter-murder-trial/ Author : Molly Hennessy-Fiske Publish date : 2026-06-09

In Questlove‘s new documentary “Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That’s the Weight of the World)," now streaming on HBO, the band’s harsh reception is explained simply by Stevie Wonder: “Sometimes, people are