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With year-end approaching, it’s a good time to make sure your tax house is in order. It’s especially important for crypto investors, given a new IRS brokerage reporting requirement covering transactions after Jan. 1, 2025.The IRS generally treats crypto like property, similar to stocks or real estate, so selling crypto can trigger a capital gain or loss. And while crypto investors should have been keeping good records all along, the new reporting requirement gives them an even more compelling reason. That’s because brokerages now have to send what’s known as a Form 1099-DA. For tax year 2025, they’re required to…

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) salutes former U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally in Commerce, Georgia, U.S. March 26, 2022. Alyssa Pointer | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Saturday reacted to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise resignation announcement, saying, “Marjorie went BAD.”Trump once again called the Georgia Republican a “traitor,” referencing Greene’s alliance with Republican Rep. Tom Massie of Kentucky, who sponsored the bill demanding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the Justice Department.Green, who had been a close ally of Trump for years, cited backlash from the president over her advocacy for the bill in her statement,…

Staff members of the Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. under the HNA Technic perform maintenance on an aircraft at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base, which started operation in 2022, has performed maintenance service on more than 2,400 aircraft, completed full-body painting for over 280 aircraft, and repaired about 60,000 aircraft components as of the end of October this year.The maintenance base has drawn global clients like Qatar Airways, Royal Air Philippines and Iberia.Under the…

Twisted metal, shattered brick and scorched debris mark the ruins of a chemical factory in Faisalabad’s Malikpur. Photo: Online FAISALABAD: A powerful explosion at a chemical factory in Faisalabad’s Malikpur area on Friday triggered a massive fire and caused the collapse of ten nearby houses, killing at least 20 people and injuring seven others, according to rescue officials. The blast, which occurred early in the morning at a factory producing adhesives near Shahab Town’s Kabaddi Stadium Ground, was heard across the city. Flames quickly engulfed the factory and spread to adjacent structures, causing roofs and walls of nearby homes to…

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the McDonald’s Impact Summit at the Westin Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 17, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Monday said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “laying siege on the minimum wage.” Trump’s comments at the McDonald’s Impact Summit likely referred to California’s higher hourly pay floor for fast-food workers, which took effect a year and a half ago. However, data so far indicate the policy hasn’t been the danger Trump described. Research shows that the state’s fast-food worker turnover is down. Widespread closures haven’t occurred, and restaurant chains…

This week, volatility took hold of the AI trade as bubble fears continued to rise and Nvidia’s blowout earnings failed to steady the market. “Unless you’re the most optimistic person on the planet … you know you’re in a bubble, right?” Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management, told CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa. “There is no question you’re in a bubble.” Industry insiders raise AI bubble alarmsIndustry insiders are also beginning to raise the alarm, with Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai warning of an overrun.”Given the potential of this technology, the excitement is very rational. It’s also true when we go through these…

17 school systems face CCP action for forcing parents to buy overpriced branded supplies ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has served show-cause notices on 17 leading private school systems for allegedly treating 26 million students as “captive consumers” under a tie-in arrangement by forcing them to buy up to 280% more expensive logo-bearing stationery and uniforms. The 17 schools are found to be engaged in tie-in practices by way of mandatory use of logo-bearing notebooks, workbooks and school uniform, according to an inquiry report released by the CCP on Friday. The CCP issued the show-cause notices to schools…

Three years since the arrival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, more devices featuring generative AI technology have hit the market in time for the 2025 holiday shopping season, with many offering deals for Black Friday.Shoppers can pick from more advanced smart glasses, smart speakers with genAI and a pendant AI friend that acts as a confidant.These latest gizmos come from megacaps like Amazon, Alphabet and Meta and smaller players like Friend and Plaud.Despite the arrival of this new wave of products, reviews for many of the devices are mixed, and nothing has separated itself as a clear leader of the pack.That’s in…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe possibility of another meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is on the agenda, a senior Russian diplomat has said.”I wouldn’t rule anything out,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview for the state-owned International Affairs magazine, published on Saturday.”The search for a way forward continues,” he said.Ryabkov said contacts between Russia and the United States…

Structure inspired by Iranian pigeon houses aims to support local bird population In a first-of-its-kind initiative for Dera Ismail Khan, the city’s Forest Department has constructed a bird tower in its urban forest near Qureshi Mor, located in the heart of the city. The structure, designed to provide local birds with shelter and nesting spaces, has been built using traditional methods involving mud and wood, highlighting the blend of heritage techniques and modern conservation efforts. MNA Faisal Amin Gandapur, the driving force behind the project, revealed that the idea was inspired by the historic pigeon towers of Iran. These towers,…