Perrier, which has been marketed as French mineral water for more than a century, is actually soda — and can therefore be taxed, a Pennsylvania court ruled. Perrier’s classification has been under fire since 2019, when thirsty patron Jennifer Montgomery was taxed 24 cents on a 16-ounce Perrier bottle at a Sheetz convenience store in … Read more
CBS News poll finds economy is a top issue in major battleground states for Biden, Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News The first CBS News battleground tracker poll of 2024 found Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan in a statistical tie between President Biden and former President Trump if people voted today. Be the first to … Read more
The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office also initiated a probe into China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, alleging that Beijing used “unfair, non-market policies and practices” to dominate these sectors. Henry Gao, a law professor at Singapore Management University, said he would not be surprised if China imposes countermeasures against the proposed tariffs through countervailing … Read more
Linda Johnson, previously a manager for the American fast-food chain, Wendy’s, was found to have been collecting an additional salary during her time with the restaurant, as she was paying a completely made-up employee. Johnson worked at a Wendy’s branch in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and created a ghost employee named ‘William Bright’. After creating a person … Read more
3 dead, 1 critically injured in Falls Township shooting: Bucks County District Attorney’s Office 3 dead, 1 critically injured in Falls Township shooting: Bucks County District Attorney’s Office 10:57 TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — Police say an armed man is barricaded with hostages in a Trenton, New Jersey home after he shot and killed at least … Read more
A young woman who lives out of her car documented the overnight conditions in sub-zero temperatures during a wintry night in Idaho, with both wind-chill and avalanche warnings in effect. Rosa, originally from Philadelphia, has been on the road since 2017, celebrating the six-year anniversary of moving into her car back in September 2023. This … Read more
ANDREA Giovino is the ex-pal of mob boss John Gotti – the head of New York’s Gambino family and the biggest mafioso since Al Capone. She was taught to steal at age five, her brother became a hitman at 17, and her ex-husband brought home dead bodies in his car boot. 8 Andrea Giovino was … Read more
‘Welcome to the capital of the world!’ exclaimed our taxi driver as we crossed the Potomac into Washington DC. My teenagers’ eyes shone with excitement. Given that eight hours earlier they’d barely been speaking to me as I informed the British Airways stewardess I was a nervous flyer and therefore quite keen for a gin … Read more
Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik 7-Eleven is the best convenience store there is. There’s something deeply comforting about walking into that fluorescent-lit, orange, green and red box and picking out some sort of soft drink with your buddies. It’s a very liminal space in a lot of ways. At night, it feels like another world … Read more
