Author: Daniel snow

[ad_1] People shop at a grocery store in Brooklyn on May 13, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesFears earlier this year that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would result in a sharp inflation spike have completely receded, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Tuesday.The central bank’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations shows that respondents in June saw inflation at 3% 12 months from now. That’s the same level it was in January — before Trump took office and began saber-rattling over trade.The level marked a 0.2 percentage point decline from May and a retreat…

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[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump presents a sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” after he signed it, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025.Leah Millis | ReutersA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions.We’re back from the holiday weekend with President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” bill officially signed into law.His landmark tax cut and spending package includes more than $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid, which will leave millions of…

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[ad_1] A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe IRS said in a new federal court filing that churches can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status.The move upends a 70-year-old interpretation of the U.S. tax code, whose Johnson Amendment has barred non-profit groups, including churches, from endorsing political candidates without putting their tax-exempt status in jeopardy.”Communications from a house of worship to its congregation in connection with religious services through its usual channels of communication on matters of faith do not run afoul of…

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[ad_1] Ten years ago, Amy Shack Egan agreed to help a friend plan her wedding. She couldn’t have imagined that it would inspire her to launch two businesses — or that Kerry Washington would become her lead investor.At the time of that first wedding, Egan was freshly out of college and working three jobs to stay afloat in New York City.”I was like a lot of early 20-somethings: frustrated about feeling really ambitious, but not sure what path I was supposed to go down,” Egan recalls.While helping her friend navigate wedding logistics, she found that she had a knack for…

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[ad_1] In successful relationships, both partners feel emotionally secure, connected, and comfortable being themselves around each other. But for many of us, romantic relationships can bring out our deepest insecurities.As a Harvard-trained psychologist who works with couples, I often tell people that emotional security in a relationship starts with seeing yourself as worthy of love, and trusting that your partner is accepting, caring, and truly committed — through the highs and the lows.Couples who truly trust each other use seven phrases every day:1. ‘You see me as I am.’Feeling safe in a relationship means never having to hide parts of…

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