Top 26 billionaires own as much as 3.8 billion poorest people
The world's billionaires are growing $2.5 billion richer every day, while the poorest half of the global population is seeing its net worth dwindle.
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Ukrainian tycoon denies coordination with Manafort
A prominent Ukrainian tycoon denied Thursday requesting or receiving US polling data from Paul Manafort, following revelations in a court filing Tuesday that pointed to coordination between the former Trump campaign chairman and the Russian government.
Elizabeth Warren makes fiery campaign debut in Iowa after a whirlwind kickoff week
Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered her first live pitch to presidential primary voters in Iowa on Friday night with a signature and searing indictment of the powerful interests she blames for corrupting government and decimating the American working class.
Ocasio-Cortez suggests 70% tax for wealthy in climate change plan
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed taxing the wealthy as high as 70% to fund a climate change plan she's pushing called the "Green New Deal."
George Soros: Billionaire philanthropist the far right loves to hate
When the Financial Times pronounced Wednesday that the philanthropist George Soros was its "Person of the Year," Twitter ignited with partisan congratulation and animosity.
Traffic accident deaths reach record high of 1.35M globally
The number of traffic-related deaths reached a high of 1.35 million in 2016, according to the 2018 Global Status Report on Road Safety, released by the World Health Organization on Friday. It has also moved up to the eighth leading cause of death for people of all ages, ahead of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
Helicopter app for the wealthy is tackling Mumbai's traffic
A helicopter app for the wealthy has picked India's financial capital Mumbai as its first city outside the United States.
Report: Labor secretary gave wealthy alleged pedophile 'deal of a lifetime'
When he was a US attorney in Florida, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta gave accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein the "deal of a lifetime," the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.
Poor die nearly 10 years earlier than rich in UK, study says
A troubling gap in life expectancy among the rich and poor has emerged in the United Kingdom, and researchers say it also has been seen in the United States.
How the economy is playing in five close House races
No election happens in a vacuum.
