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Johnson vows to try again after GOP holdouts block action on Trumps big, beautiful budget bill
2025-04-23 08:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
WASHINGTON (AP) After abruptly halting votes, House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to try again Thursday to approve a Republican budget framework, having worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts. Even a hefty push from President Donald Trump couldnt heave the package to approval. Johnson was forced to abandon Wednesdays scheduled action as the Republican hardliners left him without enough support, and risked upending what the president calls the big, beautiful bill, which is central to his agenda of tax cuts, mass deportations and a smaller federal government. The president is very anxious for us to get this done, Johnson, R-La., said as he left a late-night meeting with the GOP lawmakers. He said he expects votes on Thursday.Pushing the budget framework forward would log another milestone for Johnson, who can only lose a few detractors from his slim majority. A failed vote, particularly as...
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Singapore's billionaires get richer: Collective net worth jumps to $195b
2025-04-23 06:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang clinched the top spot among Singapore's richest, according to Forbes' annual list of global billionaires released on April 1.Joining him are medical devices company founder Li Xiting in second place and tech billionaire Forrest Li in third.The trio are among 49 Singaporean billionaires who made it to the list, up from 39 in 2024. Globally, they are ranked 182nd, 185th and 347th, respectively.Singapore's billionaires' collective net worth came to US$145.2 billion (S$195 billion) in 2025, compared with US$115.5 billion in 2024.Mr Goh, who holds a majority stake in Japan's Nippon Paint Holdings, overtook Mr Li Xiting, co-founder and chairman of Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, to claim the top spot with a net worth of US$13 billion.Mr Li Xiting, who topped the local list in 2024, has a net worth of US$12.8 billion.Mr Forrest Li, chief executive of Singapore-based internet company Sea, more than doubled his net worth from US$3.6 billion in 2024 to US$8...
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RFID Journal Live!2025: E SAN (Eczacbaº Industrial Raw Materials Company), SniperAction Photo, UPS Best RFID/IoT/AI Implementation Finalists for RFID Journal Awards
2025-04-23 06:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
The winners will be revealed at the RFID Journal LIVE! 2025 conference and exhibition to be held on May 6-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada.The 2025 RFID Special Achievement Award is being awarded to Dr. Antonio Rizzi, full professor of logistics and supply chain management in the University of Parmas Industrial Engineering DepartmentRFID Journal, the leading source of news and in-depth information regarding radio frequency identification (RFID) and other Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, has unveiled the finalists for this yearsRFID Journal Awards.This years entrants feature a wide range of projects from the complex and large-scale, to smaller implementations that demonstrate how RFID and IoT solutions have become the technology of choice for companies with the need to increase visibility in their supply chain, gain operational efficiencies and enhance customer satisfaction.The finalists hail from all around the world, including Italy, Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Turkey, Spain, the Unit...
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