Pezeshkian Says Iran To Increase Gasoline Prices, Coupled With Rare Admission About US Sanctions

Hochul Targets NYC's Multimillion-Dollar Second Homes In $268 Billion Budget Framework New York is taking direct aim at the city’s ultra-wealthy absentee owners. In a major policy shift announced Thursday, Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders reached a framework agreement on a $268 billion state budget that includes a new annual tax on multimillion-dollar second homes in New York City - a move designed to generate roughly $500 million a year to help close the city’s projected $5.4 billion budget deficit. The proposal, often called a “pied-à-terre” tax (French for...

Denver Imposes Water Restrictions, Orders Restaurants To Serve Only On Request Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Restaurants in Colorado’s capital are only allowed to serve water to guests if they ask, according to new restrictions by the Denver Board of Water Commissioners. A scenic view of the Denver skyline at sunset, with the Rocky Mountains in the background and a forest in the foreground. Bill Ross/Getty Images “Restaurants and catering businesses shall serve water only upon request,” the mandatory irrigation restrictions read. The rules were issued in the Mile...

Colonial Restarts Largest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline After Georgia Damage Summary: Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 flows were restored after the damaged section was repaired in Georgia. Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 halted operations on Thursday night after a third-party work crew caused damage in Paulding County, Georgia. Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 Flows Restart   The good news for U.S. East Coast drivers is that Colonial Pipeline's Line 1 did not suffer a prolonged shutdown. Flows on the nation's largest gasoline pipeline, which runs from Texas to New York, resumed within hours after a third-party work crew damaged...