Coast Guard unveils new Special Missions Command amid demand for elite units

WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard is creating a new Special Missions Command to centralize its deployable specialized forces, the service announced today.   The new command, which is slated for official commissioning in October, establishes a single command to house these elite units. That’s a departure from the existing structure, where the Coast Guard’s two area…

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Lawmakers Demand Answers About Growing Number of Unfixed Mistakes on Credit Reports

Four U.S. senators sent letters grilling the nation’s major credit bureaus on Thursday after a ProPublica investigation showed two of the bureaus were fixing fewer consumers’ credit reports. The letters came in response to a ProPublica investigation from March, which found that two of the three major credit bureaus — TransUnion and Experian — had…

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Nigeria: Manufacturing Sector's Tax Contribution Rises to N1.17trn, Spurs Demand for Fiscal Support

The manufacturing sector’s contribution to tax revenue collections in Nigeria maintained an upward trend in 2025, contributing a total of N1.17 trillion in Value Added Tax (VAT), an increase of 45.61 per cent over the N803.53 billion in 2024. The sector’s Company Income Tax (CIT) contribution rose to N881.29 billion, marking a 32.83 per cent…

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‘Mayhem and chaos’: Europe’s airports demand urgent review of new border system

Shorouk Express The association of European airports called on Thursday for an urgent review of the new EU border system, amid “mounting operational issues” that could affect the holiday season. In a letter to the European Commission, Airport Council International, ACI Europe, said if problems are not resolved by January, “additional flexibility” will be needed…

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