内容摘要：Most independent analyses are skeptical of the administration’s claims that it can achieve 3% average growth as Trump’s 2018 tax cuts failed to do so. Those tax cuts from Trump’s first term did boost economic growth before the pandemic, but they also raised the budget deficit relative to previous estimates by the Congressional Budget Office.

Most independent analyses are skeptical of the administration’s claims that it can achieve 3% average growth as Trump’s 2018 tax cuts failed to do so. Those tax cuts from Trump’s first term did boost economic growth before the pandemic, but they also raised the budget deficit relative to previous estimates by the Congressional Budget Office.

“If I’m really honest, the wool industry is almost at that tipping point, if not already there, of not having a wool industry anymore,” he said.The government has drawn up measures intended to slow the decline, including an announcement in 2024 that they will place limits on the scale of farmland that can be converted to carbon forestry.

New government procurement guidelines launched in April urge the use of New Zealand wool products — such as carpets and insulation — in newly constructed or refurbished public buildings. But those measures are not expected to halt declining sheep numbers.Some sheep-farming countries are recording similar trends. New Zealand’s closest neighbor Australia — the source of most of the sheep jokes about New Zealanders — is also home to more sheep than people, but the national flock is shrinking there too.The gap is slimmer: There are about three sheep per Australian.

CARACAS (AP) — Con poca presencia de electores en los centros de votación, Venezuela celebraba el domingo comicios legislativos y de gobernadores, con la experiencia fresca de la, los llamados de la oposición a no acudir a las urnas y una nueva acometida gubernamental que se tradujo en el arresto de al menos 70 personas en los días previos a los comicios.

“Logramos hacer las elecciones sin un incidente y logramos derrotar la violencia que los terroristas tenían preparado para el país”, dijo Maduro tras sufragar en un centro de votación instalado en una escuela dentro del Fuerte Tiuna, la mayor instalación militar del país, ubicada al suroeste de Caracas.

Maduro, en una transmisión de la televisión estatal, resaltó que “todo el que quiso inscribirse se inscribió” y expresó su disposición de trabajar con todo aquel que sea electo.Maryland’s Department of Emergency Management activated its emergency operations center to coordinate the state’s response. Roads in both Allegany and Garrett counties were closed because of flooding, according to state officials. Allegany County officials reported that floodwaters have caused washouts and gas line leaks.

“We remain in close contact with local officials and continue to coordinate resources as the rain continues to fall,” Gov. Wes Moore said in a press release. “I urge all Marylanders to remain vigilant, heed warnings from local officials, and prioritize safety during this time.”In West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency Tuesday night in Mineral County, near Maryland, because of heavy rains and flash flooding, allowing the state to send resources.

Associated Press reporters Ben Finley in Norfolk, Virginia, and Lea Skene in Baltimore contributed.SAO PAULO (AP) — Mexico, Chile and Uruguay have halted poultry imports from