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8 Home Renovations Under $20,000 09/17/2023 08:00pm • Your home is a big investment, and if you keep your home up to date and well-maintained -- even with just $20,000 -- you could see your hard work pay off. Remodeling can boost the return on your investment, and the renovation cost can be recouped when you decide to sell. Before you break out the ham The 21 Best Vegas Shows of 2023 09/17/2023 08:00pm • Since its early beginnings, Las Vegas has been a destination for glitter, glamour and lavish performances. Whether it's a cabaret-style theater with a live band or a top-selling musical artist's residency, there are plenty of choices when it comes to shows and performances. With so many shows to cho Drew Barrymore and 'The Talk' postpone their daytime talk shows until after the Hollywood strikes 09/17/2023 01:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says she'll wait until the labor issues are resolved. Hours later CBS' ���The Talk��� did the same. ���I have listened to everyone, and I am maki Gunmen kill a member of Iran's paramilitary force and wound 3 others on protest anniversary 09/17/2023 08:48am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Gunmen opened fire on a group of paramilitary forces in southern Iran, killing one of them and wounding another three, state media reported Sunday. Local media did not give a motive for Saturday's attack, which occurred on the anniversary of the death while in po Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore's return despite pickets 09/16/2023 11:52am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� ���The Drew Barrymore Show��� will begin airing fresh episodes on Monday but a lot of off-air controversy will be clinging to its typically bubbly host. Barrymore ��� a daughter of a proud acting dynasty ��� is making new batches of her syndicated talk show despite picketers out In San Francisco, Kenya's president woos American tech companies despite increasing taxes at home 09/15/2023 04:33pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Kenya���s president is wooing American tech companies, promising a business-friendly environment ��� even though he has raised taxes on businesses at home. President William Ruto made the appeal in an address to leading U.S. technology companies and investors on Friday in Sa Around 3,000 jobs at risk at UK's biggest steelworks despite government-backed package of support 09/15/2023 10:30am • LONDON (AP) ��� Around 3,000 workers at Britain's biggest steelworks face the prospect of losing their jobs as part of a government-backed package Friday to make the plant ���greener.��� The British government confirmed widespread speculation that it will pump up to 500 million pounds ($620 million) Casino giant Caesars Entertainment reports cyberattack; MGM Resorts says some systems still down 09/14/2023 07:39pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Casino company Caesars Entertainment on Thursday joined Las Vegas gambling rival MGM Resorts International in reporting that it was hit by a cyberattack, but added in a report to federal regulators that its casino and online operations were not disrupted. The Reno-based publicly t United States beaten in Davis Cup Finals as Tiafoe loses again. Titleholder Canada defeats Sweden 09/14/2023 07:06pm • SPLIT, Croatia (AP) ��� Frances Tiafoe was beaten for the second straight time in the Davis Cup Finals, with his latest defeat on Thursday coming after a code violation on match point for smashing his racket into the ground following a disagreement with the chair umpire. Tiafoe's 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-6 ( Louisiana, 9 other states ask federal judge to block changes in National Flood Insurance Program 09/14/2023 04:29pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an exodus of residents and businesses from southern Louisiana, officials told a federal judge T Cyprus holds military drill with France, Italy and Greece to bolster security in east Mediterranean 09/14/2023 02:42pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� The Cypriot president said Thursday that joint military maneuvers with three other European Union member states underway in the Eastern Mediterranean underscore the bloc's readiness to ensure security and stability in the region. President Nikos Christodoulides said the dri Bills proclaim the sky isn't falling after a season-opening dud and look ahead to host 1-0 Raiders 09/14/2023 01:47pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) ��� Unnerving as the Bills sloppy, turnover-filled season-opening performance appeared, safety Micah Hyde provided an assurance that the sky is actually not falling in Buffalo. ���You have to learn from it. You have to move and we���re excited about that," Hyde said. "We���re Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book is a collection of lyrics written for singer Stacey Kent 09/14/2023 09:56am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book will be one for music lovers. Alfred A. Knopf announced Thursday that Ishiguro's ���The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain,��� coming out March 5, is a collection of lyrics written for the million-selling jazz singer Stacey Kent. Ishigur Tech industry leaders endorse regulating artificial intelligence at rare summit in Washington 09/13/2023 08:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The nation's biggest technology executives on Wednesday loosely endorsed the idea of government regulations for artificial intelligence at an unusual closed-door meeting in the U.S. Senate. But there is little consensus on what regulation would look like, and the political path f Former NYC buildings commissioner accused of trading favors for cash, Mets tickets and more 09/13/2023 05:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City���s onetime top building-safety official was arrested Wednesday on charges that he accepted cash, baseball tickets, a painting, a discounted luxury apartment and other bribes from at least five associates, repaying them with political favors and access to high-ranking