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10 Best Financial Certifications 06/13/2024 08:00pm • The financial industry is full of acronyms that can be confusing for consumers. For example, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, lists 242 professional designations used by financial professionals. Many of them look and sound alike, making it even more confounding. While there are Trump offers CEOs a cut to corporate taxes. Biden's team touts his support for global alliances 06/13/2024 07:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump told an influential group of CEOs that he wants to further cut the corporate tax rate he lowered while in office, while President Joe Biden's chief of staff separately told them that the Democratic incumbent���s emphasis on global alliances would hel Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals 06/13/2024 05:55pm • Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow as part of the panel���s ethics investigation into the Supreme Court. Durbin, D-Ill., said Thursday the committee obtained in The US fines Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights that passed too low over Iraq 06/13/2024 05:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Transportation Department said Thursday that it fined Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights in regions off-limits to U.S. airlines while it allowed JetBlue Airways to sell seats on the planes. The fine involves a ���significant number��� of flights from Dec One Tech Tip: Use a roaming eSIM on your summer travels to avoid cellphone data fees 06/13/2024 09:49am • LONDON (AP) ��� For summer trips overseas, a smartphone is essential for most people. How else will you check Google Maps to find your Airbnb, post an Instagram video from the Eiffel Tower, or WhatsApp friends and family back home? Of course, if you're using apps that gobble up data while traveling Italy's G7 venue is a faux medieval luxury resort far from public view 06/13/2024 08:44am • BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) ��� Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies are meeting in a faux medieval town constructed as a luxury resort on the heel of Italy���s boot. Borgo Egnazia, nestled amid olive groves and prickly pear cacti in the southern Puglia region, has reportedly hosted Madonna Are Impact Windows Worth the Cost? 06/12/2024 08:00pm • Warmer ocean temperature combined with likely La Ni��a conditions have created the perfect storm for an increased chance of named storms in the Atlantic this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center predicts an above-normal hurricane season and urges home '1,000 wounds': Sheets of paper with racial slur printed from Montgomery Co. school printer 06/12/2024 05:20pm • A Maryland teacher loaded sheets of paper into a Montgomery County classroom printer last month when she noticed a large number of pages being printed out in a single run. On the 1,000 sheets of paper was just one word -- a��racial slur against the Black community. "It was, like, just a contin Republicans vote to hold Garland in contempt of Congress. Here's what that means 06/12/2024 04:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Merrick Garland became the third attorney general in U.S. history to be held in contempt of Congress Wednesday as Republicans moved to punish the Justice Department for refusing to turn over audio related to President Joe Biden���s handling of classified documents. Contempt is on At least 40 Indians die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in Kuwait 06/12/2024 03:03pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� A fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, killing at least 40 Indian nationals and injuring more than 50, India's external affairs ministry said. Local officials said the blaze appeared to be linked to code violations. Elon Musk drops lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI without explanation 06/12/2024 01:30pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI just ahead of a scheduled Wednesday hearing on the case. Musk in February sued the San Francisco artificial intelligence company and its CEO Sam Altman over what he said was a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker���s founding aims of b The Washington Roast brings political satire to DC Improv, breaking tension of heated 2024 election 06/12/2024 03:59am • The 2024 election is one of the most intense and unprecedented races in American history. If you need a laugh to lighten the mood and relieve some of the tension, The Washington Roast cracks up the D.C. Improv with a hilarious night of political satire on Thursday, June 13. "We call it a b Will Japanese women be able to keep their maiden names after marriage? Major lobby demands change 06/12/2024 02:22am • TOKYO (AP) ��� A powerful Japanese business lobby is calling on the government to allow married couples to keep dual surnames, saying the lack of freedom to do so hinders women���s advancement and has even become a business risk. In Japan, each wedded pair has to legally adopt one family name. While History at your fingertips: Learn about Olney's Oakley Cabin on your smartphone 06/11/2024 09:29pm • There's an old log cabin that survived the ravages of time, nestled beneath the towering oak trees along the banks of the Reddy Branch Stream on Brookeville Road in Olney, Maryland. Traffic whizzes by but it seems time stands still at the Oakley Cabin African American Museum and Park, where sever What Homebuyers Need to Know About Climate Change 06/11/2024 08:00pm • Derechos along the Gulf Coast that close airports and break windows in high-rise buildings. Falling hailstones as large as melons. The worst tornado season in over a decade. Predictions for an unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season between now and the end of November. Heat records being broken in