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California governor pushes back against criticism of fast food minimum wage law 02/29/2024 09:36pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has denied a news report that he pushed for an exception to the state's new fast-food minimum wage law that benefits a wealthy campaign donor. California's minimum wage is $16 per hour. But starting April 1, most fast-food res Some doorbell cameras sold on Amazon and other online sites have major security flaws, report says 02/29/2024 03:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Some doorbell cameras sold by Amazon and other online retailers have security flaws that could allow bad actors to view footage from the devices or control them completely, according to an investigation published Thursday by Consumer Reports. Researchers from the product-review or Juventus midfielder Pogba banned 4 years for doping. Verdict is 'incorrect,' he says 02/29/2024 10:15am • ROME (AP) — It's looking more and more like Paul Pogba's career is heading to a premature end. Once one of the world's top midfielders, Pogba was banned for the maximum four years by Italy’s anti-doping court on Thursday after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone while at Juvent Surge in Wendy's complaints exposes limits to consumer tolerance of unstable prices 02/28/2024 09:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers will pay more for a flight to Florida or for a hotel room during peak vacation times. They fork out more for a rush hour Uber ride, perhaps while grinding their teeth, and rely on apps like ParkWhiz or ParkMobile to book spots for their cars at premium prices. But a socia Can You Pay Property Taxes With a Credit Card? 02/28/2024 07:00pm • You can pay for just about anything with a credit card today, even your mortgage or rent. It's only natural to wonder what else you can pay with a credit card -- like property taxes. The IRS lets you pay your federal taxes with credit cards, so why not local taxes, too? Well, just because you can do 10 Legit Ways to Get Free Money 02/28/2024 07:00pm • Trying to pay bills and build savings with limited funds is an all too common dilemma. Sometimes there's just not enough money to go around. A 2023 Payroll.org survey discovered that 78% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. The stress can be tremendous, especially as the cost of goods and s UC Berkeley officials denounce protest that forced police to evacuate Jewish event for safety 02/28/2024 06:00pm • Leaders of the University of California, Berkeley, have denounced a protest against an event organized by Jewish students that forced police to evacuate attendees and a speaker from Israel for their safety after demonstrators broke through doors. A criminal investigation has begun, the university an Turkish drones kill 3 in an attack on a local Christian militia in northeastern Syria, officials say 02/28/2024 03:44pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three members of a local Christian force and wounded others, including civilians, a Kurdish official and a Syrian opposition war monitor said. Also on Wednesday, reported Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, and in Today in History: February 28, Pope Benedict XVI becomes first pope in six centuries to resign 02/28/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2024. There are 307 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 28, 2013, Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign, ending an eight-year pontificate. (Benedict was succeeded the following month by Po Lawsuit claims isolation and abuse at Wyoming Boys School 02/27/2024 07:10pm • CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, repeatedly buckled one in a restraint chair for up to 12 hours a day and poked fun at another while withholding the leg brace he needed for his disability for mon 10 Dependable Stock Chart Patterns for Technical Analysis 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Technical analysis is a valuable tool sophisticated investors use to research, analyze and evaluate stocks and other securities. Technical analysis is very different from fundamental analysis. Fundamental analysis tries to determine value and estimate the future market price based on a stock's under Should You Hire a Tax Professional This Year? 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Tax season is upon us, and you might be wondering if you should tackle filing yourself or hire a tax preparer to do it for you. Tax professionals can be a big help, taking the stress out of doing your taxes, especially if you're self-employed, have had a major life event like marriage or divorce in Proposed new Virginia 'tech tax' sparks backlash from business community 02/27/2024 05:42pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come out swinging against a proposal to expand the state sales tax to cover digital goods, something Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed and Democrats endorsed in their budget legislati Chatbots' inaccurate, misleading responses about U.S. elections threaten to keep voters from polls 02/27/2024 05:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published Tuesday based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of Some states are trying to make sex binary. Transgender people see their existence denied 02/27/2024 01:54pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Mack Allen, an 18-year-old high school senior from Kansas, braces for sideways glances, questioning looks and snide comments whenever he has to hand over his driver's license, which still identifies him as female. They've come from a police officer responding to a car accident