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New York City is building more public toilets and launching an online locator so you can find them 06/03/2024 06:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Busting to go in the Big Apple? Some relief is on the way. New York City is not only getting more public toilets, but making them easier to locate using your smartphone. Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday a plan to build 46 new restrooms and renovate 36 existing ones located in ci Nvidia's stock is expensive. A look at why, and how that should change, by the numbers 06/03/2024 05:01pm • Nvidia’s stock price has more than doubled this year after more than tripling in 2023 and it's now the third most valuable company in the S&P 500. Nvidia's stock rose again Monday after it announced new technology and plans to advance artificial intelligence, or AI, applications. The company i 'They’re almost literally everywhere': Bedbug activity ramps up in the DC area as people start traveling for the summer 06/03/2024 03:40pm • The first week of June is Bedbug Awareness Week — and D.C. ranks as one of the top 10 worst places in the country for bedbugs, according to both Orkin and Terminix, two major pest control companies. Jared Davis is a technician and field specialist with ECO Bed Bug Exterminators DC, which servic GM promotes 2 former Apple executives to key roles in developing software and digital services 06/03/2024 11:53am • General Motors has promoted two former Apple executives to run its software and services operations as it ramps up efforts to develop and market electric, autonomous and connected vehicles. Baris Cetinok was named senior vice president of software and services product management. The company also na Is Gold a Good Investment Right Now? 06/02/2024 08:00pm • Gold prices have been exhibiting some odd behavior lately. Sure, the precious metal has moved higher as tensions in the Middle East boost its safe-haven appeal. And gold has fluctuated based on any given day's expectations for the Federal Reserve's interest rate course. Meanwhile, this year Treasury 6 of the Best AI ETFs to Buy Now 06/02/2024 08:00pm • During the peak of the dot-com bubble, the top company in the Nasdaq-100 index was Cisco Systems Inc. (ticker: CSCO). At its height in March 2000, Cisco's market capitalization exceeded $500 billion, making it the most valuable company in the world at that time. This was driven by massive investment As Mets retire his No. 18, Strawberry tells fans 'I’m so sorry for ever leaving' 06/01/2024 08:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Strawberry stood on the Citi Field grass as his No. 18 was being retired and addressed the New York Mets fans he had jilted 34 years earlier. “I mean this from the bottom of my heart, I’m so sorry for ever leaving you guys," Strawberry told the crowd of 30,600, his voice LGBTQ+ Pride Month is starting to show its colors around the world. What to know 06/01/2024 12:49pm • Pride Month, the worldwide celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, kicks off Saturday with events around the globe. But this year’s festivities in the U.S. will unfold against a backdrop of dozens of new state laws targeting LGBTQ+ rights, particularly transgender young people. Here are things t Oil giant Saudi Aramco offers a second stock tranche worth billions of dollars 05/31/2024 03:32am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it will sell a second sliver of stock in its state oil giant Aramco worth billions of dollars, its first tranche since its initial public offering back in 2019. Saudi Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., acknowledged the s 7 of the Best Ways to Invest $5,000 05/30/2024 08:00pm • When you keep a significant amount of cash in a checking account, you might think it's safe, but in reality, your money could be slowly losing value. This isn't about the risk of theft or volatility; it's about the silent thief known as inflation. Essentially, even though the dollar amount in your a The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inches up, but layoffs remain low 05/30/2024 08:45am • The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits ticked up last week, but layoffs remain historically low in the face of lingering inflation and high interest rates. Jobless claims for the week ending May 25 rose by 3,000 to 219,000, up from 216,000 the week before, the Labor Department Stuck at sea for years, a sailor's plight highlights a surge in shipowner abandonment 05/30/2024 07:04am • Abdul Nasser Saleh says he rarely got a good night’s sleep during the near-decade he spent working without pay on a cargo ship abandoned by its owner at ports along the Red Sea. By night, he tossed and turned in his bunk on the aging Al-Maha, he said, thinking of the unpaid wages he feared he’d How to Recover After a Loss in the Stock Market 05/29/2024 08:00pm • The market can be a rollercoaster, and while the S&P 500 is up 10.4% year to date as of May 29, not every sector or individual stock reflects this upward trend. For example, the S&P 500 real estate sector is down 8.5% this year, affected by high interest rates, a sustained downturn in commer What Is a Cardless ATM? 05/29/2024 08:00pm • The use of cardless ATMs is on the rise. Thanks to technology like QR codes and mobile apps, cardless ATMs allow customers to withdraw money without having to swipe, insert or tap with a plastic card. Read along to learn how cardless ATMs work, as well as their pros and cons. How Do Cardless ATMs Wo The toll of Beijing's security law on Hong Kong's activists 05/28/2024 10:04pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Activist Chan Po-ying is permitted only 15-minute daily visits to see her husband, Leung Kwok-hung, separated by a plexiglass barrier in a highly guarded Hong Kong jail. Leung, 68, is one of 47 activists who were prosecuted in the largest national security law case to date in the