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With its new pact with North Korea, Russia raises the stakes with the West over Ukraine 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Behind the smiles, the balloons and the red-carpet pageantry of President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea last week, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation with the U.S. and its allies over Ukraine, the Russian leader is willing to challenge Western interests like never b Surprising Factors That Increase Sun Sensitivity 06/23/2024 08:00pm • The impact of sun exposureIf you've ever had a sunburn, you know the pain of too much sun exposure.Anytime you're outside, you're exposed to ultraviolet light from the sun, and those UV rays can damage your skin, potentially leading to burns, rashes and skin cancer. Some people may be more sensitiv How the Lottery Works, and Is It Worth Playing? 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Playing the lottery can be fun, especially when the potential payout is enormous. For as little as a dollar or two, you have the potential to become a billionaire. And the lottery is also big business. According to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, which represents 53 Should Retirees Still Plan for 95? 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Financial planners often use the age of 95 as their default for life expectancy. However, a recent white paper by HealthView Services, a maker of health care cost-projection software, questions that practice. "Planning to age 95 has become a little-questioned industry rule of thumb," the white paper 6 Best Health Care ETFs to Buy Now 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Health care stocks are picking up steam in 2024, after a lackluster 2023 during which the S&P 500 Health Care Index underperformed with a 2% total return against a 24% return for the S&P 500. Through June 21, the S&P 500 Health Care Index is up 7.3% versus 14.6% for the broader S&P 5 7 Best REIT ETFs to Buy Now 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Investors looking for reliable dividend income and the potential for sustained capital appreciation over time may want to consider adding a real estate component to their portfolios. One of the best ways to do that is to buy good quality REIT ETFs and hold them for the long run. What Are REITs?A REI 7 of the Best 5-Star ETFs to Buy 06/23/2024 08:00pm • One of the easiest and best ways to diversify your investment portfolio is to buy exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. These funds can hold hundreds or even thousands of different stocks, bonds and other assets, allowing you to get broad exposure in one place. The popularity of ETF investing has exploded Scottie Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win Travelers for 6th victory of year 06/23/2024 07:33pm • CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim's tying birdie on the last hole of regulation. Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA Tour this season: the best golfer in the world walking off with the trophy. Shrug Six climate protesters run onto 18th green and spray powder, delaying finish of PGA Tour event 06/23/2024 06:28pm • CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Six climate protesters stormed the 18th green while the leaders were lining up their putts for the final hole of regulation at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship on Sunday, spraying smoke and powder and delaying the finish for about five minutes. The protesters waved smok Cubs unveil statue depicting Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg in a familiar defensive crouch 06/23/2024 06:21pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Ryne Sandberg hopes Cubs fans remember him as an alert and active defensive player. That’s exactly how they’ll see him from now on when they enter Wrigley Field. The club unveiled a statue of the Hall of Fame second baseman outside the historic ballpark before Sunday’s series North Macedonia's parliament approves a new center-right government after May's election 06/23/2024 04:51pm • SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia's center-right leader secured parliamentary approval to lead a new coalition government in a vote late Sunday. Hristijan Mickoski, 46, faces significant challenges in his four-year term in office — above all to advance the small Balkan NATO member's Bobrovsky gets a day off from practice, Perry not done yet and the Cup will be on the move again 06/23/2024 03:39pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — On the next-to-last day of the NHL season, Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky wasn't on the ice for practice. The Panthers are sure that's a good thing. Bobrovsky was a serious Conn Smythe Award candidate at one point in this Stanley Cup Final that ends with Game 7 on Michkov is being released by his KHL club, a step toward him joining the Flyers, AP source says 06/23/2024 02:55pm • Matvei Michkov is being released by his club in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, the first step toward the Philadelphia Flyers’ top prospect joining them in the NHL next season, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anony Dating without romance? How aromantic individuals describe their lives 06/23/2024 02:35pm • There's a pretty typical mold for modern-day, conventional relationships. Two people meet, fall in love and plan to spend the rest of their lives together. But what happens when someone's unconventional feelings hijack that plan? For many people identifying as aromantic — that question is somet Kylian Mbappé is getting used to his new mask ahead of France's game against Poland, teammate says 06/23/2024 01:57pm • PADERBORN, Germany (AP) — France captain Kylian Mbappé is getting used to wearing his new protective mask ahead of a possible return to play at Euro 2024 against Poland on Tuesday, his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni said. Mbappé sat out France's 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Friday after brea