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37 Fun Things to Do in Pennsylvania, According to a Local 06/19/2024 08:00pm • You probably know the chocolate-inspired town of Hershey is located in Pennsylvania, and you might know a thing or two about Pennsylvania Amish Country. But did you know you can see Albert Einstein's brain on display in Philadelphia, or that you can visit an International Dark Sky Park in the northe Is It OK to Make Minimum Payments on Credit Cards? 06/19/2024 08:00pm • If your funds are running low and your bills are stacking up, you might be wondering whether it is OK to make minimum payments on your credit cards. The minimum payment is the smallest amount your credit card issuer will accept toward your balance each month to keep your account in good standing. Ho Best Places to Invest in Real Estate in 2024 06/19/2024 08:00pm • The best words to summarize the real estate investing landscape halfway through 2024 may be "cautiously optimistic." While home price increases have slowed since the madness of 2022, so has inflation, which should help reduce the costs of construction. The Federal Reserve's pause on interest rate hi Medicare Glossary 06/19/2024 08:00pm • Don't let Medicare terminology surprise you. Consider Bev, a 66-year-old retiree who opted out of Medicare Parts C and D due to good health and minimal care needs. Although many vaccines are covered under Medicare Parts A and B, she was surprised to find out her annual shingles vaccine, recommended How Much Does a Radon Mitigation System Cost? 06/19/2024 08:00pm • Keeping the air in your home clean and safe to breathe isn't just about having a few houseplants and living far from highly polluted areas. Without knowing it, your home's air could contain dangerous levels of radon, a naturally occurring gas that has been linked to lung cancer. Any home can have a 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2024 06/19/2024 08:00pm • The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently hit 40,000 for the first time, and the S&P 500 is already well on the way to hitting the 6,000 level. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite is going up at an even faster clip. The market is in full-on boom mode right now, and the Federal Reserve seems intent o What Is Frailty and How Can You Avoid It? 06/19/2024 08:00pm • The word "frail" typically conjures up a mental image of an elderly person who has difficulty with mobility and perhaps chronic health problems. However, in reality, the term does not refer to a strictly senior condition. It can affect anyone at any time in certain circumstances. In this article, we Where Can You Exchange Coins for Cash? 06/19/2024 08:00pm • Coins and cash still remain a significant part of the economy even as easy, low-contact options like tap-to-pay have risen. Comparing 2013 to 2023, circulating coin production has remained relatively similar at both benchmarks, at around 11 billion coins, according to the U.S. Mint. And although the LASIK Eye Surgery: How It Works and How Much It Costs 06/19/2024 08:00pm • When one of Kristina Alton's contact lenses fell out at her office in New York City, she had to make the hour-long commute back to her apartment to get a replacement. "It was such a disaster," she recalls. "I just couldn't function without them." But after undergoing LASIK surgery to correct her vis 7 Best Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 06/19/2024 08:00pm • After its meeting held on June 11 and 12, the Federal Reserve announced that it would hold the Federal funds rate steady for the time being. This was disappointing news to those who want to see lower rates sooner rather than later, but it was not a surprise to most interest-rate watchers. Inflation On the verge of becoming 1st Black woman to be mayor of Alexandria, Gaskins says city has lots of challenges, needs 06/19/2024 06:58pm • The votes for the Democratic nomination for mayor of the City of Alexandria are still being counted, but Alyia Gaskins — who's leading her Democratic rivals with nearly 60% of the vote — has declared victory. On the verge of becoming the first Black woman to be the city mayor, Gaskins tol Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says. A lot is at stake 06/19/2024 06:55pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, a report said Wednesday, the latest trend in the militants' movements to wealthier West African coastal nations. The extremist The Hunt: German officials concerned about terror attack during UEFA Euro 2024 soccer tournament 06/19/2024 06:23pm • There are reports of elevated terrorist activity as the UEFA Euro 2024 soccer tournament ramps up in Germany. In this week's episode of The Hunt, WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green talks with WTOP's Dimitri Sotis about why officials are so worried and how terror groups are changing t Colombian family's genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer's 06/19/2024 05:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists studying a family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer’s found some carry a genetic oddity that delays their initial symptoms by five years. The finding points to novel ways of fighting the mind-robbing disease – if researchers can unravel how a single copy of that v The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey 06/19/2024 04:41pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Abortion rights, suddenly a potent political force in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to leave such matters to the states, have found an unlikely champion in swing state Pennsylvania. Sen. Bob Casey, who will appear on the November ballot beneath President