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Cool colors like gray and blue were all the rage over the past few decades, but preferences have changed. Now, more organic tones in the red, tan and green families have taken over t What Is a Jumbo CD? 04/29/2024 08:00pm • A jumbo certificate of deposit generally pays a higher annual percentage yield than a traditional CD, in exchange for maintaining a fatter minimum balance -- $100,000 versus $500, for example. As a result, the holder of a jumbo CD may be able to pile up much more interest income than the holder of a When Should You Upgrade Your Hotel Credit Card? 04/29/2024 08:00pm • A hotel credit card unlocks elite status, extra points and benefits when you stay at hotels. Whether you travel regularly or just a couple of times a year, it can pay to have a credit card from your favorite hotel brand. However, most hotels have multiple versions of their cards, so how do you know What Credit Card Issuers Allow You to Have a Co-Signer? 04/29/2024 08:00pm • To get approved for a credit card, you typically need at least a good credit score and a decent amount of credit history. But if you have limited history or poor credit, applying for a credit card with a co-signer may increase your chances of approval. A co-signer is someone like a family member or Saline vs. Silicone Breast Implants 04/29/2024 08:00pm • In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration -- the government agency that, among other responsibilities, oversees which medicines and medical devices are available in the United States -- issued a safety communication about a known connection between breast implants and certain types of cancer. While How to Deal With Medical School Rejection 04/29/2024 08:00pm • Spring is when medical schools wind down their interview season and send letters of rejection to students who were not placed on an alternate list. This is distressing to good students who are used to achieving their goals and don't understand why they were not accepted. There are many ways unaccept How to Include Crypto in Your Retirement Portfolio 04/29/2024 08:00pm • Cryptocurrencies are on a roll in 2024, with some of the most significant sector names piling up eye-popping gains. Take the GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF (ticker: CONL), which is an exchange-traded fund that's up around 50% on a year-to-date basis. Or consider the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy 20 Best STEM Careers 04/29/2024 08:00pm • Explore the top STEM-related careers.STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math, offers some of the most lucrative and fast-growing career paths. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 10.4 million people in the U.S. had a job in STEM in 2022, and that Bucks and 76ers, who had high expectations this season, face early elimination Tuesday in Game 5s 04/29/2024 07:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Perhaps neither Milwaukee nor Philadelphia would've been good enough to beat a Boston team that ran away to the NBA's best record. The Bucks and 76ers surely never thought about going out in the first round of the playoffs, though. Both teams will be facing that possibility Tuesday Denny Hamlin says 'worse drivers' than him have won a NASCAR championship. Who does he mean? 04/29/2024 07:13pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin took his cut — he gripped the checkered flag like a Louisville Slugger and took a swing moments after he delivered on his called shot at Dover — and then lobbed a high, hard one at some of the NASCAR greats before him. Yeah, maybe 36 drivers have won Cup champio Hottest day of the year so far: Steamy temperatures Monday break a heat record in DC area 04/29/2024 06:40pm • The D.C. area got an early taste of summer Monday as record-breaking heat ushered in several days of above-average temperatures. The mercury climbed to 91 degrees in parts of the D.C. area by Monday afternoon, breaking a record at Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia and breaking This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland 04/29/2024 06:28pm • SHERIDAN, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its war with Russia. But when $61 billion in additional support for the war effort came up for a vote in the House rece Maine governor will allow one final gun safety bill, veto another in wake of Lewiston mass shootings 04/29/2024 05:46pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills said Monday she will allow one of a final pair of gun safety bills — a waiting period for gun purchases — to become law without her signature in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting. The governor announced that she would let a 10-day p