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Gift Card Do's and Don'ts 12/17/2023 07:00pm • As the name implies, gift cards are made for giving. These financial tools are loaded up with cash that the recipient can spend on what they want. They're widely available, both in stores and online, so they can be perfect when you need a last-minute gift and don't want to take chances on buying som Is It Worth Upgrading From the Hilton Surpass to the Hilton Aspire? 12/17/2023 07:00pm • Hilton offers several co-branded credit cards for travelers looking for extra perks when staying at one of its hotels. These cards carry a range of earning power, benefits, elite status and annual fees. For many years, I used the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card but recently upgraded to 7 Mental Health Tips for International Students 12/17/2023 07:00pm • Carl Morel, a biology premed major at Berea College in Kentucky, says mental health was not really something that was discussed back home in Cameroon -- and those who did bring it up were sometimes ridiculed as weak. Being far away from home in a new academic and social environment can affect intern Texans win without Stroud, beating Titans 19-16 on Fairbairn's 54-yard field goal in OT 12/17/2023 06:38pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Houston Texans gave themselves a confidence boost winning without injured quarterback C.J. Stroud and several other key players. In the process, the Texans took a step toward possibly ending their playoff drought under first-year coach DeMeco Ryans. Ka'imi Fairbairn ki Baker Mayfield throws for 381 yards, 4 TDs, Bucs keep pace in NFC South by beating Packers 34-20 12/17/2023 05:07pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Playing on a new team eager to reach the postseason, Baker Mayfield reversed his December fortunes at Lambeau Field. Mayfield threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their third straight, 34-20 over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Bucs (7 Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies 12/17/2023 04:13pm • Cydney Wallace, a Black Jewish community activist, never felt compelled to travel to Israel, though “Next year in Jerusalem” was a constant refrain at her Chicago synagogue. The 39-year-old said she had plenty to focus on at home, where she frequently gives talks on addressing anti-Black sentime Kane scores twice to end brief goal drought as Bayern keeps pace with Leverkusen in Bundesliga 12/17/2023 04:10pm • BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane ended his three-game goal drought on Sunday by scoring twice as Bayern Munich stayed on Bundesliga leader Bayer Leverkusen’s heels with a 3-0 win over Stuttgart. Bayern was under pressure going into the late game following Leverkusen’s 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86 12/17/2023 02:30pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait’s ruling emir, died on Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes. He was 86. Kuwait state television broke into programming with Quranic Parayko scores in OT to lift Blues to 4-3 win over Stars 12/16/2023 11:50pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colton Parayko scored 37 seconds into overtime, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Parayko knocked in a loose puck at the side of the net. He lifted the puck over Scott Wedgewood, who was down on the ice after saving a shot by Jor Nick Martinelli scores 16 points, No. 25 Northwestern bounces back to beat DePaul 56-46 12/16/2023 09:34pm • CHICAGO (AP) — No. 25 Northwestern struggled to find the touch against DePaul coming off a stunning loss. The Wildcats settled into a rhythm in the second half and made enough shots down the stretch to secure a victory they sorely needed. Nick Martinelli scored 16 points and Northwestern bounced Dodgers, Ohtani got creative with $700 million deal, but both sides still have some risk 12/16/2023 09:34am • PHOENIX (AP) — Once the initial shock wore off on the price tag of Shohei Ohtani's record-shattering $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, details about the contract emerged that were nearly as stunning. A total of $680 million — 97% of the money — was deferred until 2034-43 Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession 12/16/2023 07:29am • WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the TV charts. Yet the Federal Reserve now seems on the verge of defeating it — and without the surge in unemployment and the deep reces Cameron Brink stars as No. 9 Stanford knocks off Portland 81-51 12/16/2023 12:12am • STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Brink had 23 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots, and No. 9 Stanford bounced back from its lone defeat this season with an 81-51 win against Portland on Friday night. Brink made 11 of 13 free throws and also dished out four assists. Brooke Demetre added 10 po Sacramento councilman charged with illegally hiring workers, wire fraud and blocking federal probe 12/15/2023 08:58pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento City Council member pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he hired undocumented workers at his local grocery stores, underpaid them and cheated the government on COVID-19 relief funds. Council member Sean Loloee and Karla Montoya, the general mana New policy at a DC mall aims to cut down on unaccompanied minors in stores 12/15/2023 08:55pm • A new policy at the DC USA mall in Columbia Heights aims to cut down on unaccompanied minors in its stores. Signs posted on the mall’s front entrance, and in front of stores like Target and Burlington Coat Factory, are crystal clear: Under the new policy, shoppers under 18 will now need to be a