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How to Lend Money to Family and Friends 11/15/2023 07:00pm • It can happen to any of us: One minute we're a friend or family member; the next moment, we are a loan officer at a bank. Or at least, it can feel that way if you're ever in that awkward position of being asked to lend money. There are plenty of reasons you might be asked for money. Maybe inflation, Tax Breaks for Investors Who Engage Financial Planners 11/15/2023 07:00pm • Prior to 2018, investors could deduct some or all of their investment advisory fees on their federal tax returns. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, effective for tax years 2018 to 2025, eliminated the deductibility for "miscellaneous items," such as fees for financial advice, IRA custodial f New protests in Greece over Roma youth's fatal shooting by police following car chase 11/15/2023 05:56pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — New protests broke out Wednesday in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, over the fatal shooting of a Roma youth during a weekend altercation with police following a car chase. A main highway in the Greek capital was briefly closed to traffic after Roma yo Israel and Switzerland draw 1-1 in Euro 2024 qualifying game in Hungary 11/15/2023 05:48pm • FELCSUT, Hungary (AP) — A European Championship qualifying game between Switzerland and Israel ended with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, a match that brought the Israeli team to Hungary after all scheduled games in Tel Aviv were postponed due to the Israel-Hamas war. The match was one of two “home gam Trump abandons his bid to move his New York hush-money criminal case from state to federal court 11/15/2023 04:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has given up on his monthslong fight to move his New York hush-money criminal case to federal court, agreeing to proceed in a state court that he contends is “very unfair” to him. The former president’s lawyers said in court papers Wednesday that they were droppi If you can spill, spread, pump or pour it, then check it. TSA tips for smooth holiday travel 11/15/2023 04:15pm • Ahead of Thanksgiving, representatives from the Transportation Security Administration gathered at Reagan National Airport to share tips on how passengers can travel smoothly this holiday. The 12-day-period for Thanksgiving travel begins Friday, Nov. 17 and concludes Tuesday, Nov. 28. During that Greece fines local branches of J&J and Colgate-Palmolive for allegedly breaching a profit cap 11/15/2023 12:15pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities on Wednesday announced fines totaling 1.67 million euros ($1.81 million) on the local branches of two U.S.-based health care and consumer products giants for alleged breaches of a profit cap imposed amid Greece's cost-of-living crisis. The Development Minist US will resume food aid to millions across Ethiopia after monthslong pause over massive corruption 11/15/2023 11:59am • ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The lead U.S. development agency plans to restart food aid deliveries for millions of people across Ethiopia in December, five months after it took the extraordinary step of halting its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials. U.S. Agency Want to buy now, pay later this holiday season? Ask yourself these 5 questions first 11/15/2023 11:52am • Shoppers gearing up for the 2023 holiday season won’t have to look hard for a convenient way to pay for all those presents. “ Buy now, pay later,” a type of payment plan that divides the total cost of your purchase into smaller installments, is offered at most major retailers, including Walmar Police say carjacker stole Amazon delivery van at gunpoint in DC then crashed in Prince George's Co. after chase 11/15/2023 11:26am • A person is in custody after allegedly stealing an Amazon delivery van at gunpoint in Southeast D.C. Tuesday night and taking police on a chase before crashing the vehicle in Prince George’s County, Maryland. D.C. police were alerted by Prince George’s County police that they were following a Mendoza starts Mets job emphasizing how close team was to success in 2022, not this year's fall 11/15/2023 08:18am • NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Mendoza was tired after getting home to Tampa, Florida, following a cross-country flight. About 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, 9-year-old son Andres came up to him. “Dad, I’m bored. I want to go out and play catch. I want to do some picks,” Mendoza remembered his son saying. Soo Tracy Camilla Johns, star of Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It,' presents photography exhibit in Laurel 11/15/2023 04:35am • She was the lead actress in Spike Lee's breakthrough film "She's Gotta Have It" (1986). Now, Tracy Camilla Johns, 60, presents her photography exhibit at the Laurel Museum, operated by the Laurel Historical Society in Maryland where she's lived for 25 years. The exhibit runs now through Thanksgiv Jordan Kyrou scores twice and Jordan Binnington stops 30 as Blues shut out Lightning 5-0 11/14/2023 11:48pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and Jakub Vrana scored 19 seconds apart in the second period, and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 on Tuesday night. Colton Parayko and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Blues (8-5-1), who have won three st The UN Security Council is trying for a fifth time to adopt a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war 11/14/2023 10:31pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After four failed attempts, the U.N. Security Council is trying for a fifth time to come up with a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, but it remains to be seen whether serious divisions can be overcome to produce a consensus on wording. The current draft under negotiation wo Vegas' Paul Cotter ejected for an illegal check to the head of Washington's Evgeny Kuznetsov 11/14/2023 10:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights forward Paul Cotter was ejected for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov during the teams’ game Tuesday night and could face a suspension. Cotter hit Kuznetsov in the head with his left shoulder early in the second per