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Looking to Get Out of a Timeshare? Here's How to Do It Legally 05/24/2023 08:00pm • Though consumer awareness around fraudulent exit companies and the challenges associated with getting out of a timeshare has risen in recent years, experts say timeshare ownership remains popular. Like other forms of travel, the timeshare industry suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Net originate Resident doctors at NYC's Elmhurst Hospital reach tentative deal after 3-day strike 05/24/2023 02:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Resident physicians who went on strike at New York City’s Elmhurst Hospital Center have reached a tentative deal on the third day of their walkout and will return to work, their union announced Wednesday. The strike by about 160 residents that began Monday was New York City’s f Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities 05/24/2023 11:29am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the mountain on Tuesday pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities. Hari Budha Magar, a former Gurkha soldier who lives in Britain, reached the peak of the world' UK inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check 05/24/2023 04:04am • LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level since the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though elevated food prices meant it didn't fall as much as anticipated. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that the inflation rate, as measured by the How to Get a Credit Limit Increase With an Apple Card 05/23/2023 08:00pm • Apple launched its first credit card in August 2019, and as of early 2022 the Apple Card had an estimated 6.7 million users, according to Cornerstone Advisors. Whether you applied for the card to enjoy the cash back benefits, the privacy or the special financing on Apple products, you might be wonde Elon Musk signals Twitter's headquarters may not stay in San Francisco 05/23/2023 04:47pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter might not keep its headquarters in San Francisco forever, its owner Elon Musk signaled Tuesday. Speaking virtually at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London, Musk gave a noncommittal answer to an interviewer’s question about whether the company will How raising the nation's debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds 05/23/2023 04:28pm • With the pandemic officially over, leftover coronavirus relief money for vaccines, public health initiatives and other programs has become a target as negotiators try to reach a budget deal to raise the nation's debt limit. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that $30 billion of pandemic-relat Court acquits German coronavirus denier of incitement over Israel remarks 05/23/2023 02:28pm • BERLIN (AP) — A prominent critic of Germany's pandemic restrictions who repeatedly spread false information about the coronavirus has been acquitted of incitement to hatred for comments about Jews and Israel. A regional court in the northern town of Ploen ruled Tuesday that Thai-German microbiolog Lawyer who spat on anti-racism protester picks jail over probation 05/23/2023 02:16pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white lawyer who spat on a Black high school student during an anti-racism march in suburban Milwaukee in 2020 has chosen jail over probation. Stephanie Rapkin, a 67-year-old Shorewood attorney, was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct in April in connection with the inc Audit: State departments fell short when it came to reporting and justifying some pandemic emergency contracts 05/23/2023 02:11pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Senate co-chair of the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit and Evaluation Committee said changes to state procurement law will Peloton the rebrand: High end exercise bike maker says it's now a health company for all 05/23/2023 01:39pm • Peloton is undergoing a significant rebrand, dumping its identity as a seller of luxury exercise bikes and equipment to heath technology for all. "We’re shifting perceptions from in-home to everywhere, fitness enthusiasts to people at all levels, exclusivity to inclusivity across all Peloton memb Biden leaning into global diplomacy to manage migration at US-Mexico border 05/23/2023 12:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — On President Joe Biden 's first day in office, he handed Congress a legislative plan to modernize the nation's immigration system. It went nowhere, just like so many past overhaul attempts. Meanwhile, the number of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border climbed to re East Timor's opposition party wins most seats in parliamentary election 05/23/2023 11:00am • DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor’s opposition party won Sunday’s parliamentary election, meaning independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia’s youngest democracy. The final vote count released by the National Elections Commission on Tuesday showed Gusm UK economy to avoid recession but inflation still a worry, IMF says 05/23/2023 08:53am • LONDON (AP) — The British economy will avoid falling into recession this year, according to upgraded growth forecasts Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund. In its latest assessment of the U.K. economy, the Washington-based fund said domestic demand had proven more resilient than anticipat Actor Jeremy Renner wants tax credits for film projects in northern Nevada, but he may have to wait 05/23/2023 12:07am • CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Actor Jeremy Renner's hopes to expand a measure for the film industry to northern Nevada were effectively dashed Monday when the bill's sponsor said it's too late to entertain in the current legislative session. A bill moving through the Nevada Legislature would provide $1