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Your tax refund could be bigger this year. Here's what to do with it 05/10/2024 06:02am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The average taxpayer is getting a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year, based on the most recent IRS data. So what should you do with that money? Experts generally advise putting it toward debt and savings, but, for many people, that's unrealistic. A tax refund is typically the Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence 05/10/2024 12:10am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� The Vodou faithful sing, their voices rising above the gunfire erupting miles away as frantic drumbeats drown out their troubles. They pause to swig rum out of small brown bottles, twirling in unison as they sing in Haitian Creole: ���We don���t care if they hate us, b Erick Fedde works 6 scoreless innings, Tommy Pham keeps hitting as White Sox beat Guardians 3-2 05/10/2024 12:03am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Erick Fedde worked six scoreless innings, Tommy Pham had two hits and an RBI and the Chicago White Sox held on to beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 on Thursday night. Chicago won its second straight and for the fourth time in six games to improve to 10-28. The White Sox no longer hav Poor defense, cold shooting trip up Celtics in Game 2 loss to Cavaliers 05/09/2024 11:09pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� The Celtics are once again following a troubling script in the second round of the playoffs. Boston opened its first-round series against Miami with a dominating Game 1 win and followed it up with a lackluster effort in Game 2. That pattern repeated itself during the Celtics��� 118 Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records 05/09/2024 09:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump���s defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to convince jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president's hush money criminal trial cannot be believed. ���Yo You Could Get an Ultra-Low APR With This Credit Union's Credit Card 05/09/2024 08:00pm • Skyla Credit Union's Visa Platinum Rewards Card comes with a rare feature -- free balance transfers. Plus, the card normally earns one point for every dollar you spend, but you can earn double the points now through the end of June. Keep reading to learn more about the Skyla Visa Platinum Rewards Ca 20 Companies That Offer Unlimited Vacation Days 05/09/2024 08:00pm • An unlimited vacation policy sounds like a dream. You can hit the slopes or jet to the beach whenever you like and not feel limited to a fixed amount of time off each year. This unstructured freedom is relatively rare, though. According to a 2023 employee benefits survey by the Society for Human Res 4 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Stocks to Watch as SAF Takes Off 05/09/2024 08:00pm • Although the auto industry gets a lot of attention when it comes to climate change, the aviation industry also contributes a good chunk of planet-warming emissions. But unlike electric cars and buses, electric planes are a long way from becoming a broadly commercial reality. Enter sustainable aviati Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson dead at age 86 05/09/2024 06:57pm • Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson, a three-time All-Pro and member of the All-Decade Team of the 1970s, has died. He was 86. Johnson's family told the Pro Football Hall of Fame that he died on Wednesday night at home in the San Francisco area after a lengthy illness. Johnson, in Salad chain says a cleaner farming method will offset adding steak to its menu. What is it? 05/09/2024 05:42pm • Salad chain Sweetgreen is adding steak to its menu, an announcement that led to strong reactions online, with customers questioning how that would impact the company���s carbon neutral plans. Founded in 2007 and known as a fast-casual spot serving salads and bowls, Sweetgreen says it will be carbon 14-year-old Cavan Sullivan signs deal with Philadelphia Union that will land him with Man City at 18 05/09/2024 04:29pm • Cavan Sullivan shrugs off words like prodigy, phenom or even wonderkid, all things he's been called at just 14. But there's no doubt Sullivan is talented. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Union formally announced that they've signed their academy prospect to a Homegrown contract that will eventually la Judge finds Beach Boys' Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline 05/09/2024 03:31pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a ���major neurocognitive disorder.��� At a hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judg Ex-Ohio vice detective gets 11-year sentence for crimes related to kidnapping sex workers 05/09/2024 03:29pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� A former Ohio vice detective who pleaded guilty to federal crimes related to kidnapping sex worker victims under the guise of arresting them was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison. Andrew Mitchell, 60, of Sunbury, will receive credit for the roughly five years he has be Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame 05/09/2024 02:07pm • ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) ��� The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducted its 10th class of honorees Thursday, recognizing Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima for their impacts on the video game industry and popular culture. The inductees debuted across decades, advancing technologies along Despite numbers showing a healthy economy overall, lower-income spenders are showing the strain 05/09/2024 12:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Cracks are showing in one of the main pillars keeping the economy out of a recession: resilient spending by U.S. households. Consumer goods giants from PepsiCo to Kraft Heinz have described recently how the combination of high inflation and higher interest rates is hurting their l