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Hawaii lawmakers wrap up session featuring tax cuts, zoning reform and help for fire-stricken Maui 05/03/2024 10:10pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Friday wrapped up a legislative session heavily focused on addressing Maui's needs after last year's deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii's housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and m Lewiston bowling alley reopens 6 months after Maine's deadliest mass shooting 05/03/2024 09:32pm • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — It's a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting. The answer didn't come easily to Justin and Samantha Juray. But when they did decide to reopen their Maine bowling alley, they didn't hold back. When patrons returned Friday, six m Mets moving struggling starter Houser to bullpen 05/03/2024 06:33pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets have moved struggling starter Adrian Houser to the bullpen for at least one turn through the rotation. Manager Carlos Mendoza announced the decision before Friday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Houser, who allowed four runs over five innings in Thursdayâ US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits 05/03/2024 03:28pm • DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of helping China. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for Stock market today: Asian shares advance ahead of US jobs report 05/03/2024 12:21am • Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of a report on the U.S. jobs market, while several major markets including Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for holidays. Oil prices and U.S. futures were higher. The Japanese yen strengthened slightly against the U.S. dollar amid signs of heavy central b College Admitted Student Days: What to Know 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Each spring, colleges hold admitted student days exclusively for accepted students. It's a chance for them and their families to ask questions of faculty, meet current students and future classmates, learn about programs and see what life on campus is like. Admitted student days usually are held bef Should You Tap Home Equity to Pay Your Bills? 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Carrying debt is rarely a good idea even in the best of times, but it can be especially damaging when interest rates are rising. Higher rates mean increased costs for borrowers. If you have piled up expensive credit card debt or other obligations, your monthly payment might continue to swell as inte Qatar Airways Launches First Credit Cards in the U.S. 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Qatar Airways is making a splash as it enters the U.S. credit card market with two new cards and a waitlist bonus of up to 10,000 points. Add your name to the waitlist now to be among the first travelers eligible to apply for one of the Qatar Airways credit cards before the card launches in early Ma The Fed indicated rates will remain higher for longer. What does that mean for you? 05/02/2024 04:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mortgage rates, credit card rates, auto loan rates, and business loans with variable rates will all likely maintain their highs, with consequences for consumer spending, after the Federal Reserve indicated Wednesday that it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “great IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filers 05/02/2024 03:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday that it has taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers, and is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies. “We are overhauling compliance efforts to advan Moody's: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/02/2024 07:13am • NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Moody's Corp. (MCO) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $577 million. The New York-based company said it had profit of $3.15 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and restructuring costs, came to $3.37 per share. The results surpassed Wal Prince George's Co. police warn of a spike in credit card skimmers 05/02/2024 06:19am • It’s an older scheme, but an uptick in the number of credit card skimmers in Prince George's County has the county’s police department sounding the alarm. In the past month, the Prince George’s County Police Department found eight skimming devices on machines at stores in the county. A 10 ETFs to Build a Diversified Portfolio 05/01/2024 08:00pm • One of the most counterintuitive yet crucial concepts in investing is diversification. It might seem paradoxical, but combining individually volatile assets that each fluctuate significantly can actually stabilize the overall risk of a portfolio when they are properly mixed. "For instance, combining Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing 05/01/2024 05:56pm • BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following his p Caitlin Clark attendance boon: Some WNBA teams look for bigger arenas when the Fever come to town 05/01/2024 02:46pm • WNBA teams have started making moves to capitalize on the popularity of Caitlin Clark. Some are booking bigger venues for when Clark and the Indiana Fever come to town. The Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics have moved their games against the Fever to bigger arenas. The numbers Clark generated in