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Redemption-minded Celtics set to match up with opportunistic Mavericks in NBA Finals 06/05/2024 06:26pm • BOSTON (AP) — As the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics prepare to tip off the NBA Finals, the four biggest names in the series are looking at this moment through different lenses. Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown – the Celtics’ most tenured and scrutinized stars on their roster – s He helped turn Detroit's riverfront into an attraction. Feds say he stole $40M while doing it 06/05/2024 03:45pm • DETROIT (AP) — A man who for years controlled the finances at a group that has turned Detroit's riverfront into a popular attraction was charged Wednesday with embezzling tens of millions of dollars. William Smith routinely used money from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy to pay credit card bill Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year 06/05/2024 02:37pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that Virginia will abandon California's stringent vehicle emissions rules aimed at reducing carbon pollution at the end of the year when that state’s current regulations expire, citing an attorney general opinion. In response to a r India's Modi is known for charging hard. After a lackluster election, he may have to adapt his style 06/05/2024 01:16pm • NEW DELHI (AP) — Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold and often snap decisions that he’s found easy to execute thanks to the brute majority he enjoyed in India's lower house of parliament. In 2016, he yanked over 80% of bank notes from cir Online marketplace eBay to drop American Express, citing fees, and says customers have other options 06/05/2024 11:44am • NEW YORK (AP) — Online marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees” and that customers have other payment options to shop online. It's a notable blow to American Express, whose customers are often the m Frankie Montas pitches 7 1-hit innings, Elly De La Cruz homers in Reds' 4-1 victory over Rockies 06/04/2024 11:56pm • DENVER (AP) — Frankie Montas took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Elly De La Cruz hit a 448-foot homer and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Tuesday night. Elias Diaz broke up Montas’ no-hit bid with a double to center field to open the seventh, but Montas (3-4) retired t Guardians score 3 runs on Witt's wild throw, down Royals 8-5 in matchup of AL Central's top teams 06/04/2024 11:01pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt's Jr.'s throwing error led to Cleveland scoring three runs on an infield grounder in the seventh inning in the Guardians' 8-5 win over the Royals on Tuesday night, the first matchup this season between the AL Central’s top two teams. The Guardian Service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say 06/04/2024 08:22pm • Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides talk therapy and medications to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder an 15 Companies That Help Pay Off Student Loans 06/04/2024 08:00pm • Whether you have a shiny new degree coming or one already hanging on the wall, it's possible you went into significant debt to earn it. In 2022, 61% of college graduates had taken on student debt, and the average student loan balance for those borrowers was $29,417, according to U.S. News data. If y Can You Get a 0% APR on an Existing Credit Card? 06/04/2024 08:00pm • It's common for credit cards to offer an introductory period of 0% annual percentage rate for new cardholders, often 12 to 21 months. But you don't always have to apply for a new credit card to get a 0% APR offer, especially if you're interested in a balance transfer. Here's how to access a 0% APR o 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 06/04/2024 08:00pm • Just like how stock investors can slice and dice their portfolios, bond investors can too. Examples of the former may include investors who prefer value stocks, dividend stocks, small-cap stocks, growth stocks, international stocks or a particular sector like technology. Similarly, a bond investor f On paper, vets see the Titans' receivers among their best group yet in the NFL 06/04/2024 06:21pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeAndre Hopkins is a three-time All-Pro wide receiver who built a strong connection with a rookie quarterback last season. Calvin Ridley turned his big season into a nice, new contract. And there's also Tyler Boyd, a proven slot threat who knows new Tennessee coach Brian C New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says 06/04/2024 05:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — James Kane has used a powerful magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but he says the stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe were something else entirely. Kane’s girlfriend, Barbi Agostini, was recording last Friday as he pulled a slimy safe out of a Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds 06/04/2024 12:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an EV the next time NASCAR grants Larson a waiver to compete in playoffs after missing Coca-Cola 600 for Indy 500 06/04/2024 12:02pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR on Tuesday granted Kyle Larson the waiver he needs to remain eligible to compete in this year's playoffs despite missing the Coca-Cola 600 because he instead ran the Indianapolis 500. The decision came after nearly nine days of internal NASCAR debate over whether Lars