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How a credit card strategy helped me save over $1,100 on a home remodel 07/26/2023 07:00am • The morning after the hurricane hit Florida, I got a text from my tenant. “I have completely moved out,” he wrote after the storm last fall, wishing me an abrupt “good luck” despite having been there over three years, with eight months left on his lease. The wind had just subsided, windows w James Outman's double in 10th completes Dodgers' comeback for an 8-7 victory over Blue Jays 07/26/2023 02:59am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Roberts said he had a tough time describing the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-7 comeback victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Wild and crazy would be a good place to start, especially the last two innings. Los Angeles appeared to be headed to its third straight loss after Toronto's Israel's government has passed the first part of its legal overhaul. The law's ripples are dramatic 07/25/2023 10:30pm • The Israeli government has passed the first major piece of legislation in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s legal system — part of a broader plan that has triggered nationwide protests, divided the country and rattled the powerful military and influential busin Israeli doctors walk off the job, and more strikes may loom after a law weakening courts passed 07/25/2023 10:12pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli doctors walked off their jobs, labor leaders threatened a general strike and senior justices rushed home from a trip abroad on Tuesday, a day after the government's approval of a law that weakens the country's Supreme Court. Critics say the legislation will er 7 of the Best Fidelity Bond Funds to Buy for Steady Income 07/25/2023 08:00pm • Rising interest rates throughout 2022 led to historically high losses for fixed-income investors, but better days for bonds may be on the horizon. With bond yields sitting higher throughout 2023 so far, fixed-income investors could see some significant tailwinds and heightened income potential. Prio Can I Retire at 50 With $2 Million? 07/25/2023 08:00pm • If you're planning to retire at 50, you may be wondering how much is needed to sustain your household over the coming decades. For Americans between the ages of 45 and 54, the average savings is $254,700, according to data from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances. Individuals who have ac 10 Easy Ways to Save $5 a day 07/25/2023 08:00pm • If you're struggling to pay your bills or just want to splurge without taking on debt, a little extra money could come in handy. By saving just $5 a day, you'll have around $150 more in your monthly budget. Sock it away for a year, and a little more than $1,800 would be at your disposal. Consider th Visa profits rise as global customers increasingly use credit and debit cards instead of cash 07/25/2023 05:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Visa Inc. said its adjusted third-quarter profits rose by nearly double digits, as the global payments company continues to benefit from the broad shift by consumers to using credit and debit cards instead of cash. The company said Tuesday that it earned a profit of $4.2 billion, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join star-studded Times Square rally of striking actors and writers 07/25/2023 05:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — SAG-AFTRA held its largest and most star-studded rally yet Tuesday in Times Square in a picket sign-waving show of solidarity 12 days into the actors strike. A day after a Variety report questioned the lack of A-listers that have hit picket lines thus far, the rally Tuesday boaste Editorial Roundup: United States 07/25/2023 04:00pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 24 The Washington Post on The Federal Reserve is almost certainly going to lift the benchmark interest rate Wednesday to nearly 5.5$, a stunning rise from practically zero in March 2022. The Fed was too slow to recognize inflatio Wildfires in Algeria kill at least 34 and injure hundreds but 80% now extinguished, officials say 07/25/2023 01:42pm • ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead, with 23 of them in the coastal region of Bejaia, according to authorities and a local radio station keeping track of the grim toll. The blazes were being drastic Music Review: Boston indie-folk quartet Darlingside sings the blues with a lovely, inviting intimacy 07/25/2023 09:25am • “Everything Is Alive,” Darlingside (Thirty Tigers) Even the percussion is pretty. Darlingside’s “Everything Is Alive” achieves a melancholy-inducing beauty from the sum of its parts. That includes the quartet’s vocals, whether individually or in harmony, and arresting arrangements with c Medical debt can lead to a compounding troubles for low-income Marylanders, particularly for Black families 07/25/2023 09:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In the United States, health concerns that land someone in the hospital or require multiple visits to the doctor can be a taxing experience Moody's: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/25/2023 07:13am • NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Moody's Corp. (MCO) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $377 million. The New York-based company said it had profit of $2.05 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and restructuring costs, were $2.30 per share. The results topped Wall Stre Millennial Money: Taylor is priceless, but being a Swiftie isn't 07/25/2023 07:00am • I don’t have Taylor Swift tickets. I didn’t survive Ticketmaster’s Great War, I haven’t been blessed with a magical code, and Mama Swift likely won’t pluck me from obscurity to watch from the VIP section. None of this has stopped me from buying friendship bracelet-making supplies, multiple