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Lorenzen goes 5 innings in Texas debut as Rangers blank Tigers 1-0 04/15/2024 10:18pm • DETROIT (AP) — Michael Lorenzen pitched five spotless innings in his Texas debut and three relievers completed a five-hit shutout as the Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Monday night. Lorenzen, signed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract as a free agent late in spring training, gave up thr Audit says Arkansas governor's office potentially violated laws with $19,000 lectern purchase 04/15/2024 09:26pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ' office potentially violated state laws on purchasing, state property and government records when it purchased a $19,000 lectern for the Republican governor that's prompted nationwide attention, an audit requested by lawmakers said Mon Why You Might Want to Get a Credit Card From a Small Bank or Credit Union 04/15/2024 08:00pm • If you're chasing maximum rewards and benefits, large credit card issuers, including American Express, Capital One, Discover and Chase, generally offer the best options. But if savings are a higher priority for you than earning, don't overlook small credit card issuers. A Consumer Financial Protecti 7 Best Semiconductor ETFs to Buy in 2024 04/15/2024 08:00pm • In his 2022 book, "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology," author Chris Miller highlighted a crucial vulnerability in the global semiconductor supply chain, with significant implications for the U.S. as a modern superpower. 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Here are some tips to navigate it 04/15/2024 11:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — April 15 is the last day to submit tax returns for 2023. If you left your tax filing to the last minute, you’re not alone. The IRS says it has received more than 100 million tax returns, with tens of millions more expected. If you need more time, today is also the deadline to fil Retail sales surge 0.7% in March as Americans seem unfazed by higher prices with jobs plentiful 04/15/2024 10:24am • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans boosted spending at a hotter-than-expected pace in March, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges. Retail sales rose 0.7% last month — almost double what economists had forecast — after rising 0.9% in Fe Ukraine's foreign minister says Israel's response to an Iranian aerial attack shows what Kyiv needs 04/15/2024 09:40am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The success of Israel and its allies in largely thwarting a massive Iranian missile and drone attack shows what Ukraine could achieve against Russian aerial barrages if it had more support from its partners, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday. A recent Russia Sydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect 04/15/2024 09:19am • SYDNEY (AP) — The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women. A police officer shot and killed the man who had attacked people at the busy Westfield Bondi Junction mall, and his family said he had a long history of schizophrenia, lacked social skills and Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in a Sydney mall targeted women 04/15/2024 08:48am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men, a police commissioner said on Monday. The killer's father blamed his son's frustra Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas 04/15/2024 07:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas. The funding announced Monday by the Commerce Department is part of a total investment Here's how to reduce stress and get your taxes done 04/15/2024 03:22am • NEW YORK (AP) — For many people, tax season isn't only about gathering W-2 forms or calling an accountant. It can also bring intense feelings of stress or anxiety about dealing with finances. Financial stress during tax season can manifest in different ways, whether that's procrastinating on your