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Should You Take Out a Personal Loan to Pay Off Credit Card Debt? 03/13/2024 08:00pm • If you are deep in credit card debt and struggling to climb out of the hole, a personal loan might seem like a good way to turn around a bad situation. A personal loan is a lump sum of money that you borrow from a bank, credit union or online lender and pay back in installments over a fixed period. Float-Down Option: Can It Lower Your Mortgage Rate? 03/13/2024 08:00pm • Locking in a mortgage rate can protect you from fluctuating costs during the closing process, especially if interest rates are on the rise. But if rates drop after you've locked, you could be stuck paying that agreed-upon rate -- even if it's much higher than what's currently available.Some lenders Is a 401(k) Worth It in 2024? Pros, Cons and Costs 03/13/2024 08:00pm • Contributing to a 401(k) plan offered by your employer is an easy way to set aside funds for retirement. These accounts are designed for long-term saving and include some key advantages over other types of investment accounts. However, you'll want to be aware of the potential downsides of a 401(k). Calvin Ridley agrees on a 4-year, $92 million deal with the Titans, AP source says 03/13/2024 07:46pm • Wide receiver Calvin Ridley and the Tennessee Titans have agreed on a four-year, $92 million contract, a person with knowledge of the terms told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn���t been finalized, said Ridley gets $50 million g Georgia House speaker aims to persuade resistant Republicans in voucher push 03/13/2024 05:02pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns is leaning into the push to pass a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling, looking to change the minds of fellow Republican skeptics. Burns made what he said was his first-ever appearance at a House Education Committee meeting Olivia Munn reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy 03/13/2024 01:41pm • Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment. ���I'm lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might have to face t 'The Girls on the Bus' takes you on a soapy ride with reporters following presidential campaigns 03/13/2024 11:14am • Just in time for election year, a new Max series called ��� The Girls on the Bus ��� follows female journalists who are part of a traveling press corps with presidential candidates on the campaign trail. These candidates are fictional but may be a reminder to people more familiar. They include Feli Chinese stocks slide as investors maintain caution after US inflation report 03/13/2024 04:40am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� China stocks were lower Wednesday after the overnight United States inflation report that signaled a diminished possibility of the Fed's rate cut made investors cautious. Hong Kong stocks edged less than 0.1% lower at 17,082.11, ending its three consecutive days of gain. Hang Seng Elderly retirees face big losses after Chinese trust goes bust, reflecting turbulent economy 03/13/2024 01:23am • CHENGDU, China (AP) ��� Some investors in a troubled trust fund in China are facing financial ruin under a government plan to return a fraction of their money, casualties of a slump in the property industry and a broader economic slowdown. Sichuan Trust, headquartered in the southwest city of Cheng No. 21 Saint Mary's ends No. 17 Gonzaga's monopoly of WCC Tournament championship with 69-60 win 03/13/2024 12:51am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Gonzaga's stranglehold on the West Coast Conference Tournament had been especially frustrating for Saint Mary's, the Gaels often seeing their nemesis celebrate at their expense. Not Tuesday night. No. 21 Saint Mary���s led the WCC championship game nearly the entire way to beat No Connor Bedard has goal, 4 assists for single-game point high as Blackhawks beat Ducks 7-2 03/13/2024 12:28am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Connor Bedard had a goal and four assists to set his single-game high in points, Philipp Kurashev scored twice and had two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-2 on Tuesday night. Ryan Donato, Seth Jones, MacKenzie Entwistle and Tyler Johnson also scored for Turner scores 24, leads Pacers in 121-111 win over West-leading Thunder 03/12/2024 11:52pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� Myles Turner bristled when a reporter suggested that Indiana's win over Oklahoma City should be considered a big deal. ���We���re a good team that scores a lot of points too,��� Turner said. ���That���s mostly what this league has come to. The difference tonight was our defens David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77 03/12/2024 11:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him out over the ���Don't Ask, Don't Tell��� policy regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer personnel in the military, has died. He was 77. Ukrainian expats train to fight against Russian influence operations 03/12/2024 10:53pm • Tucked away in an upscale hotel in the 2,300-year-old Greek city of Thessaloniki, 50 Ukrainian refugees, living in 16 European countries spent four days in late February and early March immersed in an intense project designed to upend Moscow���s high-powered, sprawling disinformation operations ��� Landlords would have to provide information on tenants' rights under 2 Montgomery Co. proposals 03/12/2024 08:00pm • Two bills designed to clarify what rights tenants have are being considered by the Montgomery County Council. One bill, 8-24, requires landlords to display information about the county's law regarding when and how landlords can conduct criminal background checks and pull credit reports on potenti