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St. Croix tap water remains unsafe to drink as US Virgin Islands offer short-term solutions 01/18/2024 01:47am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� With no date in sight for when it will be safe to drink tap water again on the island of St. Croix, officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands announced Wednesday night that they would distribute water filters and provide free lead and copper testing as they work on long-ter Simons hits winner with 0.2 seconds on the clock as Trail Blazers beat Nets 105-103 01/18/2024 01:40am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Anfernee Simons started feeling better just in time. Simons hit a winning floater with 0.2 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Questionable going into the game becaus Ingram gets triple-double, Pelicans set franchise record for 3s with 25 in 132-112 win over Hornets 01/18/2024 12:09am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Brandon Ingram put an emphatic, crowd-pleasing end to his recent shooting slump. Ingram highlighted a 28-point performance with a career-best seven 3-pointers to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record for 3s with 25 in a 132-112 Dejounte Murray hits 17-footer at buzzer to lift Hawks past Magic, 106-104 01/17/2024 11:34pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� There were differing versions of whether the Atlanta Hawks wanted to call a timeout to set up their final shot. Dejounte Murray made it a moot point. Murray hit a 17-foot jumper as time expired to give Atlanta a 106-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Asked afterw Arlington woman accused of impersonating immigration lawyer, defrauding clients of $700K 01/17/2024 10:00pm • An Arlington, Virginia, woman has been charged with falsely posing as an immigration attorney and defrauding clients of about $700,000, according to a federal grand jury indictment. Patricia De Oliveira Souza Lelis Bolin, a 29-year-old Brazilian national, is accused of pretending to be a lawyer t With merger scuttled, Spirit Airlines faces an uncertain future. Is bankruptcy a possibility? 01/17/2024 07:13pm • Spirit Airlines hasn���t made money since before the pandemic, ticket sales haven���t bounced back as quickly as the carrier expected, and dozens of its planes will be grounded at times this year because of a problem with the engines. A sale to JetBlue represented a lifeline for Spirit, which faces You Can Get Your Paycheck 2 Days Sooner 01/17/2024 07:00pm • If you live paycheck to paycheck, you likely worry about having enough money to pay bills on time. One feature a number of banks now offer could help make your life a little easier. With some banks, your paycheck can be available up to two days before your typical payday if your employer uses direct 12 Financial New Year's Resolutions for 2024 01/17/2024 07:00pm • January's half over, but the year has still just begun. If you haven't tried to whip your finances in shape, this is a good time to start. You don't have to think of these as financial goals as resolutions, but more like a reboot to your yearly financial to-do list. If you want 2024 to be a better m 5 Best Charles Schwab Money Market Funds 01/17/2024 07:00pm • In any well-rounded investment portfolio, the role of "dry powder" -- cash and cash equivalents -- is crucial alongside the usual stocks and bonds. For value investors, this liquidity serves as a reserve, ready to be deployed during opportune buying moments in the market. For retirees, it's a strate Why the Underwriter Denied Your Mortgage Loan 01/17/2024 07:00pm • Getting denied for a mortgage loan can be a stressful experience, especially in today's competitive real estate market. While it's important to make sure your credit is ready for a mortgage before you start the process, it's a good idea to understand the potential reasons for denial and what you can International College Freshmen: Mistakes to Avoid 01/17/2024 07:00pm • Misha Bilokur from Ukraine says the mistakes he made during his freshman year as a physics major at Princeton University in New Jersey made him a more independent and resourceful international student. One mistake he made was not arranging for bedding. He advises ordering bedding to be mailed to you Major solar farm builder settles case alleging it violated clean water rules 01/17/2024 06:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A U.S. construction company that built solar farms across the country will pay $2.3 million in penalties to settle claims that it violated federal and state water protections in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois, the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency said W US woman gets 26 years in prison for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in a suitcase 01/17/2024 05:46pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� An American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her own mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali was sentenced in Chicago Wednesday to 26 years in prison. Federal prosecutors had recommended a 28-year prison sentence for Heather Mack for consp Movie Review: In 'I.S.S.,' war on Earth disrupts life aboard the International Space Station 01/17/2024 05:16pm • With war raging in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations below freezing, the Cold War movie may be alive, again, too. After decades when fears of mutual destruction and nuclear fallout filtered into movies from ���Fail Safe��� to ���WarGames,��� anxiety over current Russian-American geopolitics plays a Discover: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/17/2024 04:28pm • RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) ��� RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) ��� Discover Financial Services (DFS) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $388 million. The Riverwoods, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $1.54 per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate