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Stock market today: Asian shares decline after a mixed post-holiday session on Wall Street 05/29/2024 12:12am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday after a mixed session on Wall Street following a three-day holiday weekend. Shares fell in Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Hong Kong, but rose in Shanghai. Mainland Chinese markets were lifted by moves by city governments in China to support the prop Ozuna's 16th homer in 7th breaks scoreless tie as Fried, Braves blank Nationals 2-0 05/28/2024 10:12pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Marcell Ozuna broke a scoreless tie with his 16th homer in the seventh, Max Fried threw eight strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Tuesday night. Fried (5-2) allowed seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts while finishing three outs shy of h The Latest | Closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial have concluded 05/28/2024 08:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Closing arguments in Donald Trump 's historic hush money trial concluded Tuesday evening in a Manhattan courtroom. It was the final opportunity for prosecutors and defense attorneys to convince the jury of their respective cases before deliberations begin. Defense lawyer Todd Blanc 6 Scams That Target Your Bank Account 05/28/2024 08:00pm • Scamming is rampant. More than 67,000 people filed scam reports with the Better Business Bureau in 2023, and the median reported dollar loss was $100, according to the BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report. A lot of those scams are targeting your bank accounts. And though federal law limits liability for cre Should I Sell My Home to Pay Off Debt? 05/28/2024 08:00pm • The average American owes over $104,000 in consumer debt, according to the latest data from Experian. If you feel like you're drowning in debt, you may be considering out-of-the-box solutions to pay it off -- such as selling your house. Selling your home could free up funds to pay off what you owe, Novak Djokovic begins his bid for a 25th Grand Slam title with a first-round French Open win 05/28/2024 06:05pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Ignore the straight-set score: Novak Djokovic was not quite at his impervious best in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday night, and his 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert was not enough to alter the defending champion's ���low expectations��� at this tournamen Defense lawyers in Tyre Nichols case want jury to hear evidence about items found in his car 05/28/2024 05:47pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday about whether the jury at the trial of four former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols should hear evidence that Nichols had a hallucinogenic drug and stolen credit cards in his car when he was pulled ov Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' dies at 94 05/28/2024 05:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby," developed the raucous prison-sports comedy "The Longest Yard" and helped create the hit sitcom "Hogan's Heroes," has died at age 94. Ruddy died ���peacefully More people make 'no-buy year' pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them 05/28/2024 05:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year old in San Diego swore off retail therapy at Target. A 26-year old in England banned carbonated drinks from her shopping list. These three women, who don���t know each other, all started the year resolving to sp Russia's wealthy elite could face higher income tax as authorities propose a new, progressive system 05/28/2024 04:36pm • MOSCOW (AP) ��� Russia's wealthy elite could face higher income taxes, according to a proposal the country's finance ministry floated on Tuesday. The proposal, which would likely have to go through parliament for approval and subsequently a signoff by President Vladimir Putin, comes as Russia conti Hollywood movies rarely reflect climate change crisis. These researchers want to change that 05/28/2024 03:08pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� Aquaman might not mind if the oceans rise, but moviegoers might. That's one of the takeaways from a new study conducted by researchers who set out to determine if today's Hollywood blockbusters are reflective of the current climate crisis. The vast majority of movies failed New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects 05/28/2024 02:15pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company's cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year ��� a little over a third of what the company once was required to pay. The state's Board of Public Utilities said Tue Judge keeps punishment of 30 years at resentencing for man who attacked Paul Pelosi 05/28/2024 01:59pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� The man convicted of attempting to hold former Speaker Nancy Pelosi hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer two years ago apologized in federal court Tuesday, but still received 30 years in prison at an unusual resentencing hearing that resulted from judicial error. D US consumer confidence rises in May after three months of declines 05/28/2024 12:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose in May after three straight months of declines, though Americans are still anxious about inflation and interest rates. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose in May to 102 from 97. He saw the horrors of Dachau. Now, this veteran warns against Holocaust denial 05/28/2024 11:59am • DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) ��� A profile of Hilbert Margol, of Dunwoody, Georgia, one of a dwindling number of veterans took part in the Allies' European war effort that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany. PFC HILBERT MARGOL BORN: Feb. 22, 1924, Jacksonville, Florida. SERVICE: Army, Battery B, 392nd Field A