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Global warming could cost poor countries trillions. They've urged the COP28 climate summit to help 12/04/2023 12:09pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate change said Monday that global taxes on the financial services, oil and gas, and shipping industries could drum up hundreds of billions of dollars for poorer countries to adapt and cope with global warmi Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny 12/04/2023 08:01am • SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal announced Sunday, potentially putting it on track for a clash with a Biden administration wary of higher airfares. The combined company would maintain both airlines' brands, an unusual move in an industry where This Week: Job openings, consumer borrowing, nonfarm payrolls 12/04/2023 03:10am • A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week HELP WANTED The Labor Department delivers its latest monthly job openings and labor turnover survey Tuesday. Economists project that job openings fell in October, although they remain high by historical standards. T Hong Kong court puts off Chinese developer Evergrande's hearing on its debt restructuring to January 12/04/2023 01:35am • HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court postponed until Jan. 29 a court hearing scheduled for Monday on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s winding-up petition. Evergrande is trying to win support from its creditors for a plan to restructure more than $300 billion in debt to stave off l Maryland U.S. Senate candidates show mutual disregard at Prince George's Co. candidate forum 12/04/2023 12:10am • Maryland's leading Democratic Senate candidates met in a public forum for the first time Sunday afternoon, broadly agreeing on a range of topics, including immigration policy, LGBTQ+ rights, education spending and economic priorities. But the 90-minute discussion generated some surprising heat, a Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says 12/03/2023 07:44pm • MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government, The Associated Press has learned. Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami o How to Keep Holiday Spending in Check During Retirement 12/03/2023 07:00pm • Retirees living on Social Security and other fixed income streams may need to adjust their holiday spending strategy this year amid the high cost of food, retail goods and other items. But with a careful eye and a commitment to budgeting, it's still possible to have a great holiday while keeping you Alaska Air Group announces it has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt 12/03/2023 03:18pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group announces it has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt. Don't ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate 12/02/2023 10:56am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming — and they have the pope's blessing. Leaders of developing nations jumped into Saturday's high-level speeches at the U.N. climate summit to press rich industrial countries to share their kn New York's College of Saint Rose will close in May 2024 amid financial woes 12/01/2023 03:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The College of Saint Rose, a century-old Roman Catholic College in Albany, New York, will close in May 2024 after years of financial struggles, college officials announced Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that the Board decided to close the college at the end of this academic ye Curry, Thompson come up big down the stretch, Warriors hold off Clippers 120-114 12/01/2023 01:49am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson's fourth-quarter flurry brought back memories of so many other scoring bursts on his impressive list of them. He flexed. He snarled. Vintage Klay. "We needed it," Stephen Curry said. "... I know he didn't have much going before that run. That's Klay." Thompson s Detainees in El Salvador's gang crackdown cite abuse during months in jail 12/01/2023 12:01am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The day he was arrested, Luis was in a government office trying to get a document attesting to his clean criminal history so he could apply for a call center job. “What I wanted at that time was something better for my life,” said the 23-year-old, who was working as a baker. 5 Reasons You Should Never Retire 11/30/2023 07:00pm • For some, the ideal time to retire is early, perhaps in their 50s. Many others wait until their full retirement age, which for most Americans is 66 or 67. There are also people who prefer to continue working and earning income indefinitely. Have you considered never retiring? Here are several reason Checklist for Handling the Death of a Spouse 11/30/2023 07:00pm • Life and bills go on, which anyone who loses a spouse quickly discovers. You may be emotionally gutted, but the electric still needs to be paid. There are also plenty of documents you'll need to collect, forms to fill out and numbers to call, all at a time when finances may be the last thing on your Leaders move ahead on $100M sports complex for Prince William County 11/30/2023 10:20am • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday allocated funding to advance a proposed multimillion dollar indoor athletics facility. The facility, which could be the largest of its kind in Northern Virginia, would feature an indoor pool, a hydraulic running track and hard-surface courts