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Use These Expert Thrifting Tips to Find the Best Buys 06/02/2024 08:00pm • There are amazing finds out there at second-hand shops and thrift stores, but like any type of bargain-hunting, there are tricks of the trade to snag the best items. Whether you're in the market for household items, furniture, clothing, coats or shoes, thrifting can save you money and yield great fi Soccer club owned by former Houston Astros GM Jeff Luhnow returns to 1st division in Spain 06/02/2024 05:02pm • MADRID (AP) — The Spanish soccer club owned by former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow secured promotion to the top tier of the Spanish league on Sunday. Leganes beat Elche 2-0 to win the second-division title. Its promotion came four years after it was relegated, and two years after th French auction house postpones sale of Maradona's trophy amid ownership controversy, judicial probe 06/02/2024 06:44am • The auction of a trophy awarded to the late Diego Maradona that was planned this week has been postponed, French auction house Aguttes said on Sunday amid a judicial investigation looking into the possible resale of stolen goods. Maradona’s heirs this week failed to stop the auction of the Golden Kuwait's emir names new crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah 06/01/2024 03:08pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait's ruling emir on Saturday named the small nation's new crown prince, nearly six months after he took the throne. Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah will become next in line to the throne, the state-run KUNA news agency reported. Sheikh Sabah, 71, previously se Everton faces uncertain future after proposed sale to investment firm 777 Partners falls through 06/01/2024 06:28am • LONDON (AP) — Storied Premier League club Everton faces an uncertain future after a proposed takeover by American investment firm 777 Partners collapsed on Saturday. The Miami-based private investment firm reached a deal in September to buy out Everton’s majority shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, who China factory indicator falls in May, suggesting growth has faltered 05/31/2024 12:17am • Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday. The manufacturing purchasing managers index from the China Federation of Logistics European election tests an unpopular government and a scandal-hit far-right party in Germany 05/31/2024 12:05am • BERLIN (AP) — An unpopular government with a reputation for constant infighting. An economy stuck in a rut. A strong far-right party that has been embarrassed by its leading candidate and alienated its European allies. And a mainstream opposition still working on its recovery. German politics are Do Dave Ramsey's Stock Market Claims Make Sense? 05/30/2024 08:00pm • Dave Ramsey is a popular financial guru and author who hosts a nationally syndicated radio show and has a sizable following of listeners and readers. Ramsey is especially popular among Christians because many of his financial principles are rooted in Christian values and biblical teachings. Ramsey h How to Negotiate With Debt Collectors 05/30/2024 08:00pm • More than a quarter of Americans have a debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. If you're one of them, you may experience an unpleasant barrage of letters and calls from a debt collector. While it can be tempting to decline the calls or toss the letters in the recycle bin, that can wo IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025 05/30/2024 07:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025. The IRS tried the Direct File Oil executives imprisoned five years in Venezuela sue former employer Citgo for $400 million 05/30/2024 07:18pm • MIAMI (AP) — Two Citgo oil executives detained for nearly five years in Venezuela have sued their former employer for more than $400 million, alleging it conspired to lure them to the South American country under a false pretext and then abandoned them as they endured horrendous prison conditions Maradona's heirs lose court battle to block auction of World Cup Golden Ball trophy 05/30/2024 05:14pm • A French court has ruled the auction of a trophy awarded to the late Diego Maradona after the 1986 World Cup can go ahead as planned despite opposition from his heirs. Maradona’s heirs tried to stop the auction of the Golden Ball trophy he received for being the best player of the 1986 World Cup b Kenyan president Ruto defends cost of private jet for US trip while calling for prudent spending 05/30/2024 02:40pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Thursday the cost of hiring a private jet for his state visit to the U.S. last week was $76,000 as opposed to the $1.2 million reported by Kenyan media outlets. Ruto said some friends offered him a cheaper jet after he made inquiries and off Takeaways from The Associated Press' reporting on seafarers who are abandoned by shipowners in ports 05/30/2024 07:07am • The United Nations over the last decade has logged an increasing number of crew members abandoned by shipowners around the world, leaving sailors aboard months and sometimes years without pay. More than 2,000 seafarers on some 150 ships were abandoned last year. And the problem shows no signs of aba Stuck at sea for years, a sailor's plight highlights a surge in shipowner abandonment 05/30/2024 07:04am • Abdul Nasser Saleh says he rarely got a good night’s sleep during the near-decade he spent working without pay on a cargo ship abandoned by its owner at ports along the Red Sea. By night, he tossed and turned in his bunk on the aging Al-Maha, he said, thinking of the unpaid wages he feared he’d