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Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs and to extinguish debt, came to 47 cents per share. T 1 Israeli Arab killed and 2 wounded in a shooting on a street in Istanbul 08/19/2024 11:07am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Istanbul launched a large-scale investigation after an Israeli Arab man was killed and two other men were wounded in a shooting as they sat in a car, officials and media said Monday. The dead man was identified as businessman Abdulkadir Anas. His father denied there had b Germany hopes interest from Russian assets will ease the strain of financing aid to Ukraine 08/19/2024 08:37am • BERLIN (AP) — German officials on Monday rejected suggestions that national budget constraints could hurt weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Berlin is its biggest supplier after the United States. The German government hopes a $50 billion international loan package funded by interest on profits from f Biden's journey: After getting knocked down, he keeps getting back up. 08/19/2024 12:09am • CHICAGO (AP) — Sixteen years ago, a triumphant Joe Biden addressed an adoring crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, his smile radiating confidence about the country's future and his own journey. The soon-to-be vice president hugged his son Beau. He spoke about how his own parents Is the Chime Credit Builder Card Worth It? 08/18/2024 08:00pm • These are the golden times for people who want to fix their past credit problems or establish a credit history from the beginning. Options abound, from standard secured credit cards to specialized credit union loans. 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Her question: What's an elector? 08/16/2024 10:30pm • PHOENIX (AP) — When Denisha Mitchell was asked why she filled out paperwork to serve as an Arizona elector for the independent presidential candidate Cornel West, her first response was “What?!” Her second: What's an elector? “I was shocked and surprised by it all. I didn't even know what a Bibles, cryptocurrency, Truth Social and gold bars: A look at Trump's reported sources of income 08/16/2024 12:59pm • Former President Donald Trump owns more than $1 million worth of cryptocurrency and up to $250,000 in gold bars along with the portfolio of golf courses and real estate properties that have made him a billionaire, according to newly released financial disclosures. The details come from documents fil Harris has offered a string of new economic proposals. 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Peter Sellars' staging of Prokofiev’s `The Gambler' is Salzburg Festival's latest offbeat success 08/16/2024 09:47am • SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Offbeat operas have been some of the Salzburg Festival’s best in recent years, the latest a colorful, outlandish and entertaining staging of Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” by director Peter Sellars. Starring soprano Asmik Grigorian as Polina and tenor Sean Panikk What Is Mortgage Amortization? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • When you take out a mortgage to buy a home, your monthly payment includes two basic components: principal and interest. Most mortgages have a fixed repayment schedule in which the payment amount stays the same throughout the loan term, but the percentage of the payment going toward interest versus p