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Finland's center-right leader announces four-party coalition including anti-immigrant party 06/16/2023 11:55am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The head of Finland’s center-right National Coalition Party announced an agreement Friday with three other parties for a governing coalition that includes an anti-immigration party, saying that the new NATO member country needs budget cuts and curbs on immigration. NCP Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over 'partygate' 06/15/2023 08:45pm • LONDON (AP) — A committee of U.K. lawmakers harshly rebuked former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday, saying he lied to Parliament about lockdown-flouting parties and was complicit in a campaign to intimidate those investigating his conduct during the coronavirus pandemic. The House of What is soft saving and do you need to be doing it? 06/15/2023 08:00pm • Are you seeing trending social media posts labeled "#softsaving" and wondering what it's all about? "The growing popularity of the soft living/soft saving trend among younger millennials and Gen Zers reflects a shift in mindset toward a more balanced approach to personal finance," Rikin Shah, co- MBA ROI: 28 Programs With the Highest Return for Grads 06/15/2023 08:00pm • Evaluate potential earnings with an MBA.One way to gauge income potential is to look at a school's salary-to-debt ratio. That return on investment is calculated by dividing the average salary and signing bonus of recent grads by the average student debt of those who borrowed. Here are 28 ranked busi Should You Get a Prenup? 06/15/2023 08:00pm • Amid all the excitement of getting engaged and planning a wedding, the last thing most couples want to think about is how to divide their property in a divorce. Prenups can make you feel uncomfortable and like you're planning for failure but they offer important protection -- especially in certain s 9 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2023 06/15/2023 08:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify a portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual investor. Instead, you can buy shares of diversified real estate investment The History of Credit Cards 06/15/2023 08:00pm • Credit cards are such a ubiquitous part of our daily financial life that it's hard to imagine a time before they existed. The number of credit card accounts in 2022 in the U.S. was nearly 530 million, up about 32 million from the previous year, according to the most recent Experian data. Furthermore As IRS ramps up taxpayer scrutiny, these 5 tips can help you avoid an audit 06/15/2023 01:36pm • The IRS has made it clear publicly that it will increase efforts to identify tax fraud and underpayments by individuals and businesses with annual income of more than $400,000. But what it didn’t say, and that it isn’t going to reduce, are audits of people and businesses making less than that. NC--Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/15/2023 01:12pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Zimbabwe reports record tobacco sales, mostly to China, yet many farmers deep in debt 06/15/2023 10:59am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as the southern African nation reestablishes itself as one of the leading growers in the world, and yet the small-scale Black farmers now selling their crop mostly to China are “heavily indebted” and seeing "minimal" benefits, Through personal ups and downs, they've waited years to perform Hajj. These are their stories 06/15/2023 10:11am • This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after a daunting three-year period when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest and most beloved rites. Millions of Muslims from around the world will start converging next week on Mecca in Saudi Arabia Chinese premier meets with Palestinian president in effort to increase Middle East presence 06/15/2023 04:53am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday in a drive by Beijing to elevate relations and increase its overall presence in the Middle East. Li, who took office just this spring with little foreign policy experience, called Abbas “an After long waits, new pilgrims prepare for Hajj's return, the first major one since COVID-19 06/15/2023 03:19am • This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after three years when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest rites. Millions of Muslims from around the world will start converging next week on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to begin several days of rituals. F Biden endorsed by 4 environmental and conservation groups for efforts to fight global warming 06/14/2023 11:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told an audience of conservation and environmental groups Wednesday that their work has never been more important at a time when they are battling the greatest threat facing future generations. Speaking at the annual Capital Dinner of the League of Conservatio What Are Crypto Loans? 06/14/2023 08:00pm • Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are often encouraged to hold on to their crypto holdings for the long haul. But if you need money, you might consider cashing in some of your cryptocurrency to cover a major or unexpected expense. Depending on how much you need, you may be able to use your cryptocurrency a