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Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ended shutdown threat 03/23/2024 01:25pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither si Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown 03/23/2024 02:25am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed int What's next now that Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Greene 03/22/2024 08:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely six months into the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson is already at risk of the same conservative revolt that took down his predecessor. The Louisiana Republican, who only took the gavel in October after weeks of GOP infighting, was put on “warning” by one of his harshe MLB investigating gambling, theft allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara 03/22/2024 06:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into illegal gambling and theft allegations involving Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESP DC attorney general says Capitals and Wizards can't leave DC until 2047. Monumental says they can 03/22/2024 05:05pm • There has been another development in the ongoing saga regarding the possible relocation of the Washington Capitals and Wizards teams' arena from D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia. According to a letter from the D.C. Office of the Attorney General, the teams are contractually obligated to remain in the D Speaker Mike Johnson faces threat of ouster from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 03/22/2024 04:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate Friday, his leadership abruptly challenged in the middle of a House vote on a $1.2 trillion package to keep the government open. It’s the same political dynamic Shohei Ohtani's interpreter fired by Dodgers after allegations of 'massive theft' from Japanese star 03/22/2024 02:27pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Who is Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani's interpreter? 03/22/2024 02:24pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japanese interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers after allegations he stole money from baseball star Shohei Ohtani to service illegal gambling debts. He and his alleged bookmaker are also under investigation by the IRS. But who is Mizuhara and The IRS is investigating Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and an alleged bookmaker. Here's what we know 03/22/2024 02:20pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpret New finance minister says Pakistan will seek a long-term IMF loan to stabilize the economy 03/22/2024 09:58am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan plans to seek a long-term loan from the International Monetary Fund to help stabilize the country's ailing economy after the end of the IMF's current $3 billion bailout package, the country's newly appointed finance minister said Friday. Muhammad Aurangzeb, who plans to m IMF says the economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka is gradually improving 03/21/2024 10:44pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka has started to gradually improve following its worst economic crisis two years ago, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. Inflation has come down from a peak of 70% in 2022 to 5.9% last month and the country's eco Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run 03/21/2024 09:08pm • Police on Thursday arrested two white supremacist gang members — an Idaho prison inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape — following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed two people while on the run. Skylar Meade, th Women and Credit: A Look at the History 03/21/2024 08:00pm • This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, which protected women's right to access to credit. Before the law, women needed their husbands, fathers or brothers to co-sign for a loan or credit card. Gaining access to credit was critical for women to take ownershi 7 Best High-Dividend Mutual Funds 03/21/2024 08:00pm • The bull market continues to run in 2024, but longtime investors know it's important to avoid the temptation to put all your eggs in one basket. A diversified approach that includes value-oriented income stocks and bond holdings will help smooth out any potential bumps in the road, even if these ass In Japan, Ohtani's 'perfect person' image could take a hit with firing of interpreter over gambling 03/21/2024 07:06pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is referred to in Japan as “kanpeki no hito” — the perfect person — because of his manners and impeccable behavior. That image may have taken a hit when the Dodgers fired his good friend and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara on Wednesday over allegations he