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7 Best Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 02/28/2024 07:00pm • Stock market investors appreciate dividends. Dividends provide cash flow and enhance total returns. They allow investors to participate directly in the revenue and earnings of the companies in their portfolios. By providing regular income, dividends can also act as a hedge against inflation. Not all Three slain Minnesota first responders are honored as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice 02/28/2024 04:47pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota first responders who were gunned down while responding to a report of a domestic incident at a home with seven children inside were remembered at a memorial service Wednesday as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. The Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville has been Major Amazon merchant aggregator Thrasio files for bankruptcy as it looks to cut debt 02/28/2024 02:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A major third-party seller on Amazon filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New Jersey court on Wednesday. Walpole, Massachusetts-based Thrasio is asking the court to oversee a restructuring agreement with lenders, which will allow it to cut about $495 million in debt and $1B donation makes New York medical school tuition free and transforms students' lives 02/28/2024 08:53am • First year student Samuel Woo had been considering a career in cardiology so he would be able to pay off his medical school debt until the announcement this week of a generous donation that will remove tuition fees at his New York City school. Now, without the fear of crippling student debt, the 23- 2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay nearly 22 years after rap star's death 02/27/2024 10:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 years after Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay was brazenly gunned down in his recording studio, two men close to him were convicted Tuesday of murder, marking a moment authorities had long awaited in one of the hip-hop world’s most elusive cases. An anonymous Brooklyn f 10 Costs to Include in Your Retirement Budget 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Budgeting ahead of retirement will help reduce stress later in life. You'll find that some expenses can be reduced or eliminated, while others may even increase as you age. Here are 10 costs to include as you budget for retirement: 1. Housing.2. Health care.3. Daily living.4. Entertainment.5. Taxes. How to Financially Prepare for a Government Shutdown 02/27/2024 07:00pm • When a government shutdown occurs, your budget could be affected in myriad ways. You might see few to no changes in certain areas, such as continued Social Security paychecks or a government pension. Other segments could have more intense consequences, including delays in travel or application appro Coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is found in contempt 02/27/2024 12:53pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has been found in contempt by a federal judge for not following an order to pay an insurance company to maintain collateral for financial obligations. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Dillon found Southern Coal Corp. in c NASCAR teams have hired a top antitrust attorney in their revenue dispute. Here's what it means 02/27/2024 11:28am • The NASCAR season is underway, with 38 races to determine another stock car racing champion in the 76th season of the top motorsports series in the United States. There is a serious problem for NASCAR and its teams: Negotiations on a new revenue-sharing model have deteriorated. In mid-February, repr China's embattled former foreign minister steps down as member of the legislature 02/27/2024 06:47am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s former foreign minister, Qin Gang, who has been missing from public view since last June, has resigned from the national legislature, state media reported Tuesday. Qin was dismissed as foreign minister in July, in one of China’s biggest political surprises in year Are You Too Young to Buy a House? 02/26/2024 07:00pm • If you're purchasing a home in your 20s, you are something of a unicorn. The typical age of a first-time homebuyer is 35, according to 2023 data from the National Association of Realtors. If you're well under that, you're ahead of the curve. 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