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Inflation Dilemma: Should I Play Defense or Go for Growth? 06/03/2024 08:00pm • Markets have been on a seesaw of uncertainty related to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy on interest rates, as the central bank attempts to wrangle a stubborn inflation rate down to its target of 2%. The CME Fedwatch tool, a barometer for bond traders' expectations for interest rate cuts at the Do You Owe Taxes on Debt Forgiveness? 06/03/2024 08:00pm • Debt forgiveness has become more accessible to many Americans, particularly for student loans. As of May 2024, the Biden administration had forgiven some amount of student loan debt for 4.75 million Americans, according to the U.S. Department of Education.While that lifts a burden off many borrowers 8 Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now 06/03/2024 08:00pm • The fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act calls for $886.3 billion in U.S. military spending, up 3.3% from 2023 levels. The ongoing war in Ukraine, tensions between China and Taiwan, and escalating conflicts between Israel, Iran and Hamas in the Middle East may force the U.S. government to What Is a Montessori School? 06/03/2024 08:00pm • Peek into an early-grade classroom at a Montessori school and you are likely to see children of different ages moving around and talking, free to explore a variety of activities. Each activity will advance learning and development, but may not include instructions on exactly what to do and when. A M 5 dogs with military intelligence unit in violence-plagued Ecuador given medals for service 06/03/2024 07:39pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The dogs were quick and precise. One located the drugs and neutralized the person carrying them. Another found explosives hidden under a car's tire. The dogs — Dayco, Amanda, Apolo, Zeus and Maly — were showing their skills Monday at a military intelligence brigade ceremo Intelligence chairman says US may be less prepared for election threats than it was four years ago 06/03/2024 07:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With only five months before voters head to the polls, the U.S. may be more vulnerable to foreign disinformation aimed at influencing voters and undermining democracy than it was before the 2020 election, the leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday. Sen. Mark Warn 3rd try at approving recreational marijuana in South Dakota makes the ballot 06/03/2024 06:54pm • South Dakota voters will decide again whether to legalize recreational marijuana, an issue with a frustrating history for backers of the ballot initiative in the conservative state. On Monday, Secretary of State Monae Johnson's office validated a measure for the November general election ballot. It Ex-US soldier charged in 'international crime spree' extradited from Ukraine, officials say 06/03/2024 06:49pm • A former U.S. soldier has been extradited from Ukraine on years-old charges that he went on an alleged “international crime spree,” including the 2018 killings and robbery of a couple in Florida to fund travel plans to Venezuela to wage military-style raids against its government, federal prosec Catholic University unveils DC's largest solar farm 06/03/2024 06:41pm • The Catholic University of America, along with Rockville-based solar energy company Standard Solar, unveiled the city's largest, brand-new, 25-acre solar array located on the university's West Campus on Monday. At the solar array’s unveiling ceremony, representatives from Catholic, Standard Sol Poppi faces lawsuit from consumer who questions its gut health claims 06/03/2024 06:37pm • Popular soda brand Poppi is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a consumer who says its products don’t improve gut health as much as their marketing suggests. In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Kristin Cobbs said she purchased Poppi drinks on multiple occasion Astros not ready to say Urquidy is done for season amid reports he needs Tommy John surgery 06/03/2024 06:34pm • HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros still aren’t ready to say whether starter José Urquidy is done for the season amid reports that a second Tommy John surgery is possible. ESPN was first to report the right-hander will visit Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, on Monday. ESPN reported Meister AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Jersey presidential and state primaries 06/03/2024 06:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey on Tuesday will choose candidates vying to replace Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who is on trial in federal court in New York on corruption charges and has opted not to run in the state’s Democratic primary. Menendez, who has held the seat for more than 18 First Keystone: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 06/03/2024 06:07pm • BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — First Keystone Corp. (FKYS) on Monday reported a loss of $18.4 million in its first quarter. The bank, based in Berwick, Pennsylvania, said it had a loss of $3 per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, came to 13 cents per share. The bank p Company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine 06/03/2024 06:05pm • A company that bred beagles for medical research agreed Monday to pay a record $35 million as part of a criminal plea admitting it neglected thousands of dogs at its breeding facility in rural Virginia. Prosecutors said the penalties amount to the largest ever levied in an animal-welfare case. The p Vikings reach agreement with Jefferson on 4-year extension to give him NFL's richest non-QB contract 06/03/2024 05:40pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Jefferson became the latest player to cash in on the league-wide push for elite pass catchers. Matching the historic start to his career, Jefferson will be paid — for now — like no one else at his position. The Minnesota Vikings and their superstar wide receiver agree