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VP Harris was gifted tickets to one of the summer's hottest shows by the artist herself: Beyoncé 05/15/2024 06:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was gifted tickets to one of last summer's hottest concerts by the artist herself: Beyoncé. She also attended college football's HBCU Celebration Bowl, where her alma mater Howard University played Florida A&M, courtesy of ESPN, according to fina Glamour and grit are both on show in a London exhibition of photos from Elton John's collection 05/15/2024 01:10pm • LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition of photographs owned by Elton John is everything one might expect from a star who has a fascination with image, a love of excess and a very large budget. Understated, it isn’t. The show, opening this week at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, includes more than Son-in-law of top opponent of Venezuela's president pleads guilty to US money laundering charges 05/15/2024 12:49pm • MIAMI (AP) — The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company. As part of his plea agreement announced Tuesday in federal court in Miami, Fern US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024 05/15/2024 12:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by lower food and auto prices, inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for officials at the Federal Reserve as well as President Joe Biden’s re-election team. Consumer prices rose 0. Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district 05/14/2024 10:58pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brad Knott, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, overwhelmingly won the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday against a rival who suspended her campaign two weeks ago in response to the endorsement. The former a 5 Best Bond Funds for Retirement 05/14/2024 08:00pm • Bonds make up the foundation of most successful retirement portfolios. These assets are debt-related instruments issued by governments and corporations that are looking to raise money. 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Girona has made a stunning run to a guaranteed top-four finish in Arlington defense contractor BlueHalo expanding in Maryland, adding jobs 05/14/2024 08:38am • Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor BlueHalo is opening a 57,000-square-foot research and manufacturing facility in Germantown, Maryland, and will add 200 new employees throughout the state, bringing its Maryland workforce to 600. The company will receive $1.15 million in incentives as p Xi's visit to Hungary and Serbia brings new Chinese investment and deeper ties to Europe's doorstep 05/14/2024 12:06am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hungary last week, he arrived to one of the few places in the European Union where his country is considered an indispensable ally rather than a rival. By the time he left on Friday, he'd secured deals that provide fertile ground f 7 Top Financial Advisor Firms by AUM 05/13/2024 08:00pm • Money can be complicated. 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Income-producing buildings such as Argentina will get next installment of bailout as IMF praises Milei's austerity policies 05/13/2024 02:28pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The International Monetary Fund, Argentina's biggest creditor, agreed Monday to release the next tranche of loans due under a bailout program, endorsing government austerity measures so severe they even surpass the terms of its $43 billion loan. The IMF deal follows Violent protests continue in Pakistan-held Kashmir against price hikes. Talks with the IMF begin 05/13/2024 12:50pm • MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Protests against price hikes continued for the fourth day in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with demonstrators clashing with police, officials said Monday, while government talks began with the International Monetary Fund in pursuit of billions of dollars in new support. Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out 05/13/2024 08:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year. A major concern expressed by bot