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Do Balance Transfers Hurt My Credit Score? 04/21/2024 08:00pm • If you're looking for a way to lower the interest rate on your credit card balances, a balance transfer could help. By using a balance transfer credit card, you can transfer a balance from one credit card to another. In the process, you could score a promotional interest rate that's lower, sometimes AP photographer gets in the right spot for a big swing at the Masters 04/21/2024 07:40pm • AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — AP photographer Matt Slocum knows his way around the bucolic Augusta National Golf Club during the week of the Masters — it’s a difficult task with all the regulations that help preserve the aura of the tournament. So, when he saw the light and clouds combining for a perfec A look at what's in the $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the House 04/20/2024 03:38pm • A look at what's in the $95 billion package passed by the House on Saturday that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. Senate passage is expected this coming week. President Joe Biden has promised to si Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists 04/20/2024 11:41am • VENICE, Italy (AP) — Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition that opened Saturday, curated for the first time by a Latin American. Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa’s main show, which accompanies 88 national p The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping? 04/20/2024 12:21am • ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Washington state opened some of the nation's first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. He would soon be off to prison to serve the lion's share of a four-year sent The Latest | Opening statements in Trump hush money trial set for Monday after latest appeal fails 04/19/2024 06:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money case are set to begin next week after a jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday. The seating of the jury sets the stage for weeks of testimony in a case charging Trump with falsifying business records to suppress storie PSG loanee Ekitiké scores winner as Eintracht Frankfurt beats Augsburg 04/19/2024 04:42pm • BERLIN (AP) — Hugo Ekitiké scored his first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt to help it to a 3-1 come-from-behind win over Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Friday. Signed on a 3.5 million euros ($3.7 million) loan from Paris Saint-Germain in January, the center forward finally broke his duck in his 12th Dutch soccer club Vitesse docked points and relegated during probe of Russian ties to Abramovich 04/19/2024 02:09pm • ARNHEM, Netherlands (AP) — Soccer club Vitesse Arnhem was docked 18 points on Friday and will be relegated from the Netherlands top division while under investigation for ties to sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the former owner of Chelsea. Vitesse said in a statement it will not appe Man United player Garnacho apologizes for liking critical posts about Ten Hag 04/19/2024 11:27am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Alejandro Garnacho apologized for liking social media posts criticizing Erik ten Hag, the Manchester United manager said on Friday. Garnacho 'liked' comments on X that called into question Ten Hag’s handling of the Argentine forward. He later ‘unliked’ them, but no Children of reality TV's Chrisleys hope court hearing is step toward bringing convicted parents home 04/19/2024 11:15am • ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion, on Friday challenged aspects of their convictions and sentences in a federal appeals court. The Chrisleys rose to fame with their show “C American Express profits jump 34%, helped by jump in new customers, higher spending 04/19/2024 09:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card giant American Express posted a 34% jump in its first quarter profits on Friday, helped by more customers spending on its namesake cards as well as more customers keeping a balance on the cards. The New York-based company said it earned $2.44 billion in the first three San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China 04/19/2024 03:54am • BEIJING (AP) — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Should You Take a Homebuyer Education Class? 04/18/2024 08:00pm • If you're shopping for your first home, you're probably adding a lot of new tasks to your to-do list -- like getting preapproved for a mortgage and making an offer on a property. Here's another step you'll want to take: heading back to the classroom for homebuyer education. Homebuyer education class Are Wedding Loans a Good Idea? 04/18/2024 08:00pm • Planning a wedding? Prepare for sticker shock: On average, a U.S. couple spends $35,000 on the big day, according to a 2023 study from The Knot. That figure doesn't include the engagement ring or the honeymoon. If you don't have tens of thousands of dollars ready to throw at a wedding, you might con How to Read a Credit Report 04/18/2024 08:00pm • Building credit is a lifelong journey. One of the most important steps you can take along the way is learning how to read a credit report. This knowledge can unlock various opportunities and resources that help you achieve your most important financial goals. "By understanding the information in you