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Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave 04/29/2024 09:20am • MANILA (AP) — Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday Say goodbye to Ruby Tuesday and Chili’s. These are the hot new restaurants at the mall 04/28/2024 10:00am • New York (CNN) — Looking for a bite at your local mall? As U.S. malls race to reinvent themselves, they’re turning to sushi conveyor belts, craft-beer membership clubs and Korean barbecue to replace burgers and fries. Over the last few decades, malls became the town center of many American co Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police 04/27/2024 06:21am • Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Now Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation 04/26/2024 01:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching steadily higher since 2022, even as inflation at the consumer level steadily cooled from Online retailer Shein is latest to face strict European Union digital regulations 04/26/2024 10:57am • LONDON (AP) — Online fast-fashion retailer Shein must face the European Union's strictest level of digital regulations, the bloc said on Friday as it added the company to its list of big platforms that need extra scrutiny. The EU's Executive Commission said it formally classed Shein as a “very Should I Use a Wire Transfer or Cashier's Check for Closing? 04/25/2024 08:00pm • If you've finally reached the closing stage of the homebuying process, then you are nearing the finish line. However, closing involves a specific set of procedures that must be followed carefully to avoid delays or complications. One of these processes is securing a bank-certified payment method, Selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York is now illegal 04/25/2024 06:31pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — It’s now illegal to sell weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York, under a first-in-the-nation law that went into effect this week. Experts say loose federal regulation of dietary supplements has resulted in these products sometimes including unappro Bishop stabbed during Sydney church service backs X's legal case to share video of the attack 04/25/2024 06:23am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Sydney bishop who was stabbed repeatedly in an alleged extremist attack blamed on a teenager has backed X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s legal bid to overturn an Australian ban on sharing graphic video of the attack on social media. A live stream of the knife attack on Apr What Is a Junk Fee and How Does It Affect You? 04/24/2024 08:00pm • Whether you're purchasing concert tickets, checking out of a hotel or canceling a cable subscription or gym membership, you've likely run into a spate of additional charges. These are unexpected -- and sometimes hidden -- fees that companies pass on to you for a service that costs them little (or Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation 04/24/2024 07:41am • NEW YORK (AP) — Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching steadily higher since 2022, even as inflation at the consumer level steadily cooled f The Best Nutrition Tracking Apps to Help You Reach Your Health Goals 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Tracking leads to weight loss: Why you might want a food tracking app.Whether your goal is to lose weight or improve your health, tracking your calories and nutrients can be a very effective strategy."Tracking can be a great way to see where there are opportunities to make tweaks in your diet to hel Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video 04/23/2024 12:18am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded Tuesday by 5 Top Options for Affordable Retirement in Europe 04/22/2024 08:00pm • The culture and relative safety of many European cities can be appealing to American retirees, but those living on a fixed income must stretch their U.S. dollars as far as possible. Major cities such as London may check all your boxes, but the cost of living may be too high for anything more than a Should You Wait for Mortgage Rates to Fall to Buy a House? 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Over the past two years, mortgage rates have surged from around 3% to well past 7%, leaving many would-be homebuyers simply priced out of the market. Others have decided to wait on the sidelines, holding out for lower rates. In fact, two-thirds of homebuyers are waiting for rates to fall before buyi Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church 04/22/2024 08:59am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Monday ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in Australia. X Corp., the tech company rebranded by billionaire