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Tax Filing Tips for College Students 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Here's what college students need to know about filing taxes and how to make the most of some special tax benefits. Do College Students Need to File?The answer depends on their income and whether they had employers withhold taxes from their paychecks. Students who are single and earned more than the Should You Hire a Tax Professional This Year? 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Tax season is upon us, and you might be wondering if you should tackle filing yourself or hire a tax preparer to do it for you. Tax professionals can be a big help, taking the stress out of doing your taxes, especially if you're self-employed, have had a major life event like marriage or divorce in Bill to set minimum marriage age to 18 in Washington state heads to governor 02/27/2024 06:20pm • OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) ��� A law to establish 18 as the minimum marriage age in Washington state is headed to the governor's desk for his signature. State lawmakers in the House and Senate passed House Bill 1455 this session after the measure stalled in the Senate last year and other bills failed to g Kentucky lawmakers advance bill allowing child support to begin with pregnancy 02/27/2024 05:09pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ��� Lawmakers in Kentucky advanced a bill Tuesday that would grant the right to collect child support for unborn children, reflecting a broader effort in some Republican-led states to push legislation conferring a fetus with the same rights as a person. The measure would allow a A triumphant return for Italian conductor Noseda as US orchestra receives rare La Scala ovation 02/27/2024 11:26am • MILAN (AP) ��� Conductor Gianandrea Noseda made a triumphant return to Teatro alla Scala in an informal role as cultural ambassador, leading the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra that he has made more ���luminous��� with his personal loan of centuries-old Italian-made instruments. Noseda���s energeti Kids are using phones in class, even when it���s against the rules. Should schools ban them all day? 02/27/2024 09:33am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day. Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat me F1 great Lewis Hamilton kept his Ferrari move so quiet even his parents didn't know 02/27/2024 06:15am • Formula 1 great Lewis Hamilton kept his Ferrari move so closely guarded that he didn't even tell his parents until the day it was announced. The British driver rocked the F1 world when it was announced on Feb. 1 he was joining the Italian manufacturer next year, despite signing a new contract with M Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its record heights 02/27/2024 12:07am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Asian shares retreated on Tuesday after U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights. Most regional markets fell, while Shanghai advanced. U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Traders are growing cautious after the New Year's rally that has swept much of the world' Utah House kills bill banning LGBTQ+ Pride flags and political views from classrooms 02/26/2024 09:36pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� Utah teachers will be free to display LGBTQ+ Pride flags and other social, political or religious imagery after the state House blocked a bill on Monday that would have banned teachers from using their position to promote or disparage certain beliefs. The Republican-led chamb Pride flags would be largely banned in Tennessee classrooms in bill advanced by GOP lawmakers 02/26/2024 09:13pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� A bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms was passed by the GOP-led Tennessee House on Monday after Republicans cut a heated debate short. The 70-24 vote sends the legislation to the Senate, where a final vote could happen as early as West Virginia medical professionals condemn bill that prohibits care to at-risk transgender youth 02/26/2024 08:41pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� Hundreds of medical professionals in West Virginia have signed a letter condemning a bill advancing in the House of Delegates that would bar transgender youth at risk for suicide from accessing medical interventions such as hormone therapy. The bill before the full House w 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. Many reasons for waiting, according to NAR, are due to lim 10 Best Growth Stocks to Buy Now 02/26/2024 07:00pm • Economists around the world are expecting U.S. economic growth to slow in coming quarters, and some are still calling for a mild U.S. recession. It may become difficult for investors to find reliable growth stocks to buy if interest rates remain at 22-year highs for an extended period. Nevertheless, Educational Tax Credits and Deductions You Can Claim for Tax Year 2023 02/26/2024 07:00pm • College is expensive, but there are several valuable tax breaks that can help ease the pain. You may be able to cut your tax bill by up to $2,500 if you're paying college tuition, and you may even be eligible for tax credits that can help cover the cost of continuing education classes to improve you US government may sue PacifiCorp, a Warren Buffett utility, for nearly $1B in wildfire costs 02/26/2024 06:01pm • The U.S. government is threatening to sue PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett���s Berkshire Hathaway, to recover nearly $1 billion in costs related to the 2020 wildfires in southern Oregon and northern California, though the company is trying to negotiate a settlement. The potential lawsuits were