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These apps allow workers to get paid between paychecks. Experts say there are steep costs 04/24/2024 12:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the pandemic in 2020, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn. ���You know how they get you ��� the algorithms ��� like they���re reading your mind,��� Branch said. ���The ad said I could get up to $100 t What Is a Self-Directed IRA? Pros and Cons of This Unique Investment Account 04/16/2024 08:00pm • A self-directed individual retirement account is a very specific tax-advantaged vehicle that gives investors the ability to choose investments beyond traditional options such as stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. A self-directed IRA can hold alternative assets such as real estate, pri What to know about the $30 million cash heist in Los Angeles 04/05/2024 09:54pm • A brazen Los Angeles cash heist on Easter weekend in which thieves cracked a safe and got away with as much as $30 million is believed to be one of the largest such heists in U.S. history. The heist has triggered rampant speculation among a public long infatuated with daring burglaries and hefty cri Strange sight: Fake money flies around Maryland highway 03/29/2024 01:49pm • Drivers in Charles County, Maryland, were treated to an odd sight Friday morning: What looked like a large amount of money flying around the middle of a busy roadway in Waldorf ��� and it ended up sparking several calls to authorities. The reporters in the WTOP Traffic Center are used to call 9 Highest Dividend-Paying Stocks in the S&P 500 03/28/2024 08:00pm • The S&P 500 just closed its strongest first quarter since 2019, up 10.2% and marking yet another record high for the index. In such an environment, investors would be forgiven for prioritizing growth stocks over slow-and-steady dividend payers. But if you're at or near retirement, there's a trem How to Get a $10,000 Personal Loan 03/26/2024 08:00pm • When an unexpected circumstance arises, you may not have enough emergency savings on hand. What should you do if you need to cover a medical emergency, a last-minute trip or pressing debt? One option is to take out a personal loan. Here's everything you need to know about getting a $10,000 personal 9 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years 03/26/2024 08:00pm • From Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the COVID-19 pandemic, there's plenty of proof that it's quite perilous for investors to presume they know what will work on Wall Street in a year or two. And the longer you look to the future, it becomes even harder to predict what investments will be winners. T 7 Best High-Dividend Mutual Funds 03/21/2024 08:00pm • The bull market continues to run in 2024, but longtime investors know it's important to avoid the temptation to put all your eggs in one basket. A diversified approach that includes value-oriented income stocks and bond holdings will help smooth out any potential bumps in the road, even if these ass Canelo ��lvarez explains why he changed his mind on fighting Mexican opponents, accepted Mungu��a bout 03/19/2024 07:55pm • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) ��� For 13 straight bouts over seven consecutive years, Canelo ��lvarez has refused to fight another Mexican. The biggest star in boxing said he respected his nation and its top talents too much to deliver any setbacks to their careers. ��lvarez has changed his mind, and t March Madness as we know it could be on the way out amid seismic changes in college sports 03/19/2024 09:10am • Tracking the changes upending college sports can be as frenetic as flipping between all the games going down over the first week of March Madness. Ultimately, those changes could impact what America���s favorite basketball tournament looks like in the future ��� or whether it exists at all. News ab Cowboys rework Dak Prescott's contract to reduce massive cap hit slightly, AP source says 03/18/2024 11:24pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) ��� The Dallas Cowboys are slightly reducing quarterback Dak Prescott's massive salary cap hit by reworking his contract going into the final year of the deal, a person with knowledge of the move said Monday. A $5 million roster bonus has been converted into a signing bonus to red $510 Dodgers jerseys and $150 caps. Behold the price of being an Ohtani fan in Japan 03/18/2024 12:35pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� Mai Fukuo was gift-shopping for a friend. Hideki Chiba was in the same sports store in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo looking for something for his father-in-law. They each picked up items in blue ��� Los Angeles Dodgers Blue, of course. This reflects the color revolution tha Barkley jukes tampering accusations, regrets social media feud after leaving Giants for Eagles 03/14/2024 09:06pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Saquon Barkley was already set this week to visit Happy Valley and catch up with his old Penn State coach, James Franklin. Barkley says now he might have to give Franklin a hard time for getting the Philadelphia Eagles in hot water with the NFL before the new running back had e Many Basic Money Questions Stump U.S. Adults -- How to Boost Your Financial Literacy 03/13/2024 08:00pm • Understanding core personal finance concepts like cash management, bank accounts, credit, taxes and investing is important. With that knowledge, people can make decisions that benefit their current budget and help with future goal achievement. When they have low financial literacy levels, though, pe The New York Times is fighting off Wordle look-alikes with copyright takedown notices 03/12/2024 08:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The New York Times is fighting off Wordle ���clones��� ��� arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game infringe on its copyright protections. Hundreds of copycats have emerged since Wordle skyrocketed to internet fame less than three years ago. And n