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What Does It Mean to Be Unbanked? 01/30/2024 07:00pm • Using traditional banking services is crucial to navigate today's world. Still, millions of U.S. households are unbanked, lacking a checking account with a bank or credit union. If you want a bank account and don't have one, underserved banking programs are available, along with financial literacy e The 13 Best Presidents Day Weekend Getaways 01/30/2024 07:00pm • Presidents Day began as a celebration of George Washington's birthday and has evolved into a celebration of all U.S. presidents. Celebrated on the third Monday in February, this long holiday weekend is an ideal time to plan a weekend getaway with your family, partner or friends. In honor of our nati Bill to ban guns at polling places in New Mexico advances with concerns about intimidation 01/30/2024 06:45pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Democratic-backed bill to ban firearms at polling places and near ballot drop boxes won the endorsement of New Mexico's state Senate in response to concerns about intimidation and fears among poll workers in the runup to the 2024 election. The bill now moves to the state Ho Ex-Huskers TE Gilbert, a top national recruit in 2019, pleads no contest to misdemeanors in break-in 01/30/2024 06:00pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former Nebraska tight end Arik Gilbert pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors Tuesday and was ordered to pay a fine and restitution in connection with a break-in at a liquor and vape shop in Lincoln last summer. Gilbert had been charged with burglary, a felony, but prosecutors Apple App Store - Top Apps 01/30/2024 11:39am • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 3. ChatGPT, OpenAI 4. Google, Google LLC 5. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 6. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream, Google LLC 7. CapCut - Video Editor, Bytedance Pte. Ltd 8. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 9. American consumers feeling more confident than they have in two years 01/30/2024 11:37am • American consumers, fresh off strong holiday spending, are feeling more confident than they have in two years. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose for the third straight month, to 114.8 in January from 108 in December. January's readi Amazon says Prime deliveries reached their fastest speeds ever last year 01/30/2024 11:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon delivered packages to its Prime customers at the fastest speeds ever in 2023, the retailer said Tuesday, thanks to better inventory placement, a new regionalization model for shipments and more same-day warehouses. The company had indicated in public announcements and corpor Red Hen’s Mike Friedman opens Aventino and AP Pizza in Bethesda 01/30/2024 08:44am • Classic Roman cuisine pairs with New Jersey-style pizza at two side-by-side restaurants in Bethesda from James Beard semifinalist Chef Mike Friedman. Aventino Cucina and AP Pizza Shop open at 4747 Bethesda Ave. on Jan. 31. Friedman’s other restaurants include All-Purpose Pizzeria, The Red Hen a Ukraine's strikes on targets inside Russia hurt Putin's efforts to show the war isn't hitting home 01/30/2024 12:03am • The wail of air raid sirens is commonplace in Belgorod, a Russian border city whose residents are on edge following a Ukrainian missile attack on a New Year's holiday weekend that left dozens of people dead and injured. A spectacular explosion rocked a huge fuel export terminal on the Baltic Sea At trendy Japanese cafés, customers enjoy cuddling with pigs 01/29/2024 09:15pm • TOKYO (AP) — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second place to feline interaction. The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. “It was wonderful. Very relaxing and enjoyable,” said Brad Loomis, a software engineer from Pullman, Washington, after v What to Do When Your Medical Bills Are Out of Control 01/29/2024 07:00pm • Medical bills -- whether the result of a high-deductible health plan, billing errors, out-of-network fees or uncovered expenses -- burden millions of American adults. According to the Commonwealth Fund 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey, 30% of people who have employer health coverage had medical The 16 Best Alaska Shore Excursions for 2024 01/29/2024 07:00pm • A cruise to Alaska is one of the best ways to visit many parts of the 49th state, including the Inside Passage and the southeastern port towns of Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway. You can also see dozens of glaciers on a cruise, plus remote places reachable only by water, like Glacier National Park &am How Much Would $10,000 Invested in Amazon Stock 20 Years Ago Be Worth Today? 01/29/2024 07:00pm • After struggling through a difficult year in 2022 -- perhaps "difficult" is putting it lightly, as its share price was cut in half -- Amazon.com Inc. (ticker: AMZN) stock has been on a vicious rally in the year-plus since. Through Jan. 29, AMZN stock is up 92% from its price at the end of 2022, more The UK will ban disposable vapes and curb candy-flavored e-cigarettes that attract children under 18 01/29/2024 09:53am • LONDON (AP) — Britain's government will ban the sale of disposable vapes and limit their cornucopia of flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine, officials said Monday. It also plans to stick to a contentious proposal to ban today’s young people from ever buying cigarettes. Small biz owners scale back their office space or go remote altogether. Some move to the suburbs 01/29/2024 07:01am • NEW YORK (AP) — After 46 years, Steve Replin has decided to give up his office space. Replin, who has a law practice and acts as an alternative lender in Denver, is adapting to the changing preferences of clients, who would rather conduct business online, or in a less professional setting like a c