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9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 01/04/2024 07:00pm • Markets finished the year on a high note, as major indexes approached or exceeded record highs in December. Many jubilant investors expect the Federal Reserve to pivot toward easier monetary policy by implementing interest rate cuts in 2024. If inflation has indeed been tamed, falling rates would fa Mid Atlantic Daybook 01/04/2024 04:32pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Thursday, Jan. 04. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 Mexico's president clarifies that 32 abducted migrants were freed, not rescued 01/04/2024 11:46am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Migrants from several countries abducted from a bus and held by armed men for days near Mexico’s border with Texas were released by their captors, not rescued as initially reported by authorities, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday. “They decided to let th Things to do in the DC area: Unique trivia nights, a 2000s dance party … and more! 01/04/2024 04:52am • There’s much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Get your thinking caps ready because this Thursday is National Trivia Day. To c Should You Move To A 55-Plus Community? 01/03/2024 07:00pm • In 2020, about 1 in 6 people in the United States were age 65 and older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which tallied nearly 56 million people in this age group. In 1920, this proportion was less than 1 in 20. Estimates for 2035 predict this number will hit 75 million. This looming exodus from 10 Unique College Minors 01/03/2024 07:00pm • Peculiar college minorsMinors are areas of college study that allow students to dive deeper into a certain discipline and possibly complement their major. For example, a student pursuing an international relations major may want to minor in a foreign language. Minors also provide students with the c Edmunds recommends the best vehicles for achieving your New Year's resolutions 01/03/2024 12:11pm • Many of us will renew our vows to self-improvement in the form of New Year’s resolutions. For many of us, those commitments will unravel before summer. But if buying a new car is in your plans, why not tie it to a goal to last all year? There may be no better motivation than a daily reminder — y Sure, it might be cold and dark, but traveling to wintry places can be magical 01/03/2024 07:44am • Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it’s tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play golf. But some of my favorite winter vacations have been to northerly destinations at their coldest, darkest times of year. I don’t ski, so I’m not looking for powder. But I have seen n New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of 2011 triple disasters 01/03/2024 05:37am • SUZU, Japan (AP) — The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year’s Day in central Japan did not spur massive tsunamis like those that scoured the Pacific coast in 2011, killing nearly 20,000 people and forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. The tsunamis that did rol Arizona border crossing with Mexico to reopen a month after migrant influx forced closure 01/02/2024 08:23pm • LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — A border crossing on the most direct route from Phoenix to the nearest beaches will reopen Thursday, authorities said, one month after it closed in response to a large migrant influx. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it was also reopening a pedestrian border crossing Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring at least 130, Kyiv officials say 01/02/2024 07:51pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured as many as 130, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas. Air defenses shot do Important Dates to Mark on Your Financial Calendar 01/02/2024 07:00pm • A lot of people make New Year's money resolutions. If one of yours is to stay on top of your finances, a calendar can be a big help. Aside from having the money to pay bills, much of staying organized with your finances means keeping track of dates, so pull out your digital or paper calendar and add Chicago Bulls hopeful injured guard Zach LaVine can return to the lineup on Friday 01/02/2024 06:40pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine could return to the lineup as early as Friday's game against Charlotte if there are no setbacks in his recovery from a sore right foot. LaVine has not played since Nov. 28 and is testing out his foot this week in a rehab stint with the G League†As Atlantic City adds more security cameras, 2 men are killed in areas already covered by them 01/02/2024 05:18pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — One man was fatally stabbed while another was found bleeding to death on New Year's Day in Atlantic City, the gambling resort that's currently adding hundreds of new security cameras to the thousands already keeping an electric eye on this busy tourist destination. The A Apple App Store - Top Apps 01/02/2024 11:48am • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. CapCut - Video Editor, Bytedance Pte. Ltd 3. Meta Quest, Meta Platforms, Inc. 4. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 5. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream, Google LLC 6. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 7. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 8. Inst