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7 Best ETFs to Buy Now 07/31/2023 08:00pm • After a disappointing 2022, many investors were biting their nails as they second-guessed the market's strong start to 2023. But now that we're well past the midway point and the S&P 500 is sitting on year-to-date returns of about 20% through July 31, it's hard to not get excited about this bull 26 Top Things to Do in Arkansas 07/31/2023 08:00pm • Arkansas is rich not only in natural resources and scenic beauty -- its nickname is the Natural State, after all -- but also in history, given its prominent role in the civil rights movement and its extensive Native American history. You can dig for diamonds to take home at Crater of Diamond State P Nigerian state relaxes curfew after warehouses and shops are looted 07/31/2023 06:55pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Nigeria’s Adamawa state have relaxed a curfew announced in response to what they said was widespread looting of shops and warehouses. The 24-hour curfew has been eased to last only from dusk to dawn, Adamawa Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri said, accor Brixmor: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/31/2023 05:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Brixmor Property Group Inc. (BRX) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The New York-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $157.1 million, or 52 cents Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it’s pushing them to the brink 07/31/2023 10:55am • NEW YORK (AP) — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers. But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jo Locals vow to keep fighting to save a forest in southwest Turkey after the chainsaws finish work 07/31/2023 09:54am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Campaigners fighting to protect woodlands earmarked for coal-mining in southwest Turkey on Monday pledged to maintain their fight as tree-felling came to an end. Locals have held a four-year vigil in Akbelen forest to hold off logging that paves the way for a lignite mine near the Europe's economy grows a bit after months of stagnation. But rate hikes are weighing on businesses 07/31/2023 06:31am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy has grown modestly after months of stagnation, but higher interest rates designed to fight inflation are casting a shadow as they make it more expensive for households and businesses to borrow, invest and spend. The 20 countries that use the euro curren French daredevil who climbed towers around world believed to have fallen to his death in Hong Kong 07/31/2023 06:14am • HONG KONG (AP) — A French man is believed to have fallen to his death from a high-rise residential building in Hong Kong last week, police said on Monday, with local media outlets identifying him as daredevil Remi Lucidi. Police said a 30-year-old man's body was found on a patio in the city's ups For remote and laid back Dunedin, a warm welcome to the Women's World Cup 07/31/2023 01:19am • DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — Hanging on the edge of the stunning South Island, in one of the world’s more remote countries, sat a scenic, minor-league sized city founded by Scottish immigrants. Then, a few weeks ago, one of the world’s biggest sporting events came to town, bringing in thousand 35 Top Glamping Resorts in the U.S. 07/30/2023 08:00pm • If you're enticed by the idea of camping but don't want to deal with the inevitable grunt work that comes with it, glamping (or glamorous camping) is the perfect compromise. Read on to discover the most unique glamping resorts in California, Florida, Tennessee and other destinations across the U.S. How to Eat Healthy on a Budget 07/30/2023 08:00pm • Many people want to eat healthy foods. But when it comes down to it, the cost can be a deterrent. In fact, 18% of Americans who participated in the International Food Information Council's 2022 Food and Health Survey said they choose less-healthy options because of the price. 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The victim boarded a bus near the Hunter Woods shopping center in Reston on July 24, Fairfax County police said in a news release. Aboard the bus, she began a conversation with Bike ride across Iowa puts vibrant small-town America into sharp focus 07/29/2023 12:40pm • COLFAX, Iowa (AP) — In the small central Iowa town of Colfax, thousands of cyclists participating in the largest and oldest recreational bike ride in the world were stopped along its historic main street, staring ahead at a daunting climb that would lead them out of town. The hill, coupled with so