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Registrar encourages Richmond voters to consider alternatives to mailing in absentee ballots 02/28/2024 06:27am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� The top elections official in Virginia���s capital is urging city residents to consider alternatives to mailing in absentee ballots for next week���s presidential primary amid reports of mail delivery problems. General Registrar Keith Balmer said at a recent meeting that he wa The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate 02/27/2024 08:41pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) ��� Laken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student out on her morning run at the University of Georgia when authorities say a stranger dragged her into a secluded area and killed her, sending shockwaves through campus as police searched for a suspect. The arrest of a Venezuelan man w Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other 02/27/2024 07:30pm • MARAVAT��O, Mexico (AP) ��� Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravat��o have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country's most violent on record. The widening control of drug cartels in Mexico has been described as a thr What Is the 25x Rule for Retirement Saving? 02/27/2024 07:00pm • If you want to be sure you're saving enough for retirement, the 25x rule can help. This rule of thumb says investors should have saved 25 times their planned annual expenses by the time they retire, according to brokerage Charles Schwab. Here's what to know about this retirement guideline and whethe 10 Costs to Include in Your Retirement Budget 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Budgeting ahead of retirement will help reduce stress later in life. You'll find that some expenses can be reduced or eliminated, while others may even increase as you age. Here are 10 costs to include as you budget for retirement: 1. Housing.2. Health care.3. Daily living.4. Entertainment.5. Taxes. 7 Recent and Upcoming IPOs to Watch in 2024 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Optimism is rising over the U.S. initial public offering market after a couple of years of significant decline. There were 128 U.S. initial public offerings in 2023, with a cash value of $22.6 billion, according to Ernst & Young. Although it was a slow year for IPOs compared with 2021, it was a 4 Tips for Retirees in a Government Shutdown 02/27/2024 07:00pm • A partial government shutdown is greatly concerning for many Americans. The March 1, 2024, deadline for Congress to pass a budget is quickly approaching. If a bipartisan spending deal isn't made, certain federal services will slow or be put on pause. Retirees in particular may feel the impact of a s How to Financially Prepare for a Government Shutdown 02/27/2024 07:00pm • When a government shutdown occurs, your budget could be affected in myriad ways. You might see few to no changes in certain areas, such as continued Social Security paychecks or a government pension. Other segments could have more intense consequences, including delays in travel or application appro Chatbots' inaccurate, misleading responses about U.S. elections threaten to keep voters from polls 02/27/2024 05:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published Tuesday based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of The Latest | Biden says hostage deal could pause Gaza war, but Israel and Hamas show skepticism 02/27/2024 04:56pm • President Joe Biden has said Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. However, Israel and Hamas on Tuesday played down chances of an imminent breakthrough in t Federal prosecutors take over case against man charged with threatening Virginia church 02/27/2024 04:28pm • MANASSAS, Va. (AP) ��� Federal prosecutors have taken over the case against a northern Virginia man arrested last year on suspicion he was about to embark on a mass shooting at a megachurch. Local prosecutors in Prince William County on Tuesday dropped charges against Rui Jiang, 35, of Falls Chur At conservative gala, Trump remarks show challenges in GOP Black voter outreach 02/27/2024 02:55pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� Golden and scarlet balloons adorned an entrance guarded by the Secret Service that led straight to a bar abuzz with excited reunions, a line of attendees waiting to take pictures at a photo wall and a spacious auditorium set to celebrate a unique subset of the conservative mo Navalny aides say the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death 02/26/2024 10:06pm • Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. ���Alexei Navalny could have been sitting here now, today. It's not a figure of speech,��� Maria Pevchikh, a close associate who l Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls 02/26/2024 10:05pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council���s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women���s right to work and move What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza? 02/26/2024 09:02pm • The Palestinian Authority's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But it will do little to address the authority's longs