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4 Mistakes Bond Investors Should Avoid When Rates Rise 03/29/2017 08:00pm • A strengthening economy typically means more jobs and moderate adjustments to the inflation rate but it also opens the door to something else: rising interest rates. Following a 0.25 percent rate hike in December 2016, the Federal Reserve recently announced another rate increase, moving the key bor 'Unreal when it targets you': Faceless trolls attack online 03/29/2017 02:42pm • One morning near the end of her long-shot congressional campaign, 25-year-old Erin Schrode rolled over in bed, reflexively checked her cellphone — and burst into tears. With mounting horror, she scanned a barrage of anti-Semitic emails from anonymous trolls. "Get out of my country, kike," read one International travelers cite politics as factor in US trips 03/29/2017 02:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Some international travelers are citing politics as a factor in whether to visit the U.S. this year, according to survey research by the tourism marketing agency Brand USA. The findings add to existing concerns about the tourism industry. Other new data shows that a slowdown in int Never sign a tax return you haven't read 03/29/2017 06:46am • WASHINGTON — Do you remember the Volkswagen "Sign Then Drive commercial," where would-be buyers are careening all over the road as they attempt to sign the lease while driving the car? Signing your tax return without reading it is a lot like that. When you don’t know what’s in it, you’re China confirms detention of Taiwanese pro-democracy activist 03/29/2017 06:33am • BEIJING (AP) — China's government confirmed Wednesday it is holding a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist and is investigating him on suspicion of "pursuing activities harmful to national security," the latest detention in an ongoing crackdown on civil society. Lee Ming-che, 42, cleared immigration i AP FACT CHECK: Trump no factor in Social Security increase 03/29/2017 03:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Widely circulated online reports crediting President Donald Trump for 2017 increases in retirees' Social Security checks don't accurately portray how the system works. Social Security payments are based on a government measure of inflation, and are set automatically without any i Austere Texas spending bill passes Senate amid budget woes 03/28/2017 05:19pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Budget woes in Texas caused by a prolonged oil slump would be patched with cuts to higher education, kicking the can down the road on growing Medicaid costs and rebuffing priorities of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott under an austere spending bill passed unanimously Tuesday by the Chinese tech company Tencent acquires 5 percent Tesla stake 03/28/2017 02:04pm • DETROIT (AP) — Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has acquired a 5 percent stake in electric car maker Tesla Inc. Tencent spent $1.8 billion acquiring 8.2 million shares during Tesla's stock offering earlier this month, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission AP FACT CHECK: Trump no factor in Social Security increase 03/28/2017 02:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Widely circulated online reports crediting President Donald Trump for 2017 increases in retirees' Social Security checks don't accurately portray how the system works. Social Security payments are based on a government measure of inflation, and are set automatically without any i Self-driving car crash comes amid debate about regulations 03/28/2017 09:19am • PHOENIX (AP) — A crash that caused an Uber self-driving SUV to flip onto its side in a Phoenix suburb serves as a stark reminder of the challenges surrounding autonomous vehicles in Arizona, a state that has gone all-in to entice the company by promising minimal government regulation. Friday night Racking Up Bank Overdraft Fees? 3 Mistakes You're Making 03/27/2017 08:00pm • If you work for a bank, here's some good news: An economic research firm, Moebs Services Inc., recently released a survey of 3,817 financial institutions, and found that overdraft fees on checking accounts brought in $33.3 billion in revenue in 2016, the largest amount in seven years. But good news Top Beach Retirement Spots on Mexico's Pacific Coast 03/27/2017 08:00pm • Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán are two of the best-known beach retirement options on Mexico's Pacific coast. If you want to spend your retirement years relaxing on a Pacific Ocean beach, these two cities should be at the top of your list. In some ways, these two destinations are very similar. Both Pu AP Exclusive: Colombia 'panic buttons' expose activists 03/27/2017 04:07pm • It is supposed to help protect human-rights activists, labor organizers and journalists working in risky environments, but a GPS-enabled "panic button" that Colombia's government has issued to about 400 people could be exposing them to more peril. The pocket-sized devices are designed to notify auth ACLU battles Georgia over toddler's last name of 'Allah' 03/27/2017 12:50pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A civil rights group sued Georgia over the state's refusal to allow a couple to officially name its 22-month-old child "Allah." The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia filed the lawsuit recently in Fulton County Superior Court on behalf of the couple, Elizabeth Handy and Bilal The Top Travel Destinations for Retirees 03/26/2017 08:00pm • Bucket listMany baby boomers want to travel in retirement and often have a bucket list of destinations. A recent AARP survey of 889 baby boomers found that they are planning a variety of domestic and international trips over the next five years. Here are the places baby boomers say they most want to