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9 Ways to Grow Your Assets in 2024 05/16/2024 08:00pm • With inflation continuing to take a toll on household cash flows, getting financially ahead can feel almost impossible. But by implementing even a few smart strategies you can boost your net worth faster than you may think, even in tough economic conditions. If your aim is to create a secure nest eg 7 Best Money Market Funds for 2024 05/16/2024 08:00pm • There's a compelling argument for maintaining a portion of your portfolio in less risky assets, even for the most ardent and risk-tolerant stock market enthusiasts. Consider the importance of maintaining an emergency fund. Unexpected events, like job loss or medical emergencies, can significantly im What Net Worth Do You Need to Retire? 05/16/2024 08:00pm • It's the big question many people ask when they're ready to quit the rat race and retire: Have I saved enough money for retirement? For most people, enough means being able to enjoy your nonworking years without having to scrimp and save. Sure, it's important to watch costs, especially in an era of Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says 05/16/2024 05:22pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according to autopsy results obtained by The Associated Press. Harris Wolobah, a 10th grader from Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures 05/16/2024 12:00pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they're failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc's strict digital regulations for social media platforms. It's the latest round of scrutiny for parent company Cavaliers eliminated by the Celtics in 5 games. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff says they made progress 05/15/2024 11:30pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff wants to come back for another season. After all, he���s already been through the hard part. ���This has been a difficult year for us, for a bunch of different reasons,��� Bickerstaff said after the Cavaliers fell to Boston 113-98 in Game 5 Singapore's new prime minister vows to 'lead in our own way' as Lee dynasty ends after half-century 05/15/2024 09:24pm • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ��� Singapore���s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to make ���tomorrow better than today��� as he took his oath of office Wednesday in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure stability in the Asian financial hub. A U.S.-trained economist, Wong, 5 The Latest | Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza 05/15/2024 08:42pm • Palestinians are marking 76 years of dispossession on Wednesday, commemorating their mass expulsion from what is today Israel, as a potentially larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza where over a quarter of the population has been displaced by fighting in the last few days alone. Israel has been pressi DeSantis, amid criticism, signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority 05/15/2024 06:20pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state's lengthy coastline. Critics said the meas Now armed with AI, America's adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn 05/15/2024 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� America's foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, top security officials warned members of the Senate Wednesday, harnessing the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to spread online disinformation, mislead voters and undermine trust Billionaire Frank McCourt says he's putting together a consortium to buy TikTok 05/15/2024 05:27pm • Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt said Wednesday that he���s putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok���s U.S. business, adding to the number of investors hoping to benefit from a new federal law that requires TikTok���s China-based parent company to sell the popula In first AI dialogue, US cites 'misuse' of AI by China, Beijing protests Washington's restrictions 05/15/2024 04:57pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� U.S. officials raised concerns about China's ���misuse of AI��� while Beijing's representatives rebuked Washington over "restrictions and pressure" on artificial intelligence, the governments said separately Wednesday, a day after a meeting in Geneva on the technology. Summaries of t Blinken's Kyiv song choice raises eyebrows as Ukraine fights fierce Russian attacks 05/15/2024 02:49pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Fresh from a day of delivering optimistic prognoses about how Ukraine would fare in the war with Russia despite gloomy news from the front lines, U.S. Secretary of State and amateur musician Antony Blinken may have thought he had the perfect upbeat song to perform with a Kyiv Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district 05/14/2024 10:58pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Brad Knott, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, overwhelmingly won the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina���s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday against a rival who suspended her campaign two weeks ago in response to the endorsement. The former a DC's Bread for the City aims to lift people with chronic conditions up with 'a prescription for cash' 05/14/2024 10:45pm • D.C. nonprofit Bread for the City is offering extra financial support to people in need who are suffering from a chronic condition. The program is called "Cash RX" and its goal, according to the organization, is to address economic inequality and health disparities in the District. ���It's lit