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What is at stake in UK local voting ahead of a looming general election 05/02/2024 01:57pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Millions of voters in England and Wales cast ballots Thursday in an array of local elections amounting to the last big test before a U.K. general election that all indicators suggest will see the Conservative Party ousted from power after 14 years. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will ho Final cost in for Mets' sorry 2023 season $420 million in payroll plus luxury tax 05/02/2024 10:40am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The final cost of the New York Mets��� sorry 2023 season has been totaled: $420 million. Major League Baseball finalized its payroll figures for last year, and the Mets finished at a record $319.5 million. In addition to the payroll, New York paid a record luxury tax of $100.8 mill Broadband internet services are disrupted in most parts of Nepal 05/02/2024 09:54am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) ��� Broadband internet was disrupted in many parts of Nepal on Thursday as Indian vendors from whom most Nepali private operators source the bandwidth stopped providing the services because of payment defaults. Private internet service providers in Nepal issued notices saying t Pro-Palestinian banners. Blazing Olympic rings. Workers' May Day rallies confront turbulent times 05/02/2024 01:38am • ISTANBUL (AP) ��� Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over rising prices, low wages and calls for greater labor rights. Pro- Palestinian sentiments were also on display. Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse t Illinois governor's office says Bears' plan for stadium remains 'non-starter' after meeting 05/01/2024 08:17pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago Bears' proposal to fund a new lakefront stadium remains a ���non-starter," Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office said after top aides met with team officials on Wednesday. The Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion plan calling for public funding last week for an enclosed fac 9 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2024 05/01/2024 08:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. Buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual, however. Instead, investors can buy shares of diversified real estate i What Are the Pros and Cons of a Buy-and-Hold Strategy? 05/01/2024 08:00pm • Long-term investors often buy stocks and bonds for their portfolios, and then hold these securities for years. While that's a well-established strategy and one that can prove lucrative over time, does that mean it's the best approach for every investor? Many investment advisors and financial planner 10 ETFs to Build a Diversified Portfolio 05/01/2024 08:00pm • One of the most counterintuitive yet crucial concepts in investing is diversification. It might seem paradoxical, but combining individually volatile assets that each fluctuate significantly can actually stabilize the overall risk of a portfolio when they are properly mixed. "For instance, combining A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US 05/01/2024 06:36pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Cheng ���Charlie��� Saephan wore a broad smile and a bright blue sash emblazoned with the words ���Iu-Mien USA��� as he hoisted an oversized check for $1.3 billion above his head. The 46-year-old immigrant's luck in winning an enormous Powerball jackpot in Oregon earlier this Lawmakers want the Chiefs and Royals to come to Kansas, but a stadium plan fizzled 05/01/2024 05:44pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City's two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border. But an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed over concerns about how it mi James, Ham face uncertain futures with Lakers after being eliminated from playoffs by Nuggets again 05/01/2024 03:24pm • DENVER (AP) ��� The futures of LeBron James and Darvin Ham with the Los Angeles Lakers are murky after their first-round playoff exit. One might choose to leave and the other might not have a choice. For James, the decision is his ��� whether he wants to wear purple and gold again in his 22nd NBA s Experts fear 'catastrophic' college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout 05/01/2024 02:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form ��� a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. � New era for pot regulation leaves old problem: Many cannabis companies can't find a bank 05/01/2024 02:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The Biden administration's move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy. But it might do little to ease a longstanding problem in the cannabis industry ��� a lack of loans, checking accoun Biden's historic marijuana shift is his latest election year move for young voters 05/01/2024 11:23am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� President Joe Biden may eventually ban TikTok, but he's moving to give something back to the young people who dominate the popular social media app ��� a looser federal grip on marijuana. Facing softening support from a left-leaning voting group that will be crucial to his reelectio What marijuana reclassification means for the United States 05/01/2024 11:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use. The proposal would move marijuana from the ���