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The 6 Best Vanguard Funds for Retirement 05/20/2024 08:00pm • The Vanguard Group differs greatly from most other asset managers and mutual fund companies. Vanguard is organized as a mutual company, meaning the firm is ultimately owned by the shareholders who invest in its funds. When you invest in Vanguard funds, you become a partner as well as a customer. Van How to Retire in Africa for $1,200 a Month 05/20/2024 08:00pm • The U.S. Department of State estimates that approximately 9 million Americans live overseas. However, only a small percentage have made their home in Africa -- fewer than 115,000 in sub-Saharan Africa, according to 2018 numbers from the Federal Voting Assistance Program. Southeast Asia and Central A Will More IRS Funding Mean More Audits? 05/20/2024 08:00pm • In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act allocated $80 billion in funding for the Internal Revenue Service and touched off a firestorm of controversy. Internet rumors swirled, with some saying the money would allow the agency to send 87,000 armed agents into the field to conduct audits. Now, two years l How Your Hometown Could Affect Your College Prospects 05/20/2024 08:00pm • Where an applicant lives and attends high school has long been one of many factors that college admissions officers consider. Colleges want to build a diverse student body, and geographical information can give context about an applicant's academic curriculum and the cultural diversity they can brin Bashing governor in publicly funded campaign ads is OK in Connecticut legislative races, court rules 05/20/2024 06:47pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� Connecticut's Supreme Court on Monday ruled that state elections officials violated the constitutional free speech rights of two Republicans running for the state legislature when it fined them thousands of dollars for criticizing the Democratic governor in ads paid for by t Nuggets are fifth straight NBA champ to falter in quest to repeat but maintain high hopes for future 05/20/2024 05:54pm • DENVER (AP) ��� As the shock of blowing their 20-point Game 7 lead settled in, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone repeated what had become somewhat of an underlying mantra for his talented but thinned team. ���I consider the San Antonio Spurs a dynasty, and they never won back-to-back,��� said Malo The Latest | Defense lawyers in Trump's hush money trial ask the judge to dismiss the case 05/20/2024 05:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump's hush money trial entered its final stretch with the prosecution resting its case late Monday afternoon following the conclusion of star witness Michael Cohen 's testimony. Cohen concluded his testimony after nearly four full days on the witness stand. He looked in Tr Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87 05/20/2024 02:42pm • Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals in the history of Wall Street, has died at the age of 87. A representative at the Marianne Boesky Gallery, owned by Ivan Boesky's daughter, confirmed his death. Hunter Biden presses for delay in federal gun trial set to begin next month 05/20/2024 11:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hunter Biden pressed for a delay in his federal gun case on Monday, asking an appeals court to pause the Delaware trial set to begin next month. Defense attorneys for the president's son argued there isn't an urgent need to start the trial on the June 3 date set by the federal j Many remember solid economy under Trump, but his record also full of tax cut hype, debt and disease 05/20/2024 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� It was a time of fear and chaos four years ago. The death count was mounting as COVID-19 spread. Financial markets were panicked. Oil prices briefly went negative. The Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rates to combat the sudden recession. And the U.S. government wen Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue 05/19/2024 10:14pm • BEED, India (AP) ��� Almost 970 million Indians are voting in general elections amid sweltering heat and unpredictable weather extremes exacerbated by human-caused climate change, leading to loss of livelihood, forced migration and increasingly difficult living conditions for millions across the cou Shohei Ohtani's first walk-off hit for the Dodgers caps an eventful week for the superstar slugger 05/19/2024 08:57pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Shohei Ohtani's first walk-off hit for the Los Angeles Dodgers was also his first game-ending hit in the majors in nearly four years. His still-new teammates and fans who celebrated with him Sunday at Chavez Ravine expect to see many more feats from a superstar who's somehow get The 20 Most Stressful Jobs 05/19/2024 08:00pm • Stressful jobs can be fulfilling because they make a difference -- in people's health, public safety or a company's bottom line. 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