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What shoppers can do to limit charges once the US ends a tariff exemption for goods under $800 08/26/2025 10:20am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. consumers have gotten used to shopping the world without paying customs duties on the international packages they receive from big e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu, specialty shops and businesses that sell goods through online marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy and eBay. AT&T snatches up wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion 08/26/2025 09:56am • AT&T will spend $23 billion to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar, a significant expansion of AT&T���s low- and mid-band coverage networks. AT&T said Tuesday that the licenses cover virtually every U.S. market ��� more than 400 total ��� which the company plans to d And now for something different, civility unfolds in a Missouri GOP congressman's town hall 08/26/2025 01:03am • BOLIVAR, Missouri (AP) ��� One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents Monday, and a civil conversation broke out. Rep. Mark Alford and an audience of about 100 in west central Missouri spent an hour The Latest: Trump fires Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations 08/25/2025 09:19pm • President Donald Trump says he���s firing Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve���s board of governors, amid mortgage fraud allegations, opening a new front in the fight over America���s central bank. The president���s announcement came Monday night, days after Cook said she wouldn���t leave he Everything You Need to Know About the Medicare Trust Fund 08/25/2025 08:00pm • If you depend on Medicare, you may be aware of the Medicare Trust Fund -- and may understand that it's the reason your health coverage exists. If you're the inquisitive type, you may wonder where the money comes from, and if it's your nature to worry, you may fret over whether the funding could disa 7 Smart ETFs for Low-Risk Investors 08/25/2025 08:00pm • The conventional wisdom to "invest in the S&P 500 and forget about it" is not as easy to execute as it sounds. That's not because of access or costs. The index is widely available through mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), many of which charge very low expense ratios. The challenge l Duty Free: Is It a Good Deal? 08/25/2025 08:00pm • When you're traveling internationally, duty-free shops may beckon. These brightly lit, beautifully displayed retailers are stocked with all kinds of things you may want to bring home. It's a big business, too. According to a 2025 Coherent Market Insights report, the duty-free retailing market is est The 8 Best Greece Cruises 08/25/2025 08:00pm • Cruises to Greece remain one of the best ways to visit this breathtaking region. The Aegean and Ionian Seas are a large part of the Greek Isles' appeal, so it only makes sense to explore with the water as your home base (even considering the new Greece cruise tax). Greece's combination of ancient hi Will the Stock Market Crash in 2025? 5 Risk Factors 08/25/2025 08:00pm • The U.S. stock market is showing signs of vitality over volatility as summer fades, with the benchmark S&P 500 index up 9.5% year to date as of Aug. 25. Yet the experts over at S&P Global aren't sure what to make of a late-summer market that's waiting for some good news on the global economy Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers 08/25/2025 06:04pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion providers, a judge ruled Monday. The decision against Maine Family Planning came despite a ruling last Bolivia's right-wing ex-president Jorge Quiroga says he'll 'change everything' if elected 08/25/2025 05:54pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ��� Jorge ���Tuto��� Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia���s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by budget-busting populism. Now, after three failed presidential bids, the collapse of Bolivia� Fairfax Co. schools abortion allegations fuel new political firestorm in Virginia governor���s race 08/25/2025 04:57pm • Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered state police to investigate explosive allegations from a conservative blog that Fairfax County Public Schools officials helped multiple underage girls obtain abortions in 2021 ��� a probe whose findings may not surface before Election Day but could still sway voters i What to know about Charles Kushner, the US diplomat summoned to Paris over Macron letter 08/25/2025 04:28pm • Paris' summoning of U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner, following his allegations that the country had not done enough to combat antisemitism, indicates its formal displeasure with the diplomat. But Kushner ��� the father of Jared Kushner, son-in-law to President Donald Trump ��� did not resp France summons US Ambassador Kushner over 'unacceptable' letter about rising antisemitism 08/25/2025 04:15pm • PARIS (AP) ��� France's foreign ministry officials met Monday with a representative of U.S. ambassador Charles Kushner after the American diplomat was summoned over his letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. Monday's meeting took pla Ukrainian war veterans swim the Bosphorus strait in a triumph over their war injuries 08/25/2025 11:12am • ISTANBUL (AP) ��� During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across the strait of Bosphorus, between Turkey���s European and Asian shores? And if they did it on Aug. 24, Ukraine���s Independence Day? The sy