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US House clears a largely bipartisan package of bills to counter China 09/12/2024 04:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. House this week approved a sweeping package of bills to counter China's influence, shoring up a largely bipartisan push to ensure America comes out ahead in the competition between the world's superpowers. The efforts would ban Chinese-made drones, limit China-linked bio Georgia Republican leader seeks policy changes after school shooting but Democrats want more 09/12/2024 02:37pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia's state House speaker says lawmakers in 2025 will consider new policies to foster student mental health, detect guns and encourage people to safely store guns after a school shooting killed four at a high school northeast of Atlanta. But Republican Jon Burns of Newington is The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says 09/12/2024 11:31am • GENEVA (AP) ��� The Palestinian economy is ���in free fall,��� the United Nations reported Thursday, with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before Israeli forces began a blistering military response to the Oct. 7 attacks in the territory. The report from UN Trade and Development, Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten 09/12/2024 11:00am • SINGAPORE (AP) ��� Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore���s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia���s poorest countries in one of the w The debate opened voters' eyes in suburban Philadelphia and Harris is getting a closer look 09/12/2024 09:56am • BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) ��� The presidential debate this week was the final affront to Rosie Torres' lifelong Republicanism. She said her allegiance to Donald Trump, already strained by his stand on abortion, snapped in the former president's ���eye opener��� encounter with Kamala Harris. It's time to put Treasury proposes rule to prevent large corporations from evading income taxes 09/12/2024 08:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new rule that would require the largest U.S. companies to pay at least 15% of their profits in taxes. Treasury Department officials estimate that about 100 of the biggest corporations ��� those with at least $1 billion in annual pr Britain's state-funded health system must 'reform or die,' prime minister says 09/12/2024 08:14am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s much-loved but overstretched health system is in critical condition and must ���reform or die,��� Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday, claiming that years of neglect and botched restructuring had made the United Kingdom an increasingly unhealthy nation. Starmer prom How a traveling 'health train' has become an essential source of free care in South Africa 09/12/2024 06:50am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� Thethiwe Mahlangu woke early on a chilly morning and walked through her busy South African township, where minibuses hooted to pick up commuters and smoke from sidewalk breakfast stalls hung in the air. Her eyes had been troubling her. But instead of going to her nearby health Thailand's slumping economy is new leader Paetongtarn's focus in her first parliamentary speech 09/12/2024 01:18am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Thailand���s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed Thursday in her inaugural speech to Parliament to continue many of her predecessor���s plans to solve the country���s economic woes. Paetongtarn, the leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party and daughter of former Prime Minist Could America's divide on marijuana be coming to an end? 09/12/2024 01:05am • The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis. Both major presidential candidates have signaled support for a federal policy change to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous Fixed- or Adjustable-Rate Mortgage: Which Is Better? 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Fixed-rate mortgages are a popular choice for home loan financing because they feature predictable housing payments over a long period of time. But ARMs offer lower payments in the first years, making them a valid option for those who plan on selling or refinancing in the near future. ARM mortgage r 7 of the Healthiest Places to Retire Overseas 09/11/2024 08:00pm • With age comes wisdom, according to the famous author and playwright Oscar Wilde. But it may also come with declining health and chronic disease. Retirees planning to move overseas may want to think carefully about their destinations. Some countries are better than others when it comes to access to Your Complete Guide to CCRC Contracts 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Across the broad spectrum of senior living options, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is often considered the top-shelf option for seniors who have the means to make one move into a single community that promises to serve all of their needs over time. Often referred to as life plan commu How Much Do CCRCs Cost? 09/11/2024 08:00pm • As more people age and begin to explore their retirement living options, one question keeps coming up: Can you afford to live in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)? It's a common concern for people who are potentially interested in living in these communities because the true cost of seni Requirements to Get a HELOC or Home Equity Loan 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Paying your mortgage every month can seem like a chore. But the good news is that as you do so, you're building equity in your home. Home equity refers to how much ownership you have in the home, measured by its full value minus what you still owe on the mortgage. As your home equity builds, you hav