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Could catching a historic home run ball this baseball season put you on the IRS's radar? 04/06/2024 04:39am • Imagine heading to the ballpark to see a game this baseball season — and you're lucky enough to catch a historic, record-breaking home run ball. ​ Do you celebrate? Do you keep it? What if the player wants it back? One Maryland tax expert says there may be a lot of unforeseen consequences Gov. Youngkin signs a measure backed by abortion-rights groups but vetoes others 04/05/2024 11:40pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 88 bills Friday and vetoed 11 others, including legislation that advocates said would have helped protect women and medical practitioners from potential extraditions related to abortion services that are legal in Virginia. Youngkin said i Lawmakers criticize a big pay raise for themselves before passing a big spending bill 04/05/2024 10:41pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators approved on Friday another year's worth of funding for most state agencies and services after a few lawmakers staged a last-minute public protest over a 93% pay increase for themselves coming next year. The Republican-controlled Senate approved, 26-12, a bill Maryland lawmakers approve $63B budget with some tax, fee increases 04/05/2024 06:12pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Friday to the state's $63 billion budget legislation, which includes tax and fee increases to help pay for transportation and education, though not as much as some lawmakers wanted. The General Assembly, which is controlled by Democ New Mexico electric vehicle mandates to remain in place as auto dealers fight the new rules 04/05/2024 03:17pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mandates for auto dealers to provide an increasing number of electric vehicles for sale across New Mexico will remain in place as state regulators on Friday denied an effort to derail implementation of the new rules pending a legal challenge. Members of the state Environme India's opposition makes its election case, calling Modi an autocrat and promising aid to the poor 04/05/2024 06:47am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition party vowed to boost social spending and reverse what it views as a slide into autocracy as it laid out its campaign promises on Friday, two weeks before the start of a weeks-long, multi-phase general election. Most polls have predicted a victory for Prim Menace to society: Criminal gangs in Europe are infiltrating the legal world, Europol says 04/05/2024 05:56am • Criminal networks in the European Union are penetrating legal businesses across the 27-nation bloc and rely heavily on corruption to develop their activities. That's the bleak picture emerging from a report published Friday by the EU crime agency. Europol has identified 821 particularly threatening Northern Virginia lottery millionaire describes 'awesome feeling' of winning big 04/05/2024 05:26am • A lot of people have lottery fever again, with the Powerball jackpot reaching $1.23 billion for Saturday night's drawing. It's the 8th largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. So, how does it feel to win a bunch of money playing the lottery? "Dude, it was amazing," said Michael Brosnan of Staf South Korea election issues: Green onions, striking doctors, an alleged sexist jab at a candidate 04/05/2024 12:13am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soaring prices for green onions and apples. Striking doctors. A politician's allegedly sexist jab at a female candidate. These are among the issues animating voters in South Korea this year. As South Koreans prepare to vote for a new 300-member parliament next week, many Governor orders transit agency to drop bid to charge NYC Marathon $750K for use of Verrazzano bridge 04/04/2024 11:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor on Thursday ordered the state's transit agency to drop efforts to impose a $750,000 fee on the New York City Marathon for using the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul also encouraged the New York Road Runners, organizers of the venerable rac Kansas lawmakers scuttle a plan for cutting taxes, defying the governor and GOP leaders 04/04/2024 10:38pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers in Kansas scuttled a plan for cutting taxes Thursday, with Republicans defying GOP leaders and Democrats ignoring a personal appeal from the state's Democratic governor. The state House rejected a plan to cut taxes by about $1.4 bi Fantasy sports company PrizePicks says it will hire 1,000 in Atlanta as it leases new headquarters 04/04/2024 09:37pm • ATLANTA (AP) — PrizePicks will expand its operations in Atlanta, hiring an additional 1,000 employees over seven years, the fantasy sports company announced Thursday. It plans to lease an office building northwest of downtown for its new headquarters, investing $25 million, the company said. The c When voters say 'no' to new stadiums, what do professional sports teams do next? 04/04/2024 08:00pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Like a loss in the playoffs, voter rejection of a stadium tax plan will force the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs to reevaluate their approach. The defeat Tuesday of a three-eighths cent sales tax to fund a new downtown Royals ballpark and renovate the Chiefs' Arrowhead S 5 Best Charles Schwab Money Market Funds 04/04/2024 08:00pm • Money market funds stand out as an ideal investment vehicle for those prioritizing cash management. This type of mutual fund is designed with a triple aim: to provide steady income, preserve capital and maintain high liquidity. It accomplishes these goals by investing in short-term fixed-income inst What Is A Personal Asset? 04/04/2024 08:00pm • When creating a portfolio of your personal wealth, identifying your personal assets is a pivotal step in this important process. To better understand the implications and definitions of what is considered a personal asset, we've reached out to three money experts who shared what you need to know as