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After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills 02/01/2024 09:52pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington ��� and it's erasing $137 million more in outstanding debt for tens of thousands of others ��� to settle the state's allegations that it overcharged those patien Georgia Senate passes sports betting bill, but odds dim as constitutional amendment required 02/01/2024 07:46pm • Georgia senators passed a bill to allow sports gambling Thursday, but not before deciding that the measure also requires a state constitutional amendment, throwing ultimate passage into doubt. The Senate voted 35-15 to pass Senate Bill 386, sending it to the House for more debate. But 34 senators we HSA and Medicare: Using HSA To Pay for Medicare Premiums 02/01/2024 07:00pm • If you're interested in learning about a triple-tax benefit plan, then look no further than health savings accounts, also referred to as HSAs for short. HSAs established by the Internal Revenue Service provide three distinct tax advantages for Medicare-eligible individuals: -- Your contributions red 10 Common Scams That Target Seniors and How to Avoid Them 02/01/2024 07:00pm • Every year, thieves target individuals to get access to their personal information and money, and they tend to zero in on older people. Victims of elder financial exploitation lose $28.3 billion annually, according to a 2023 BankSafe report by AARP. If you haven't yet been approached by a scammer, y Break away from the USA? New Hampshire once again says nay 02/01/2024 06:13pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� New Hampshire voters won���t be asked to add a secession clause triggered by the national debt to the state constitution, nor will lawmakers study the broader issue of breaking away from the United States. Without debate, the House on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutiona 6 killings in likely cannabis dispute spotlight violence and risk in California's illegal pot market 02/01/2024 05:46pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The slayings of six men last week at a remote desert crossroads that authorities believe stemmed from a soured illegal cannabis deal spotlighted a longstanding problem in California: a thriving underground marijuana market despite years of legal sales that were expected to stamp Georgia restricts Fulton County's access to voter registration system after cyber intrusion 02/01/2024 05:25pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� An apparent cyberattack that affected government operations in Georgia���s most populous county is creating challenges for its election office as it prepares for the state's March 12 presidential primary. Robert Sinners, spokesman for the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, said Th Educators played the same Powerball numbers for years, then hid a $1M winning ticket in a math book 02/01/2024 04:41pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� A group of employees and teachers from a Kentucky middle school who bought a $1 million Powerball winning ticket tucked it in a math textbook for safekeeping before claiming the prize this week. The group of 30 educators, some retired, met at Rector A. Jones Middle School in European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine 02/01/2024 03:57pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in support for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary dropped weeks of threats to veto the measure. European Council President Charles Michel said the agreement � Virginia considers a major expansion of gambling by legalizing 'skill games' 02/01/2024 02:48pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Dueling legislative proposals in Virginia backed by different gambling companies would open the door for an expansion of slot-like betting machines in businesses such as truck stops, restaurants and convenience stores. At the center of the debate are ���gray machines," arcade- Farmers create chaos outside an EU summit and wrest some promises of relief 02/01/2024 01:17pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Farmers burned bales of hay, threw eggs and firecrackers at police ��� and wrested some promises of relief from European leaders on Thursday, the culmination of weeks of protests across the continent over excessive red tape and competition from cheap imports. Eager to reassure a ke France's 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after the government offers new measures 02/01/2024 01:00pm • PARIS (AP) ��� France���s two major farmers unions announced they would lift country-wide blockades Thursday, shortly after the prime minister introduced new measures aimed at protecting their livelihoods that they described as ���tangible progress.��� However, farmer activists who have snarled traf Shell profits plunge last year from a record high as oil and natural gas prices drop 02/01/2024 06:42am • LONDON (AP) ��� Oil giant Shell saw profits tumble by nearly a third in 2023 as a result of lower oil and natural gas prices, which had surged the year before in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In a statement Thursday, London-based Shell said its post-tax earnings fell 29%, to $28.3 billio Unclaimed Property Day: Do you have money sitting in an account somewhere? 02/01/2024 12:01am • There's billions of dollars worth of unclaimed property sitting in accounts across the country, and since Thursday is "National Unclaimed Property Day," states are encouraging people to check to see if they have some long-lost treasure languishing in a forgotten account. In Maryland, State Comptr House passes bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses 01/31/2024 11:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The House accomplished something unusual Wednesday in passing with broad, bipartisan support a roughly $79 billion tax cut package that would enhance the child tax credit for millions of lower-income families and boost three tax breaks for businesses, a combination that gives law