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Alexandria residents question funding, traffic surrounding new sports arena 01/09/2024 12:22pm • With Monumental Sports & Entertainment announcing plans to bring the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals to Potomac Yard, many Alexandria, Virginia, residents still have questions they want to answered about how the new arena and surrounding complex will affect them. Their chief concer GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere's largest wind project 01/09/2024 10:40am • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� A business to be spun off by General Electric will build hundreds of turbines for what will be the largest wind project in the Western Hemisphere, part of a massive equipment order and long-term service agreement with the global renewable-energy giant Pattern Energy. GE Ve Sri Lanka to join US-led naval operations against Houthi rebels in Red Sea 01/09/2024 05:12am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Debt-ridden Sri Lanka ���s navy is preparing to join a U.S.-led operation to protect merchant vessels sailing in the Red Sea against attacks by Houthi rebels, a Sri Lankan navy spokesman said on Tuesday. The attacks by Houthi rebels have targeted commercial shipping vesse Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting 01/08/2024 09:46pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� This year's Iowa legislative session kicked off Monday with student protestors filling the Capitol rotunda to call for stricter gun laws just days after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, that left one 11-year-old boy dead and seven other people wounded. High school and col Arizona governor vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws 01/08/2024 07:49pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vowed to bring accountability to a school voucher program that���s expected to top $900 million this year and update laws that allow for the nearly unfettered use of groundwater in rural areas of the drought-stricken state. The Democratic governor, makin How to Make a Last-Minute IRA Contribution 01/08/2024 07:00pm • It's not too late to reduce your 2023 tax bill if you are willing to set some cash aside for retirement. The deadline to make an individual retirement account contribution that will decrease your 2023 tax bill or even boost your tax refund is the due date of your tax return, which for most people is Alternative Investments: What They Are, How to Invest 01/08/2024 07:00pm • Investors diversify their capital across several assets to mitigate risk. Most investors put their money into stocks, bonds and cash. While some investors pick individual investments, others achieve quick diversification through an exchange-traded fund, or ETF. While traditional assets are popular c 8 Best Energy Stocks to Buy in 2024 01/08/2024 07:00pm • As the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables continues, there are a proliferating number of listed climate tech companies working on decarbonizing the global economy. While they offer the excitement of cool tech and the growth potential of startups, they can also be risky. Energy investo When Saving Money Can Cost You Money 01/08/2024 07:00pm • Reducing financial waste is a top goal for many people, especially as the cost of living escalates. According to a PwC report, consumers drastically adjusted their spending behaviors in 2023, with 53% saying they were holding back on nonessential spending and 15% indicating that they stopped nonesse Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78 01/08/2024 05:36pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany���s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer's death was first announced through a statement from his family to German news agency dpa and then IRS announces January 29 as start of 2024 tax season 01/08/2024 04:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The IRS on Monday announced January 29 as the official start date of the 2024 tax season, and expects more than 128.7 million tax returns to be filed by the April 15 tax deadline. The announcement comes as the agency undergoes a massive overhaul, attempting to improve its tech Yellen says 100,000 firms have joined a business database aimed at unmasking shell company owners 01/08/2024 04:03pm • VIENNA, Va. (AP) ��� Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that 100,000 businesses have joined a new database that collects ���beneficial ownership��� information on firms as part of a new government effort to unmask shell company owners. Yellen said in remarks Monday that the new Treasury data Virginia lawmakers set to take up proposal to help fund new arena for Capitals, Wizards 01/08/2024 03:25pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ��� Advocates of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's plan to build a new professional sports arena and entertainment district in northern Virginia say the project would be a generational job-creator so lucrative it will pay for itself. Critics, meanwhile, argue the proposal to lure Lawsuit limits and antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on in 2024 01/08/2024 03:12pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia's General Assembly began its 2024 regular session Monday and the top intrigue is whether Republicans, after longtime opposition, may agree to a further expansion of health care for poor adults under the state's Medicaid program. Republican House Speaker Jon Burns of Newingt Va. legislators will take up state budget and sports arena funding in 2024 session 01/08/2024 09:50am • The Virginia General Assembly will return to session Wednesday with key issues already on the docket for the newly Democrat-controlled legislature, including a two-year budget for the Commonwealth and a fight over a new sports facility in Alexandria. The possible future home of the Washington Wiz