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House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; slams plan as electric-vehicle mandate 12/06/2023 08:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles. A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would require that up to two-thirds o Understanding the Differences Between Nursing Homes and Assisted Living 12/06/2023 07:00pm • There's an ever-growing need for senior care options. A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report shares that 70% of those currently age 65 or older will need some kind of long-term service or support during the remainder of their lifetime. But the unique care needs of your elderly loved o 7 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy 12/06/2023 07:00pm • The investment landscape has changed dramatically in the last year or so. The unprecedented era of near-zero interest rates is now over. With the nearly risk-free 10-year U.S. Treasury note paying a coupon rate of 4.5% and many certificates of deposit offering more than 5%, investors are demanding m Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors 12/06/2023 07:00pm • Volunteering in retirement allows you to give back, socialize and stay active without spending much money. You may also learn new skills and build friendships while you help organizations in your community. There are many ways to volunteer in retirement, and the level of commitment can range from a Confessions of a First-Time Homebuyer: 3 Costs That Shocked Me After Buying 12/06/2023 07:00pm • Buying a house is an expensive and complex endeavor. Most first-time homebuyers are focused on securing a mortgage and making sure they have enough money for a down payment and closing costs. But many first-time homebuyers fail to prepare for the unexpected costs that follow a house closing. To help Automakers, dealers and shoppers dawdle on EVs despite strong year in US sales growth 12/06/2023 03:14pm • Despite new electric vehicle market share and sales hitting a record in the U.S. this year, EV growth is starting to slow and fall short of the auto industry's lofty ambitions to transition away from combustion engines. The U.S. has reached a crucial milestone in its efforts to electrify: More than British American Tobacco writes down $31.5 billion as it shifts its business away from cigarettes 12/06/2023 02:39pm • Shares of British American Tobacco tumbled Wednesday after the owner of Camel and American Spirit cigarettes took an impairment charge of about $31.5 billion, mainly related to its struggling U.S. cigarette brands with the number of people who smoke in steep decline. In a financial update, London-ba CEOs of the nation's biggest banks warn that new regulations could harm the economy 12/06/2023 02:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The heads of Wall Street's biggest banks used an appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to plead with senators to stop the Biden administration's proposed changes to how banks are regulated, warning that the new proposals could negatively impact the economy at a time of geopolitic Ohio Republicans propose nixing home grow, increasing taxes in sweeping changes to legal marijuana 12/06/2023 01:11pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance's tax rate and altering how those taxes get distributed are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans proposed Monday to a marijuana legalization measure approved by voters last month. The changes emerged suddenly DeSantis appointees accuse Disney district predecessors of cronyism; Disney calls them revisionist 12/06/2023 12:46pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Gov. Ron DeSantis��� appointees to Walt Disney World���s governing district released a series of reports Wednesday justifying their takeover and accusing their Disney-controlled predecessors of being a part of ���the most egregious exhibition of corporate cronyism in modern Am Viewpoint: How to fix D.C.'s tax system and make city a model for other urban areas 12/06/2023 10:44am • The crime pandemic in Washington is top of mind for many these days. Unfortunately, there is an equally troubling issue that many are not focused on ��� the health of the District���s finances and our competitiveness in attracting residents, workers and companies to D.C. Every major city in the Uni Under Putin, the uber-wealthy Russians known as 'oligarchs' are still rich but far less powerful 12/06/2023 08:29am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed those Russians known as ���oligarchs��� as men who whose vast wealth, ruthlessly amassed, made them almost shadow rulers. A ���government of the few,��� in the word's etymology. The term has persisted well A British financier sought for huge tax fraud is extradited to Denmark from UAE 12/06/2023 07:55am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) ��� A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax fraud, considered one of the largest in the Scandinavian country, has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates, officials said Wednesday. Financier Sa How much will it cost to rename W.T. Woodson High School? 12/06/2023 04:41am • Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is estimating that it will cost $100,000 to rename W.T. Woodson High School. At a school board meeting Monday night, Leigh Burden, the county's chief financial officer, said renaming schools usually costs about $300,000, but that the Woodson renaming may Dodgers acknowledge meeting with Ohtani. Yankees covet Yamamoto 12/06/2023 12:34am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Dave Roberts started to dodge the question about Shohei Ohtani, rocking back and forth in his seat and staying silent for three seconds before his big admission: ���Yeah, we met with him,��� the Los Angeles Dodgers manager said Tuesday at the winter meetings, making Roberts