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Nepal bans TikTok and says it disrupts social harmony 11/13/2023 10:53am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) ��� Nepal���s government decided to ban the popular social media app TikTok on Monday, saying it was disrupting ���social harmony��� in the country. The announcement was made following a Cabinet meeting. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud said the app would be banned immedi Liz Weston: How to reduce your ���widow���s penalty��� 11/13/2023 10:39am • After a spouse dies, the survivor often ends up paying higher taxes on less income ��� something known by accountants and financial planners as the ���widow���s penalty,��� because women typically outlive their husbands. Couples who know what���s coming often can take steps to soften the penalty���s Japanese vice minister resigns over tax scandal in another setback for Kishida's unpopular Cabinet 11/13/2023 07:02am • TOKYO (AP) ��� A Japanese vice finance minister stepped down on Monday, amid criticism from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet, after admitting his company's repeated failures to pay taxes, a further setback to Kishida's unpopular government. Deputy Finance Minister Kenji Kanda, in charge of go Today in History: November 13, 130 people killed in attacks across Paris 11/13/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2023. There are 48 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the national stadium, in a crowded concert hall, in restaurants and 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 11/12/2023 07:00pm • When it comes to maximizing long-term net returns, investors often focus on selecting the best funds or timing the market perfectly. However, one of the crucial factors in enhancing returns is often overlooked: tax efficiency. The impact of taxes on investment returns can be significant, acting as a 9 of the Best REITs to Buy Now 11/12/2023 07:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual investor. Instead, investors can buy shares of diversified real Why Lending Your Shares Is a Good Option 11/12/2023 07:00pm • When investors lend their shares to a broker, they can receive more income over time. Loaning a stock or another asset such as an exchange-traded fund to a brokerage firm can yield investors more income passively. Securities lending is common, and share lending programs are usually conducted by brok Is $2 Million Enough to Retire as a Couple? 11/12/2023 07:00pm • A $2 million nest egg is substantial and can provide financial security for many couples, but whether it's enough for you depends on various factors. First, consider when you plan to retire. If you retire at 60, $2 million won't stretch as far as it would if you retired at 70, as the money needs to Why Spain's acting leader is offering a politically explosive amnesty for Catalan separatists 11/12/2023 01:16pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro S��nchez ���s chances of forming a new coalition minority government following an inconclusive election in July were greatly boosted this week after reaching an agreement with a tiny party he surely hoped he would never have to rely on. The deal is A fragile global economy is at stake as US and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit 11/12/2023 12:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40% of the world's goods and services. So when Washington and Beijing do economic battle, as they have for five years running, the rest of the world suffers, too. And when they Joe Biden wants to complete his goals on civil rights, taxes, and social services if he's reelected 11/12/2023 10:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden has a simple reelection pitch to voters ��� let him ���finish the job.��� So what does that mean? What's left for him to get done? Unlike Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination who has been releasing videos and statement Trump's plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings 11/12/2023 08:10am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A mass deportation operation. A new Muslim ban. Tariffs on all imported goods and "freedom cities" built on federal land. Much of the 2024 presidential campaign has been dominated by the myriad investigations into former President Donald Trump and the subsequent charges against hi Fairfax man wins $5 million from scratch-off ticket 11/12/2023 08:07am • A man in Fairfax, Virginia, decided on a whim to buy a few scratch-off tickets from the lottery machine after doing some grocery shopping. And that decision paid off. Alexandr Pichshev recently won $5 million on the "$326,000,000 Fortune ticket" scratch-off game at the Safeway at 3043 Nutley S House Republicans look to pass two-step package to avoid partial government shutdown 11/11/2023 06:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his proposal on Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending government funding for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and continuing funding for others until Feb. 2. The approach is unusual for a stopgap spending bill. Us Jim Biden's last name has helped open doors. It also has made him a target of House Republicans 11/11/2023 02:49pm • ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (AP) ��� When a health care startup dreamed of building a network of rural hospitals several years ago, it turned to Jim Biden. Although he wasn���t a public health consultant or a medical expert, Jim Biden was the brother of Joe Biden, who had recently finished his term as vice pr