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What Is the Average American Net Worth by Age? 10/15/2023 08:00pm • Net worth is frequently used as an indicator of financial success. This number adds up your total assets -- whether liquid or not -- and subtracts any debts to give a picture of how much money you have, regardless of what's in your bank account. Working toward a high net worth involves increasing yo A Supreme Court dispute over a $15,000 IRS bill may be aimed at a never-enacted tax on billionaires 10/15/2023 02:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they contend is unconstitutional. The couple from Redmond, Washington, claim they had to pay the money because of their investment in an Indian company from which, as Charles Moore New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule 10/14/2023 11:43pm • AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday. People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. The exact make Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about President Biden, an AP-NORC poll shows 10/14/2023 08:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection amid investigations into his son Hunter and an impeachment inquiry, with a poll showing that 35% of U.S. adults believe the president himself has done something illegal. An additional 33% say Political Notes: Alsobrooks and Trone tout endorsements, Dominguez hits the road, Dems acting chair promotes fundraiser 10/14/2023 08:33pm • Alsobrooks chalks up another high-profile endorsement  Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks adds another high-profile endorsement to her campaign for U.S. Senate.  Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) gave Alsobrooks the nod during a Friday event in Baltimore.  Evolving crisis fuels anxiety among Venezuelans who want a better economy but see worsening woes 10/14/2023 12:40am • SAN JOAQUIN, Venezuela (AP) — The avocado trees across the road from Jose Hernandez's tin-roofed home help feed several retirees in the rural community of San Joaquin along a highway two hours southwest of Venezuela’s capital. He and his neighbors cut the avocados with the owner’s permission Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started 10/13/2023 08:30pm • In Muslim communities across the world, worshippers gathered at mosques for their first Friday prayers since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting the ongoing war, Some imams issued fiery calls of support for the Palestinians. Others bemoaned the loss of civilian lives on both sides and appealed New Zealanders vote in general election, with polls indicating they favor a conservative change 10/13/2023 04:35pm • AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders began voting Saturday in a general election, with opinion polls indicating they favor a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. Ardern unexpectedly stepped down in January, saying she no lo North Dakota lawmakers must take ‘painful way’ as they try to fix budget wiped out by court 10/13/2023 04:21pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers were already scrambling to fill a giant hole in state government operations left by a surprising state Supreme Court ruling that voided a major budget bill, and their job got even tougher this week when the court issued a new ruling rejecting a request Alabama lawmaker, assistant plead not guilty to federal charges 10/13/2023 02:06pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama state Rep. John Rogers has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to obstruct a federal investigation into an alleged kickback scheme involving state grants. The longtime lawmaker entered the plea Thursday in federal court. His assistant, Varrie Johnson Kinda Malaysia will cut subsidies and tax luxury goods as it unveils a 2024 budget narrowing the deficit 10/13/2023 09:41am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will progressively cut subsidies and launch new taxes including for luxury goods next year as part of economic reforms and to tighten its finances, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday. Anwar, who took power last November, announced the measures while t Czech parliament's lower house approves government plan to keep ballooning deficit under control 10/13/2023 07:31am • PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech parliament’s lower house on Friday approved dozens of measures proposed by the government designed to keep the ballooning budget deficit under control. Czech citizens are a step closer to paying more for beer and medicine while businesses will face higher corporate taxes. $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot goes to a player who bought a ticket in a California mountain town 10/13/2023 06:13am • FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) — A liquor store in a tiny California mountain town reverberated with excitement Thursday after word that the winning ticket for a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was sold there. The drawing Wednesday night ended a long stretch without a winner of the top prize and broug China's exports and imports sink in September as global demand falters 10/13/2023 02:07am • HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports and imports both fell in September from a year earlier, though they contracted at a slower pace than the month before even as global demand remained muted. Customs data released Friday showed exports for September slid 6.2% to $299.13 billion in the fifth straigh Japan's government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church 10/12/2023 11:47pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government asked a court Friday to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation concluded the group for decades has systematically manipulated its followers into donating money, sowing fear and harming their families. The reques