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Trump's New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it 10/06/2023 05:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump���s civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after the former president lost a bid Friday to halt the proceedings while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of Trump Tower and other marquee properties. An appeals court judge rebuffed Trump���s push to pa Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divide 10/06/2023 05:41pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� In the partisan politics of education funding, the school choice movement has pressed states for decades to send taxpayer money to private and religious schools and long had to concentrate its efforts on states where a Republican governor was an ally. That suddenly changed o Business Highlights: September hiring points to strong job market; UAW stops strike expansion 10/06/2023 05:22pm • ___ A surge of hiring in September defies predictions, pointing to US job market���s enduring resilience WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An unforeseen burst of hiring last month has lifted hopes that the economy will prove durable once again, even as an array of threats lie ahead. Businesses across the U.S. eco Eligible electric and plug-in vehicle buyers will get US tax credits immediately in 2024 10/06/2023 09:44am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Starting next year, people who want to buy a new or used electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle will be able to get U.S. government income tax credits at the time of purchase. Eligible buyers, including those that bought an EV or hybrid this year, have had to wait until they filed their Georgia's governor continues rollback of state gas and diesel taxes for another month 10/06/2023 06:30am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia's state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended for another month after Gov. Brian Kemp extended the tax rollback in a Friday executive order. The suspension of the taxes, at 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of diesel, had been scheduled to en Colorado funeral home with 'green' burials under investigation after improperly stored bodies found 10/05/2023 10:31pm • PENROSE, Colo. (AP) ��� Authorities in Colorado said Thursday they were investigating the improper storage of human remains at a funeral home that performs ���green��� burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets. The investigation centers on a building owned by the Return to Nature Funer Mori Building opens new development in Tokyo, part of push to revitalize the city 10/05/2023 10:12pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Razed a century ago by an earthquake and fire and then again by bombing during World War II, Tokyo is constantly recreating itself. These days, multibillion-dollar redevelopment projects are replacing aging downtown neighborhoods of tiny two-story homes and apartments, and in some ca What are your legal rights during the United Auto Workers strike? 10/05/2023 08:20pm • The United Auto Workers strike may soon leave drivers stranded and in need of vehicle parts. A local expert says the strike will start to dramatically exacerbate the problem for consumers and dealers alike. "This has been going on since COVID. They had an excuse in the beginning. Now, they don't, When to Expect Your Social Security Checks 10/05/2023 08:00pm • Claiming your Social Security payments is a retirement milestone. But not everyone receives their Social Security check on the same date. Benefits are paid out on Wednesdays, and those with a date of birth early in the month receive Social Security payments before those who were born later in the mo Trump's penthouse value estimate boosted by millions due to his fame, execs testify in fraud trial 10/05/2023 06:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump��� s corporate executives once boosted the estimated worth of his Trump Tower penthouse by $20 million partly because of the value of his celebrity, according to trial testimony Thursday. Another $100 million hike in the estimate was based on a single email from a real Wisconsin hearing considers $614M plan to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs 10/05/2023 05:54pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� The chief architect of a plan to hand the Milwaukee Brewers more than $614 million to cover stadium improvements defended his proposal Thursday in front of a legislative committee, promising the deal will keep the team in Milwaukee for another generation without new taxes. Rep Alaskans get a $1,312 oil dividend check this year. The political cost of the benefit is high 10/05/2023 01:42pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) ��� Nearly every Alaskan will receive a $1,312 check starting this week, their annual share from the earnings of the state���s nest-egg oil fund. Some use the money for extras like tropical vacations but others ��� particularly in high-cost rural Alaska where jobs and housing are Federal lawmakers ask IRS to waive penalties for families in troubled Maryland college savings plan 10/05/2023 01:41pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Maryland families who had to make multiple withdrawals from tax-free college savings accounts shouldn���t face a tax penalty because of erro Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of the troubled Fulton County jail in Atlanta 10/05/2023 12:17pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state's most populous county, three months after the U.S. Justice Department unveiled its own inquiry of Fulton County jail conditions. State Sens. John Albers of Roswell and Randy Ro Indian police arrest a news site's editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists 10/05/2023 11:46am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist-led government. NewsClick founder and editor