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Judge tosses charges against executive in South Carolina nuclear debacle, but case may not be over 08/03/2023 01:33pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� A judge has ordered criminal charges dropped against the final executive accused of lying about problems building two nuclear reactors in South Carolina that were abandoned without generating a watt of power. The judge tossed the charges Wednesday because ratepayers of the ut Homeowners in Maryland and Virginia spend 22% of their incomes on housing 08/03/2023 10:40am • Financial planners say the general rule is that households should not spend more than one-third of income on housing costs ��� and homeowners in Maryland and Virginia appear to be staying below that threshold. Census Bureau data, analyzed by a Re/Max agent team in New Jersey, ranks states for hom Greystone Housing Impact: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/03/2023 08:24am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (GHI) on Thursday reported profit of $21.3 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of 85 cents. The provider of tax exempt financing for student housi The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.25 billion. Here's how hard it is to win 08/02/2023 09:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� There���s no shaking it. Your chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim. After no big winner Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.25 billion. If someone wins it all on Friday, when the next Mega Millions drawing takes place, the prize would o What Is FatFIRE? 08/02/2023 08:00pm • The Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement is followed by those who want to quit working before reaching traditional retirement age. Rather than stepping away from a career in their mid-60s and starting to receive Social Security benefits, they look for ways to gather enough savings to Max Scherzer says the Mets told him 2024 would be a transition year, with eyes on ���25 08/02/2023 05:28pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Max Scherzer never anticipated being traded by the New York Mets. He said the sentiment in their clubhouse was that an underachieving team that had expected to contend for a World Series title this year would reload for 2024. Scherzer instead found out the Mets were shiftin The US government's debt has been downgraded. Here's what to know 08/02/2023 05:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings became the second of the three major credit-rating firms to remove its coveted triple-A assessment of the United States government's credit worthiness, a move that spurred debate in Washington about spending and tax policies. Fitch cited the federal g New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy leaving Italy vacation early after death of lieutenant governor 08/02/2023 05:13pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ��� New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is cutting his Italy vacation short and returning to the state after the death this week of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, his spokesperson said Wednesday. Murphy, a Democrat, will depart Italy Thursday morning and is expected back in New Jersey that afte IRS aims to go paperless by 2025 as part of its campaign to conquer mountains of paperwork 08/02/2023 04:43pm • Most taxpayers will be able to digitally submit a slew of tax documents and other communications to the IRS next filing season as the agency aims to go completely paperless by 2025. The effort to reduce the exorbitant load of paperwork that has plagued the agency ��� dubbed the ���paperless process To boost donations to nonprofits, Damar Hamlin encourages 'Donate Now, Pay Later' service 08/02/2023 03:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Damar Hamlin will expand his efforts to promote charitable giving by supporting a company that allows donors to give to nonprofits immediately, while actually paying later ��� the Buffalo Bills safety's latest move to direct the outpouring of support he received after collapsing on Shoes, backpacks, wedding dresses: Here's what you can get tax-free in Maryland this month 08/02/2023 03:00pm • If you are looking to save some cash on back-to-school clothes shopping, you're in luck in Maryland. ���Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week��� returns on Aug. 13 and runs through Aug. 19. During that week, shoppers won't have to pay the 6% sales tax on most clothing and pairs of shoes $100 or less. Maryland cannabis sales double in first month of legal recreational use 08/02/2023 11:05am • Maryland's first month with legalized cannabis sales for adult recreational use showed big demand, with sales at dispensaries doubling compared to June, when only medical marijuana was legal. The Maryland Cannabis Administration reports cannabis sales from July 1 ��� when recreational use bec Media owner files complaint alleging interference by Costa Rica's president in custody dispute 08/02/2023 12:30am • SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) ��� Prosecutors said Tuesday that a banker and media owner has filed a legal complaint against Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves, alleging that his administration interfered in his child custody dispute. The animosity between Chaves and the complainant Leonel Baruch, who Astros reacquire Justin Verlander from Mets, a deal owner Jim Crane tells AP was an easy decision 08/01/2023 10:41pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Astros owner Jim Crane texted Justin Verlander with a simple message moments after they reacquired him Tuesday from the New York Mets in a blockbuster trade. ���I said: ���Welcome back. We missed you,������ Crane said. ���'We'll see you in New York. Hope you pitch well for us agains Factors to Consider Before Cashing Out a 401(k) 08/01/2023 08:00pm • If you lose your job and have a 401(k) through your previous company, you may have the option of cashing it out. Sometimes employees choose to take the money instead of keeping it in a retirement account. However, before accessing the money, it pays to evaluate your reasons for the withdrawal and th