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Legal Maryland marijuana sales soar past $10 million on July 4 holiday weekend 07/06/2023 09:12am • Cannabis sales in Maryland exploded during the Fourth of July weekend, passing the $10 million mark, as the state entered its first weekend of legal recreational marijuana sales. Marijuana became legal for adult recreational use across Maryland on Saturday, July 1. Between Friday, June 30 and Kingmaker California? US House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state 07/06/2023 07:21am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� In 2024, control of the U.S. House could hinge on congressional districts in one famously liberal state: California. Command of the narrowly divided chamber will again be in play next year, and leaders in both parties agree on this much: The outcome in a string of contested Cal Shell CEO calls it 'irresponsible' to cut oil production now 07/06/2023 07:13am • LONDON (AP) ��� The head of global energy giant Shell says it would be ���irresponsible��� to cut oil and gas production at a time when the world economy is still dependent on fossil fuels. In an interview with the BBC released Thursday, Shell CEO Wael Sawan also refused to rule out moving the compa What Is the Thrift Savings Plan? 07/05/2023 08:00pm • The Thrift Savings Plan is a retirement savings and investment account for federal government employees. Also known as the TSP, the Thrift Savings Plan offers similar features and benefits to a private sector 401(k) plan, but only for government workers. The TSP offers three primary features: -- Tax Mortgages for Seniors: Everything You Need to Know 07/05/2023 08:00pm • If you're at or near retirement and looking for a new mortgage, it might call for more preparation than any previous home purchases. While many in their 60s and 70s are still working full time and may be able to handle a mortgage more easily than someone who is retired, it's still a good idea to con 7 Top Investment Firms Using AI for Asset Management 07/05/2023 08:00pm • The global market for artificial intelligence in asset management was worth about $2.6 billion in 2022 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 24.5% from 2023 to 2030, according to analysts at Grand View Research. From automated analysis of recent earnings-report data to analyz What Happens if You Default on a Loan? 07/05/2023 08:00pm • You may take out a loan, fully intending to pay it back, but then the unexpected happens: You default, failing to repay your debt. Even responsible borrowers can default on loans. Job loss, lost wages and other blows can lead to loan defaults, as can unexpected events, such as the coronavirus pandem US gives go-ahead for Orsted's New Jersey offshore wind farm to start construction 07/05/2023 07:44pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� The federal government gave the go-ahead Wednesday for New Jersey���s first offshore wind farm to begin construction, clearing the way for the first of at least three ��� and likely many more ��� such projects in a state trying to become the East Coast leader in wind ene El Salvadoran ex-President Mauricio Funes sentenced to 6 years for tax evasion 07/05/2023 07:15pm • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) ��� An El Salvador court sentenced former President Mauricio Funes Wednesday to six years in prison for tax evasion, the second time in barely more than a month that a court has sentenced the ex-leader in absentia. Prosecutors had asked for an eight-year sentence again Wisconsin's Democratic governor guts Republican tax cut, increases school funding for 400 years 07/05/2023 05:50pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed off on a two-year spending plan Wednesday after gutting a Republican tax cut and using his broad veto powers to increase school funding for centuries. Evers angered Republicans with both moves, with some saying the Democratic governor was goin Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks 07/05/2023 04:56pm • The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy ��� even suicide attempts. ���Please do something,��� begged a student in one leaked file, NC--Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/05/2023 01:33pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75 07/05/2023 11:54am • LONDON (AP) ��� It���s unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that���s exactly what the U.K. did for the National Health Service, a beloved but increasingly creaky institution that turned 75 on Wednesday. The date was marked with charity tea parties, royal visits and a servi US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills 07/05/2023 11:14am • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The naturalization test is one of the final steps toward citizenship ��� a monthslong process that requires legal German Cabinet approves a lower 2024 budget as it eyes a return to financial 'normality' 07/05/2023 09:37am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft 2024 budget that foresees lower spending, with defense among the exceptions, as Europe's biggest economy sticks to rules limiting borrowing that were suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. The government's plan calls for spending of