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Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV's Saudi backers, AP source says 06/15/2023 07:01pm • The Justice Department has begun to examine an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf to determine whether it violates federal antitrust statutes, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The inquiry is in its early stages, and it isn���t clear yet w No ifs, ands, or butts: Protesters drop pants to protest climate change at Massachusetts Statehouse 06/15/2023 06:19pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Climate change protesters dropped their pants at the Massachusetts Statehouse during a debate on a proposed tax relief package Thursday to bring attention to what they say is the need for swifter action against the use of fossil fuels. About 1 p.m., protesters stood, turned their Stanford's Quinn Mathews shakes off critics of his 156-pitch outing in super regional game 06/15/2023 05:59pm • Thanks for your concern. That was Quinn Mathews' message Thursday to people who criticized Stanford coach David Esquer for allowing him to throw a career-high 156 pitches in a super regional game against Texas. Mathews went out for the ninth inning even though his team had a five-run lead in what tu Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw dies at 84 06/15/2023 05:51pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� Warren McGraw, a former West Virginia Supreme Court justice who spent five decades in public service, has died at age 84, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Thursday. Court spokeswoman Jennifer Bundy said McGraw died Wednesday. Blue Ridge Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens US says price caps on Russia's oil are cutting revenue nearly in half and weakening its economy 06/15/2023 05:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A top Treasury Department official said Thursday that the cap on the price of Russia's oil is severely curtailing its greatest source of revenue as it wages war in Ukraine. When the United States and other economic powers in the Group of Seven, along with the European Union and A A Missouri doctor's death is steeped in mystery and speculation. Authorities aren't talking 06/15/2023 04:47pm • CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) ��� John Forsyth was known as a hard-working doctor who cared deeply for his patients and often teased nurses in the emergency room to ease tension. He was a father of eight and newly engaged. He also co-founded a cryptocurrency business with his brother. His sudden disappearance Catholic bishops' president calls for better border management, continued care for immigrants 06/15/2023 02:57pm • ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ��� The leader of the nation's Catholic bishops weighed in on ongoing immigration issues Thursday, calling for effective border management while emphasizing the church's need to help migrants ��� and questioning political leaders who are transporting them to faraway states. ��� As IRS ramps up taxpayer scrutiny, these 5 tips can help you avoid an audit 06/15/2023 01:36pm • The IRS has made it clear publicly that it will increase efforts to identify tax fraud and underpayments by individuals and businesses with annual income of more than $400,000. But what it didn���t say, and that it isn���t going to reduce, are audits of people and businesses making less than that. Nigeria lets market set currency exchange rate to stabilize economy, woo investors 06/15/2023 12:07pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� Nigeria���s central bank has ended its distorted foreign exchange rate, a move the new government in Africa���s biggest economy hopes will help woo investors and stabilize the local currency. The announcement Wednesday from the Central Bank of Nigeria led to a record fall in Bayern Munich fined for not paying workers minimum wage 06/15/2023 06:35am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Bayern Munich has been reprimanded and fined by the Munich customs office for not paying its workers the minimum wage. Munich���s main customs office said on Thursday a ���well-known Munich soccer club��� underpaid its workers for five years from November 2016 to 2021. Office spokesm Milwaukee bankruptcy avoidance plan clears Wisconsin Legislature 06/14/2023 11:06pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� The Wisconsin Legislature on Wednesday passed a bipartisan plan to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt that also sends more state aid to every community in the state, a long-sought-after funding increase agreed to by Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The m Oakland Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada as MLB weighs move to Vegas 06/14/2023 10:59pm • CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) ��� The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof. The deal that backers said wi North Carolina governor signs sports, horse racing betting law; wagering could begin in early 2024 06/14/2023 10:38pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Regulated betting on sports and horse racing is expected to begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year, enabled by legislation Gov. Roy Cooper signed Wednesday that greatly expands gambling opportunities in the ninth-largest state. The Democratic governor hel Cheap Alternatives to Air Conditioning 06/14/2023 08:00pm • For many, soaring temperatures in the summer months make living in a climate-controlled home crucial. But cooling through a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, or HVAC, may not always be the best solution. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, two-thirds of all U.S. 8 Best Fintech Stocks to Buy in 2023 06/14/2023 08:00pm • When the definitive list of late-2010s buzzwords is written, "fintech" deserves a place on the list. This merging of finance and technology attracted $42 billion in global venture capital in 2020, according to KPMG, and sparked 20 initial public offerings in that year alone. Fintech IPOs around that