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Biden: Debt meeting 'productive,' default 'not an option' 05/09/2023 09:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and congressional leaders confronted each other on the debt limit impasse Tuesday, ending their meeting with no breakthrough but agreeing to meet again this week to try to avert the looming risk of an unprecedented government default. Speaking at the White Hou Pay raises coming for teachers, police and other Fairfax County workers 05/09/2023 08:25pm • Teachers, police officers and other Fairfax County, Virginia, government employees will be getting significant pay raises this summer after the Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday the county budget for fiscal year 2024, which begins July 1. The vote was 9-1 in favor of the $5.1 billion budge Former NBA executive pushing to bring baseball to Orlando 05/09/2023 08:00pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The man who helped bring professional basketball to central Florida is trying once again to lure a Major League Baseball team to the Orlando area. Former Orlando Magic executive Pat Williams has filed an application with an Orange County, Florida, advisory committee that is co 8 Best Utility Stocks to Buy for Dividends Now 05/09/2023 08:00pm • Two worries have been looming particularly large for stock market investors recently -- a potential recession and the crisis among regional banks. With those concerns sapping appetite for riskier investments, it's not surprising that the traditional safe-haven sectors of consumer staples, health car How to Choose the Right Homestead Property 05/09/2023 08:00pm • Homesteading can be a tempting lifestyle, particularly in today's high-cost world. You live off the land, eating homegrown produce and eggs from hand-raised chickens. You drink milk from your own personal dairy cow, and you may even have a power or water source that's completely off the grid. In sho 20 Steps to Take When Preparing for Retirement 05/09/2023 08:00pm • Preparing for retirement doesn't have to be difficult or complex. Even if you don't have a detailed plan for retirement in place, taking small steps can make a big difference as you approach retirement. Here are 20 steps to take now to prepare for retirement: 1. Shake off financial fear.2. Make a qu Private Student Loan Forgiveness Options 05/09/2023 08:00pm • When you have a large student loan balance, you may struggle to keep up with monthly payments or to qualify for other types of credit. This can be especially true for private student loan borrowers who don't have access to income-based repayment plans. Borrowers collectively shoulder $128 billion in H&R Block: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 05/09/2023 05:02pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — H&R Block Inc. (HRB) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $643.4 million. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had net income of $4.12 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $4.20 per sh Rights group accuses Myanmar of using fuel-air explosive 05/09/2023 09:33am • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military used an "enhanced blast" munition known as a fuel-air explosive in an airstrike that killed more than 160 people, including many children, at a ceremony held last month by opponents of army rule, a human rights monitoring group charged in a report Tuesday. Human Australia forecasts first annual budget surplus in 15 years 05/09/2023 07:13am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government forecast the nation’s first balanced annual budget in 15 years but warned Tuesday that economic pressures such as persistent inflation, elevated interest rates, rising unemployment and slowing growth would sink the country into deeper debt. Tr Walker's 459-foot blast helps D-backs beat Marlins 5-2 05/09/2023 01:35am • PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker has hit nearly 100 homers in his big-league career, so he knows a well-struck baseball when he feels it. The 459-foot moonshot he launched into the second deck at Chase Field ranks right up there with his best. Walker hit his sixth homer in the past eight games, Za Bills' Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity 05/08/2023 09:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M's Foundation. The decision, first shared with The Associated Press Monday, begins the 25-year-old's 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy in 2023 05/08/2023 08:00pm • Historically, bonds have always acted as a kind of ballast for portfolios. During market crashes like those in 2008 and March 2020, bonds, especially high-quality ones like U.S. government Treasurys, soared in a "flight to safety." This was due to the Federal Reserve slashing interest rates and impl 10 Strategies to Maximize Social Security 05/08/2023 08:00pm • Your Social Security payment amount is determined by how much you earn while working and when you elect to start receiving payments. Married individuals are additionally eligible for spousal and survivor's payments. But there are many strategies you can use to increase how much you will receive in r 7 Best Emerging-Market ETFs 05/08/2023 08:00pm • U.S. investors may have enjoyed a prolonged bull market fueled by large-cap tech stock growth over the last decade, but this wasn't always the case. Older investors may remember the "Lost Decade" of 1999 to 2009 where U.S. stocks stagnated for a prolonged period. During this time, U.S. market return