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The Pink Tax Costs Women Thousands of Dollars Over Their Lifetimes 04/27/2023 08:00pm • The "pink tax" refers to gender-based price discrimination. Originally used to describe the sales taxes women pay for feminine hygiene products, the term has expanded. Now it refers to the practice of charging women more than men for consumer items and services that are essentially the same -- altho How to Buy Property Overseas for Retirement 04/27/2023 08:00pm • Buying real estate overseas can be the beginning of an exotic adventure. Investing in a home in the country where you want to retire allows you to set up a rent-free retirement. Your U.S. dollar-based retirement income is also better buffered against currency exchange rate movements that otherwise c Investing in Mortgage REITs (mREITs) in 2023 04/27/2023 08:00pm • Real estate can be an important part of any investor's portfolio, but investing in real estate can be costly and confusing. Most investors lack either the means or inclination to buy and manage individual rental properties. This is where real estate investment trusts, or REITs, come into play. "REIT AI and the Future of Work 04/27/2023 08:00pm • Who isn't a fan of learning? A growth mindset and continuously learning are key competencies for relevance and long-term career success. The same applies for businesses. The ability to change with the times is a primary indicator of a company's or institution's viability. Failure to evolve is the pa Stew Leonard Sr., founder of a regional grocer, dies at 93 04/27/2023 04:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stew Leonard Sr., who founded more than 50 years ago a dairy store that became a regional grocery powerhouse under his name with locations in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, died Wednesday at a New York hospital after a brief illness. Leonard Sr. was 93 years old, according Pakistani lawmakers back PM in confidence vote in Parliament 04/27/2023 03:59pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawmakers from Pakistan's ruling party overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's government in a confidence vote in Parliament on Thursday — a show of hands intended to halt speculations that he was losing support amid a major economic crisis. Cash-strapped Pakistan US sanctions Mexican resort timeshare fraud linked to cartel 04/27/2023 03:49pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday against members or associates of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel who apparently went into a side business of timeshare fraud that allegedly targeted elderly Americans. Ryan Donner, a real estate broker in the Paci House Republicans pass US debt bill, push Biden on spending 04/27/2023 03:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government's legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions, a tactical victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he challenges President Joe Biden to negotiate and Former New Mexico governor remembered as Hispanic role model 04/27/2023 01:59pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Jerry Apodaca, a Democrat who became New Mexico's first Hispanic governor in 54 years when he took office in 1975, has died. He was 88. He died at his home in Santa Fe on Wednesday after what may have been a stroke, his son Jeff Apodaca said. His son talked about the legacy Prosecutors: Man charged with killing wife suspected affair 04/27/2023 01:29pm • The husband of a Massachusetts woman who has been missing since New Year’s Day suspected she was having an affair and persuaded his mother to hire a private investigator to prove it, according to prosecution documents released Thursday. In December, Brian Walshe “would repeatedly access the Ins Florida Gov. DeSantis says Disney lawsuit is political 04/27/2023 11:26am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday shrugged off Disney's lawsuit against him as politically motivated, and said that it was time for the iconic company to stop enjoying favorable treatment in his state. Disney sued DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s appointment of a EU team presses on with probe of Lebanon Central Bank chief 04/27/2023 11:24am • BEIRUT (AP) — A European judicial team pressed on with its corruption probe of Lebanon's embattled Central Bank governor on Thursday, questioning one of his aides and summoning his brother for another hearing next week, officials said. The delegation from France, Germany, and Luxembourg is on its US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low 04/27/2023 10:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. The preliminary findings from the Centers Thinking of Starting a Business? Consider Buying One Instead 04/27/2023 07:00am • Starting a business can be an enticing dream. It’s also notoriously difficult to come up with an original idea, find the right team and fund its growth. If you want to work for yourself, there may be an easier way — buying an existing business. Think of it like renovating a house instead of buil After first 100 days, Lierman hopeful about modernization of Md. comptroller's office, possibilities for state policy changes 04/27/2023 05:27am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Wednesday marks the 100th day since Brooke Lierman (D) was sworn in as Maryland's 34th comptroller. The first woman to hold the positio