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Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022 07/26/2024 03:10am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe���s efforts to resolve the country���s worst economic crisis. The date was announced by the independent elections commission Friday, which s Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in a WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it 07/25/2024 10:59pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted about their ���world debauchery tour��� of ���boozing and whoring��� on the government���s dime. They swapped lurid images of their latest sexual conquests. And at o G20 finance ministers discuss a global tax on the super-rich 07/25/2024 08:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday for a two-day meeting to discuss a global tax on the super-rich, a top priority for Brazil, which holds the presidency. According to the proposal before the Group of 20, individu How to Find the Best Personal Finance Advice on Reddit 07/25/2024 08:00pm • Millions of people turn to Reddit to talk about personal finance topics. But how can you join the discussions and get quality answers? Much of the conversations happen in finance-related subreddits. Financial experts, however, warn that you should proceed with caution. Here's a closer look at Reddit Common Retirement Financial Fears and How to Overcome Them 07/25/2024 08:00pm • Most workers look forward to leaving the rat race to pursue new interests, travel and spend more time with family and friends. But as retirement draws nearer, many Americans find themselves mulling over common fears. "Rampant inflation, longer life expectancies and an unfavorable sequence of returns Nebraska Legislature convenes for a special session to ease property taxes, but with no solid plan 07/25/2024 04:37pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) ��� Nebraska lawmakers have convened for a special legislative session called by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen with a directive to slash soaring property taxes in half, but no concrete answers on whether the Legislature will be able to agree on how to do that. Convivial lawmakers sho Transit and environmental advocates sue NY governor over decision to halt Manhattan congestion toll 07/25/2024 01:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Transit and environmental advocacy groups in New York filed lawsuits Thursday challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to block a plan to reduce traffic and raise billions for the city's ailing subway system through a new toll on Manhattan drivers. The groups argue in two separate Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden's legal team over 'false statements' in a court filing 07/25/2024 12:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A federal judge in California is threatening to sanction Hunter Biden's lawyers, saying they made ���false statements��� in a court filing asking the judge to throw out the tax case against President Joe Biden's son. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi accused lawyers for the Democr Wind farms' benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation 07/25/2024 11:04am • After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against the idea. His group held town hall meetings and ran ads on the radio, arguing the wind farm would ���fragment��� the community, by Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board 07/25/2024 10:25am • PIPER CITY, Ill. (AP) ��� In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full of tools. As the gifted enrichment coordinator at Tri-Point School District, Saffer is living his teaching dream, one he kn Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says 07/25/2024 02:01am • Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren't U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries, according to a new research paper that comes as Republicans in Congress are pushing to add such a question to the census form. Noncitizens who p Japan's population falls for a 15th year with record low births and record high deaths 07/25/2024 01:11am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan���s total population declined for the 15th straight year in 2023, dropping by more than a half-million people as the population ages and births remain low. Births in Japan hit a record low of 730,000 last year. The 1.58 million deaths last year were also a record high. Japan's p Appeals judges rule against fund used to provide phone services for rural and low-income people 07/24/2024 11:22pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Calling it a ���misbegotten tax,��� a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund telephone service for rural and low-income people and broadband services for schools and libraries is unconstitutional. The Stubborn warranty costs push down Ford's 2Q net profits, causing stock plunge in after-hours trading 07/24/2024 08:34pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� In October of 2020, Ford's then-new CEO Jim Farley said the company was working to cut warranty costs after glitch-prone small-car transmissions hit the automaker's bottom line. Nearly four years later, warranty costs are still vexing the nation's second-largest automaker and loppin What's the Difference Between Medicare and Medigap? 07/24/2024 08:00pm • When it's time to sign up for Medicare, you might find the process daunting from all the different options. Navigating through the sea of information is crucial, especially when distinguishing between original Medicare and Medigap. Four Parts of MedicareMedicare consists of four parts that provide a