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Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction 06/12/2024 06:29pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Republicans are responding to Hunter Biden's conviction on federal gun charges with some version of, ���That���s it?��� Loyal to Donald Trump, they largely echoed the former president's claim that the Justice Department has treated President Joe Biden's son with kid gloves while zea Modest needs? Charity founder accused of embezzling $2.5 million to fund lavish lifestyle 06/12/2024 02:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The charity was called Modest Needs but federal prosecutors who filed charges against its founder say his weren't. Rather, prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan say, Modest Needs founder Keith Taylor had such expensive tastes that he embezzled more than $2.5 millio Europe wants affordable electric vehicles from China. But not at the cost of its own auto industry 06/12/2024 12:42pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The European Union moved Wednesday to hike tariffs, or import taxes, on electric vehicles made in China. EVs are the latest flash point in a broader trade dispute over Chinese government subsidies and the Asian nation's burgeoning exports of green technology to the 27-nat Pakistan���s new government presents its first budget as it seeks a new long-term IMF bailout 06/12/2024 12:39pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistan���s new coalition government presented its first budget in parliament on Wednesday, promising an increase of up to 25% in the salaries of government employees and setting an ambitious tax collection target while talks with the International Monetary Fund about a new bailo UK economy flatlined in April in a blow to the governing Conservatives ahead of the July 4 election 06/12/2024 06:34am • LONDON (AP) ��� The British economy failed to grow in April, official figures showed Wednesday, in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made the return of growth and a generally calmer economic backdrop a central pillar of the Conservative Party's election campaign. The Office for National Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race 06/12/2024 02:44am • RENO, Nev. (AP) ��� Republican Sam Brown overcame a crowded field of primary opponents to win Nevada���s GOP U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, setting up a fierce general election battle against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. In a speech to s With 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors push ballot measure to force state to pay more 06/12/2024 12:15am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year agreed to a tax increase that aimed to do two things: Help balance a budget with a multibillion-dollar shortfall, and pay doctors more money to treat patients covered by Medicaid ��� the taxpayer-funded health insurance program for p Cooking and coughing: Respiratory diseases plague Kenya as more people burn wood to save money 06/12/2024 12:12am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Piles of firewood surrounded Jane Muthoni in her kitchen made of iron sheets. The roof, walls and wooden pillars were covered in soot. As she blew on the flame for tea, the 65-year-old was engulfed in smoke. ���I���ve used firewood all my life," she said. ���Sometimes I usual In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Rep. Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House 06/11/2024 10:52pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won Tuesday's Republican primary for governor of North Dakota, while longtime public utilities regulator Julie Fedorchak finished first in a rambunctious GOP race for the House seat he will vacate. Each will be in a commanding position for the Novemb What's next for Hunter Biden after his conviction on federal gun charges 06/11/2024 08:26pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� Hunter Biden's legal woes are not over after his conviction on three felony firearms charges in a trial that put a spotlight on his drug-fueled past. Now, President Joe Biden's son faces sentencing, and another criminal trial on tax charges in the middle of his father's re 5 Best Charles Schwab Money Market Funds 06/11/2024 08:00pm • Keeping some cash on hand as "dry powder" can be a useful strategy for beginner and advanced investors alike. Cash can serve as a psychological aid to stay invested during periods of market volatility, enable dollar-cost averaging or provide the opportunity to take advantage of a downturn to buy the 16 Things to Do When You're Deep in Debt 06/11/2024 08:00pm • Americans are carrying a lot of debt. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data, total household debt increased by $212 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, making it so that everyone owes a collective $17.5 trillion. In addition, America's credit card balan California lawmakers fast-track bill that would require online sellers to verify their identity 06/11/2024 07:49pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� A California bill that would require marketplaces like eBay and Nextdoor to start collecting bank accounts and tax identification numbers from high-volume sellers who advertise online but collect payments offline was fast-tracked by Democratic lawmakers with committees vo Lawsuit filed challenging Arkansas school voucher program created by 2023 law 06/11/2024 06:42pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� Four Arkansas residents have filed a lawsuit challenging a school voucher program created by an education overhaul signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders last year, saying it violates the state constitution's protections for educational funding. The suit filed in state cour President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial 06/11/2024 06:20pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president���s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Hunter Biden, 54, st