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Here's what happened this week in the UK election, from the return of Farage to tussles over tax 06/06/2024 11:44am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s July 4 election is less than a month away. The campaign has already produced drama and disputes, even before the parties unveil their manifestos with detailed lists of promises in the coming days. This week saw Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Labour Party Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth 06/06/2024 02:30am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Called ���Tokyo Futari Story,��� the city hall's new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, ���futari,��� in a country where it is increasingly common to be ���hitori," or alone. While a site offering counsel and general information for potential lovebirds is online, a Hunter Biden's ex-wife and former girlfriend testify at trial about finding his drug paraphernalia 06/05/2024 08:08pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� Hunter Biden's ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified Wednesday in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia, and jurors saw photos of the president's son bare-chested in a bubble bath and heard about his visit to a strip club. As the first Pro athletes understand gambling on their games is a non-negotiable no-no. Some learned the hard way 06/05/2024 08:06pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Professional athletes get the lecture at the start of every season, and see the warnings any time they walk into their locker room or clubhouse: If you gamble on your games, the consequences are severe. And, every once in a while, there is a more personal reminder. When Major League How to Lock In High Yield Before the Fed Cuts Interest Rates 06/05/2024 08:00pm • Yield-seeking investors rely on income-producing investments to mitigate the volatility of stocks. That's particularly true of investors approaching or already in retirement. 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Retirement savings problems aren't ideal for any demographic, but they are a unique headache, especially for Americans five ye How Much You Should Save For Retirement? 06/05/2024 08:00pm • Many retirees struggle to bridge the gap between their current savings and their goals when planning for a comfortable retirement. Some do manage to stash away substantial amounts, but their monthly contributions often fall short of what's needed to reach their target. In a recent survey from Capita Atlanta mayor pledges to aid businesses harmed by water outages as he looks to upgrade system 06/05/2024 05:55pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Atlanta���s mayor on Wednesday pledged support of a plan to spend $5 million to reimbursing businesses for losses during water outages in the city since Friday, as he promised an assessment of the city���s infrastructure and to deploy monitors to detect leaking pipes. Mayor Andre Di IRS decides people who got money from Norfolk Southern after Ohio derailment won't be taxed on it 06/05/2024 05:43pm • Most people who received money from Norfolk Southern in the wake of last year's fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio won't have to pay taxes on millions of dollars in aid payments after all. The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday that most of the payments people who live near East Palestine, Governor halts plan to charge most drivers entering Manhattan $15 for transit and traffic fixes 06/05/2024 05:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York Gov. Kathy Hochul halted a plan to charge most motorists $15 to enter the core of Manhattan, upending the nation���s first ���congestion pricing��� system on Wednesday just weeks before it was set to launch. The announcement dealt a stunning blow to a program, years in the UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them 'godfathers of climate chaos' 06/05/2024 04:27pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� U.N. Secretary-General Ant��nio Guterres called Wednesday for a ���windfall��� tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, calling them the ���godfathers of climate chaos.��� Guterres spoke in a bid to revive the world's focus on climate India's Modi is known for charging hard. After a lackluster election, he may have to adapt his style 06/05/2024 01:16pm • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold and often snap decisions that he���s found easy to execute thanks to the brute majority he enjoyed in India's lower house of parliament. In 2016, he yanked over 80% of bank notes from cir Japan's birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops 06/05/2024 12:45pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan���s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. A government official described the situation as critical and urged authorities to do everything they can to reverse the trend. The data underscores J Dulles was last year���s most expensive airport for domestic fares 06/05/2024 12:22pm • Dulles International Airport tops the list for most expensive average domestic air fares in 2023, according to annual data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. BuzzFinance ranked the 45 busiest airports in the U.S. for domestic flights based on DOT data. The average round-trip domestic far