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Betting scandals for MLB's Marcano and NBA's Porter are hardly the first in pro sports 06/05/2024 12:08pm • Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano and Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023. The 24-year-old UN secretary-general calls for tax on 'windfall' profits of fossil fuel companies 06/05/2024 10:42am • NEW YORK (AP) — UN secretary-general calls for tax on 'windfall' profits of fossil fuel companies. Montana US Sen. Jon Tester to face GOP newcomer Tim Sheehy in election key to Senate control 06/05/2024 08:26am • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican newcomer Tim Sheehy cruised to victory in Montana’s primary election Tuesday, setting up a contentious November election that could tip the balance of power in the closely divided U.S. Senate. Sheehy is a former Are rent caps going to backfire in the long run in Maryland? 06/05/2024 07:26am • The issue of rent stabilization is back in the news this week after the Prince George's County Council introduced a bill that is similar in structure to the one in Montgomery County. But even before it was formally introduced, progressives on the council were balking at some of the proposals, saying After receiving Trump's nod ahead of Virginia's US Senate primary, candidate Hung Cao prepares for uphill battle 06/05/2024 06:31am • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Political observers have already placed bets on Tim Kaine, predicting the Democrat will glide into a third term as the junior U.S. Senator of Virginia, a state that hasn’t elected a Republican to the upper chamber since 2002. But Republicans vying for a chance to unseat th Big GOP funders sending millions into Missouri's attorney general primary 06/05/2024 12:26am • Missouri’s attorney general has sued Planned Parenthood and President Joe Biden, tried to force clinics that provide gender-affirming care to hand over their records, and pushed a liberal prosecutor to resign. Despite those decidedly conservative moves, some prominent conservative groups from outs In a West Bank refugee camp, Israel's raids fuel the militancy it tries to stamp out 06/05/2024 12:00am • NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli army raid in April set off a near three-day gunbattle with Palestinian militants. By the time it was over, homes had been blasted to rubble and many residents had fled. The raid wasn't in Gaza, where Israel is at war with Hamas, but more than 100 Rookie Jared Jones works 6 shutout innings, Jack Suwinski homers as Pirates edge Dodgers 1-0 06/04/2024 10:01pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jared Jones pitched six shutout innings and Jack Suwinski homered after being called up from the minor leagues as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Tuesday night. Jones (4-5) allowed three hits to the NL West-leading Dodgers while striking out six Atlanta officials say water repairs are done after 5 days of outages and service is being restored 06/04/2024 09:58pm • ATLANTA (AP) — City of Atlanta officials say workers finished repairs on a ruptured water main on Tuesday and that water problems in the city are coming to an end after five days. The city said Tuesday night that workers had placed new pipes after a leak that sent a gushing river into the streets Ippei Mizuhara spoke for baseball star Shohei Ohtani. He also stole nearly $17M from him 06/04/2024 08:54pm • SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as the duo traveled from Southern California to ballparks across the U.S. Instead, Mizuhara exploited the Japanese-English langu Kansas leaders and new group ramp up efforts to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri 06/04/2024 08:35pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas legislators have intensified efforts to woo the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs by offering to let the professional football franchise shape a plan for using state bonds to finance a new stadium in Kansas. Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins and Senate President 15 Companies That Help Pay Off Student Loans 06/04/2024 08:00pm • Whether you have a shiny new degree coming or one already hanging on the wall, it's possible you went into significant debt to earn it. In 2022, 61% of college graduates had taken on student debt, and the average student loan balance for those borrowers was $29,417, according to U.S. News data. If y 9 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2024 06/04/2024 08:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky. Instead, you can buy shares of diversified real estate investment trusts, or REI How Much Should You Give for a Graduation Gift? 06/04/2024 08:00pm • Giving money, items or experiences to a loved one who has reached an educational milestone is a long-standing tradition in the United States. A National Retail Federation's 2024 graduation spending survey found that 34% of respondents will be buying a gift for a high school or college graduate this Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden's gun trial detailing his drug problems 06/04/2024 07:02pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as deceptive and driven by addiction, a man whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on a federal form to purchase a gun in 2018. Jurors also got their first l