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GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds 05/22/2024 07:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In his bid to become North Carolina���s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a ���plantation of welfare and victimhood��� that has mired generations of Black people in ���dependency��� and poverty. But the lieutenant governor��� GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds 05/22/2024 07:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In his bid to become North Carolina���s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a ���plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired generations of Black people in ���dependency��� and poverty. But the lieutenant governor's po Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws 05/22/2024 06:49am • ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu Dhabi-branded brewery and distillery with funky camels on its cans and playful names familiar to anyone living in the United Arab Emirates. The only problem was it was illegal to produce alco Edmunds: The Four Best Auto Deals for Memorial Day Weekend 05/22/2024 06:27am • Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer and, for car shoppers looking for the best finance and lease deals, a great opportunity to take advantage of a marketplace finally returning to normalcy. ���It���s time for car shoppers to dust off their old, pre-pandemic playbo Georgia Justice Andrew Pinson beats challenger as 2 Republicans head to runoff in open US House seat 05/22/2024 12:14am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A Georgia state Supreme Court incumbent has won an election that was unusually heated by the standards of the state's nonpartisan judicial elections, while voters in the state also advanced a former Donald Trump aide and a former state Senate majority leader to a GOP runoff for an o Reparations proposals for Black Californians advance to state Assembly 05/21/2024 10:28pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� The California Senate advanced a set of ambitious reparations proposals Tuesday, including legislation that would create an agency to help Black families research their family lineage and confirm their eligibility for any future restitution passed by the state. Lawmakers Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception before backing away from the statement 05/21/2024 08:36pm • Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was open to supporting regulations on contraception and that his campaign would release a policy on the issue ���very shortly,��� comments that he later said were misinterpreted. The comments, made during an interview with a Pittsburgh television s 8 Top-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 05/21/2024 08:00pm • When investors talk about "the market" trending upward over time, they're typically referencing a broad market benchmark, like the S&P 500 index. But it's important to recognize that significant variation still exists within this index. Historically there have been periods where large-cap and sm Bill Gates Portfolio: 7 Best Stocks to Buy Now 05/21/2024 08:00pm • The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust's investment portfolio was worth $45.9 billion at the end of the first quarter, up 8.5% from the $42.3 billion recorded at year-end, according to the trust's latest 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15. In addition to making l What to Do If You Inherit a House With a Mortgage 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Losing a loved one is never easy, and receiving an inheritance can be a bright spot in a difficult situation. For many people, a home is the most valuable asset they have to pass on to their loved ones after they die. But what happens if you inherit a house with a mortgage? Inheriting a house with a Where Retirees Can Buy a Home Overseas for Under $100K 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Not everyone dreams of retirement in Florida or relocating to a community near the grandkids. Some people are looking for a distinctly different experience during their golden years. If retiring overseas is on your radar, you can find affordable places to live on virtually every continent. The key i Trump's lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that's not unusual 05/21/2024 07:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump���s legal team rested its case Tuesday in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense. But despite what Hollywood courtroom dramas might suggest, that isn���t all that unusual, acco Towns treasures Timberwolves' trip to West finals as Doncic-Irving duo hits stride for Mavericks 05/21/2024 06:43pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The road Karl-Anthony Towns has taken with the Minnesota Timberwolves to reach the Western Conference finals has been far more lonely and rocky than smooth and straight. For all the setbacks and struggles over nine NBA seasons that largely overshadowed the success, Towns has see Small business owners are more undecided about the election than the general public 05/21/2024 05:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Small business owners are more undecided about the election than the general public. That's according to a new survey by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices. The group surveyed 1,259 small business owners from 47 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and Washington, D.C. The vast majo Hunter Biden's bid to halt his trial on federal gun charges rejected by appeals court 05/21/2024 05:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An appeals court refused Tuesday to halt Hunter Biden's federal gun trial set to begin in two weeks, during his father���s reelection campaign. The full 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to pause the case against the president's son while his challenges to the prosecut