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Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in 05/14/2024 11:12am • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees. The Biden administration and Congress tried to alleviate some o Czech power company CEZ reports net profit of $592 million in Q1, up by a quarter year-on-year 05/14/2024 03:47am • PRAGUE (AP) ��� The Czech power company CEZ said Tuesday its net profit in the first quarter of the year reached 13.6 billion Czech crowns ($592 million), 2.7 billion up compared with the same period of the previous year. CEZ said it expected its adjusted net profit would reach between 25 billion an Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story 05/14/2024 03:35am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City's Flushing neighborhood. When a potential employer pulled up near the street corner, home to a Chinese bakery and pharmacy, Wang and dozens of other men swarmed Brokerage Account vs. IRA: Which Should You Invest In? 05/13/2024 08:00pm • Investing is one of the best ways to grow a retirement nest egg, and the first step in the process is selecting an investing account. Two common retirement investing account options are brokerage accounts and individual retirement accounts, or IRAs. Investors can buy and sell stocks, bonds, exchange 7 of the Best REIT ETFs to Buy for 2024 05/13/2024 08:00pm • Commercial real estate offers investors unrivaled opportunities for dependable current income and the potential for capital appreciation. Despite elevated interest rates and persistent inflation worries, the U.S. and world economies are expanding at a healthy rate. Income-producing buildings such as 7 Best International Stock Funds to Buy 05/13/2024 08:00pm • Investors these days might be riding the highs of a strong, prolonged U.S. bull market, but it hasn't always been smooth sailing. Older investors might recall the period from 1999 to 2009, now often called the "lost decade" for U.S. equities, when the U.S. stock market posted a meager compound annua Virginia governor swiftly signs compromise budget deal 05/13/2024 05:47pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Public schools will get more funding, teachers and other government workers will see a pay bump and Virginia's tax policy will remain as is under compromise budget legislation the Democratic-led General Assembly sent Monday to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who swiftly signed $700K investigation into former Bowser aide 'worth every penny,' says DC council member 05/13/2024 05:30pm • An expensive third-party investigation into sexual harassment allegations against D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser���s former chief of staff John Falcicchio "was worth every penny," according to D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau, one of the lawmakers who pushed for the investigation. "This report lays o A Kremlin shake-up of Russia's Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war 05/13/2024 05:08pm • Standing in his dress uniform in the back of his Aurus convertible, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was driven around Red Square to review the troops during last week's Victory Day parade. It was to be his last inspection in that role. Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Shoigu ��� th The Latest | Michael Cohen takes the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week 05/13/2024 04:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The fourth week of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial could be a doozy: Michael Cohen, the prosecution's star witness, has taken the stand. The long-anticipated testimony on Monday from Trump���s former lawyer and personal fixer follows a breathtaking buildup by Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June 05/13/2024 04:53pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday. Adult-use sales have been in limbo in the state since December, when an initiated statute approved by voters went into e Workers in Atlantic City casino smoking lawsuit decry 'poisonous' workplace; state stresses taxes 05/13/2024 02:04pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ��� A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic effects of working in a ���poisonous��� atmosphere, while the state said ending smoking could jeopardize a half-billion-dollar pot of money for senior citizens a Key players: Who's who at Donald Trump���s hush money criminal trial 05/13/2024 09:05am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Michael Cohen, who was once Donald Trump's personal lawyer and fixer, is expected to take the stand Monday as the prosecution's star witness in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. The trial centers on allegations the former president falsified his company���s inte Trump hush money trial: A timeline of key events in the case 05/13/2024 09:02am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The events at the center of former President Donald Trump���s hush money case date back almost two decades, with new dates coming to light as the trial plays out in a Manhattan courtroom. Here are the key moments in the case, as described in trial testimony and court documents: Jan Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out 05/13/2024 08:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year. A major concern expressed by bot