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Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out 05/13/2024 05:06am • 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 Are Assisted Living and Other Senior Living Expenses Tax Deductible? 05/12/2024 08:00pm • Tax time is stressful for everyone, but there may be some good news for seniors receiving medical care in their homes, assisted living communities or skilled nursing settings. While not every expenditure is tax deductible, there are some savings to be had. Are Assisted Living and Other Senior Living 10 of the Best Vanguard ETFs to Buy 05/12/2024 08:00pm • Vanguard is known for its straightforward brokerage platform and a suite of low-cost mutual funds, yet it also boasts a significant array of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), offering 86 diverse options. "Overall, Vanguard is highly regarded among professional investors and financial experts, primarily Can You Use Your Mortgage to Buy Solar Panels? 05/12/2024 08:00pm • There are many benefits of installing solar panels when you buy a home, from reducing your carbon footprint to boosting your new home's value. But because installing a rooftop array can cost $18,000 to $20,000 before tax credits, you might need to borrow to make that happen. One option is to get a r Fairfax Co. proposes smaller raises for teachers because of budget shortfall 05/12/2024 06:21pm • Fairfax County teachers and other school employees may be getting smaller raises next year because of a $102.5 million budget shortfall. At a school board meeting on Thursday, Superintendent Michelle Reid said the county���s board of supervisors didn���t provide as much funding as it historically Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial 05/12/2024 05:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors' biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president's hush money trial. But if Trump's fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider's view of the dealings at the heart o Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to 5th term 05/12/2024 10:02am • MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) ��� Republican Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to a fifth two-year term in the largely blue state of Vermont. Scott announced his reelection bid on Saturday, saying there's more work to do. ���During my four terms as Governor, my team and I have worked to grow the eco More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother's Day - but most still don't 05/12/2024 09:00am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother���s Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns. But the majority still must forego pay to care for new babies or other loved ones, even as efforts to expand paid parental and family leave Today in History: May 12, more than 87,000 dead or missing in China earthquake 05/12/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2024. There are 233 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China���s Sichuan province left more than 87,000 people dead or missing. On this date: In 1780, during Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's 05/11/2024 04:48pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda -- often Donald Trump���s. In a hotel ballroom in Seattle, at fancy homes in California and at stops in Illinois and Wisconsin over the past week, Biden has been betting that reminding voters about Trump's presi Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower 05/11/2024 02:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper, according to a report by The New York Times and ProPublica that drew on a yearslong audit and public filing The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant 05/11/2024 12:07am • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) ��� After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said he is ���not falling for the lies anymore��� and will vote for a union. The company has repeatedly promised to improve pay and conditions, but Garrard said those promises have not materialized. ��� America's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress 05/11/2024 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It's well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing $34.6 trillion in debt. "The consequences if we don���t act now are unbeara Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California's growing budget deficit 05/10/2024 07:42pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California's budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday to propose painful spending cuts impacting immigrants, kindergarteners and low-income parents seeking child care in a state often lauded for having the world' Police arrest brother and lawyer of Peru's president over alleged influence peddling 05/10/2024 07:28pm • LIMA, Peru (AP) ��� Peruvian authorities arrested President Dina Boluarte���s brother and her lawyer Friday over influence-peddling accusations, a day after the South American country���s government disbanded a police unit that assisted prosecutors in investigating the president���s inner circle. A