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How to Make a Budget and Stick to It 09/02/2025 08:00pm • For many consumers, the key to a healthy financial life is the ability to stick to a carefully crafted budget. Not only does it help ensure you have the money you need for necessities like food or rent, but it also helps you bring dreams to life and prepare for the future. "A budget is about helping Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.3B as DC players fantasize about how they'd spend the prize 09/02/2025 07:20pm • The Powerball jackpot has climbed to a staggering $1.3 billion after no one matched all the winning numbers Monday night. This is the fifth largest prize in Powerball history. The lump sum payment is about $589 million before taxes. At Tenley Market Liquor on Wisconsin Avenue, Powerball player GOP congresswoman joins 2026 Iowa Senate race after Sen. Joni Ernst confirms she won't run 09/02/2025 06:02pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, confirming in a video post on social media that she will retire after months of speculation about her plans. The Republican senator's announcement opens up a Senate seat in the state known for it The 4 rules for cash: How to manage your money the smart way 09/02/2025 02:07pm • Let���s talk about cash. It might not be the most exciting part of your portfolio, but it���s absolutely essential. I often find that people either hold too much cash or not nearly enough. Here are four essential rules for effective cash management, from building the right emergency fund to knowing Editorial Roundup: United States 09/02/2025 01:19pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 2 The Washington Post say Iran is stonewalling nuclear inspectors Iran keeps behaving like an outlaw regime. Australia expelled Tehran���s ambassador last week based on intelligence that its government masterminded an attack Close to 1,000 Md. state employees apply for early buyout, await word on acceptance 09/02/2025 12:37pm • Nearly 1,000 state employees are waiting to learn if they will be allowed to quit their jobs under a voluntary separation that aims to shrink the size of state government and cut expenses. Of the thousands who were notified of the early out program in July, a total of 980 employees had applied by What to know about France's latest political crisis ahead of Sept. 8 confidence vote 09/02/2025 09:18am • France���s Prime Minister Fran��ois Bayrou is scrambling to save his government and his job, holding talks this week with leaders across the political spectrum ��� including far-right leader Marine Le Pen ��� ahead of a parliamentary confidence vote on his government���s plan to cut public spending. Xi and Putin reaffirm 'old friend' ties in the face of US challenges 09/02/2025 05:21am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an ���old friend��� as the two held a series of meetings Tuesday at a time when their countries face both overlapping and differing challenges from the United States. Relations between China and Russia have deepe 2025 AFC Preview 09/02/2025 04:33am • AFC North Ravens 13-4 The 30th season of Ravens football promises to be one of Baltimore's best. All three coordinators return and 19 of the team���s 22 starters from the season-ending roster are back. Keaton Mitchell looks to be back to form after the 2023 knee injury, and figures to be the pe Powerball jackpot rises to an estimated $1.3 billion after no winning ticket sold 09/02/2025 02:50am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.3 billion Monday night after the winning numbers failed to appear. The numbers drawn were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 with the Powerball 5. No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, allowing the jackpot to swell to $1.3 billi Numbers drawn for estimated $1.1B Powerball jackpot 09/01/2025 11:08pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� The numbers were picked Monday night for an estimated $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot, although it���s not immediately clear if anyone was a big winner. The numbers drawn were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53, with the Powerball 5. No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, allowing Presidential hopeful Rodrigo Paz sees 'capitalism for all' as answer to Bolivia's crisis 09/01/2025 09:39pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ��� Centrist Bolivian presidential front-runner Sen. Rodrigo Paz is hoping to attract a diverse group of voters with catchall rhetoric to fix Bolivia���s worst economic crisis in decades. 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Conceptually existing for over 40 years, Bitcoin made it a reality in 2009, and its journey since has been both volatile and revolutionary. Key Moments in Bitcoin's History1983: Amer