Choosing the right method to increase your savings account balance can be difficult — especially right now. After all, there are numerous interest-bearing account options to choose from, like certificates of deposit (CDs), money market accounts and savings accounts. And, each option offers not just its own rates, but its own potential benefits and downsides to savers, so it’s important …
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London —A ban on American XL bully dogs came into effect Thursday in England and Wales after a spate of violent attacks. Owners now must apply for an exemption, which requires proof of neutering and liability insurance, if they want to keep their pets. All XL bullies must be muzzled and kept on a leash in public. Before 2021, there …
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Police arrested a man after he ran onto the LAX airfield Wednesday night. It happened at about 8:10 p.m. when people spotted the man running between Tom Bradley and West Gates Terminal. Authorities said the man walked through one of the security doors at the West Bradly Terminals. Officers followed the man out of the security gate as he made …
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Four asteroids will zoom past Earth on Friday — including one space rock as big as a skyscraper that will pass within 1.7 million miles of our planet, scientists say. Don’t worry: There’s no chance of the big one hitting us, since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon. NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object …
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DENVER — Taliyah Murphy received a letter in early 2018 about a soon-to-be-filed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of transgender women like her who were housed in men’s prisons in Colorado. It gave her hope. Murphy and other trans women in Colorado had faced years of sexual harassment and often violence from staff and fellow incarcerated people. They were denied …
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Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a refiled count of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film “Rust” in New Mexico. According to court documents filed Wednesday in Sante Fe County court, the 65-year-old Baldwin waived his right to an arraignment — originally scheduled for Thursday — …
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The Federal Reserve’s federal funds rate has been a hot topic since rate hikes started about two years ago. However, the Fed announced today that it was pausing rate hikes again — for the fourth consecutive time — and it’s unclear which direction rates will move in next. However, the central bank also noted that the current inflation rate remains …
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Preterm and early-term births in the U.S. have increased from 2014 to 2022, raising risks to babies, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data releasedWednesday from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics shows the preterm birth rate — meaning delivery before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy — rose 12% during that time period, …
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public against copycat eye drops because of the risk of infection. South Moon, Rebright and FivFivGo eye drops are offered in packaging that could easily be mistaken for Bausch + Lomb’s Limify brand eye drops, an over-the-counter product approved for redness relief, the FDA said on Wednesday. The copycat products claim to …
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Inflation has been high for some time, and prices on many goods and services have been rising. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, transportation costs are up almost 10%, housing costs more than 6% and food costs nearly 3%. The result has been increased financial stress for the average American and, for many, an increased reliance on credit cards …
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