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Cabrera, a two-time major champion, won the 2009 Masters in a p The federal debt tops $34 trillion and some in Congress want a commission to find ways to tackle it 01/18/2024 05:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A bill to create a bipartisan commission that would tackle the nation鈥檚 soaring debt and make policy recommendations to Congress won approval Thursday from a House committee. House Republicans are making the bill a priority, and the chairman of the House Budget Committee said � Spain amends its constitution to replace term 鈥榟andicapped鈥� with 鈥榩ersons with a disability鈥� 01/18/2024 10:28am • MADRID (AP) 鈥� Spain鈥檚 Parliament voted on Thursday to amend the country's constitution for the third time in its history, removing the term 鈥渉andicapped鈥� and replacing it with 鈥減ersons with a disability.鈥� The change has long been a demand of people with disabilities in Spain. 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Amazon will invest in Diamond Sports as part of a bankruptcy restructuring agreement 01/17/2024 03:21pm • Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy. Diamond owns 18 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 37 professional teams 鈥� 11 baseball, 15 NBA and 1 What to do about debt in retirement 01/17/2024 02:19pm • A growing number of older adults are in debt in retirement, according to the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve. Among people ages 65 to 74, the share with debt rose to 65% in 2022, up from 50% in 1989 (the first time this question was asked). For people 75 and over, 53% repor