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7 High-Yield ETFs for Income Investors 11/19/2023 07:00pm • For some investors, particularly those in the withdrawal phase of their investment journey, the primary goal isn't necessarily to maximize total returns. Instead, they are often focused on generating steady, consistent monthly income to support their retirement plans. This objective can sometimes be Prepare Your Finances for the Holidays 11/19/2023 07:00pm • If you're like many U.S. consumers, you're aiming for a bigger winter holiday budget this year. TransUnion, one of the three major consumer credit bureaus, conducted a holiday shopping season study and found that 51% of the respondents anticipate spending at least $500 on related expenses. Just 36% Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy 11/18/2023 08:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) — By most accounts, Speaker Mike Johnson inherited a House Republican majority in disarray after the sudden ouster of his predecessor last month. But as Johnson, R-La., tries to rebuild that slim majority, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that Rep Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in a deal that gives him more prison time 11/17/2023 05:43pm • BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Friday to stealing millions of dollars from vulnerable legal clients in schemes lasting over a decade under an agreement that all but ensures more prison time for the longtime lawyer who was convicted of killing his wife and younger son. Murdaugh Mississippi's capital city is considering a unique plan to slash water rates for poor people 11/17/2023 05:24pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The manager of the long-troubled water system in Mississippi's capital city proposed a slight rate increase for most residents Friday alongside what he said is a first-in-the-nation proposal to reduce water rates for low-income people who get government help with grocery bill In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt 11/17/2023 12:48pm • A New York City woman who died Sunday from cancer has raised enough money to erase millions of dollars in medical debt with a posthumous plea for help. Casey McIntyre told followers in a social media message posted by her husband that she had arranged to buy the medical debt of others as a way of ce At a Global South summit, Modi urges leaders to unite against challenges from the Israel-Hamas war 11/17/2023 02:16am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100 countries Friday. “This is the time when the countries of the Global South should unite How Long Is Law School and What Is it Like? 11/16/2023 07:00pm • Law school is a commitment of several years for students who already completed their undergraduate program, and there's no easing into coursework. In a traditional full-time law school program, students graduate with a juris doctor, or J.D., in three years. In the third year, students often have one New York will automatically seal old criminal records under law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul 11/16/2023 01:05pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers who complete their sentences and stay out of trouble for a certain period of time will have their criminal records automatically sealed under a long awaited bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday. New York now joins a slew of other states including Ca The dispute between the IBA and the IOC could finish in Switzerland's supreme court 11/16/2023 11:34am • PARIS (AP) — The long-standing rift and ongoing legal dispute between the International Olympic Committee and the boxing governing body it ousted this year could continue at Switzerland's supreme court. The Russian president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, said Thursday it i Cambodia inaugurates new Chinese-funded airport serving popular tourist destination of Angkor Wat 11/16/2023 02:38am • SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a Chinese-financed project meant to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country's major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap. The Siem Re How to Lend Money to Family and Friends 11/15/2023 07:00pm • It can happen to any of us: One minute we're a friend or family member; the next moment, we are a loan officer at a bank. Or at least, it can feel that way if you're ever in that awkward position of being asked to lend money. There are plenty of reasons you might be asked for money. Maybe inflation, Appeals court frees attorney from having to join, pay dues to Louisiana bar association, for now 11/15/2023 05:33pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on several issues including health tips and LGBTQ rights can no longer be forced to join or pay dues to the association, a federal appeals court has ruled. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals or Retail sales slip in October as consumers pull back after summer splurges 11/15/2023 03:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on retail spending in October, ending six straight months of gains, though the decline was partly driven by falling prices for both gasoline and cars. Retail sales fell 0.1% last month after jumping a strong 0.9% in September, according to a report released Wedn Taiwan's participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China's bonds 11/15/2023 01:35pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23 million people and its high-tech economy to break the diplomatic embargo on it imposed by authoritarian China. Tai