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Hart beats Baker to Paralympic dressage gold as USA wins three equestrian medals 09/03/2024 05:26pm • PARIS (AP) — Rebecca Hart won the dressage gold medal aboard Floratina at the Paris Paralympics and the United States won two other equestrian medals on Tuesday. Britain’s Natasha Baker, a six-time gold medalist, was the favorite but finished third in the Grade III category for riders with sever Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation 09/03/2024 05:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose on Wednesday a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses, from $5,000 to $50,000, hoping to help spur a record 25 million new small business applications over her four-year term should she win the 10 Largest Mutual Funds by AUM 09/02/2024 08:00pm • Many investors focus on total returns when comparing one fund against another. 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