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French vote gives leftists most seats over far right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock 07/07/2024 11:24pm • PARIS (AP) 鈥� A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France, a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country, facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliam Money Dysmorphia: What Is It and Does It Impact You? 07/07/2024 08:00pm • You have savings, no pressing debt and make a good income. When you review your accounts and circumstances you should feel proud and comfortable, but instead you're seized with worry. You can't relax and enjoy your positive situation. Or, maybe the process of earning money makes you nervous or you f House Republicans unite on spending cuts to non-defense programs, but Senate roadblock awaits 07/06/2024 12:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� House Republicans are off to a quicker, more united start this year when it comes to funding the federal government, passing four of 12 annual appropriations bills before the end of June compared to zero at this time last year when the new majority got off to a rocky start. But The Latest | Keir Starmer is officially the new UK prime minister 07/05/2024 02:39pm • Labour leader Keir Starmer officially became prime minister of the United Kingdom on Friday after his party won a landslide victory in a national election. Starmer received the blessing of King Charles III to form a government in a ceremony known as the 鈥渒issing of hands.鈥� A photo of the occasio He's derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory 07/05/2024 02:24pm • LONDON (AP) 鈥� For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday became the country's 58th prime minister 鈥� the first leader from the center-left party to win a U.K. nation German government averts crisis with budget agreement for Europe鈥檚 largest economy 07/05/2024 08:13am • BERLIN (AP) 鈥� The German government said Friday it has reached agreement on the budget for 2025 and a stimulus package for Europe鈥檚 largest economy, easing a monthslong squabble that threatened to upend Chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 center-left coalition. Scholz, a Social Democrat, and leaders of t California Legislature votes to ask voters for permission borrow $20 billion for climate, schools 07/03/2024 11:45pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Mired in a stream of multi-billion dollar budget deficits, the California Legislature on Wednesday turned to voters for help. Lawmakers voted to place a pair of $10 billion bonds on the November ballot. If approved, the money would pay for the building of new schools and Banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate 07/03/2024 05:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life, court papers indicate. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn filed what's known as a criminal information sheet on Tuesday. At debate, Biden meant to say he had beaten 'big pharma,' not Medicare 07/03/2024 03:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� At least one mystery about President Joe Biden鈥檚 often convoluted answers during the presidential debate has been solved. Early in the debate, the 81-year-old Democrat was asked a question about the national debt and ended his meandering answer by declaring, 鈥淲e finally beat UW-Milwaukee chancellor will step down next year, return to teaching 07/03/2024 03:12pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) 鈥� University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next summer, a move that comes after years of grappling with the UW system's financial woes and taking criticism that he mishandled pro-Palestinian campus protests this spring Georgia election workers who won $148M judgment against Giuliani want his bankruptcy case thrown out 07/03/2024 01:36pm • Rudy Giuliani's creditors, including two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, are opposing his attempt to convert his bankruptcy into a liquidation, saying they'll likely ask that the case be thrown out instead because of what they call his flouting New Mexico denies film incentive application on 'Rust' movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin 07/03/2024 01:07am • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) 鈥� Producers of the western movie 鈥淩ust鈥� may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the film to distributors and fulfill financial obligations to the immediate family of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal in 2021. Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms 07/02/2024 11:45pm • TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after Tesla shares zoomed up more than 10%, helping to drive U.S. benchmarks to new records. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.9% in morning trading to 40,425.27. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained nearly 0.3% to 7,740.00. South Korea's Small businesses could find filing for bankruptcy more difficult as government program expires 07/02/2024 08:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A type of bankruptcy protection filing that made it easier for small businesses to seek relief has expired, which will complicate filing for small businesses with more than $3 million in debt. The filing type, known as Subchapter V, is cheaper and less time-consuming than the tradi What Is a VantageScore? 07/02/2024 08:00pm • When you check your credit score on websites or apps, either through credit card companies or lenders, one of two scoring models will be used -- FICO or VantageScore. VantageScore is the newer of the two scoring models, and its usage has grown in the financial industry, including by credit card comp