麻豆传媒

Tempted to try a no-buy year? Here are tips from people doing it 05/28/2024 07:38am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The rules of a no-buy challenge are self-imposed and simple: Make a list of the non-essential items you won't spend money on for a set period of time and stick to it. Easier said than done. Many people start such challenges at the beginning of the year and commit to keep going unt Ukraine's Zelenskyy gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight deadly Russian glide bombs 05/27/2024 08:26pm • MADRID (AP) 鈥� Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to help fight the about 3,000 bombs that he says Russia launches every month at Ukraine in the third year of the war. However, Ukraine still urgently needs another seven U 7 Ways to Save Money on Uber and Lyft Rides 05/27/2024 08:00pm • Ride-share fares can add up fast -- especially if you need rides during pricing surges. But there are ways to get around paying top dollar. From carpooling to gift cards, here are seven ways experts say you can save on Uber and Lyft rides. 1. Compare FaresFirst, always comparison shop before booking Steps to Open a Bank Account Online 05/27/2024 08:00pm • We're accustomed to using online banking to do things like pay bills and transfer funds, but you can even set up your accounts online without visiting a branch or making a phone call. In just a few clicks and with the right documentation, you can open checking, savings, money market and other types Major retailers are offering summer deals to entice inflation-weary shoppers 05/27/2024 07:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Americans who spend Memorial Day scouting sales online and in stores may find more reasons to celebrate the return of warmer weather. Major retailers are stepping up discounts heading into the summer months, hoping to entice inflation-weary shoppers into opening their wallets. Targ Here's what every key witness said at Donald Trump鈥檚 hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming 05/26/2024 08:02am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump鈥檚 criminal trial in New York. Prosecutors called 20 witnesses. The defense called just two. Trump decided not to testify on his own behalf. The trial now shif Zimbabwe authorities mix charm with force in an attempt to shore up the world鈥檚 newest currency 05/26/2024 01:25am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) 鈥� The introduction of the world's newest currency in April inspired a reggae artist to record a song praising the ZiG, or Zimbabwe Gold. The catchy tune, titled 鈥淶ig Mari,鈥� received generous play on state television and radio. The musician, Ras Caleb, received a car and Pro-independence leader calls on protesters in New Caledonia to 'maintain resistance' against France 05/25/2024 04:45pm • NICE, France (AP) 鈥� The leader of a pro-independence party in New Caledonia on Saturday called on supporters to 鈥渞emain mobilized鈥� across the French Pacific archipelago and 鈥渕aintain resistance鈥� against the Paris government's efforts to impose electoral reforms that the Indigenous Kanak pe Millions vote in India's grueling election with Prime Minister Modi's party likely to win third term 05/25/2024 09:44am • NEW DELHI (AP) 鈥� Millions of Indians voted Saturday in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election with a combined opposition trying to rattle Prime Minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 campaign for a third-consecutive term for himself and his Hindu nationalist party. Many people lined polling st Shrine honors cats at a Japanese island where they outnumber humans 05/25/2024 12:55am • TASHIROJIMA, Japan (AP) 鈥� On a small island off Japan鈥檚 northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats. The 鈥淣eko Jinja,鈥� or Cat Shrine, mythologizes cats as guardian angels of Tashirojima, where cats outnumber humans. Legend says the island used t Hunter Biden's impending gun trial could last up to 2 weeks amid sharp disagreements over evidence 05/24/2024 05:07pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) 鈥� The judge overseeing Hunter Biden 鈥檚 federal firearms charges trial agreed Friday to block prosecutors from telling jurors about some other unflattering episodes from his personal life, but left the door open to allowing them in if the president鈥檚 son testifies. It's un A police officer is held in deadly shooting in riot-hit New Caledonia after Macron pushes for calm 05/24/2024 11:20am • PARIS (AP) 鈥� A police officer in riot-hit New Caledonia shot and killed a man Friday after being attacked by a group of about 15 people, the territory's prosecutor said, the seventh shooting death in the unrest shaking the French Pacific archipelago. The officer was in custody and an investigation Thai town maddened by marauding monkeys launches plan to lock them up and send them away 05/24/2024 07:06am • LOPBURI, Thailand (AP) 鈥� A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, launched an offensive against the simian raiders on Friday, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. Several high-profile cases of monkey-human conflict recently convinced authorities in Lopbu Brazil鈥檚 Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding 05/23/2024 08:14pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) 鈥� Flooding in Brazil鈥檚 Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. The environmental catastrophe 鈥� unprecedented in state history 鈥� upended transportation, including the airport in the Can You Pay Your Personal Loan With a Credit Card? 05/23/2024 08:00pm • Personal loans can be such a convenient way to cover larger expenses. But what happens if your circumstances change and you find it tough to make your loan payments? If you're trying to get some breathing room in your budget, you may wonder if it's smart -- or even possible -- to pay off a personal