Spending at US retailers rose in March for the second consecutive month, underscoring the strength of the US consumer fueled by a robust job market.
Retail sales rose 0.7% in March from the prior mo…
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Three ways investors can minimize their tax payments
Its Tax Day in the United States.
Some Americans are scrambling to get their documents in on time, while others are figuring out how to pay what they owe or enjoying a return of cash from the IRS. E…
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Oil prices dip but gold climbs as Israel weighs response to Iran’s attack
Oil prices eased on Monday but gold rose and global stocks were mixed as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East spurred demand for safe haven investments after Iran launched an unprecedented…
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Advertising restrictions can have harmful effects on women’s health. Here’s what one company is doing about it
Anyone who menstruates will tell you: a period often doesnt look or feel like the rapturous dancing portrayed in a typical tampon ad.
Taking aim at the sanitized and euphemistic nature of mass adver…
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Federal criminal investigation underway for Baltimore bridge collapse
The ship crash that destroyed the Baltimore Key Bridge and left several people dead is now under federal criminal investigation, according to a US official familiar with the matter.
The FBI and the …
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NBA Playoff match-ups are set following wild final day of regular season
The 2023-24 NBA regular season is officially in the books.
All 30 teams were in action on Sunday, with postseason permutations changing right up until the 82nd game of the year. Sixteen out of 20 pl…
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Man arrested in Sydney after reports of multiple stabbings
A number of people have been reportedly stabbed in Sydney, Australia on Monday just two days after the city was rocked by a mass stabbing in a busy shopping mall.
A man has been arrested after polic…
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US military’s additional review into deadly Kabul airport attack concludes troops did not see bomber ahead of attack
An additional review by the US military into the deadly Abbey Gate bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, which aimed to clear up outstanding questions about the attack, has concluded tha…
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Today is Tax Day. The IRS expects ‘tens of millions’ of returns to be filed at the last minute
Its Tax Day in the United States for most Americans, andthere are still plenty of people racing to file their 2023 income tax returns up until the clock strikes midnight.
With the April deadline upo…
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Opinion: Get US troops out of harm’s way, now
Editors Note: Daniel R. DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune. His work can be seen in The New York Times, Politico, The Wall St…
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