By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet You lent money to a friend or family member in need and they haven’t repaid the debt. Collecting money that a loved one owes you can be difficult and uncomfortable. What’s the best way to handle the situation? There are a few strategies you can explore to help you find
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet You lent money to a friend or family member in need and they haven’t repaid the debt. Collecting money that a loved one owes you can be difficult and uncomfortable. What’s the best way to handle the situation? There are a few strategies you can explore to help you find
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 4% compared with a year earlier in the quarter ending in March after the Chinese territory shut restaurants and other businesses to fight a spike in coronavirus infections. Government data showed growth plunged from the previous quarter’s 4% expansion. Hong Kong closed amusement parks and imposed
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 4% compared with a year earlier in the quarter ending in March after the Chinese territory shut restaurants and other businesses to fight a spike in coronavirus infections. Government data showed growth plunged from the previous quarter’s 4% expansion. Hong Kong closed amusement parks and imposed
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, Ariane de Vogue and Joan Biskupic, CNN In a stunning breach of Supreme Court confidentiality and secrecy, Politico has obtained what it calls a draft of a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade. The draft was circulated in early February, according to Politico.
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda (CNN Español) — Un borrador de la opinión mayoritaria de la Corte Suprema anularía el caso Roe vs. Wade que otorgaba derecho constitucional federal al aborto, según Politico. El borrador, escrito por el juez Samuel Alito, se distribuyó a principios de febrero y aún no ha sido aprobado, por lo que los votos
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A white Connecticut state trooper who fatally shot a 19-year-old Black man following a high-speed chase in 2020 has been arraigned on a manslaughter charge. Trooper Brian North said nothing during the brief appearance Tuesday in Milford Superior Court and is free on bail. He did
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Czech arts collector and patron Meda Mladkova has died. She was 102. Mladkova was also a historian who was an impassioned promoter of Czech-born abstract artist Frantisek Kupka. Mladkova supported artists in communist Czechoslovakia while living in exile behind the Iron Curtain. The Kampa Museum announced that
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN Business BP took a hit of more than $24 billion from ditching its business in Russia but reported a huge jump in profit for the first quarter. The UK-based energy giant said Tuesday that its underlying profit soared to $6.2 billion from $2.6 billion in the same period last year, boosted
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK, JUSTIN SPIKE and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Slovakia and Hungary say they won’t support sanctions against Russian energy that the European Union is preparing over the war in Ukraine. The countries said Tuesday that they are too reliant on those supplies and there are no immediate alternatives. The
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK, JUSTIN SPIKE and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Slovakia and Hungary say they won’t support sanctions against Russian energy that the European Union is preparing over the war in Ukraine. The countries said Tuesday that they are too reliant on those supplies and there are no immediate alternatives. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN An elderly Shanghai resident was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of dysfunction in the Covid-stricken city where millions of people remain under government-enforced lockdown. Video footage, shot by a bystander, shows the moment several workers dressed head-to-toe in protective
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top court says it has rejected the appeal of a former member of Syria’s secret police who was convicted last year of facilitating the torture of prisoners in his home country. In a landmark ruling, a court in the western German city of Koblenz had convicted Eyad Al-Gharib of accessory to
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat secured wins in Game 1 of their respective second round playoff series: Miami defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 106-92 while the Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 121-114. Dallas star Luka Doncic’s outstanding game — 45 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists — was not enough for
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Work smarter, not harder. Some people assume that you need a six-figure income to retire decades early, but that’s not necessarily the case. Check out these valuable saving and investing strategies from a man who retired when he was only 33 — when his income topped out at around $70,000.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Work smarter, not harder. Some people assume that you need a six-figure income to retire decades early, but that’s not necessarily the case. Check out these valuable saving and investing strategies from a man who retired when he was only 33 — when his income topped out at around $70,000.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Work smarter, not harder. Some people assume that you need a six-figure income to retire decades early, but that’s not necessarily the case. Check out these valuable saving and investing strategies from a man who retired when he was only 33 — when his income topped out at around $70,000.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Work smarter, not harder. Some people assume that you need a six-figure income to retire decades early, but that’s not necessarily the case. Check out these valuable saving and investing strategies from a man who retired when he was only 33 — when his income topped out at around $70,000. Here’s
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU., CDC, redujeron el riesgo de viaje por covid-19 a uno de los destinos más populares del hemisferio occidental este lunes. México bajó un nivel en la escala de los CDC de riesgo “alto” a riesgo “moderado” este 2
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s conservative opposition leader has traveled to Kyiv for meetings with Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The trip on Tuesday came as Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear he wouldn’t be visiting Ukraine any time soon. Scholz has traded barbs with Ukrainian officials in recent weeks because of Kyiv’s refusal to
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