Get on top of planned expenses with sinking funds
By AMANDA BARROSO of NerdWallet Mapping out planned expenses like vacations, holiday gifts and membership renewals in advance gives you time to save…
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Old money, new money: Beaux Arts style gets attention on HBO
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The style called Beaux Arts translates simply as “fine arts.” It was anything but simple,…
Continue ReadingSpain: 1st regional coalition with far-right raises concerns
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s conservative opposition is joining with increasingly influential national-populist politicians to govern Spain’s…
Continue ReadingAfter pandemic, war in Ukraine new threat to food security
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A U.N. official says the crisis in Ukraine and Russia, one of the world’s main sources…
Continue ReadingTrump-era Israeli settlement growth proceeds in his absence
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The growth of Israel’s settler population in the occupied West Bank accelerated last year…
Continue ReadingAmid heavy shelling, Ukraine’s Mariupol city uses mass grave
By EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — With bodies piling up in Russia’s nine-day siege of Mariupol, the port city of…
Continue ReadingUS colleges cut partnerships, financial ties with Russia
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Colleges across the U.S. are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research…
Continue ReadingGas price hikes fueling electric vehicle conspiracy theories
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social media users are suggesting soaring fuel prices in the U.S. are part of a government…
Continue ReadingRussia built an economy like a fortress but the pain is real
By The Associated Press Sanctions are hitting Russia’s economy hard. The ruble is plunging, and major foreign companies are fleeing.…
Continue ReadingUS VP Harris embraces call for war crimes probe of Russia
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing calls for an international…
Continue ReadingEurope’s central bank to speed up end to economic stimulus
By The Associated Press The European Central Bank says it will make an early exit from its economic stimulus efforts as it combats record inflation.…
Continue ReadingASEAN members say summit with US is being rescheduled
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian and Indonesian officials say the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is seeking to reschedule a summit…
Continue ReadingChina eases control to let ruble fall faster against yuan
BEIJING (AP) — China is easing government exchange rate controls to let the Russian ruble fall faster in value against the Chinese yuan in a move…
Continue Reading‘They were shooting civilians’: Ukraine refugees saw abuses
By RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — As more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine begin to scatter throughout Europe and…
Continue ReadingChelsea feels effects of sanctions imposed on Abramovich
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Premier English League team Chelsea doesn’t have much to celebrate on its 117th birthday.…
Continue ReadingExperts: How to impose internet sanctions on Russia
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ukraine’s attempt to get Russia kicked off the internet has failed. A diverse group of experts…
Continue ReadingAsian shares sink as war, inflation hold sway on markets
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have fallen in Asia as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Bayer sells pest control business for $2.6 billion
BERLIN (AP) — German chemical and health care company Bayer says it is selling a U.S.-based pest control business to private equity firm Cinven for…
Continue ReadingEU united on Ukraine, but won’t offer fast-track membership
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders have ruled out fulfilling Ukraine’s…
Continue ReadingRussia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered its third week, with Russian forces continuing to bombard major cities and desperate civilians hoping to…
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