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What to do if your credit score has dropped

What to do if your credit score has dropped

NEW YORK (AP) — Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week. The total n...

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Farmers test electric tractors, sparking hope for sustainable agriculture

Farmers test electric tractors, sparking hope for sustainable agriculture

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor. As they took tu...

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House passes bill to avoid government shutdown, but fight ahead in Senate

House passes bill to avoid government shutdown, but fight ahead in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Friday passed a short-term spending bill to extend government funding for seven weeks and avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, but prospects looked dimmer ...

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US military strike disrupts life in Venezuela’s impoverished Caribbean communities

US military strike disrupts life in Venezuela’s impoverished Caribbean communities

GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — On Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open secret that boats departing from its ports transport both drugs and fish. Residents cl...

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Who qualifies for ‘no tax on tips’ and what counts as a tip? Here are the new rules

Who qualifies for ‘no tax on tips’ and what counts as a tip? Here are the new rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is moving closer to making President Donald Trump’s “ no tax on tips ” promise a reality. But new guidance released Friday tends to limit the number of ti...

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South African and US trade officials hold tariff talks in Washington

South African and US trade officials hold tariff talks in Washington

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African trade officials have held talks with their U.S. counterparts in Washington, reports said Friday as Africa’s largest economy looks to repair strained relations and...

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