To find the true pulse of today’s middle class, SmartAsset examined U.S. Census Bureau data to calculate the bounds on middle class earnings in 100 of the largest U.S. cities, as well as all 50 states.
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OLBG has researched the highest-paid state employee in every US state using data from local government sources and found that most of them are college sports coaches.
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Bankrate compiled 5 smart ways to put your tax refund to work.
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Stacker used 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics data to compile a list of 100 jobs without formal education requirements, ranked by median annual income.
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Using a variety of news and government sources, Stacker compiled a detailed timeline of the Vietnam War.
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By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The star-studded Prince’s Trust Global Gala raised more than $1.7 million Thursday night at Casa Cipriani in New York City, as a wide range of grantees — past and present — explained how King Charles III’s charity has improved their lives. “Luther” star Idris Elba
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CNN By Tim Lister, CNN New research has revealed the extent to which Iran has built a powerful weapons industry based on Western technology, and how that technology is being used by Russia against Ukrainian cities. Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a UK-based organization which investigates weapons’ components, has established that the Shahed-136 drones sold to
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has canceled his election appearances for a third day after falling ill with what officials described as an intestinal infection. Erdogan is seeking a third presidential term in Turkey’s May 14 election. He had been due to appear at a bridge opening and a political rally in
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA and DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early Friday, killing at least eight people and striking a residential building in central Ukraine, officials said. Air raid sirens sounded around the capital in the
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has adopted a new five-year ocean policy that calls for stronger maritime security, including bolstering its coast guard’s capability and cooperation with the military amid China’s increasing assertiveness in regional seas. The new Basic Plan on Ocean Policy adopted by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet also
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Dave Hennen, CNN Parts of the South are yet again at risk of facing severe storms Friday that could bring damaging winds, large hail and the possibility of tornadoes to millions in north-central Texas. More than 12 million people in Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, are under a significant risk
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis plans to outline his vision for the future of Europe during a three-day visit to Hungary starting Friday, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, migration flows and Hungary’s tense relations with Brussels looming large over the pontiff’s weekend journey. Hungarian officials say
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights saved their best performance of the opening round for last and dominated the Winnipeg Jets with their first chance in an elimination game. Chandler Stephenson scored twice and Vegas ousted the Jets from their Western Conference opening-round series with a 4-1 victory
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Tres soldados murieron y uno resultó herido cuando dos helicópteros AH-64 Apache del 1er Batallón de Ataque, pertenecientes al 25º Regimiento de Aviación de Fort Wainwright, se estrellaron este jueves cerca de Healy, Alaska. Los helicópteros regresaban de una misión de entrenamiento cuando colisionaron en vuelo. Dos soldados fueron declarados muertos
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Thursday was a busy day around the valley for local high school sports. In the Desert Empire League, finals were held for track and field, tennis and swimming. TRACK AND FIELD MVP Awards were earned by the following student-athletes. Boys: Hayden Hutchinson LQHS OVERALL Boys – Martin Torres-Sandoval LQHS
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer European shares opened mixed after gains in Asia following Wall Street’s best day since January. The dollar rose against the Japanese yen after the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged. In its first policy meeting under its new governor, Kazuo Ueda, the BOJ kept its key
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Australian police are scouring a dump site in Queensland for the remains of a woman whose body is believed to have been inside a trash can that was emptied into a garbage truck during a regular rubbish collection. Lesley Trotter, 78, was reported missing from her Brisbane home by her family
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Flagged as a rising Republican star, Daniel Cameron could have taken a cautious approach and run for reelection as Kentucky’s attorney general. Instead he took a career-defining risk. He plunged into a competitive race for governor against a popular incumbent and a crowded field of GOP
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Interior de Perú informó este jueves a través de un comunicado el despliegue de cerca de 400 policías a fin de reforzar la zona fronteriza entre Perú y Chile. Según el Ministerio del Interior, la Policía Nacional del Perú está reforzando con estos efectivos, de distintas unidades,
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Melissa Alonso, CNN Three soldiers were killed and another was injured when two AH-64 Apache helicopters collided Thursday as they were flying back from a military training flight near Healy, Alaska, US Army officials said. Two of the soldiers died at the scene and a third died while being transported to
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