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Financial mythbusting 101: Don't get stuck on financial advice that doesn't ring true

Financial mythbusting 101: Don't get stuck on financial advice that doesn't ring true

TORONTO — Finance tips and advice that worked decades ago aren't always relevant in today's day and age.
Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic lands in the Philadelphia area for the first time

Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic lands in the Philadelphia area for the first time

SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) — Willie Nelson 's Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area.
Not all vegetables are annuals. Here are some that come back year after year

Not all vegetables are annuals. Here are some that come back year after year

Most vegetables grown in home gardens are annuals. They wither and die at the end of the season and need to be replanted every year to reap more crops.
UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S.
Girl Scout troop resolved to support migrants despite backlash

Girl Scout troop resolved to support migrants despite backlash

NEW YORK (AP) — Once a week in a midtown Manhattan hotel, dozens of Girl Scouts gather in a spare room made homey by string lights and children’s drawings.
China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the WTO

China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the WTO

BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over what it says are discriminatory requirements for American subsidies for electric vehicles. Starting this year, U.S.
Bird flu, weather and inflation conspire to keep egg prices near historic highs for Easter

Bird flu, weather and inflation conspire to keep egg prices near historic highs for Easter

Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease , high demand and growing costs for farmers .
With help from Pitbull, Newfoundland cabbie shows spoons aren’t just for folk music

With help from Pitbull, Newfoundland cabbie shows spoons aren’t just for folk music

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Harold Butler scrolled through a long playlist glowing on his iPhone screen in his spacious taxi, which was parked on a downtown street in St. John's, N.L., on a recent rainy night. Flo Rida? Not now.
With completion in sight, what's next for the Trans Mountain pipeline project?

With completion in sight, what's next for the Trans Mountain pipeline project?

CALGARY — After more than four years of construction and at least $34 billion in costs, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is nearly complete.
Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles

Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles.