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Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed. Landlords say they're drowning in debt

Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed. Landlords say they're drowning in debt

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Retiree Pamela Haile has paid property taxes, insurance and other bills on a house she lets out in Oakland, but for more than three years her tenants have paid no rent thanks to one of the longest-lasting eviction bans in the cou
Liz Weston: Safer ways to raid your retirement, if you have to

Liz Weston: Safer ways to raid your retirement, if you have to

Raiding your retirement accounts can be expensive. Withdrawing money before age 59 1/2 typically triggers income taxes, a 10% federal penalty and — worst of all — the loss of future tax-deferred compounded returns.
Amsterdam's Hermitage museum is renamed after cutting ties with Russia following Ukraine invasion

Amsterdam's Hermitage museum is renamed after cutting ties with Russia following Ukraine invasion

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam museum that severed ties with St.
Hollywood mogul acknowledges gifts to Netanyahu may have been 'excessive' in 2nd day of testimony

Hollywood mogul acknowledges gifts to Netanyahu may have been 'excessive' in 2nd day of testimony

JERUSALEM (AP) — A billionaire Hollywood mogul took the stand for a second day on Monday in Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, acknowledging that the long list of champagne, cigars and jewelry he systematically gave to the Israeli prime minister
Advocates urge collection of race-based data via health cards to address inequities

Advocates urge collection of race-based data via health cards to address inequities

All Canadian jurisdictions should routinely collect data on racial and Indigenous identity to help address inequities in health care, and the best way to do that is during the health card application or renewal process, a group of experts says. Dr.
LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco

LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as bubbles and confetti rained down, and fellow revelers from Toronto to San Francisco cheered through Pride Month's grand crescendo.
Canadian Music Hall of Fame officially welcomes Nickelback at plaque ceremony

Canadian Music Hall of Fame officially welcomes Nickelback at plaque ceremony

CALGARY — Nickelback has sealed its place in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame with an official plaque ceremony in Calgary.
Sacai caps Paris Fashion Week with a collision of punk, workwear and inventive silhouettes

Sacai caps Paris Fashion Week with a collision of punk, workwear and inventive silhouettes

PARIS (AP) — The sweltering Paris heat wave, leaving exhausted fashionistas nearly baked in the leafy courtyard of an esteemed Sorbonne University campus, met its stylish adversary: Sacai’s spring men’s co-ed fashion show.
A law that bans sex toys as obscene and morally harmful is being challenged by women in Zimbabwe

A law that bans sex toys as obscene and morally harmful is being challenged by women in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Sitabile Dewa was content with her sex life when she was married, but after her divorce, she found her prospects for erotic pleasure rather bleak.
Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan testifies at Netanyahu corruption trial over 'supply line' of gifts

Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan testifies at Netanyahu corruption trial over 'supply line' of gifts

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli producer of Hollywood blockbuster films took the stand in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial Sunday, describing how he routinely delivered tens of thousands of dollars of Champagne, cigars and other gifts
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