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Kickstart the new year with motivation to achieve your financial goals

Kickstart the new year with motivation to achieve your financial goals

NEW YORK (AP) — The start of a new year usually brings new motivation to achieve goals like eating healthier or finally cleaning your basement. Many resolutions also focus on financial goals, such...

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How to volunteer with young children: Tips and ideas for families

How to volunteer with young children: Tips and ideas for families

NEW YORK (AP) — When Cami Teacoach’s son turned three she set out to find volunteer opportunities they could do together. He made Valentine cards for senior citizens. They hiked and picked up tras...

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Stocks dip slightly as investors return from the Christmas holiday

Stocks dip slightly as investors return from the Christmas holiday

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed slightly lower on Friday in a quiet day of trading as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500 index fell 2.11 points, less than 0.1%, to close...

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New York subway retires the MetroCard after more than 30 years

New York subway retires the MetroCard after more than 30 years

NEW YORK (AP) — When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit syst...

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California drops lawsuit over federal funds for high-speed rail project

California drops lawsuit over federal funds for high-speed rail project

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government’s withdrawing of $4 billion for the state’s long-delayed ...

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The newspaper’s slow fade concerns those who used it for other things

The newspaper’s slow fade concerns those who used it for other things

The sun would rise over the Rockies, and Robin Gammons would run to the front porch to grab the morning paper before school. She wanted the comics and her dad wanted sports, but the Montana Standa...

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