Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP As Speaker Mike Johnson and his slim GOP House majority work to pass President Trump’s budget, they’ll have to work around the fact that cuts to Medicaid are unpopular with the public and enough members of their own party to upend the process. An April poll from KFF found that both Republicans and Democrats say they broadly oppose funding cuts to Social Security,…
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Image by Sarah Brown Buying a new car feels like a milestone. The shiny paint, the flawless interior, that intoxicating new car smell—it’s all part of the dream. But as soon as you drive it off the lot, that dream takes a financial hit. And not just a little one. The depreciation starts immediately, and it only gets worse from there. Car dealers don’t highlight it. Car commercials definitely won’t say it. But the moment your tires hit the street, your car starts losing value. And if you’re not prepared, you could end up upside-down on your loan or disappointed…
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The biggest day in American thoroughbred horse racing is here, and we are just hours from hearing My Old Kentucky Home as 151st Kentucky Derby is set for a 6:57 post time. And the rain in Louisville at Churchill Downs will be more than originally forecast, making for what could be a slower, muddier track than most of these horses have seen before. Here’s the full expected field, with No. 4 Rodriguez and No. 10 Grande having been scratched earlier in the week. 2025 Kentucky Derby Post Position Horse Trainer Jockey Latest Odds Morning Line Odds Post Position Horse Trainer…
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A new study made public last month suggests that left-handed CEOs, including tech giants like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, may possess an edge in driving innovation and outperforming their competitors. What Happened: Research by accounting professors Long Chen and June Woo Park at the Costello College of Business analyzed “7 % of S&P 500 firm CEOs.” They found that companies led by left-handed CEOs showed significantly higher innovation output, including more patents and citations. “Left-handed CEOs are likely to hire more foreign employees, who tend to generate more innovation outputs than domestic employees,” the study read. See Also:…
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FEU Lady Tamaraws during a UAAP Season 87 Final Four loss to NU Lady Bulldogs.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net LIVE: UAAP Season 87 volleyball FINAL FOUR MANILA, Philippines — Far Eastern University was set away from forcing a rubber match against defending champion National University in the UAAP women’s volleyball Final Four for the second straight year. But the Lady Tamaraws lost steam in the next two and fell short of completing an upset in the fifth frame as the Lady Bulldogs escaped with a 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-14, 17-15 win for their fourth straight finals appearance on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.…
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I once heard it explained that when you have more money than you need, that’s wealth. When you use your money to make a difference, that’s power. In my experience, wealth and power are inextricably intertwined. Once a woman becomes financially secure, her motivation shifts from making more money to leaving a legacy, to giving back to others in ways that fill her with meaning and pleasure, while imbuing her with the power and the ability to make an impact. I am convinced that successful women offer our greatest hope for healing the planet. And I believe you are meant to be one…
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Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died at 116. LongeviQuest hide caption toggle caption LongeviQuest The world’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, died this week aged 116 years old. The Brazilian nun was born on June 8, 1908, in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul. According to the human longevity database LongeviQuest, Lucas was so frail in her childhood, that many in her community assumed she would die young. But she defied those expectations, living 116 years, 326 days. Colégio Santa Teresa, where Lucas lived out her final days, described the sister as a symbol of unconditional love…
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The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates nonfarm payrolls increased by 177,000 for the month, seasonally adjusted, above the Dow Jones estimate for 133,000. The unemployment rate stayed at 4.2%, as expected. The report notes that health care added 51,000 jobs, and transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and social assistance also trended upward, but federal government employment declined. Employment in February and March was revised 58,000 lower than originally reported. “Today’s report is a welcome surprise, showing a resilient labor market where employers continue to grow their workforce despite prevailing economic uncertainties,” Ger Doyle, U.S. Country…
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The first Saturday in May is one of the great events on the sports calendar, and this year finds a super horse that is already garnering Triple Crown buzz as 20 of the best thoroughbreds in the world head to Louisville for the most famous race in all of American sports. The Kentucky Derby is open to all three-year-old horses, though no fillies are running this year. Participants are going ten furlongs (or 1 1/4 mile), and $5 million is added to the prize pool for the Grade 1 stakes race — the largest pool in America outside the Breeders…