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Topline Following months of negotiations to fund the government, President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill that will provide funding through the rest of the fiscal year, while also increasing defense spending and setting spending guidelines for several government agencies. Key Facts The package, approved by the Senate early Saturday morning, establishes spending guidelines for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services and State through September, the end of the fiscal year. Defense spending was increased to $824 billion, an increase of nearly $27 billion (3%) from the previous fiscal year, while…

If you’re newly engaged, the idea of your marriage not working out may be unfathomable. The Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts cited money issues as the leading cause of 22% of divorces, right after infidelity (25%) and basic incompatibility (43%). So, how do you set your marriage up for success? Talking through some of the biggest financial hurdles prior to a time of conflict can give you tools to work through disagreements later. Here are six financial questions every newly engaged couple should discuss. How Do You Feel About Debt? Debt can be a tool for wealth creation or wealth…

Ruby Franke, the former family vlogger who pleaded guilty to abusing two of her children, detailed in handwritten journal entries how she carried out some of the abuse.In copies of the entries, which were released by the Washington County Attorney’s Office on Friday, the Utah mother of six described several incidents of abuse inflicted on two of her children, whose names were redacted and replaced with “R” and “E” by authorities.In one entry from July 11, 2023, the disgraced momfluencer wrote that it was a “big day for evil.” Franke, who once ran the popular YouTube channel “8 Passengers,” then…

For decades, Florida has remained a top destination for retirees looking to settle down roots as they enjoy their golden years.But despite the Sunshine State’s warm weather and lack of an individual income tax, a wave of more affluent baby boomers is ditching the state for a newer destination: southern Appalachia.The Wall Street Journal recently reported that many so-called “halfbacks” — or boomers who moved from the Northeast and Midwest to Florida before settling in environs midway — are starting to populate once-heavily rural counties in areas that include Southwest Virginia, North Georgia, parts of both North Carolina and South…

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors on Thursday accused Donald Trump of making “wild and untrue” accusations against them about the timing of the disclosure of thousands of pages of possible evidence in his hush money criminal case as he seeks to further delay the trial. A trial had initially been scheduled for March 25. Trump, seeking to regain the U.S. presidency this year, has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records for seeking to hide a $130,000 hush money payment his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels before…

Last Monday, an on-chain photo of a puppy in a knit beanie sold for slightly more than $4.3 million. While such a statement might sound absurd—and this might not make a huge difference—the dog featured in the photo was no random hound, but Achi: the Shiba Inu from the iconic Dogwifhat internet meme. At over $4.3 million, the Achi NFT became the most expensive meme NFT ever sold. But it was hardly the first. For years, the healthy overlap of internet and crypto cultures has spawned NFT incarnations of some of the most famous memes of all time. Here’s a…

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Former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday called the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol “unacceptable” after years of deflecting on the issue. McDaniel, who is joining NBC News as a political analyst after exiting the RNC earlier this month, told the outlet that the Capitol riot “doesn’t represent our country. It certainly does not represent my party.” “We should not be attacking the Capitol; we should not be having violence,” she added. Asked why she didn’t offer such condemnation as RNC chairwoman, McDaniel responded, “When you’re the RNC chair, you kind of take one for the whole team. Right…

In week 2 of the NWSL regular season, Utah Royals Head Coach Amy Rodriguez secured the first win for the club in their return to the league as they defeated the North Carolina Courage 2-1. Rodriguez Wins Against Former NWSL Club As the former captain of the Royals , Rodriguez retired from the NWSL as a player in 2021 as she concluded her career with the Courage. With the first victory under her belt, Rodriguez defeated her former head coach, Sean Nahas. “I have great respect for Sean Nahas but there is no sweeter feeling than beating your former team,”…

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANK Bloomberg reported that Chime, the leading fintech neobank, is planning to go public in 2025. According to the report, Chime has not engaged investment banks to date. The unnamed source is a “person familiar with the matter” and a representative for the company declined to comment. Chime hasn’t raised funds since 2021 when it was valued around $25 billion. The neobank has not reported on the number of customers it has for the past few years. Chime Has More Than 38 Million Customers Consumer research conducted by Cornerstone Advisors sheds some light on Chime’s…