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Over the Fourth of July weekend, parts of central Texas were devastated by flash floods after the region was hit with the equivalent of four…
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On Wednesday, Nvidia (NVDA) became the first publicly traded company to achieve a $4 trillion market capitalization, just 24 trading days after joining the $3…
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President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is now a great, big law. Trump signed the nearly 1,000-page megabill into law Friday during a July 4…
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If you got a letter from Social Security this spring claiming you were overpaid, don’t ignore it: Your benefits could be slashed in the coming…
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