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AP Business Writer Alex Veiga LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. homeowners are spending more on home renovation projects, making a wider consumer rebound amid declining confidence in the economy. Retailers of building materials and garden supplies increased 0.8% from last month’s March, the biggest profit since 2022, and increased 3.2% from last April. At the same time, US retail sales increased by 0.1% overall, slowing sharply from March. This trend occurs despite rising prices for home improvement products. According to Verisk’s Modification Index, home repair and modification costs rose by around 4% in the first quarter of the previous year.…
Raleigh, North Carolina – Sergei Bobrovsky rarely conducts interviews without saying that. “For a moment at a time.” You will find he has not used adjectives before the “moment.” That’s because it’s not a difference for him. Every moment, big or small, is treated the same as a sage veteran. And for a team looking to win a back-to-back Stanley Cup, that’s the perfect mindset between the pipes. Tall to help the Florida Panthers take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, Bobrovsky defeated the Carolina Hurricane 5-0 on Thursday for 17 saves. “It was a good road…
TALLAHASSEE — Continuing to increase the pace of executions in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for a man convicted of rape and murder of a woman in downtown Orlando.The warrant was signed for Thomas Gudinas, 51. He is scheduled to be executed on June 24th, and could be his seventh inmate with a fatal injection this year. Five men have been executed, and inmate Anthony Wainwright is scheduled to die on June 10th.Gudinas was convicted of the murder of Michelle McGrath, who was out on an entertainment night in downtown Orlando in May 1994. McGrath was seen…
Tehran says it will not pursue nuclear weapons, but does not want to give up its uranium enrichment programme.We and Iranian representatives concluded the round of nuclear talks in Rome on May 23, but according to mediators and Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busadi, the results were not achieved.”The fifth round of Iranian US lectures concluded today with some decisive advances in Rome,” Busaidi wrote on social media platform X as the speech was finished.”We hope to clarify the remaining issues in the coming days and move towards a common goal of reaching a sustainable and honorable agreement.”Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas…
By Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Business Writer The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission has abandoned Microsoft’s Biden-era efforts to buy “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard. In an order issued Thursday, the FTC said it determined that “in this case, public interest will most likely be useful in dismissing administrative litigation.” It was the second time in one day that the FTC had escaped from a lawsuit during the Biden administration. Earlier on Thursday, the FTC said it had dismissed a lawsuit against PepsiCo filed by the Democratic-controlled FTC in January. Microsoft announced its $69 billion acquisition of Activision in…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (WFLA) – A second case of measles has been confirmed in South Florida. Florida Department of Health records show that young children between the ages of 0 and 4 were diagnosed with measles from Broward County. Florida man was sentenced to poisoning and dolphin shooting The case was reported last month, with the child believed to have acquired respiratory illness outside of the United States, according to a report by NBC 6 South Florida. Details regarding the case or child health were not immediately available. It is the second known case of measles in South Florida after…
Opening an investment account on behalf of a minor is a great way to teach your child about the value of money and money management.Yes, your child can become an investor. You can open a securities account called a minor’s custody account, but you can retain control over it. And once your child reaches the age of maturity, your child can take over the account. However, by learning the value of the dollar, saving early and investing, your child may already be on the path to proper money management and financial health.There are also a variety of accounts to choose…
Almost four Venezuelan workers who held temporary protected positions have been taken on leave by Disney after the US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to take legal protections. The move was made to ensure employees were not violating the law, Disney said in a statement Friday. 45 workers from the company who took leave will continue to receive benefits. “We are committed to protecting the health, safety and well-being of all employees who may be navigating changing immigration policies and how they affect them and their families,” the statement said. About two-thirds of the workers were working in union…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – A Panama City fisherman has been sentenced to 30 days in prison and is ordered to pay a $51,000 fine after being convicted of poisoning dolphins with pesticides and shooting with a firearm. The National Marine Fisheries Agency (NOAA) law enforcement has launched an investigation into Zachary Brandon Barfield, 31, who was found to violate the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the federal insecticide, fungicide and Rodeventom Suicide Act. “The defendant’s selfish conduct is more than illegally shooting and killing animals that are poisoned and protected. It causes serious crimes against public resources, threats against local…
The agent will charge interest on the 2024 tax dates paid after April 15th.Taxpayers living and working abroad must file a return year for 2024 and pay back their dues by June 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said in a May 22nd statement.”American citizens or resident foreigners residing abroad are permitted to extend two months from the usual April 15 deadline, as they reside in the military serving outside the United States. From June 15th onwards, on Sundays in 2025, the deadline will be delayed until Monday, June 16th.” The June deadline also applies to those with double citizenship.If…