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The closing ceremony served as the nightcap to an extraordinary Paris Olympic Games. Americans are struggling with credit card debt. Miley Cyrus is a Disney Legend. |
The Olympics are over — but there's still a lot of news from Paris |
The 2024 Paris Games officially closed Sunday night, treating viewers to a spectacular show that featured Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg bringing California cool to the Olympics' next home. |
Bring on on LA28: After French musicians delivered compelling performances, several French officials delivered earnest goodbyes. Then the Olympic flag was officially handed over to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who wasted no time waving it for the world to see. | Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass hands the Olympic flag to gold medalist Simone Biles. Yukihito Taguchi, USA TODAY Sports |
Read this before your mute your credit card notifications |
At a time when credit card interest rates are super high, more Americans find themselves carrying credit card debt from month to month, a new survey suggests. Rather than avoid your statement, here are a few ways you can chip away at debt: |
| • | Cut back. Take from your discretionary budget to pay more than the monthly minimum on your credit card. | | • | Set aside. Use any extra funds, such as a tax refund, work bonus or pay from a side gig, to pay toward your credit card debt. | | • | Change cards. Get a 0% balance transfer card, so you can move your debt to a new card with no interest for a limited time, often 12 to 21 months. | |
New Trump is a lot like old Trump |
Former President Trump has ditched his post-assassination attempt unity argument and rebuffed calls from his party's elected GOP stalwarts who'd prefer their presidential nominee focus on Democrats' policies. Instead, the former president who hopes voters will send him back to the White House in November has settled into a familiar series of deeply personal attacks on his Democratic opponent, including inflammatory remarks about race. Read more |
Scores reported dead in Gaza school shelter |
An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school compound housing displaced families killed about 100 people, the Hamas-run Gaza government said on Saturday, while the Israeli military said it had targeted Hamas militants and cast doubt on the Palestinian death toll. Read more |
How race, police and mental health collided in Sonya Massey's death |
Last month, a sheriff's deputy shot and killed Sonya Massey, 36, inside her small Illinois home after she called 911 to report a prowler. Massey's death has triggered a fresh wave of anger, frustration and exhaustion in her hometown and across the country as the United States continues to grapple with its long history of racist treatment of Black residents, systemic inequality, and lack of access to mental health care. Read more |
Photo of the day: 'Hannah Montana' is a legend | "Much has changed since that day, but at the same time, nothing has changed at all," Miley Cyrus said while accepting her Legends award. Image Group LA, The Walt Disney Company |
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