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Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect
LINDEN, New Jersey (AP) — At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses for cracks and leaks.
An instructor glides between speaking Spanish and English as he teaches Manu ... (full story)
GoFundMe is refurbishing a lesser-known financial tool in a bid to supercharge everyday giving
NEW YORK (AP) — GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan had some complications while fundraising on his own website last fall.
Several friends wanted to help Cadogan reach his $28,000 goal as he crowdfunded for a Los Angeles area wilderness rescue team. However, they tried to donate through a lesser-known but growing wealth management to ... (full story)
Documents: Hold, shred or secure?
Whether in paper form or digitized, there are two issues to consider when it comes to financial documents.
First, how do I prevent identity theft? Second, what do I need to keep, and what can I dispose of?
It seems we are more alert to potential identity theft by mail, email or phone, and less so when it comes to documents ... (full story)
Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn't guaranteed
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging.
The medications still amount to around $500 per month for those without insurance — out of reach for many patients. And even for people with insurance, coverage remains uneven.
"The medica ... (full story)
Pakistan's biggest brewery is evolving from its 165-year-old liquor legacy
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — A pungent fug of malt and yeastiness hangs over Murree Brewery, Pakistan 's biggest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks.
The company is an outlier in a country where alcohol is outlawed for everyone except non-Muslims, who make up some 9 million people out of 241 million. Pakistan, an Islami ... (full story)