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People take part in a rally to end the eviction moratorium outside City Hall in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Some landlords have gone without rental income for more than three years after Oakland approved an eviction moratorium in March 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed. Landlords say they're drowning in debt
By JANIE HAR - Associated Press
Mon,06/26/23-8:39AM , 101 Reads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Retiree Pamela Haile has paid property taxes, insurance and other bills on a house she lets out in Oakland, but for more than three years her tenants have paid no rent thanks to one of the longest-lasting eviction bans in the country.
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This undated file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. Secure 2.0 gave people several new options for workplace retirement accounts, but it forces higher-income savers to use their plans’ Roth option for catch-up contributions. People ages 60 to 63 can make larger catch-up contributions, but many people won’t have the cash flow to take advantage of this option. (NerdWallet via AP, File)

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Liz Weston: Saving for retirement just got more complicated
By LIZ WESTON OF NERDWALLET
Mon,07/10/23-5:23AM , 101 Reads
The Secure Act 2.0 legislation that passed late last year added new retirement savings options but also has a few potential catches for unsuspecting savers. Understanding these possible pitfalls may help you make better decisions, or at least be prepared for what’s to come.
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Marwa Ahmad poses for a photo in Raqqa, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Ahmad is among tens of thousands of widows and wives of IS militants who were detained in the wretched and lawless al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria after U.S.-led coalition and Syrian Kurdish forces cleared IS from northeastern Syria in 2019. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

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Former IS families face neighbors' hatred returning home
By HOGIR AL ABDO AND KAREEM CHEHAYEB - Associated Press
Fri,12/30/22-12:16AM , 100 Reads
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Marwa Ahmad rarely leaves her run-down house in the Syrian city of Raqqa. The single mother of four says people look at her with suspicion and refuse to offer her a job, while her children get bullied and beaten up at school.
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A model struts a garment during a fashion show featuring Guatemalan textiles, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas. A Guatemala-born designer combined indigenous weaving technique, modern clothing design and colorful history from her native country came together on a recent weekend on on a runway showcase. The fashion show offered a taste of not only Elena De León's artistic vision, but of the work by mothers living in the U.S. or back in their country to support their families. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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AP PHOTOS: Guatemala-born designer links history and culture with current trends in fashion show
By VALERIE GONZALEZ - The Associated Press
Sun,05/21/23-11:02PM , 100 Reads
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Guatemala-born designer combined Indigenous weaving technique, modern clothing design and colorful history from her native country in a recent Texas runway showcase. The display offered a taste not only of Elena De León’s artistic vision, but of work by Guatemalan mothers, including some in the U.S.
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