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Becoming a millionaire
Q: How can I use stocks to become a millionaire before I retire? -- D.B., Las Cruces, New Mexico
A: Becoming a millionaire is possible -- if you have enough time and money. You'll need to sock away significant sums regularly for many years. And you'll need to invest effectively, such as in a low-fee S&P 500 index fund.
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US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.
The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed by the U.S. Department of Justice calls f ... (full story)
Disabled Americans rely on rideshare apps but say they still face discrimination
Disabled people who use rideshare apps Lyft and Uber say their experience is not a seamless task of pressing a few buttons and being whisked to their destination minutes later.
Instead, people who use wheelchairs and guide dogs have watched drivers cancel rides, charge cleaning fees for guide dogs or outright refuse to take them ... (full story)
Local
Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems
(THE CONVERSATION) Now that the elections are over, you might be left feeling exhausted, despondent and disillusioned – whether your preferred candidate won or not. You are not alone.
Survey after survey has found that Americans agree that the political system is not serving them.
Americans say they are angry at the po ... (full story)
State
Power company can use herbicides to clear vegetation under transmission lines
Three 1948 easements allow Ohio Edison to “remove” vegetation from under its power lines by using herbicides despite the objections of Harrison County landowners who opposed the spraying, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court reversed a Seventh District Court of Appeals ruling, w ... (full story)
As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — A supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants announced a $60 million expansion in Tennessee on Wednesday, promising to resume and grow its manufacturing of high-tech centrifuges there to enrich uranium at its facility in Ohio.
The expansion by Centrus Energy at its massive facility in Oak Ridge comes ... (full story)