Articles filed under Associated Press
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We need to talk about your retirement ‘spending’Apr 04, 2026 1:28 pm - Let’s stop lauding underspending in retirement; leaving a big bequest isn’t usually the best outcome. If you don’t need the money, you don’t need the money. But look around: Someone else in your life probably does. And it takes less than you might think to make a difference for them.
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Retirees, should you take RMDs early in the year or wait?Apr 04, 2026 1:15 pm - Q. Within a given year, is there any advantage to taking your required minimum distributions as soon as you can, or taking it down to the wire and pulling the distribution in late December? Or is it better to take monthly or quarterly withdrawals?
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Illinois throws out book on previous matchups with UConn and tries to flip the script in Final FourApr 04, 2026 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois coach Brad Underwood doesn't need any reminders about what happened the last two times his team faced UConn. He can just plug in the game tapes, r...
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South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streakApr 03, 2026 9:45 pm - Ta'Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies' 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women's NCAA Tournament championship game.
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Brunson has a double-double as Knicks trounce BullsApr 03, 2026 9:23 pm - OG Anunoby scored 31 points, Mitchell Robinson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the New York Knicks routed the Chicago Bulls 136-96 on Friday night in a game they led by 47 points.
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President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal fundingApr 03, 2026 8:57 pm - President Donald Trump tried to put some teeth into his latest attempt to save college sports.The threat of cutting funding to cash-starved schools that don’t comply is real, even if the stricter rules that come out of the executive order he signed Friday could take a while to figure out.
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MASTERS ‘26: Rory McIlroy sheds burden of winning green jacket. Now it falls to othersApr 03, 2026 8:52 pm - Rory McIlroy had the green jacket on his shoulders and an enormous weight off his back when he looked ahead to the 90th edition of the Masters with a question and a coy smile.
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Trump’s Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midtermsApr 03, 2026 7:43 pm - This is not the run-up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted. A year and a half after winning the White House by promising to lower costs and end wars, Donald Trump is a wartime president overseeing surging energy costs and an escalating overseas conflict.
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Cubs pitcher Horton leaves game early in loss at ClevelandApr 03, 2026 7:01 pm - Rookie Chase DeLauter had three hits, including a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Guardians won their home opener 4-1 against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
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Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behindApr 03, 2026 3:55 pm - The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.