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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who is 93, has married for the fifth time

compensation survey, 25 are women. That's the most women making the list since the survey began in 2011. But the numbers haven't budged very much. The second highest tally was 21 women in 2017. The survey, based on data analyzed for The Associated Press by Equilar, includes CEOs at S&P 500 companies who have served at least two fiscal years at their companies, which filed proxy statements between Jan. 1 and April 30, 2024.

a wind-driven wildfire that continued not only burning but spreading early Sunday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said. “Strong winds and dry grass have made it difficult for firefighters to contain," Cal Fire said in a Facebook post Sunday morning.

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Bruhat Soma, the Scripps National Spelling Bee's Indian-American winner, along with the seven other finalists was invited by the White House for a visit, a lifetime experience for these young talents. Bruhat, a 12-year-old seventh-grade student from Florida, emerged victorious in the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, earning more than USD 50,000 in cash and other prizes.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were seen attending the graduation party of their daughter Violet. Lopez was in no mood for any chit-chat and was seen exiting her stepdaughter’s graduation party within an hour. This came as the couple tried to put up a united front as news spread regarding a potential split. Lopez and Affleck were seen leaving the venue together in a black Cadillac Esplanade. They were attending the graduation party in the mansion of Affleck’s ex-wife Jennifer Garner. The actor returned to the mansion that he had rented out after differences emerged between the couple. The couple were seen arriving together at the actor’s mansion which is less than 30 minutes from the mansion where the couple were residing which was estimated to be worth $60 million and was located at Beverley Hills.

SLK Private Wealth, a partner firm of Sanctuary Wealth, is bolstering its presence in the burgeoning LA, California wealth space as it adds a breakaway Wells Fargo duo.

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather

The Supreme Court has given homeowners another chance to force Bank of America and other large banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts

'America Reports' co-anchor Sandra Smith discusses fast food price hikes, the Kansas City Chief's invitation to the White House amid the Harrison Butker controversy and the NCAA agreeing to college athlete compensation plan.

A New Mexico judge has granted Mark Zuckerberg's request to be dropped from a lawsuit that alleges his company has failed to protect young users from exposure to child sexual abuse material

Arete Wealth has announced a deal to bolster its presence in California with a new branch office and more than $800 million in AUM.

electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025. The IRS tried the Direct File project for the 2024 tax season on a limited basis in 12 states for people with very simple W-2s, the employee’s wage and tax statement. The agency also is inviting all states with a state income tax to sign up and help people file their state returns for free.

Discount retailer Dollar Tree is planning to reopen some 99 Cents Only stores that have closed, rebranding them and filling them with their own products

Madison Ventures managing director Mitch Roschelle analyzes the housing market and reveals some of the best places to live outside of big cities on The Big Money Show.

Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants

California lawmakers have advanced a host of artificial intelligence proposals that would protect jobs, build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination, and outlaw deepfakes involving elections or pornography

Federal labor officials have certified an election to create a union for character and parade performers at Disneyland in California

LPL is extending its footprint in the Southwest as it welcomes a San Diego, California-based advisor team.

billionaire Larry Connor is embarking on a bold venture, planning a return expedition to the Titanic wreck despite the tragic implosion of the Titan submersible last year. Connor, a real estate investor worth an estimated $2 billion, is teaming up with Patrick Lahey, co-founder and CEO of Triton Submarines, to develop a new, state-of-the-art submersible for this ambitious mission. At 74 years old, the Dayton, Ohio native recently announced his intention to take a submersible to the Atlantic seabed, aiming to go beyond the previous OceanGate expedition and prove that safe trips to the Titanic wreckage are feasible.

Researchers have found evidence that the surface of Venus appears to show lava flows, very recent, which suggests that the planet is more volcanic than thought before. Italy's International Research School of Planetary Sciences has claimed to have known the details about the changes related to the planet's surface. These images captured by the researchers were then tallied with the earlier images of the planet's surface, taken between 1990-1992. The images captured back then were taken from the Magellan spacecraft, which was back then the first of its kind, designed to capture images of Venus' surfaces.