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• MILL CREEK METROPARKS Board of Park Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. today at the McMahon Hall Education Building at the MetroParks Farm in Canfield. • YOUNGSTOWN COMMUNITY, PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE has canceled its meeting for Tuesday. • BOARDMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the high school. • CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall. • ELLSWORTH ZONING COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Ellsworth fire hall. • MAHONING COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES will meet at 4 ...

2 drivers of Mercedes AMG cars file lawsuit over an alleged burn hazard

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NEW YORK (AP) — Two drivers of Mercedes AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company, claiming that the AMG logo on their driver’s seat gets so hot that it literally brands them and causes burns. Gabriel Lahijani and Karendeep “Karina” Bath allege the front seats of certain Mercedes AMG vehicles have a design defect where the raised metallic AMG logo is “reasonably expected to contact an occupant’s upper back, neck, or shoulder,” according to the court document filed earlier this week in the U.S. District Court of California’s Western ...

Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA

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The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he led temporarily last year only to be fired after he publicly opposed eliminating it. Hamilton was among a group of 74 nominations approved by the Senate, including President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration, David Cummins, and his choice for ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Perez. Upon his swearing in, Hamilton will take over an agency whose future has been uncertain since Trump threatened to ...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives for first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia

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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday arrived for his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy confirmed the arrival on Friday on his official Telegram channel. The office of Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic had previously announced the visit late Thursday. “Important talks are scheduled for today and tomorrow,” Zelenskyy said. He added that he will meet with Vucic and Serbia’s Prime Minister Djuro ...

Remains of 56 people found improperly stored at Chicago funeral home

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CHICAGO (AP) — The remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut down because of mishandled remains, authorities said. Illinois state officials, meanwhile, suspended the license of one of the funeral home’s directors, alleging bodies were being kept in an unrefrigerated area in “deplorable conditions.” The discovery came months after neighborhood residents began noticing a “stench” emanating from the funeral home, which led some to complain to ...

3 tricky decisions for every retirement plan

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Many aspects of retirement planning are the subject of hot debate, even among experts. Here are three tricky decisions that confront people planning retirement today. Decision 1: How much to withdraw each year in retirement It’s impossible to say at the outset of retirement what the “right” withdrawal rate is. You don’t know what the major asset classes will return or how high (or low) inflation will run during your retirement. Nor do you know how long you’ll live. But you have to use something, and this is where the disagreements come in. A 4% starting withdrawal rate, ...