Can you negotiate your debt without a lump sum payment?

You don’t need a lump sum to negotiate debt, but you do need a strategy that reflects your financial situation. Tatiana Lavrova/Getty Images Household budgets aren’t just being stretched thin by a mix of rising inflation, high borrowing costs and a rough economy right now. They’re being completely reshaped in real time. With credit card …

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Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if U.S. drops blockade

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. ends its blockade on Iranian ports, officials said Monday. President Trump said Saturday that he canceled U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip to Pakistan for direct talks. CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata has the latest.

Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect’s court appearance looms

Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect’s court appearance looms – CBS News Watch CBS News The man linked to a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is set to appear in federal court Monday. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes and Anna Schecter have the latest.

California billionaire tax secures enough signatures to make ballot

Proponents of a proposal to tax California billionaires say they have obtained enough signatures for the measure to appear on the November ballot. The measure, proposed by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), a union representing more than 120,000 California health care workers, would impose a one-time 5% tax on Californians with net …

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Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner when shots rang out: Here’s what CBS News journalists saw and heard.

When a gunman charged a security checkpoint outside the hotel ballroom where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was taking place Saturday night, reporters in the room quickly reacted, sharing what they knew with the public. Some heard gunfire. Some only heard a loud noise and the response from security officials. They didn’t immediately know the …

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