Where to keep a $40,000 emergency fund right now (and where not to)

There are better places than others to store your $40,000 emergency fund in today’s economy. BanksPhotos/Getty Images While saving up a large, five-figure amount of money in the inflationary economic climate of recent years was certainly challenging, savers did have one factor working in their favor. Higher interest rates on everything from high-yield savings to …

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Portugal Police Say Operation Breaks up Large-Scale Illegal Immigration Network

LISBON, May 26 (Reuters) – Portuguese police ⁠said ⁠on Tuesday that the ⁠authorities have dismantled a criminal group allegedly responsible ​for illegally trying to regularise the status of around 4,000 ‌migrants and arrested two ‌suspected ringleaders, amid a tightening of immigration rules by ⁠the ⁠centre-right government. • Police said the operation “Miraculous Land”, carried out …

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In Blow to Trump, South Carolina State Senate Rejects New Congressional Map

May ⁠26 (Reuters) – ⁠South Carolina’s ⁠Republican-controlled ​state ‌Senate on ‌Tuesday ⁠rejected a ⁠new congressional map ​aimed ​at flipping ⁠Democratic U.S. ⁠Representative ⁠James Clyburn’s ​seat, a ​rare ⁠rebuke ⁠to President Donald Trump ⁠from members of his own party. (Reporting ⁠by Joseph Ax; Editing ​by Mark ​Porter) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional map

As early in-person voting began Tuesday in South Carolina’s primaries, the state Senate rejected a Republican plan to cancel those congressional votes and instead schedule a new primary under revised districts designed to help the GOP oust a longtime Democrat. Some senators said it was simply too late to make a change. “South Carolina citizens …

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Here’s how much interest a $150,000 high-yield savings account can earn now

Interest earnings on a $150,000 high-yield savings account will stack up fairly quickly. PHIL LEO/PM Images/Getty Images When you have a large, six-figure amount of money saved, the investing options that present themselves are numerous. Stocks, known for big losses but double-digit returns, historically, are worth considering, as are bonds. Real estate is another viable …

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Key points on Cornyn-Paxton Texas GOP Senate runoff

Key points on Cornyn-Paxton Texas GOP Senate runoff – CBS News Watch CBS News Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will close out their Senate primary Tuesday in a runoff. CBS News’ Fin Gómez breaks down the race.