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The US Federal Reserve has launched a long-awaited service that will aim to modernize the country's payment system by eventually allowing Americans to send and receive funds in seconds, 24/7, the central bank announced Thursday.The "FedNow" service, which has been in the works since 2019, will seek to eliminate the multi-day delay commonly required to settle cash transfers, bringing the US in line with countries like the UK, India, Brazil and the European Union, where similar services have existed for years.FedNow is launching with 41 banks and 15 service providers certified to use the service, including community banks and large…

Social media users, some of whom identify as country music fans, are calling for a boycott of Country Music Television after it pulled Jason Aldean's controversial music video for "Try That in a Small Town."CMT had initially broadcast the video but withdrew it Monday after it drew attention for its lyrics and for featuring a Tennessee court where a black teenager was lynched in 1927. CMT did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. The network's decision not to broadcast the video caused a stir on Twitter. "@CMT not for country fans anymore. Won't be seeing him anymore…

The United States women's national team will take on Vietnam to kick off their game at the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand on Friday. (Fox Sports)The United States returns to the Women's World Cup as favorites to win the trophy for the third consecutive tournament, a feat that has never been accomplished. Only four teams in history have been able to win the World Cup again, which the USWNT has done after victories in 2015 and 2019. The Italy men's team did so in 1934 and 1938, followed by the Brazil men's team (1958, 1962) and…

Another day of extreme heat is sweeping across the United States on Friday, and daily high temperature records were broken Thursday in several cities, including Phoenix at 119 degrees Fahrenheit and Imperial, California, at 118 F.About 84 million people are under heat advisories. Parts of California, Oregon and Idaho previously unaffected by the month-long heat wave are now included in the advisories.Phoenix is ​​forecast to continue its current streak of 22 days of consecutive recorded daily high temperatures above 110 F. He National Metereological Service He said he anticipates high temperatures to continue through the weekend in much of the…