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When Is a Home Equity Loan a Good Idea? 08/07/2024 08:00pm • Tapping your home's equity can be an effective way to consolidate debt, fund a home renovation or start a business. As you pay down your mortgage and your home increases in value, you build equity that you can access through a home equity line of credit or home equity loan. These loans are second mo 6 Steps to Take Before Studying Abroad 08/07/2024 08:00pm • For many U.S. students, studying abroad is part of the college experience. Nearly 190,000 U.S. students studied internationally during 2021-2022 academic year, according to the 2023 "Open Doors U.S. Study Abroad" annual survey by the not-for-profit Institute of International Education. Studying abro 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 08/07/2024 08:00pm • The artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled bull market abruptly hit the brakes on Aug. 2, following a weak report showing slowing job growth and rising unemployment, which sparked recessionary fears and a broad market sell-off. By market close, the Nasdaq had fallen 2.43%, but some notable companies fa The Latest: Tropical Storm Debby lingering over Georgia and the Carolinas 08/07/2024 07:51pm • Tropical Storm Debby was lingering over coastal Georgia and the Carolinas on Wednesday, still dumping torrential rain in places before moving north. The system has already stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets in waist-high floodwaters. The storm was forecast to move relatively slowly across S Asked about bear carcass prank, RFK Jr. says he once had a freezer full of roadkill meat 08/07/2024 07:41pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� It wasn���t just the dead bear. Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to taking a bear carcass from the side of the road and placing it in Central Park as a prank a decade ago, he said that has been picking up roadkill his "whole life��� and once had a ���freezer full of it Alabama approved a medical marijuana program in 2021. Patients are still waiting for it. 08/07/2024 07:11pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� When Amanda Taylor lived in Arizona, she used medical cannabis to relieve the symptoms of her multiple sclerosis, gastroparesis and other ailments. She returned to Alabama to advocate for medical cannabis in her home state. Taylor thought victory was in view in 2021 when Al US federal judge again dismisses Mexico's lawsuit against most gun manufacturers 08/07/2024 07:10pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� A U.S. federal judge in Massachusetts again dismissed a $10 billion Mexican government lawsuit against six U.S. gun manufacturers on Wednesday. Mexico had argued the companies knew weapons were being sold to traffickers who smuggled them into Mexico and decided to cash in on th Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man 08/07/2024 06:37pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers in connection with D'Vontaye Mitchell's death after scouring video showing them piling on top of the Black man during an incident that Mitchell's family says is disturbingly similar to George Floyd's death. Mitchell's fa NCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations 08/07/2024 06:23pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ��� The NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday for impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively banning him from college athletics until August 2028. The NCAA said Harbaugh, w Wongpattanakit defends her Olympic taekwondo title and Park restores South Korea's pride in Paris 08/07/2024 05:52pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Panipak Wongpattanakit retired on a perfect note as she became the first Thai athlete in any sport to become a two-time Olympic champion on Wednesday. Wongpattanakit defended her Tokyo Games title to secure Thailand���s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics and Park Tae-joon restored George Santos seeking anonymous jury; govt wants campaign lies admitted as evidence as trial nears 08/07/2024 05:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is requesting a partially anonymous jury while federal prosecutors are pushing to admit as evidence some of his past campaign lies as the disgraced New York Republican's September fraud trial nears. Santos' lawyers argued in court filings Tuesday that The GOP and Kansas' Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state's primary 08/07/2024 05:33pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have unseated a fellow Democrat who consistently voted against her in the Kansas Legislature, while GOP voters ousted a lawmaker many Republicans blamed for Kelly's narrow reelection two years ago. Democratic state Rep. Marvin Robinson, of Kansas Packers' Jacobs says having a full training camp should help him put his 2023 struggles behind him 08/07/2024 05:11pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ��� After following up his 2022 All-Pro season with a year to forget, Josh Jacobs is ready to bounce back with a new team. The Green Bay Packers��� new running back believes he should benefit from participating in a full training camp, something he didn���t have last year with t NASA says chances are growing that astronauts may switch from Boeing to a SpaceX ride back to Earth 08/07/2024 05:10pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ��� What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month stay for two NASA astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX for a ride home. There's lingering uncertainty over the safety of Boeing's new Starliner capsule Rafael Nadal withdraws from the US Open, the 3rd Grand Slam tournament he'll miss this year 08/07/2024 05:08pm • Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he's missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38. Nadal wrote on social media that he will miss ���those electric and special night sessions��� in Arthur Ashe Stadi