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Business Highlights: Fed's rate hike, Wall Street's tumble 03/22/2023 05:24pm • ___ Fed raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoil WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen the turmoil that has gripped the bankin GameStop, Greenbrier rise; Petco, PacWest fall 03/22/2023 04:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: GameStop Corp., up $6.22 to $23.87. The video game retailer reported a surprise fourth-quarter profit. Sonoco Products Co., up $1.29 to $57.96. The packaging maker gave investors an encouraging first-quarter fin GM to stop making the Camaro but a successor may be in works 03/22/2023 03:30pm • DETROIT (AP) — The Chevrolet Camaro, for decades the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of production. General Motors, which sells the brawny muscle car, said Wednesday it will stop making the current generation early next year. The future of the car, which is raced on NASCAR a Four children and one adult killed in Mississippi car crash 03/22/2023 03:19pm • BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Five people were killed Tuesday evening in Mississippi after a car they were riding in crashed into a barricade on a bridge and plunged into a creek below. Four of the five people who died were children between the ages of 12 to 15, WMC-TV reported. The adult who died was Credit card debt is at record high as Fed raises rates again 03/22/2023 03:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again, credit card debt is already at a record high, and more people are carrying debt month to month. The Fed’s interest rate increases are meant to fight inflation, but they’ve also led to higher annual percentage rates (APRs) for Murdaugh trial gives unsolved death investigation a boost 03/22/2023 01:16pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A mother whose son was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road eight years ago is opening a private investigation into his death after raising almost $90,000 amid the publicity surrounding the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh. There is no current evidence linking Step Hezbollah chief refuses comment on infiltration into Israel 03/22/2023 01:01pm • BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group refused to comment directly Wednesday on last week’s killing of a man suspected of entering Israel from Lebanon. He said the Iran-backed group's silence is part of a psychological war. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah refused to say whether Man gets 4 1/2 years for role in $8M online romance scam 03/22/2023 12:53pm • BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man convicted of helping steal millions of dollars from hundreds of people in online romance scams, often regaling the victims with stories of oil rig explosions and foreign jails, has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison. Kofi Osei, 30, and his alleged accomplices SIXT brings Audi, Mercedes, BMW rentals to Reagan National 03/22/2023 12:29pm • SIXT will land at Reagan National Airport on April 1. (Courtesy SIXT) Fort Lauderdale-based SIXT USA, the North American division of Munich-based rental car company SIXT, will land at Reagan National Airport on April 1, with a fleet of luxury German vehicles including convertibles. Its fl The best beach towns to retire in the U.S. 03/22/2023 10:57am • Many people dream about retirement in a beach town. But a remote beach area isn't always the right fit for retirees, who also need access to amenities and services, such as quality health care and transportation options. When you think of retirement locales, Florida is probably the first state to Deputies: Alabama player drove 141 mph to evade traffic stop 03/22/2023 09:31am • BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) — Suspended Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell drove over 141 mph (227 kph) while trying to evade deputies before his arrest on drug charges in the Florida Panhandle last week, authorities said. Mitchell and another man, who was a passenger in Mitchell's car, were arr Race issues dog 'wild card' prosecutor in Ronald Greene case 03/22/2023 09:07am • FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — In this conservative corner of northern Louisiana, where reverence for law enforcement runs deep and Blue Lives Matter flags often fly alongside the Stars and Stripes, the case of five white officers charged in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene is seen Summer travel is likely to remain hot, so book early 03/22/2023 09:03am • Travel last summer was, in a word, wild. Pent-up “revenge” travel combined with relaxed restrictions caused a surge in demand. High fuel prices and limited airline capacity drove up costs, with overall travel prices increasing 17% over pre-pandemic levels by June 2022, according to NerdWallet’ Dick Van Dyke suffers 'minor injuries' in Malibu car crash 03/22/2023 08:27am • Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke has suffered minor injuries after his car was involved in a collision in Malibu, California, police in the city have confirmed.Officers were called to the scene on the morning of Wednesday, March 15, where they found that a silver Lexus had collided with a gate.In a phone German group sues Facebook owner Meta over death threats 03/22/2023 07:56am • BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German environmental group said Wednesday that it's suing Facebook's parent company Meta over persistent death threats posted on the social network against its staff. Environmental Action Germany, known by its German acronym DUH, says Meta has failed to take steps to stop