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How to Get a Mortgage 09/26/2023 08:00pm • The mortgage process can seem opaque, especially if it's your first time buying a home. But the loan officer you work with will guide you through the steps, and lenders usually let you track your progress online so you always know where you stand. "It's almost a completely electronic process, and it 3 Tips for Investors in a Government Shutdown 09/26/2023 08:00pm • There's no shortage of punditry out there about the fact that the U.S. government is, once again, on the precipice of closing down thanks to a budget impasse. But what about tips for investors in a government shutdown, and what you should do with your portfolio during this uncertain time? You can ge How Undergraduates Benefit From Doing Research 09/26/2023 08:00pm • Jessica Stewart understands from personal experience the value of doing research as a college undergraduate. In her junior year at the University of California, Berkeley, Stewart worked with art historian Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby on her book, "Colossal," researching the Suez Canal, Eiffel Tower and ot Packers' Rashan Gary seizing all the opportunities he gets as he works his way back from torn ACL 09/26/2023 06:42pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Rashan Gary is making the most of his limited workload as he comes back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Gary has been on the field for only 26.3% of the Packers’ defensive snaps, yet his 3½ sacks put him in a tie for sixth plac Georgia police arrest pair for selling nitrous oxide in balloons after concert 09/26/2023 06:06pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia police officer has arrested two people for selling nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. An Athens-Clarke County officer made the arrests Thursday, the Athens Banner-Herald reports, after spotting people milling around with balloons following a concert in downtown Athens. Th Bowles: Buccaneers' loss to unbeaten Eagles not necessarily a measuring stick for his young team 09/26/2023 02:22pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Whether the Tampa Bay Buccaneers want to concede it or not, the team’s first loss of the season showed there’s a sizeable gap between them and the NFL’s elite teams. The offense sputtered and a normally reliable defense struggled, too, in falling to the unbeaten Philadelph Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version 09/26/2023 01:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Sister Helen Prejean remembered when she first spoke with Jake Heggie about adapting her book “Dead Man Walking.” “I don’t know boo-scat about opera,” she told him. “I just got two requests. One, you’re not going to do that atonal thing, are you? Are we going to be ab Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscar to Howard University 09/26/2023 01:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Hattie McDaniel's best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy Award history. McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar, and it would be half a century before another Black woman again won an actin US consumer confidence tumbles in September as American anxiety about the future grows 09/26/2023 10:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The confidence of American consumers slipped this month, particularly about the future, as expectations persist that interest rates will remain elevated for an extended period. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell t 10 of the Best Vanguard ETFs to Buy 09/25/2023 08:00pm • Few investment firms have made the same impact on the lives of retail investors as Vanguard has. Founded in 1975 by John Bogle as an enterprise owned by fund shareholders, Vanguard has evolved to become a household name in the U.S. investment industry. With numerous first-mover advantages like launc 7 of the Best Ways to Invest $5,000 09/25/2023 08:00pm • For many new investors, starting with a sum like $5,000 might seem modest. Some may question the impact such an amount can have in the vast world of investing. However, past performance tells a compelling story about the benefits of time in the market and the magical effect of compound interest. Con Advice on Choosing MBA Elective Courses 09/25/2023 08:00pm • For most MBA programs, about half of the credits required for students to earn the degree are electives, which can be used to drive a career path or add areas of expertise. "Some students know what they want to do, so they kind of know what they want that career story to be and how they want that st The Raiders' inability to create takeaways continues a recent pattern 09/25/2023 07:59pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — This isn't exactly breaking news, but what happens in the preseason can be deceiving. Before the season began, the Las Vegas Raiders had a ball-hawking defense that created difficult joint practices for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and had a plus-2 turnover di Seahawks are 2-1 and have solid run game with Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet 09/25/2023 07:57pm • RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll has always loved the idea of having two running backs with separate styles to feature in his offense. Early in his Seattle tenure, it wasn’t needed with Marshawn Lynch carrying the load. But as years progressed, finding that one-two punch of styles has remained At least 360 Georgia prison guards have been arrested for contraband since 2018, newspaper finds 09/25/2023 07:20pm • ATLANTA (AP) — At least 360 employees of Georgia's state prison system have been arrested on accusations of smuggling contraband into prisons since 2018, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, with 25 more employees fired for smuggling allegations but not arrested. The newspaper finds that near