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US government will loan $1.45 billion to help a South Korean firm build a solar plant in Georgia 08/08/2024 10:53am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The federal government is making its first loan to a crystalline silicon solar plant, loaning $1.45 billion to support a South Korean company's bid to build up key parts of the solar supply chain inside the United States. The loan from the U.S. Energy Department, announced Thursday, Daughter of Utah death row inmate navigates complicated dance of grief and healing before execution 08/08/2024 12:42am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� Tressa Honie is caught between anger and grief in the lead-up to Utah���s first execution since 2010. That���s because her father is the person set to die by lethal injection, and her maternal grandmother is the person he brutally murdered in 1998. The heinous intrafamilial c Populist conservative and ex-NBA player Royce White shakes up US Senate primary race in Minnesota 08/08/2024 12:28am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� When longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon surrendered at a federal prison in Connecticut, he asked an unconventional U.S. Senate candidate from Minnesota to stand at his side. Royce White, seeking the Republican nomination in next week's primary to challenge Democratic incumb Jackson Merrill has 2 HRs, including tying shot, as the Padres hold off Pirates 9-8 in 10 08/08/2024 12:09am • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� Jackson Merrill had two homers, Xander Bogaerts singled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning and the San Diego Padres held on for a 9-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Bogaerts led off the 10th with a line drive to left field off Colin Holderman The Walz record: Abortion rights, free lunches for schoolkids, and disputes over a riot response 08/08/2024 12:06am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Gov. Tim Walz and his fellow Democrats have enacted big changes in the two years that they've had full control of the Minnesota Legislature, from expansions of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights to tax credits and other initiatives aimed at making life easier for families. His record h The Latest: Harris and Walz kick off their 2024 election campaign 08/07/2024 09:01pm • Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states. After an introduction from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, she and Walz made their joint debut at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia, kicking of The NAR Settlement Will Affect VA Loans Beginning This Month -- Here's What New and Existing Borrowers Need to Know 08/07/2024 08:00pm • For years, home sellers have covered the cost of paying real estate agents on both sides of the transaction. But a recent class action lawsuit settlement against the National Association of Realtors and other parties is changing how buyers and sellers pay their agents. "Moving forward, buyers will n The Trump Trade vs. The Harris Trade 08/07/2024 08:00pm • Volatility in early August has sparked the interest of Washington, D.C. pundits lately as the ups and downs of the stock market have become predictably politicized. After all, voters consistently rank the economy as their No. 1 concern -- and battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisco 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 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 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 Weinberg helps the US beat Australia 11-10 in the men's water polo quarters at the Paris Olympics 08/07/2024 06:43pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� Adrian Weinberg made two blocks in a penalty shootout to help the United States beat Australia 11-10 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the men's water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics. Hannes Daube and Alex Bowen each scored two goals in regulation as the U.S. reach Roxane Gilmore, former first lady of Virginia, dies at age 70 08/07/2024 06:14pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Roxane Gilmore, a teacher and professor who served as first lady of Virginia during her husband Jim Gilmore's term as governor from 1998 to 2002, died Wednesday. She was 70. Roxane Gilmore, former first lady of Virginia. (Courtesy Office of Jim Gilmore) The former gover Journey keyboardist asks judge to resolve deadlock with band's lead guitarist 08/07/2024 05:44pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� The rock band Journey has compiled an impressive list of hits over the past 50 years, but the song that might now be resonating the loudest for some band and crew members is ���Separate Ways.��� The latest in a series of legal disputes with band founder and lead guitarist Neal S Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion 08/07/2024 05:02pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia���s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia's attorney general said the state's law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such