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Nigeria mulls G20 bloc membership as president heads to India to attend summit 09/04/2023 12:54pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu left for India on Monday to attend this year's G20 summit, as his country considers joining the bloc of major world economies, presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a special invitation to Ti West Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs 09/04/2023 11:04am • MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — On the same day that dejected students pleaded with the board of West Virginia's flagship university not to eliminate its entire foreign languages department and dozens of other programs, Gov. Jim Justice said he was feeling hopeful about the future of education in the sta Insider Q&A: Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic foresees interest rates staying higher for longer 09/04/2023 09:46am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has reached a delicate stage in its fight against inflation. Its policymakers have raised their key interest rate to about 5.4%, its highest level in 22 years, to try to slow borrowing and spending and cool inflation pressures. They now are considering whether Sanders says Biden will win in 2024 if he runs on a progressive agenda 09/03/2023 01:08pm • ▶ Watch Video: Sen. Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden will win in 2024 if he runs on a "strong progressive agenda" With the 2024 presidential race beginning to unfold, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said he believes that President Joe Biden will again earn the Democratic nomination — and UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in September 09/01/2023 07:16pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the biggest meeting of all – the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly starting Sept. 18. Secretary-General António Guterres heads first to Nairobi on Saturday for the Af Federal student loan interest has started accruing again. Here's what you need to know 09/01/2023 02:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Interest on federal student loans has started accumulating again after a three-year pause because of the COVID-19 pandemic. You still have at least another month before you'll need to start paying back your loans, so don't panic. Here's what you need to know about your student lo West Virginia college files for bankruptcy a month after announcing intentions to close 08/31/2023 09:44pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A small, private university in West Virginia declared bankruptcy on Thursday, a month after announcing that it planned to stop operating. Alderson Broaddus University filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the state's northern district. According to th What the End of Race-Conscious College Admissions Could Mean for HBCUs 08/31/2023 08:00pm • While college enrollment has declined overall in recent years, in part due to the coronavirus pandemic, some historically Black colleges and universities have seen an influx of applicants -- a trend experts say is likely to continue in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling ending race-consciou Sandwich generation feels financial squeeze in caring for parents, kids 08/31/2023 08:00pm • After Michelle Creeden's father was diagnosed with a quickly progressing form of dementia, he moved in with her and her son. Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter. "I have a seemingly endless amount of student loans, but my son and I made it safely through the pandemic, US government cancels loans for former Ashford University students and plans to recoup costs 08/31/2023 12:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling $72 million in student loans for 2,300 borrowers who say they were cheated by Ashford University, a former for-profit college that was purchased by the University of Arizona in 2020. The Education Department announced the action Wednesday, sa Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poison 08/31/2023 10:52am • The Russian ruble's wobble in value has exposed a crack in President Vladimir Putin's fortress economy, a vulnerability quickly plastered over by the Kremlin's economic team in a move that allowed the currency to regain its footing, at least for now. Yet the patch — an emergency interest rate incr JCPenney is spending $1 billion on store and online upgrades in latest bid to revive its business 08/31/2023 08:21am • NEW YORK (AP) — JCPenney said Thursday it plans to spend more than $1 billion by the end of 2025 in a bid to revive the storied but troubled 121-year-old department store chain. The money is going toward remodeling JCPenney stores, upgrading its online shopping site and app, and making its supply UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appoints new defense secretary after Ben Wallace resigns role 08/31/2023 05:54am • LONDON (AP) — Grant Shapps, one of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s staunchest Cabinet allies, was named U.K. defense secretary on Thursday as Sunak began a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of a general election that is expected to take place next year. The move came after Ben Wallace formally submit Japan's Sogo & Seibu department stores are being sold to a US fund as 900 workers go on strike 08/31/2023 04:07am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. is selling department store chain Sogo & Seibu Co. to a U.S. investment fund, even as the labor union went on strike ahead of the announcement Thursday. The transfer to Fortress Investment Group will be completed Friday, according to Se This trans woman was begging on India’s streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life 08/30/2023 09:53pm • BENGALURU, India (AP) — When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of her family home for being transgender, she hoped for a better future. But 38-year-old Preethi, who only uses her first name, couldn't get consistent work. For most of the decade, her ma