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Oui, oui: Jill Biden is in Paris to mark the US return to the UN's educational and scientific agency 07/24/2023 05:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has represented her country at the Olympics in Tokyo, a king's coronation in London and a royal wedding in Jordan. She gets another chance to put her ambassadorial skills to work this week when the United States formally rejoins a United Nations agency devoted to educa Sophia Farms in Dinwiddie looks to support religious school with crops 07/23/2023 09:01am • DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — A group of ministers and former theological students is hoping to use a historic Dinwiddie County farm as a way to reimagine the way religious leaders are taught in central Virginia. It starts by turning Sophia Farms into a self-sustaining entity that can cover 100% of the co Crisis-hit Sri Lanka may allow Indian rupee to be used in local transactions 07/22/2023 12:41pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka is considering the possibility of allowing the use of the Indian rupee for local transactions, as the island nation struggles to build its depleted foreign reserves and to emerge from last year’s unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali S Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/21/2023 01:18pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 07/21/2023 11:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, jus Sri Lankan president's visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 07/21/2023 06:04am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lanka and India signed a series of energy, development and trade agreements on Friday, signaling growing economic ties between the neighboring countries. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in New Delhi a day earlier for the official visit, his first since taking Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned 07/21/2023 05:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee. As it prepares for a bruising 2024 contest, his campaign plans to raise and spend around $2 billion. But it will do so in coordination with the national a How to Be Master of Your Cash Flow 07/20/2023 08:00pm • Financial security requires mastering all kinds of personal finance skills but perhaps the most fundamental is managing your cash flow -- or the money you have coming in and going out. To accomplish everything from maintaining a basic quality of life to building wealth, earning enough money and spen 7 Bank Stocks to Buy for the Dividends 07/20/2023 08:00pm • We just entered the thick of earnings season, and several major commercial banks and investment managers have reported strong second-quarter numbers that have lifted the sector. Some regional banks that were hit hard earlier in 2023 after the fear brought on by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank als Should you pay off student loans or invest for retirement? 07/20/2023 08:00pm • If you have student debt, you may be struggling to decide whether you should pay off your student loans or invest your money for retirement. How you should approach this question depends on your financial picture, but it is possible to work to pay off student debt while also getting on track for 5 Best Crypto Credit Cards 07/20/2023 08:00pm • There's no shortage of credit card reward programs available and a wide variety of perks to choose from, from cash back to airline miles to retail rewards. In recent years, cryptocurrency reward cards have filled a niche for those interested in earning digital currency from their card swipes. With c Try This 6-Month Savings Challenge 07/20/2023 08:00pm • Just how far are you willing to push yourself to save a meaningful amount of money in a short period of time? Only you know. But when you want to accumulate a lump sum by a date on your calendar six months in advance, odds are you'll hit that target if you create a feasible plan. So, whether you wan The inside scoop on selecting your next credit card 07/20/2023 04:58pm • This is the third article in our series, Money Matters. When it comes to choosing a credit card, it’s easy to think you should go with the one that has the lowest interest rate, right? “That’s what everyone leads with,” said Jeff Bentley, president and CEO of Northwest Federal Cred American Airlines rides travel boom to $1.3 billion profit in the second quarter as fuel prices drop 07/20/2023 03:24pm • DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines reported a $1.34 billion profit for the second quarter, boosted by strong ticket sales and a huge drop in the price of jet fuel, and the airline raised its profit expectations for the year. Revenue rose 5% to a quarterly record of $14.06 billion. International trave Kenya police are told not to report deaths during protests. A watchdog says they killed 6 this week 07/20/2023 02:41pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say they have been ordered not to report deaths during a crackdown on protests over tax increases amid the rising cost of living, but an independent watchdog said Thursday that police shot dead at least six people this week and 27 in previous weeks. It wasn’