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Chinese ex-official's wife says alleged repatriation pressure turned her life in US 'upside-down' 06/05/2023 06:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A former Chinese official and his wife had left their homeland and kept their U.S. address private. Yet eight years later, two strangers were banging on their New Jersey front door and twisting the handle, the wife testified in a U.S. court Monday. When the men left and Liu Fang op Mississippi's capital only collects 56% of fees from its struggling water system 06/05/2023 05:55pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's capital is collecting only a little more than half of the money it bills for water use, far below the rate at which most American cities obtain such fees, Jackson's federally appointed water manager said Monday. Ted Henifin, appointed in November by a federal c Education reform efforts include a focus on college and career readiness standards. Here’s how each school district proposes to do it 06/05/2023 02:34pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland State Department of Education released an interim report last month to assess what hundreds of thousands of state students did Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate 06/05/2023 01:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wants to empower people who have been “pushed to the margins." In a Twitter video, West said he will run as a member of The People's Party. Kimberly Palmer: Financial tips for new college grads 06/05/2023 12:31pm • For new college graduates, receiving that first post-degree paycheck can be almost as exciting as getting the diploma itself. But it also presents a challenge: Given the many demands on a young person’s budget, how should those funds be managed? We asked five money experts to share their best pers 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy in 2023 06/04/2023 08:00pm • Historically, bonds have always acted as a kind of ballast for portfolios. During market crashes like those in 2008 and March 2020, bonds, especially high-quality ones like U.S. government Treasurys, soared in a "flight to safety." This was due to the Federal Reserve slashing interest rates and impl Biden's 2024 pitch highlights pragmatism over Trump's pugilism 06/04/2023 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden promised voters in 2020 that he knew how to get things done in Washington and could bring stability to the capital. It seemed like a message out of step with the more combative era brought on by Donald Trump. But Biden prevailed, and as he seeks a second term, Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default 06/03/2023 04:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. It was a decidedly low-key denouement to a monthslong drama that unnerved financial mar Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down 06/03/2023 03:35pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday for a fifth time in a month, following two mass shootings that shook the nation, even as the country’s populist president rejected any responsibility for the crisis and ignored the protesters' demands t Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats 06/03/2023 02:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the years ahead as Republicans demand further cuts. Barga Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default 06/03/2023 01:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default. Biden celebrates a 'crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal 06/02/2023 10:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted" in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that eliminates the potential for an unprecedented government default that he said would have been catastrophic for the U.S. WATCH: President Biden delivers remarks on deal that lifts debt limit 06/02/2023 06:19pm • President Joe Biden discussed the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country’s first-ever government default, which would have sent shock waves through the U.S. and global economies. The measure was approved late Th Stock market today: Wall Street leaps, nearly escapes its bear market after strong jobs report 06/02/2023 05:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rushed higher Friday after a strong report on the U.S. job market suggested a recession may not be as close as Wall Street had feared. The S&P 500 leaped 1.5% for the latest surge in a rally that's vaulted it nearly 20% since mid-October. That put Wall Street's main mea US hiring jumped last month. So did unemployment. Here's what that says about the economy 06/02/2023 04:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of enduring strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool. Friday's report from the government reflected the job market's re