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PRA Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/08/2023 04:45pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — PRA Group Inc. (PRAA) on Monday reported a loss of $58.6 million in its first quarter. The Norfolk, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of $1.50 per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surv Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86 05/08/2023 04:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three decades on the world's top stages, has died. She was 86. Bumbry died Sunday at Evangelisches Krankenhaus, a hospital in Vienna, ac Teachers earn $67K on average. Is push for raises too late? 05/08/2023 03:38pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession — with some vowing to beat out other states competing for educators. Already in 2023, governors in Georgia Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore 'unconstitutional' debt limit 05/08/2023 03:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A union of government employees on Monday sued Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Joe Biden to try to stop them from complying with the law that limits the government's total debt, which the lawsuit contends is unconstitutional. The lawsuit comes just weeks before the Editorial Roundup: United States 05/08/2023 02:22pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 3 The Washington Post on court costs that trap the poor. Nearly a decade ago, a federal investigation into the Ferguson, Missouri, police department drew widespread attention to how many municipalities rely on funding from hefty co Messi back in training with PSG after club lifts suspension 05/08/2023 09:50am • PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi returned to training Monday with his Paris Saint-Germain teammates after the club lifted his suspension. The French team announced Messi's return on its website, posting a picture of the former Barcelona player running with a ball at the club's training ground. PSG did n 'Everything is at stake': 'Abbott Elementary' star calls for higher teacher wages at Md. town hall 05/08/2023 07:18am • Abbott Elementary star and Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph (center) moderates an education town hall at Walt Whitman High School to kick off Teacher Appreciation Week. (WTOP/Luke Garrett) The hit TV show "Abbott Elementary" chronicles the lives of teachers at an underfunded and misma End of an era: Jean-Michel Aulas leaves French club Lyon 05/08/2023 05:50am • Lyon's iconic president Jean-Michel Aulas is stepping down after nearly 36 years in charge of the French soccer club, handing over duties to American investor John Textor, who became the main shareholder last year. Lyon won seven league titles under Aulas' tenure, while the women's team established Diaper bank nonprofit founder reflects on decade of service in DC region 05/08/2023 05:33am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. A mother founded a D.C.-area nonprofit to give a helping hand to other caregivers throughout the area, providing diapers and other suppli Homeownership Not a Priority Yet? These Financial Issues Should Be 05/07/2023 08:00pm • With home prices and interest rates rising, it's become even harder for young people to achieve the traditional American dream of homeownership. A 2022 National Association of Realtors report found the average age of the typical first-time homebuyer last year was 36, up from 33 in 2021 -- and up fro Megatrends: The Future of Emerging Markets 05/07/2023 08:00pm • Many investors are familiar with popular U.S. technology stocks like Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL), but it's a great big world of opportunities out there. That means that if you truly want to find the best investments and take a fully diversified approach to the stock market, you may want to look beyond 5 Best Bond Funds for Retirement 05/07/2023 08:00pm • Bonds make up the foundation of any successful retirement portfolio. These assets are debt-related instruments issued by governments and corporations that are looking to raise money. Think of them as the other side of the loan, where the "issuer" is the borrower and investors are collectively the le Survey: Nearly 79% Say Inflation Has Affected Summer Travel Plans 05/07/2023 08:00pm • Survey Findings-- Almost a quarter of respondents plan to spend $500 or less per person for summer travel.-- Nearly 11% plan to use a credit card to cover travel costs but carry a balance.-- When asked how much they'd be willing to pay for a credit card's annual fee, 30.9% want to stay under $100 an How to Get a Personal Loan With Bad Credit 05/07/2023 08:00pm • A personal loan can give you access to cash for almost anything, but securing a loan is often more difficult if you have bad credit. Less-than-stellar credit does not necessarily make getting a personal loan impossible, however. "It's tough to get a personal loan with bad credit," says credit expert 7 Dividend ETFs for Retirement Investors 05/07/2023 08:00pm • One of the trickier tasks for retired investors is ensuring a safe perpetual withdrawal rate from their nest eggs. That is, the retiree must be able to not only draw on a steady stream of income that funds their living expenses, but also ensure that the portfolio is not depleted before they die. As