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The Great Grift: 5 things to know about how COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted 06/12/2023 06:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The greatest grift in U.S. history was brazen, even simple. Criminals and gangs grabbed the money. So did an U.S. soldier in Georgia, the pastors of a defunct church in Texas, a former state lawmaker in Missouri and a roofing contractor in Montana. Over the last three years, thie Car Review: The Escalade V-Series muscles its way to the sporty luxury SUV race 06/12/2023 06:18am • The 2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series ups the horsepower ante with a 682hp supercharged V8 big wheels and a special front and rear end styling. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The Cadillac Escalade is a popular, large luxury SUV that sports a standout style and space for the family. The competition has had high pe UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil 06/12/2023 04:10am • BERLIN (AP) — UBS said Monday that it has completed its takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse, nearly three months after the Swiss government hastily arranged a rescue deal to combine the country's two largest banks in a bid to safeguard Switzerland’s reputation as a global financial center Trump allies cite Clinton email probe to attack classified records case. There are big differences 06/12/2023 12:29am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As former President Donald Trump prepares for a momentous court appearance Tuesday on charges related to the hoarding of top-secret documents, Republican allies are amplifying, without evidence, claims that he is the target of a political prosecution. To press their case, Trump's New York firefighter drowns while trying to rescue daughter at Jersey Shore beach, authorities say 06/11/2023 11:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming at a New Jersey beach, authorities said. FDNY firefighter Mark Batista of Teaneck, New Jersey, died Friday morning, WNBC-TV reported. The 39-year-old reportedly went in German shepherd wounded in Ukraine gets new start as Hungarian police dog 06/11/2023 10:29pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After a rocket attack in eastern Ukraine, half of Rambo's face was mangled and bloody. Shrapnel had ravaged the right side of his head, and it was uncertain if he would survive. The 3-year-old German shepherd, who had accompanied Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of t Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire 06/11/2023 08:29pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast's main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said. Transportation officials warned Best Books on Financial Literacy for Women 06/11/2023 08:00pm • Reading about personal finance can be a great way to teach yourself about the basic -- and not so basic -- rules of money. Becoming financially literate is crucial to success however you define it, whether it's gaining financial security or building wealth. For women especially, learning how to navi How to Get a Cash Advance From Your Credit Card 06/11/2023 08:00pm • Your credit card is a tool that can help you make purchases and pay some of your bills, but you can use it when you need cash, too. A cash advance allows you to borrow money against your available credit limit, acting like a short-term loan. Cash advances can be quick and convenient but come with hi Egypt's Al Ahly wins African Champions League with late goal against defending champion Wydad 06/11/2023 06:43pm • CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Egypt's Al Ahly won the African Champions League on Sunday for a record-extending 11th continental club title as a late header by defender Mohamed Abdelmonem wrestled the crown away from defending champion Wydad at its home stadium in Morocco. Abdelmonem's 78th-minute go Oldest of 4 siblings who survived Colombian plane crash told family their mother lived for days 06/11/2023 06:28pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed have shared limited but harrowing details of their ordeal with their family, including that their mother survived the crash for days before she died. The siblings, aged 13, 9, 4 Most active Philippine volcano spews lava, locals ready to evacuate in event of explosion 06/11/2023 05:56pm • DARAGA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' most active volcano has begun spewing lava in a gentle eruption, putting thousands of people on heightened alert for the possibility of a violent explosion that would force them to suddenly evacuate from their homes, authorities said Monday. More than 1 Pro-EU group projected to win Montenegro snap parliamentary election 06/11/2023 05:09pm • PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A recently formed centrist group that advocates Montenegro joining the European Union was projected to win the small Balkan country's early parliamentary election Sunday, but without enough support to form a government on its own, according to independent vote monitors Ukraine recaptures village as Russian forces hold other lines, fire on fleeing civilians elsewhere 06/11/2023 04:39pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area, while a regional official said three people were killed when Moscow's troops opened fire at a boat evacuating people from Russian-occupied Bieber goes 7 strong innings, Giménez homers as Guardians blank Astros 5-0 in series finale 06/11/2023 04:26pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber could be down to a handful of starts with the Guardians. If so, he's going to make the most of them. Bieber had his most dominant outing this season, striking out nine while not allowing a run over seven innings and Andrés Giménez homered in a 5-0 win over the Houst