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What to know about the white South Africans Trump is prioritizing in reduced US refugee quota 10/30/2025 01:52pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is prioritizing white South Africans in a dramatically decreased quota of refugees allowed into the United States this fiscal year. The Trump administration is cutting the number of refugee places to as few as 7,500 from a limit of 125,000 Average long-term US mortgage rate dips to 6.17%, its lowest level in more than a year 10/30/2025 01:52pm • 1. The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell for the fourth week in a row to its lowest level in more than a year. Lower mortgage rates boost homebuyers’ purchasing power. They also benefit homeowners eager to refinance their current home loan to a more attractive rate. The average long-ter Democrats test a new playbook in Tuesday’s election: Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy 10/30/2025 01:18pm • BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on American institutions. She plays down the historic nature of her campaign for Virginia governor and avoids making big, bold promises about what she wi Most of former Colts owner Jim Irsay's prized memorabilia scheduled to be auctioned off in March 10/30/2025 12:54pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Most of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's prized memorabilia is scheduled to be auctioned off in March, Irsay's daughters announced Thursday. Jim Irsay died in May at the age of 65, and the team is now being run by his three daughters — Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Fo Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park 10/30/2025 12:48pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they’re being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development. The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, par Trump ramps up involvement in this year's elections in possible preview of midterms pressure 10/30/2025 12:30pm • DENVER (AP) — After months of extraordinary steps to ensure his party maintains control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's midterms, President Donald Trump is turning his sights toward the voting process in Tuesday's elections. That pivot is raising alarm among Democrats and other With PSG dropping more points than usual the Ligue 1 title race could be close 10/30/2025 11:05am • PARIS (AP) — With defending champion Paris Saint-Germain dropping more points than usual, French soccer fans may finally get a proper title race in Ligue 1. Entering this weekend's 11th round, the top six teams are separated by only two points. This has not happened since 2010 in a season won by L Movie Review: 'Nouvelle Vague' is a meticulous ode to the French New Wave 10/30/2025 10:54am • Any time a notable figure of the French New Wave is introduced in Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” we’re treated to a momentary straight-on shot of them, with a nameplate — Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rivette, Éric Rohmer — at the bottom of the screen. It’s a little like Linklater, a Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash 10/30/2025 10:00am • LONDON (AP) — Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two companies said in a joint announcement. Universal and Udio said Wednesday that they reached a “compen Mistake-filled legal briefs show the limits of relying on AI tools at work 10/30/2025 09:42am • NEW YORK (AP) — Judges around the world are dealing with a growing problem: legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence and submitted with errors such as citations to cases that don’t exist, according to attorneys and court documents. The trend serves as a cautionar This Spanish tenor's already a star in Europe. Now he's made a big splash at the Met 10/30/2025 09:24am • NEW YORK (AP) — When tenor Xabier Anduaga first auditioned for Riccardo Frizza, the conductor recalls that “he opened his mouth, and after two notes I understood I was in front of something special. It’s one of the voices you find every 15 or 20 years.” Peter Gelb, the Metropolitan Opera’s Cullen/Frost: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 10/30/2025 09:12am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. (CFR) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $174.4 million. The San Antonio-based bank said it had earnings of $2.67 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Schneider National: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 10/30/2025 09:08am • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Schneider National Inc. (SNDR) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $19.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Green Bay, Wisconsin-based company said it had net income of 11 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 12 c California Water Service Group: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 10/30/2025 09:06am • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California Water Service Group Holding (CWT) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $61.2 million. The San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of $1.03 per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The aver BankFinancial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 10/30/2025 09:02am • BURR RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — BURR RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — BankFinancial Corp. (BFIN) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $2.4 million. The Burr Ridge, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 19 cents per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of $18.4 million in the period. Its