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George Santos pleads not guilty to new fraud charges in New York 10/27/2023 12:34pm • CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) ��� U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Friday to revised charges accusing him of several frauds, including making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to some of his campaign donors. The New York Republican appeared at a L Xavi coy on whether Lewandowski and other Barcelona players are fit enough to face Real Madrid 10/27/2023 09:54am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Barcelona coach Xavi Hern��ndez is keeping his cards close to his chest before the first ���clasico��� of the season. The defending champions have been playing without leading scorer Robert Lewandowksi and regular starters Frenkie de Jong, Pedri Gonz��lez and Jules Kound�� The Biden administration is encouraging the conversion of empty office space to affordable housing 10/27/2023 08:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration is launching a multi-agency effort to encourage states and cities to convert more empty office buildings into housing units, with billions of federal dollars available to help spur such transitions. The new initiative, announced Friday morning, involve Review: Bill Burr directs himself in Netflix comedy 'Old Dads,' a defiant Gen X middle finger to Gen Z 10/27/2023 04:08am • Comedian Bill Burr has carved an unflinching "get off my lawn" place in the standup business with Rolling Stone ranking him No. 17 on its list of the "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time." Now, he makes his directorial debut in the R-rated comedy "Old Dads," a title that's a bit misleading consid DC pandas will be returning to China in mid-November, weeks earlier than expected 10/26/2023 08:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The National Zoo's three celebrity giant pandas will be heading home a little earlier than expected. Zoo officials told The Associated Press on Thursday that adult bears Mei Xiang and Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji will be returning to China sometime in mid-November. The zoo� 8 Things to Know About Tax Lien Investing 10/26/2023 08:00pm • Tax lien certificates can be a safe, collateralized complement to a balanced portfolio -- but only if you have time, knowledge and the ability to reinvest your money when short-term certificates are redeemed early. Tax-lien investing works like this: When property owners fail to pay their property t Can You Refinance a Mortgage With Bad Credit? 10/26/2023 08:00pm • If your credit score is lackluster, you may worry that it could prevent you from refinancing your mortgage. Luckily, a refinance can be difficult but not impossible. Here's what you need to know about how to refinance your mortgage with bad credit. Options for Refinancing Your Mortgage With Bad Cred How Transferring Colleges Can Affect Financial Aid 10/26/2023 08:00pm • Whether it's to find a better fit for a major or to attend college closer to home, many students transfer from one university to another. In addition to considering the academic and social factors of moving schools, students should also be aware that transferring schools can affect student loans and TFS Financial: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 10/26/2023 05:22pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� CLEVELAND (AP) ��� TFS Financial Corp. (TFSL) on Thursday reported profit of $19.5 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Cleveland-based company said it had net income of 7 cents. The holding company for Third Federal Savings and Loan posted revenue of $1 US economic growth accelerated to strong 4.9% rate last quarter as consumers shrugged off Fed hikes 10/26/2023 02:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The nation���s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace. The Commerce Department said the economy expanded last quarter at th The average long-term US mortgage rate rises for 7th straight week, 30-year loan reaches 7.79% 10/26/2023 12:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose for the seventh straight week, creating an increasingly high bar to home ownership for Americans. The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is at 7.79%, up from 7.63% last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago the rate wa Entrepreneurs with disabilities activate allies, rewrite the narrative 10/26/2023 11:24am • Inna and Vladimir Giterman tinkered with several business ideas before finding their niche ��� and their version of the American dream ��� with crepes. Both immigrants, and both deaf, the Gitermans started Crepe Crazy in 2007. What began as a mom-and-pop shop at festivals has grown into a full-blown Romelu Lukaku is set to face 50,000 whistles when he leads Roma's attack at former club Inter Milan 10/26/2023 09:28am • MILAN (AP) ��� Inter Milan fans have been preparing for days to give Roma striker Romelu Lukaku a most inhospitable welcome when their former player returns to San Siro. The Italian league leader's most fervent supporters are planning to deliver 50,000 whistles ���to use until you lose your breath a Union Berlin suspends on-loan Chelsea player David Datro Fofana for a week for refusing a handshake 10/26/2023 08:35am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Union Berlin has suspended forward David Datro Fofana for a week after he refused to shake his coach's hand during the Champions League loss to Napoli. Fofana walked past coach Urs Fischer's outstretched hand on Tuesday after Fischer substituted him in the 70th minute of the 1-0 loss Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice 10/26/2023 02:07am • NIAMEY, Niger (AP) ��� Hamsa Diakite can't remember the last time her family of eight had a good meal. She once sustained them by selling fried bread until a coup in Niger three months ago resulted in sanctions against the West African nation, squeezing incomes in one of the world's poorest countrie