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What Does It Cost to Own a Home? 10/04/2023 08:00pm • There's a lot of talk about what it costs to buy a home. There are the mystery expenses that you might not think about: insurance, closing costs and home inspections. But as you're looking at potential future homes, there's another thing that's important to consider: What's the cost of owning that h IMF expects continuing US support for Ukraine despite Congress dropping aid 10/04/2023 04:40pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Officials from the International Monetary Fund say they expect the United States will continue playing its key role in amassing multinational support that has helped keep Ukraine's economy afloat during Russia���s invasion. That's despite Congress recently passing a short-ter The US is forgiving more federal student loans in a bid to tackle 'unsustainable debt' for borrowers 10/04/2023 03:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden outlined a new round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday to address the ���unsustainable debt��� that borrowers accumulate to complete their college education. The announcement comes as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three-year pa Poland's central bank cuts interest rates for the second time in month 10/04/2023 11:36am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Poland���s central bank lowered its key interest rate Wednesday, pointing to a drop in inflation despite a still-high rate of 8.2% last month, raising concerns about the cut being a political move. The National Bank of Poland cut its benchmark rate a quarter of a percentage p Stock market today: Asian shares are sharply lower, tracking a rates-driven tumble on Wall Street 10/04/2023 12:39am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Asian markets were sharply lower on Wednesday after Wall Street tumbled as it focused on the downside of a surprisingly strong job market: the likelihood that interest rates will stay high. U.S. futures and oil prices edged lower. Tokyo���s Nikkei 225 index sank 2.2% to 30,551.85 Social Security COLA 2024: What to Do With the Extra Money 10/03/2023 08:00pm • If you're retired and receiving Social Security benefits, you may be aware that your income and expenses could change in the coming months. Each year, the Social Security Administration typically adjusts the checks that are sent to beneficiaries, with the goal of accommodating price changes and infl Can You Get a Loan Without a Job? 10/03/2023 08:00pm • Losing your job can be scary. You need your paycheck to cover essentials like housing, food and child care. If you're out of work, you may need to get an emergency loan to make ends meet. You can take out a loan without a job, but qualifying for one will be difficult unless you can show another sour Man who killed 2 women he met a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 is put to death 10/03/2023 06:37pm • STARKE, Fla. (AP) ��� A man who killed two women after meeting them a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 was put to death Tuesday evening. Michael Zack III, 54, was pronounced dead minutes after 6:14 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke. The execution started pr US automakers' sales rose sharply over the summer, despite high prices and interest rates 10/03/2023 06:20pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Automakers posted big increases in new vehicle sales during the summer, despite high prices, rising interest rates and even a limited strike against Detroit companies. Industry sales rose 16.3% from July through September as consumer demand stayed strong, even given an average new v Business Highlights: The US job market remains hot, Wall Street stocks tumble 10/03/2023 05:07pm • ___ More evidence that the US job market remains hot after US job openings rise unexpectedly in August WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in August, another sign the U.S. labor market remains strong despite higher interest rates ��� perhaps too strong for the inflation fighters Azerbaijan arrests several former top separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh 10/03/2023 04:37pm • Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested several former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday after reclaiming control of the Armenian-populated breakaway region in a lightning military operation last month, a top Azerbaijani news agency said. Arayik Harutyunyan, who led the region before step Tunisia rejects European funds and says they fall short of a deal for migration and financial aid 10/03/2023 03:24pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) ��� Tunisia on Monday announced it would reject an installment of funds sent by Europe to help the debt-ridden country patrol the Mediterranean Sea as migrant boat crossings spike to levels not seen in several years. President Kais Saied on Monday accused the European Union of no Jo��o F��lix flourishing at Barcelona as he returns to Portugal to face youth club FC Porto 10/03/2023 01:46pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� It has taken Jo��o F��lix several years and a couple of false starts, but the creative forward who left Portugal to aim for greater heights in Spain has finally found a team where he can flourish. Or so it seems after a handful of games with Barcelona, the team he joined in The Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 10/03/2023 01:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against a conservative-led challenge. Even some conservative justices sounded skeptical of arguments that the agency, created after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate mo Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year 10/03/2023 11:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Wearing an ���I Love Pandas��� T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. She and her mother, Alison, had made a special trip from San Antonio just to watch the National Zoo's furry rock stars casually munch