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A Guide to Federal Student Direct Loan Consolidation 09/10/2023 08:00pm • Borrowers with multiple federal student loans may find it difficult to keep track of making several payments a month. To streamline the process, borrowers have the option to consolidate some or all of their federal student loans into one. Rather than multiple loans with differing interest rates, bor How to Go Back to School With Defaulted Student Loans 09/10/2023 08:00pm • Defaulting on student loans can present an obstacle if you want to go back to school. Student loan default, which occurs after 270 days of missed payments on federal student loans, typically makes you ineligible for federal student aid. That means borrowers in default can't access the grants, work-s Nicolas Pepe leaves Arsenal after club terminates contract and is set for Trabzonspor 09/09/2023 02:49pm • LONDON (AP) — Arsenal terminated the contract of former club-record signing Nicolas Pepe on Saturday, letting the winger leave on a free transfer. Arsenal paid 72 million pounds ($90 million) to sign Pepe from French club Lille in 2019 but will get nothing for his departure, with the Ivory Coast Judge says civil trial over Trump's real estate boasts could last three months 09/08/2023 07:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming civil trial over allegations that former president Donald Trump lied about his wealth could last as long as three months, according to a schedule laid out Friday by the judge hearing the case. Opening arguments are expected Oct. 2 in the trial over a lawsuit filed again UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that 09/08/2023 05:29pm • With the world far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming, a new United Nations report central to upcoming climate negotiations details how quickly and deeply energy and financial systems must change to get back on a safer path. “The window of opportunity to secure a livable and susta Former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho joins Qatari team Al Duhail on loan from Villa 09/08/2023 03:55pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After spells with some of European soccer's biggest clubs, Philippe Coutinho joined Qatari team Al Duhail on a season-long loan from Aston Villa on Friday. The former Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan playmaker's move comes after a slew of the sport’ Indonesia says China has pledged $21B in new investment to strengthen ties 09/08/2023 09:58am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday pledged $21.7 billion in new Chinese investment in Indonesia to strengthen the countries' economic and political ties, an official said. Li arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the three-day summit of the Association of South Sri Lanka's ruling coalition defeats a no-confidence motion against the health minister 09/08/2023 09:48am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition on Friday defeated a no-confidence motion against the country's health minister who has been accused of allegedly failing to secure enough essential drugs and laboratory equipment that some say resulted in preventable deaths in hospitals. T MATCHDAY: Spalletti makes Italy debut in North Macedonia. Lukaku leads Belgium in Azerbaijan 09/08/2023 08:44am • A look at what’s happening in European Championship qualifying on Saturday: GROUP C New Italy coach Luciano Spalletti makes his debut when the Azzurri visit North Macedonia. It’s a rematch of the game that North Macedonia shockingly won in Palermo last year to prevent Italy from qualifying for t Fewer apply for home loans as borrowing costs, rising prices shut out prospective homebuyers 09/08/2023 08:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. home loan applications are the lowest in decades as evidence mount that rising mortgage rates and home prices are shutting out many aspiring homeowners. An index that tracks mortgage application volume shows applications for loans to buy a home fell last week to the lowest Injured Man United midfielder Sofyan Amrabat pulls out of Morocco squad for African Cup qualifying 09/08/2023 06:07am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United midfielder Sofyan Amrabat pulled out of Morocco's upcoming international games because of injury, the Premier League club said Friday. Amrabat, who completed a loan move to United from Fiorentina last week, will return to the club's Carrington training President Biden declares 3 Georgia counties are eligible for disaster aid after Hurricane Idalia 09/07/2023 11:18pm • ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a disaster declaration for three Georgia counties following Hurricane Idalia's sprint across southern and coastal Georgia on Aug. 30. The storm made landfall with 125 mph (201 kph) winds in Florida’s remote Big Bend region before moving nor Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires 09/07/2023 10:30pm • KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — Richie Olsten has been in Maui's helicopter tour business for a half century, so long he's developed a barometer for the tourism-dependent economy: rental cars parked at the island's airport. There are so many since wildfires killed at least 115 people in the historic town Biden to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight US as trustworthy alternative to China 09/07/2023 09:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to show the world at the Group of 20 summit in India and during a stop in Vietnam that the United States and its like-minded allies are better economic and security partners than China. White House officials said Biden, who departed Thursday evening for How Study Abroad Can Benefit College Students 09/07/2023 08:00pm • International education opportunities expose college students to foreign cultures, language immersion and interaction with diverse communities around the world, which can lead to increased self-awareness, improved critical thinking and even work opportunities, experts say. Due largely to the COVID-1