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The Supreme Court made big decisions this week and more are coming. Here's what you need to know 06/29/2023 02:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is expected to announce major decisions Friday on President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program and a case that impacts gay rights. It's the court's final day before the justices go on their summer break. Already this week the justices have released imp US economic growth last quarter is revised up sharply to a 2% annual rate 06/29/2023 12:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Showing surprising resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March as consumers spent at the fastest pace in nearly two years. Thursday's revised figure from the Commerce Department sharply upgraded its assessm Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.71% in first increase after three straight drops 06/29/2023 12:24pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week, snapping a three-week pullback after reaching a high for the year in early June. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 6.71% from 6.67% last week. A year United States winger Weah has medical test at Juventus ahead of potential transfer from Lille 06/29/2023 12:14pm • TURIN, Italy (AP) — United States winger Tim Weah was welcomed by about 100 enthusiastic Juventus fans as he arrived Thursday for his medical test ahead of a potential transfer to the Italian club. Weah signed autographs and posed for selfies with fans, who loudly chanted his name. Some were also IMF says that without reforms, Lebanon faces ballooning inflation and public debt 06/29/2023 11:31am • BEIRUT (AP) — Without reforms, Lebanon will continue to see triple-digit inflation, and public debt in the small, crisis-ridden country could reach nearly 550% of GDP by 2027, the International Monetary Fund warned in a report Thursday. The report came as a follow-up to a nine-day visit by IMF off JPMorgan Chase commits $7.7M to DC affordable housing 06/29/2023 11:00am • Three D.C. nonprofits that support affordable housing efforts for underserved households in the District will share grants from JPMorgan Chase, totaling $7.65 million. Chase Home Lending has also expanded a separate homebuyer grant program in D.C. Chase said the largest share of grant money, $ Belarus leader welcomes Wagner forces but others in the country see them as a threat 06/29/2023 10:14am • As life in Russia returned to normal after an armed rebellion by a mercenary group, tensions were rising in and around its neighbor Belarus, where the exiled leader of the force and some of its fighters were settling in. Moving to Belarus was part of the deal the Kremlin struck with Yevgeny Prigozhi Shooting kills 2 in India's troubled northeast as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visits region 06/29/2023 09:47am • GUWAHATI, India (AP) — India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visited Thursday communities hit by weeks of violence and living in relief camps in a remote northeastern state as a shootout there claimed two more lives. The shooting erupted earlier in the day between members of the majority M Federal Reserve may tighten financial rules after US bank failures, Powell says 06/29/2023 06:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the central bank may have to tighten its oversight of the American financial system in the wake of the failure of three large U.S. banks this spring. Powell said in prepared remarks delivered at a banking conference in Madrid Sri Lanka spares banks in its $ 19.8 billion local debt restructuring plan 06/29/2023 04:05am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will spare banks from being part of its local debt restructuring plan because of the possible impact on deposits, while the bulk of the burden will be shared by the Central Bank and superannuation funds, officials said Thursday. Sri Lanka's Cabinet a day earlier Rebuilding Flyers willing to be patient with top pick Matvei Michkov of Russia 06/28/2023 11:19pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers are in rebuilding mode, so that makes waiting for Matvei Michkov to finish his commitment in Russia a bit easier. The Flyers answered perhaps the biggest question coming into Wednesday night's NHL draft by taking the Russian right winger at No. 7 ove Will the Stock Market Crash in 2023? 7 Risk Factors 06/28/2023 08:00pm • While moving at a glacial pace, the U.S. economy seems to have stabilized somewhat after two years of significant turmoil. Whether or not that stabilization will mean avoiding recessionary icebergs in the second half of 2023 or early 2024 depends on myriad economic and financial factors. Those issue 25 Ways to Enjoy Retirement on a Reduced Income 06/28/2023 08:00pm • If you enjoyed a high salary during your working years, retirement might mean a financial adjustment. When living on a fixed income, it may seem difficult to stretch the dollars you have. You'll have choices to make regarding your lifestyle and spending patterns. But opting for a frugal retirement c Utah woman accused of killing husband after writing book about grief is sued for over $13 million 06/28/2023 06:33pm • A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death and now stands accused of his fatal poisoning was filed Tuesday, seeking over $13 million in damages for alleged financial wrongdoing before and after his death. The lawsuit was filed against England midfielder James Maddison leaves Leicester for Tottenham on 5-year deal 06/28/2023 04:41pm • LONDON (AP) — Tottenham completed the signing of England midfielder James Maddison from Leicester on Wednesday. Spurs entered advanced talks with the recently relegated Foxes earlier this week and secured Maddison in a deal worth 40 million pounds ($50 million) plus add-ons. Maddison has agreed a