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Review: 'LeBron' examines the remarkable career of NBA star 04/11/2023 11:00am • ���LeBron��� by Jeff Benedict (Avid Reader Press) LeBron James has lived a very public life. Who can forget the 2002 Sports Illustrated cover anointing him ���The Chosen One��� when he was just 17? Now 38, he���s done thousands of interviews, spoken out on a variety of social justice issues, earned What we know about victims of the Louisville bank shooting 04/11/2023 10:35am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Tributes were growing Monday for the five people slain in a shooting at a Louisville bank, with friends sharing details of their lives and mourners gathering at vigils. Details were also emerging about some of the wounded, including a rookie officer who was just recently swo Small business owners feel the credit crunch 04/11/2023 09:23am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When Nat West, owner of cider-making company Reverend Nat���s Hard Cider, decided to supplement his wholesale business by opening a taproom in a bustling neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, he thought getting financing would be a breeze. After all, he was only seeking $50,000, has b Asian shares mostly higher after mixed day on Wall Street 04/10/2023 11:50pm • Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed session on Wall Street dominated by speculation the Federal Reserve may tap the brakes again on financial markets and the economy by raising interest rates. Shares rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Shanghai. U.S. futures edged higher and Kimberly Palmer: How to protect parents from financial scams 04/10/2023 07:00am • When a scam artist called Cameron Huddleston���s mom to tell her to wire money in order to claim a prize, Huddleston had to intercept the calls. Her mom, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer���s, was convinced she had to wire the money as soon as possible. ���That was a wake-up call for me. If y Pakistanis living abroad sent $2.5 billion home in March 04/10/2023 06:03am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistanis living abroad have sent $2.5 billion home in March, responding to the cash-strapped government's appeal for more hard currency remittances, the country's central bank said Monday. The sum represents a 27.4% increase compared to February and is the highest in seven past Mortgage Rates Continue Falling as Homebuying Season Begins 04/09/2023 08:00pm • Mortgage rates continued to decline for the fourth consecutive week, with the average 30-year fixed rate falling to 6.83%. Rates on long-term fixed-rate mortgages, including FHA loans, VA loans and jumbo loans, all dropped during the past week. Meanwhile, short-term mortgage rates and adjustable mor Tampa Housing Market Forecast 04/09/2023 08:00pm • The last year has been a challenging one for all housing markets. With rising mortgage rates and the resulting pullback in demand, prices have fallen off -- at least slightly -- in most parts of the country. Tampa, Florida, is no different, but it's still largely holding steady thanks to the region' Social Security Mistakes to Avoid 04/09/2023 08:00pm • There's a knowledge gap between Social Security and the public, especially for those Americans who aren't receiving benefits yet. According to a recent study from The Harris Poll and the Nationwide Retirement Institute, Americans are "failing in Social Security education." The study found that 54% o Chukwueze nets 2 as Villarreal stuns Madrid 3-2 at Bernabeu 04/08/2023 06:12pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Samuel Chukwueze upstaged Vin��cius J��nior by scoring twice in an outstanding performance by the Villarreal forward to lead its 3-2 comeback win at Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday. The Nigeria international canceled out a sixth-minute own goal by teammate Pau Memphis Zoo bids farewell to panda ahead of return to China 04/08/2023 02:10pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Visitors at the Memphis Zoo said goodbye Saturday to giant panda Ya Ya during a farewell party ahead of her departure back to China. Highlighted by Chinese cultural performances, the sendoff marked the end of a 20-year loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes 04/08/2023 12:00pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� When Gadiel Galvez learned that the owner of his mobile home park south of Seattle was looking to sell, he and other residents worried their largely Latino community would be bulldozed to make way for another Amazon warehouse. So, they decided to form a cooperative and buy th Today in History: April 8, Hank Aaron hits 715th homer 04/08/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Saturday, April 8, the 98th day of 2023. There are 267 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth���s record. On th Lawyer granted release in $460M 'slip-and-fall' Ponzi scheme 04/07/2023 11:12pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A Las Vegas lawyer accused of orchestrating a $460 million ���slip-and-fall��� Ponzi scheme across the U.S. West was granted release Friday after spending more than a year in federal custody. U.S. District Judge Cam Ferenbach said he was persuaded by Matthew Beasley's "strong fam Tesla cuts prices on all models, 3rd cut this year 04/07/2023 02:01pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Tesla cut prices on its entire U.S. electric vehicle model lineup for the third time this year in an apparent effort to lure more buyers amid rising interest rates. The largest of the cuts that appeared Friday on Tesla's website were $5,000 per vehicle for the company's slower-selli