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Zelenskyy 'born for this moment,' Sean Penn says at Berlin 02/18/2023 03:12pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Just hours before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, actor Sean Penn had his first on-camera meeting with the country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ���It was as if he was realizing himself, that he was born for this moment,��� Penn recalled in an interview wi After a steep fall, used car prices poised to rise again 02/18/2023 01:27pm • The price of used cars has been falling steadily, and steeply, for much of the last year. Unfortunately for car buyers, that could be about to change.Wholesale prices for used cars being sold at auction have risen sharply in the last few weeks, according to industry data. Higher retail prices on use Matthew Hoppe scores 1st senior club goal in 21 months 02/18/2023 12:01pm • American forward Matthew Hoppe scored his first senior club goal in 21 months, helping Hibernian beat visiting Kilmarnock 2-0 Saturday in the Scottish Premier League. The 21-year-old from Yorba Linda, California, gave fourth-place Hibs a two-goal lead in the 47th minute. James Jeggo's shot was clear Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu dies in Turkey earthquake 02/18/2023 06:44am • Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey. He was 31. Search teams recovered Atsu's body in the ruins of a luxury 12-story building where he had been living in the city of Antakya, Hatay province, h Pentagon will 'reevaluate' how it rectifies past discharges for being gay 02/17/2023 07:18pm • ▶ Watch Video: Veterans forced out for being gay fight for benefits The White House said Thursday the administration will "reevaluate and assess" how the Department of Defense rectifies the less than honorable discharges many LGBTQ veterans received when they were Man United sale set to test UEFA rules on multi-club owners 02/17/2023 04:58pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� The sale of Manchester United is set to test European rules designed to protect soccer from the integrity risks of owners controlling multiple clubs. Three widely expected bids to buy the most storied brand in English soccer are closely tied to clubs already established in UEFA compe Fed's Barkin: 'Slow progress' on inflation, sees more hikes 02/17/2023 12:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A top Federal Reserve official downplayed recent signs that the economy is strengthening, but also said he is prepared to keep raising interest rates in smaller increments as often as needed to quell inflation. Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said Friday that re Russia, Belarus discuss closer military, economic ties 02/17/2023 09:06am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted neighboring ally Belarus' leader on Friday for talks on expanding military and economic cooperation amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russia used Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine nearly a year ago at the start of what the Kremlin ca Poor Pakistanis worry IMF bailout measures risk stark future 02/17/2023 07:59am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Saddique Shah, a 53-year-old construction worker, sat along a sidewalk with his fellow workers on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad, his head hung low as he worried. What if he failed to find work Friday, for the second day in a row, just as Pakistan considers a tax hike ami How to Invest in Black-Owned Businesses 02/16/2023 07:00pm • Investing in U.S. businesses is a cornerstone of wealth creation for profit-minded investors, and the earlier one can grab a piece of the investment pie, the better. So it goes for the burgeoning Black-owned business sector, which has shifted into higher gear in the past several years. According to Israeli FM promises cooperation with Ukraine against Iran 02/16/2023 01:40pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Israel and Ukraine on Thursday agreed to step up cooperation in a shared struggle against Iran, Israel's foreign minister announced, as he wrapped up the first visit to Kyiv by a senior Israeli official since Russia's invasion last year. But Foreign Minister Eli Cohen gave few Indian officials end 3-day probe of BBC, alleging tax dodge 02/16/2023 01:27pm • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� India���s tax officials on Thursday left the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai after searching them for three days seeking information about the organization���s business operations amid allegations of tax evasion. Opposition political parties and other media organizations criti Average long-term US mortgage rate jumps to 6.32% this week 02/16/2023 12:00pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in five weeks, bad news for home shoppers heading into the spring buying season. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate rose to 6.32% from 6.12% last week. The average Wholesale price pressures emerge despite long-term slowdown 02/16/2023 10:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Wholesale prices in the United States reaccelerated in January, indicating that inflation pressures continue to underlie the U.S. economy despite longer-term signs of improvement. From December to January, the government's producer price index jumped 0.7%, driven up in part by Military veterans kicked out for being gay still fighting for honorable discharges 02/16/2023 07:42am • ▶ Watch Video: Vets kicked out for being gay still fighting for honorable discharges years later The 1993 law known as "don't ask, don't tell" — which allowed gay people to serve in the U.S. military, so long as they remained closeted — has been repeal