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After years of vetoes, Virginia poised to launch adult-use cannabis market 11/18/2025 08:27am • After four years of stalled efforts and repeated vetoes from outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia lawmakers now see a clear path to finally standing up a legal adult-use cannabis market. During her campaign, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, elected governor two weeks ago, pledged to sign legislatio US has warned others to avoid loans from Chinese state banks. But it's the biggest recipient of all 11/18/2025 01:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fueling its rise as a superpower. But a new report reveals an ironic twist: The United States is the biggest recipient of all ��� by far. And the security and technology implications have ye Fed's Cook blasts mortgage fraud allegations against her as 'baseless' in letter to AG Bondi 11/17/2025 08:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday, lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook disputed allegations by a Trump administration official that she committed mortgage fraud. President Donald Trump used the accusation as a basis to seek her firing, the first time Gift Letters for Your Mortgage 11/17/2025 07:00pm • Receiving gifts from loved ones can make it easier to come up with the cash for a down payment and buy a home. If you want to use gifts alongside a home loan, though, you'll need to provide your lender with a gift letter from the donor. And you'll need to document the donor's ownership of the money How to Increase Your Credit Score 11/17/2025 07:00pm • If you're often turned down for credit or you can only qualify for loans with exorbitant interest rates, your credit score may be to blame. Fortunately, there is no shortage of strategies you can use to boost your score. As your score increases, you'll generally be better positioned to get loans at How to Attend Medical School for Free 11/17/2025 07:00pm • For many aspiring doctors in the U.S., the path to wearing a white coat comes with a hefty six-figure price tag. Getting free tuition, or any additional funding, can help unshackle students from the burden of medical school debt. The median four-year cost for the class of 2025 was $286,454 at public New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills 11/17/2025 06:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data ��� a warning sign for the U.S. economy and another political headache for President Donald Trump. Past due balances to utility companies Nigeria coach claims 'voodoo' by Congo staff during penalty shootout loss in World Cup qualifying 11/17/2025 10:42am • RABAT, Morocco (AP) ��� A Congo team staff member used voodoo during the penalty shootout, Nigeria coach ��ric Chelle claimed after the African soccer power was eliminated from qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Congo won the African playoff final late Sunday in a penalty shootout ��� getting two sa Election campaign in Hungary heats up as Orb��n challenger P��ter Magyar gains rural support 11/17/2025 03:05am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� With Hungary's parliamentary elections still five months away, the country is already immersed in an intense political campaign between Prime Minister Viktor Orb��n and his challenger, P��ter Magyar, that promises to be the biggest challenge of the nationalist leader's car Czech Republic plans $19 billion nuclear expansion to double output and end fossil fuel reliance 11/17/2025 01:27am • DUKOVANY NUCLEAR PLANT, Czech Republic (AP) ��� The eight huge cooling towers of the Dukovany power plant overlook a construction site for two more reactors as the Czech Republic pushes ahead with plans to expand its reliance on nuclear energy. Mobile drilling rigs have been extracting samples 140 m PBS, defunded by Trump, says ���we���re still here��� with big new Ken Burns documentary 11/16/2025 01:29pm • Austin (CNN) ��� Sunday���s premiere of Ken Burns��� new PBS series ���The American Revolution��� doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding for public broadcasting in the US. The message is clear: ���We are stil Court-appointed lawyers and their clients face fallout from government shutdown, funding crisis 11/15/2025 12:31pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The longest U.S. government shutdown in history is officially over, but the fallout will continue to hit two groups particularly hard for months to come: federally funded defense lawyers and the people they represent. Thousands of court-appointed lawyers, known as Criminal Justi Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conference 11/14/2025 05:34pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and other regions of the Global South. The Stop Japan's Dirty Energy Plans protest al Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing confidential housing data 11/13/2025 09:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration's top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming senior officials of the government-backed lending giant who warned it could expose the company to claims th Disruptions hit Bangladesh after former ruling party calls for lockdown to protest Hasina trial 11/13/2025 08:48pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ��� Classes and transportation in Bangladesh were seriously disrupted Thursday as ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party called for a nationwide ���lockdown��� in protest against her trial over last year���s protests that left hundreds dea