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Faced with more deadly heat waves, US cities are taking an unprecedented step 07/20/2022 09:39am • When Jane Gilbert was appointed last summer as Miami-Dade County's first "chief heat officer" — and the first in the country — she was charged with a seemingly impossible task: raise the public's awareness about the dangers of extreme heat to the same level as hurricanes. Gilbert said most of Trump-backed Cox wins Md. governor primary over Hogan's pick 07/20/2022 05:11am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Dan Cox, a far-right state legislator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for Maryland governor on Tuesday, defeating a moderate rival backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan. Cox will face the winner of the highly competitive Democratic primary Asian markets climb, tracking profit-driven gains on Wall St 07/20/2022 12:15am • BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Wednesday after Wall Street rallied to its best day in more than three weeks as companies reported strong profits for the past quarter. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 jumped 2.5% to 27,631.50 while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 2% to 21,068.85. In Seoul, the Kospi add Haji Wright transfers to Antalyaspor, gets 3-year deal 07/19/2022 09:04pm • American forward Haji Wright is staying with Turkey's Antalyaspor, agreeing Tuesday to a three-year contract. The 24-year-old from Los Angeles spent last season at Antalyaspor on loan from the Danish club SønderjyskE. He scored 14 goals in 32 league matches and had a seven-game scoring streak that 7 Tips to Stay Calm During a Stock Market Crash 07/19/2022 08:00pm • A stock market crash isn't the end of the world. Here's how to weather it and stay the course.The S&P 500 recently recorded its worst first-half performance since 1970. Year to date through July 19, the S&P 500 has drawn down nearly 18%, edging into bear market territory multiple times. Poor What Is a Broker Price Opinion (BPO) in Real Estate? 07/19/2022 08:00pm • Broker price opinions aren't the most common method for assessing a home's value, but they can be useful. If you're hoping to cancel your private mortgage insurance, for example, a broker price opinion may come in handy. Or, if you're behind on your mortgage, your lender may request a BPO without yo 7 Best REITs to Buy for a Recession 07/19/2022 08:00pm • These real estate stocks offer dividend yields from 2.2% to 13.9%.Recessionary fears are currently running high in the U.S. June's year-over-year consumer price index readings came in blisteringly hot at 9.1%, surpassing Wall Street consensus estimates of 8.8%. The yield curve inversion between the Things to Do When You're Deep in Debt 07/19/2022 08:00pm • What it means to be deep in debtAmericans are carrying a lot of debt. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data, total household debt increased by $266 billion in the first quarter of 2022, making it so that everyone owes a collective $15.84 trillion, and cred Bayern Munich signs defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus 07/19/2022 01:54pm • MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich signed Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus for 67 million euros ($68.6 million) on a five-year contract Tuesday. The 22-year-old De Ligt is Bayern's first major signing since agreeing to sell star striker Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona last week, and Ju American defender Shaq Moore joins Nashville from Tenerife 07/19/2022 11:53am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — American right back Shaq Moore was acquired by Nashville of Major League Soccer on Tuesday and agreed to a contract through the 2025 season. Nashville acquired the 25-year-old's MLS rights from Montreal for $50,000 in general allocation money. The deal includes an option fo American keeper Steffen loaned to 2nd-tier Middlesbrough 07/19/2022 11:46am • American goalkeeper Zack Steffen was loaned from Manchester City to second-tier Middlesbrough for the 2022-23 season on Tuesday, a move he hopes will help him compete to start at the World Cup. “Everyone knows his situation. He needed to play because of the World Cup," Middlesbrough manager Chr Sri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president among PM, 2 rivals 07/19/2022 11:37am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will face two rivals in a parliamentary vote Wednesday on who will succeed the ousted leader who fled the country last week amid huge protests triggered by its economic collapse. Wickremesinghe, a si Report: Illinois property law fails to end redlining impact 07/19/2022 07:41am • A nearly 80-year-old law intended to put distressed and tax-delinquent Chicago-area properties back to productive use has done little to improve or solve racial inequities in the city's Black and Latino neighborhoods, according to a study. A report released Tuesday by the Cook County treasurer's off Millennial Money: 5 credit card mistakes to avoid right now 07/19/2022 07:00am • When times are tough, credit card debt may be inevitable if you’re learning to manage credit or are forced to make risky financial decisions due to hardships. For Lydia Senn and her husband , who are Alabama residents, this was their reality during the Great Recession in 2008 after she lost her Sri Lanka's political turmoil sows worries for recovery 07/19/2022 05:25am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A day after Sri Lanka’s president fled, Mohamed Ishad waited outside an immigration office near the capital, clutching a file of documents that he hopes will get his passport renewed so he can leave, too. With the nation in the throes of its worst economic crisis, Isha