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Wes Moore leads Md. Democratic governor candidates in fundraising; Schulz tops Cox in Republican contest 07/09/2022 11:39pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Democrat Wes Moore led gubernatorial candidates in fundraising during the waning weeks of the 2022 campaign. Between June 8 and July 3, EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka's economy collapsed and what's next 07/09/2022 08:32pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka���s prime minister said late last month that the island nation���s debt-laden economy had ���collapsed��� as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to pay for imports of such necessities and already defaulting on its debt, it is seeking hel Gas lines and scuffles: Sri Lanka faces humanitarian crisis 07/09/2022 02:45pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Chamila Nilanthi is tired of all the waiting. The 47-year-old mother of two spent three days lining up to get kerosene in the Sri Lankan town of Gampaha, northeast of the capital, Colombo. Two weeks earlier she spent three days in a queue for cooking gas ��� but came home Fairfax Co. man sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for COVID-19 loan fraud 07/09/2022 11:41am • A Fairfax County, Virginia, man was sentenced to almost three years in prison for his role in a $3 million COVID-19 loan fraud conspiracy. Foad "David" Darakhshan, 47, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his part in the conspiracy that involved submitting at least 63 fraudulent loan applicat Montgomery County programs offer homebuyers down payment help 07/09/2022 01:00am • Everything costs more, from food to gas to home loans. But first-time homebuyers struggling to come up with a down payment can apply for help in Montgomery County, Maryland. Two programs, the Montgomery Homeownership Program and the Montgomery County Homeownership Assistance Fund, are each gettin Wall Street ends winning week with mixed close on jobs data 07/08/2022 04:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Wall Street capped a winning week with a sputtering finish Friday, as stocks waffled following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. jobs market. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% after earlier flipping between a loss of 0.9% and a gain of 0.4%. Despite its weak finish, the bench What to know about public service loan forgiveness 07/08/2022 04:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� More than 145,000 U.S. borrowers have had the remainder of their student loan debt canceled through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and officials say many more likely qualify. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, launched in 2007 to steer more graduates to pub Tottenham adds Lenglet from Barca, sells Bergwijn to Ajax 07/08/2022 03:32pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Tottenham signed Clement Lenglet on a season-long loan from Barcelona on Friday, with the defender becoming the fifth addition of the offseason at the north London club. The France center back, who will fly out for the preseason tour to South Korea on Saturday, adds more depth to the EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the June jobs report 07/08/2022 02:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Inflation is raging. The stock market is tumbling and interest rates rising. American consumers are depressed and angry. Economists warn of potentially dark times ahead. But employers? They just keep hiring. The Labor Department reported Friday that America���s dinged and dented Work at a school or nonprofit? You could erase student loans 07/08/2022 01:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When Melissa Martinez applied to have her student loan debt forgiven more than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Education told her she was ineligible. Martinez, a professor, tried again this past year and managed to erase the last $6,000 she owed for her doctorate. She wasn���t Don't worry Boris: They still love you in Ukraine 07/08/2022 11:46am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Don���t worry Boris, there���s one country where your popularity remains undimmed. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have been shown the door in Britain, but he remains a political juggernaut in Ukraine ��� widely admired for his uncompromising support for the country���s Former Arsenal player Wilshere retires from playing at 30 07/08/2022 10:55am • LONDON (AP) ��� Former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere retired from playing at the age of 30 on Friday after an injury-disrupted career. Wilshere was the youngest player to make his Arsenal debut at 16 years and 256 days in 2008 after coming through the club���s academy. ���In truth it Atlanta loans Tyler Wolff to Beveren for 2022-23 season 07/08/2022 09:47am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Atlanta midfielder Tyler Wolff, a son of Austin coach Josh Wolff, was loaned by Major League Soccer's Atlanta to Beveren of Belgium's second tier for the 2022-23 season. Wolff, 19, signed with Atlanta in July 2020 and made 17 league appearances. He was part of the U.S. under-20 team Report: Europe's banks need to raise game on climate risk 07/08/2022 06:23am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� Europe's banks aren't sufficiently considering risks from climate change and must ���urgently step up efforts��� to make sure they understand the possible impact of floods, wildfires and losses on investments. That was a key conclusion from a climate stress test on 104 ba 7 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Now Under $5 07/07/2022 08:00pm • These sub-$5 stocks may have major upside.The market's rocky start to 2022 has dragged down the stock prices of many high-quality stocks and created a handful of opportunities for long-term investors to scoop up cheap shares. Investors looking for bargain stocks trading under $5 find themselves sear