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US failed to stop fraud in COVID loan program, Clyburn says 06/14/2022 03:04pm • The U.S. failed to take basic steps at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to prevent fraud in a federal aid program intended to help small businesses, depleting the funds and making people more vulnerable to identity theft, the chairman of a House panel examining the payouts said Tuesday. Democra Russia lowers gas flows to Europe with part stuck in Canada 06/14/2022 12:44pm • Russian natural gas deliveries through a key pipeline to Europe will drop by around 40% this year, state-controlled energy giant Gazprom said Tuesday, after Canadian sanctions over the war in Ukraine prevented German partner Siemens Energy from delivering overhauled equipment. Germany's utility netw Asian benchmarks decline after bear market hits Wall Street 06/13/2022 11:37pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell across the board Tuesday after Wall Street tumbled into a bear market, indicating that major U.S. benchmarks and individual stocks have fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time. Benchmarks fell in Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. T Title Loans: What You Need to Know 06/13/2022 08:00pm • Car title loans are designed for people who need cash fast. They offer a short-term loan using your vehicle's title as collateral. Some lenders don't run a credit check and may not even require proof of employment or income, making auto title loans easy to access, even for consumers with a troubled 15 of the Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2022 06/13/2022 08:00pm • Stocks beat bonds, and these dividend stocks offer reliable yields.The stock market has gone from bad to worse this summer, with June starting off with a series of sharp declines. Many investors are bailing out of the market as the Federal Reserve takes aggressive action to try to contain the runawa Title IX timeline: 50 years of halting progress across U.S. 06/13/2022 05:08pm • A timeline of key events before, during and after the 1972 passage of the landmark U.S. law known as Title IX: 1836: Georgia Female College is the first women's college to open in the U.S. 1917: Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman elected to Congress. 1920: U.S. wome Will money-back guarantee win over wealthy donors? 06/13/2022 02:22pm • A glossy book is arriving at the homes and offices of America’s wealthiest individuals. Inside is a charity pitch that aims to raise as much as $6 billion for nonprofits fighting global poverty. The proposition? Donate and get results — or your money back. The advocacy group Global Citizen and t Takoma Park loans induction stove tops to fight emissions 06/12/2022 09:05am • If you aren't sure if you will like cooking with an induction stove top, you may be able to give it a try before you make a big purchase for a new appliance. The city of Takoma Park, Maryland, is giving the chance for residents to borrow a portable stove top to test for up to two weeks. The AP Interview: Sri Lanka PM says he's open to Russian oil 06/12/2022 07:28am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would first look to other sources, but would The AP Interview: Sri Lanka PM says he's open to Russian oil 06/12/2022 12:08am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would first look to other sources, but would Biden ramps up federal help for New Mexico wildfire fight 06/11/2022 08:08pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday he was escalating federal assistance for New Mexico as it faces its largest wildfire in recorded state history. The fire began with prescribed burns that were set by the U.S. Forest Service, a standard practice that’s intended to clear out Alaska high court reverses ruling that roiled House election 06/11/2022 05:42pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The special primary for Alaska's only U.S. House seat moved forward as planned Saturday following a tense legal fight over ballot access issues that had cast a shadow over the election. The legal drama was the latest twist in what has already been an extraordinary election, Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban 06/11/2022 10:55am • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Teodora del Carmen Vásquez was nine months pregnant and working at a school cafeteria when she felt extreme pain in her back, like the crack of a hammer. She called 911 seven times before fainting in a bathroom in a pool of blood. The nightmare that followed is c US inflation at new 40-year high as price increases spread 06/10/2022 05:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs. Consumer prices surged 8.6% last month from a year earlier, faster than April’s year-over-year incr Carter-Vickers agrees to 4-year contract with Celtic 06/10/2022 04:42pm • American defender Cameron Carter-Vickers completed a transfer to Scotland's Glasgow Celtic from England's Tottenham, agreeing Friday to a four-year contract. Carter-Vickers was loaned to Celtic on Sept. 1, a deal that included an option for the Scottish team to buy his rights. Carter-Vickers, a 24-y