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EPA, NJ announce $588M in water infrastructure spending 05/20/2022 04:51pm • MOORESTOWN, N.J. (AP) ��� More than half a billion dollars in federal and state funds will go to nearly 30 water systems in New Jersey, serving about 6 million residents, or about two-thirds of the state's population, officials said Friday. The combined federal and state funding of $588 million in Outgoing Lebanon government approves economic recovery plan 05/20/2022 01:22pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Lebanon���s outgoing government on Friday approved a recovery plan for pulling the Mideast nation out of its economic meltdown, the country's information minister said. The development came during the Cabinet���s last official meeting before it becomes a caretaker government followin G7 countries to provide $19.8 billion in aid to Ukraine 05/20/2022 12:10pm • KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) ��� The Group of Seven leading economies agreed Friday to provide $19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to help keep tight finances from hindering its ability to defend itself from Russia���s invasion. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told reporters that $9.5 Georgia's senior congressman facing toughest race since 2010 05/20/2022 10:46am • After years of coasting to reelection, Georgia's senior congressman is gearing up for his toughest campaign in more than a decade as hopeful Republican challengers crowd the May 24 primary ballot and raise impressive sums of cash to target the Democrat who's held the seat for 30 years. Rep. Sanford In Your Debt: How debt-related stress affects body and mind 05/20/2022 07:00am • Being in debt feels like you���re always a step behind. It doesn���t help that debt is spoken about as something that���s your fault ��� too much online shopping, or too many pricey pitchers of mimosas at brunch. ���In our culture, in our country, we have a lot of noise about debt,��� says Lindsa 'I can���t see the light': War fuels surging prices in Europe 05/20/2022 06:30am • MILAN (AP) ��� Edoardo Ronzoni inspects a construction site near Milan that he shut down in March as costs for materials skyrocketed. He can���t complete a half-built roundabout at an intersection known for fender-benders because asphalt, cast-iron pipes and concrete are too expensive ��� prices exa Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage 05/20/2022 03:58am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days amid the nation's worst economic crisis in decades. The Public Administration Ministry asked the pu Column: A wildly entertaining spat between 2 coaching stars 05/20/2022 02:25am • Why did they wait so long to allow college athletes to make a few bucks on the side? Think of all the wildly entertaining shenanigans we've missed out on over the years. Let's play the feud! Jimbo Fisher is downright livid at former boss Nick Saban for saying the Texas A&M coach China becomes wild card in Sri Lanka's debt crisis 05/20/2022 01:17am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� China says its initiative to build ports and other infrastructure across Asia and Africa, paid for with Chinese loans, will boost trade. But in a cautionary tale for borrowers, Sri Lanka's multibillion-dollar debt to Beijing threatens to hinder efforts to resolve a financ Asian stocks rise after Wall St slips closer to bear market 05/20/2022 12:34am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street fell closer to bear territory, China cut a key interest rate and Japanese inflation edged higher. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices fell more than $1 per barrel. Wall Street's benchmark S How to Raise Your Credit Score in 30 Days 05/19/2022 08:00pm • When your credit score is low, you may wish you could wave a magic wand to increase it. No one has overnight or superquick fixes, but you can take action to improve your credit score in 30 days. These six steps can result in a major move in the right direction. The three major credit bureaus update Inflation, Russia-Ukraine war draw G7 finance leaders' focus 05/19/2022 02:48pm • KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) ��� Finance ministers for the Group of Seven leading economies grappled Thursday with deepening inflation concerns and the immediate effects of Russia���s war in Ukraine, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen promising that the allies would put together enough additio Sri Lanka limits foreign currency holdings amid crisis 05/19/2022 11:45am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka will lower the maximum amount of foreign currency that individuals can possess to $10,000 from $15,000 and penalize anyone who holds it for more than three months, the central bank announced Thursday, as police fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of st More buyers opt for adjustable-rate mortgages as rates rise 05/19/2022 11:18am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Rising interest rates are making adjustable-rate mortgages an increasingly attractive alternative to common 30-year, fixed-rate home loans. ARMs made up 13% of all home loans by dollar volume in March, their highest share since January 2020, according to CoreLogic. The increase Home sales tumble again as mortgage rates surge 05/19/2022 10:58am • Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the third consecutive month in April as mortgage rates surged, driving up borrowing costs for would-be buyers as home prices soared to new highs. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.61 millio