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2 Mississippi businessmen found not guilty in pandemic relief fraud trial 04/09/2024 06:15pm • COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) ��� Two Mississippi businessmen, one of whom served on the governor���s economic recovery advisory commission, have been cleared of all charges in a case where they were accused of fraudulently receiving more than $2 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief. Jabari Ogbanna Edwards an More Republican states sue to block Biden���s student loan repayment plan 04/09/2024 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administration���s new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has already been used to forgive loans for more than 150,000 borrowers. Seven states led by Missouri filed a feder Content creation holds appeal for laid-off workers seeking flexibility 04/09/2024 02:27pm • With a compact mirror in one hand and an eyelash curler in the other, Grace Xu told her roughly 300,000 TikTok followers she was likely about to be laid off. She was right, she tells them in a subsequent clip. But she was planning to pursue a different career anyway: as a content creator. ���I gues The Small Business Administration offers assistance for small biz hurt by Maryland bridge collapse 04/09/2024 11:04am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Small Business Administration is offering assistance to those affected by the bridge collapse in Maryland. Small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region will be eligible for low-interest, long-term Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million. ���The SBA joins the entire fe What to know about Biden's latest attempt at student loan cancellation 04/08/2024 10:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden is taking another shot at student loan cancellation, hoping to deliver on a key campaign promise that he has so far failed to fulfill. In a visit to Wisconsin on Monday, Biden detailed a proposal that would cancel at least some debt for more than 30 million Am 7 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever 04/08/2024 08:00pm • Identifying stocks to buy and hold for decades rather than months or years can be difficult. The world and the economy are constantly changing, creating risks for long-term investors. A dividend payment from a large, profitable company with a leading market share in a stable or growing industry is a New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump���s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial 04/08/2024 07:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he mounts a last-minute fight to move the case out of Manhattan, foiling the former president���s latest attempt to put off the historic trial. Justice Lizbeth Biden promotes 'life-changing' student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters 04/08/2024 07:00pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see ���life-changing��� relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy his standing w Editorial Roundup: United States 04/08/2024 03:55pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 6 The Washington Post on the growing popularity of women's college basketball Women���s college basketball has become a cultural phenomenon. Arenas are selling out. Records have been set for Division I all-time college points, t Biden administration announces $6.6 billion to ensure leading-edge microchips are built in the US 04/08/2024 05:03am • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� The Biden administration pledged on Monday to provide up to $6.6 billion so that a Taiwanese semiconductor giant can expand the facilities it is already building in Arizona and better ensure that the most-advanced microchips are produced domestically for the first time. Co Today in History: April 8, Hank Aaron hits 715th homer, breaking Babe Ruth���s career record 04/08/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, April 8, the 99th day of 2024. There are 267 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth���s record. On this 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 04/07/2024 08:00pm • If you're considering integrating a bond component into your investment portfolio, you might encounter several challenges. Direct purchases of individual bonds present their own set of complications. Buying Treasurys through TreasuryDirect.gov can be frustrating due to its outdated user interface, w Md. Senate approves several renter-focused bills on Saturday before Sine Die 04/07/2024 12:19am • In Maryland's state Senate chamber, lawmakers moved swiftly through dozens of bills in a Saturday afternoon session. The legislative flow was only disrupted occasionally, due to brief technical errors, confusion over which bills were being discussed, or senators away from their seats when they we Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies 04/06/2024 08:22pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. ���Chip��� Murray, an influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles' oldest churches to uplift the predominantly Black neighborhoods of South Los Angeles following one of the country's worst race riots, has died. He wa Political pressure builds on House Speaker Johnson as Congress returns 04/06/2024 08:57am • Congress returns Monday after a two-week break and the list of major issues facing lawmakers has only grown while they were away from D.C. Most immediately, Congress will need to consider an emergency aid package related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which has effe