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China tries to calm markets by pledging support for economy 03/16/2022 07:54am • BEIJING (AP) ��� China���s government tried Wednesday to reassure jittery investors by promising support for real estate and technology companies after regulatory crackdowns caused stock prices to plunge. Regulators should issue market-friendly policies to ���invigorate the economy,��� officials sai Live updates: Ukraine says Russian warships fire missiles 03/15/2022 11:52pm • LVIV, Ukraine ��� Russian warships around midnight fired missiles and artillery at the Ukrainian sea coast near Tuzla, to the south of Odesa, Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko said. ���They fired a huge amount of ammunition from a great distance,��� he said on Facebook. Gerashchenko said Survey: About 50% of Homebuyers Say Biggest Concern Is Affordability 03/15/2022 08:00pm • A U.S. News & World Report March 2022 survey shows that about half of homebuyers say being able to afford a new home is their main concern. But high home prices aren't the only concern. About 27% of respondents say they worry most about availability. And nearly 23% say that they have concerns ab Masterpiece leaves storage as Antwerp museum nears reopening 03/15/2022 03:35pm • ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) ��� Moving a masterpiece is never easy, even more so when it measures 4.11 by 6.75 meters (13.5 feet by 22.1 feet) and weighs 560 kilograms (1,225 pounds). Such is the size of the ���Baptism of Christ,��� by Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1605), the jewel in the crown of th $82M in Amazon loans to fund affordable housing at 2 Metro stops 03/15/2022 11:11am • Amazon awarded almost $82 million in low-rate loans to developers for affordable housing projects at two Metro stops in Prince George���s County, Maryland, part of its commitment to provide developer funding for below-market rate loans to build affordable homes near public transportation sites in pa NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/15/2022 10:00am • Times EST (through March 12) Times EDT (March 13) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Sunday, March 6 Binghamton 72, New Hampshire 69 UMBC 93, Mass.-Lowell 85 Hartford 61, Albany (NY) 49 Vermont 98, NJIT 59 Semifinals Wednesday, March 9 Vermont 74, Binghamton 42 UMBC 80, Har Women's Conference Tournament Glances 03/15/2022 10:00am • Times EST (through March 12) Times EDT (March 13) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 5 Maine 63, Hartford 49 Albany (NY) 49, New Hampshire 44 Vermont 71, Binghamton 63 NJIT 47, Mass.-Lowell 33 Semifinals Tuesday, March 8 Albany (NY) 67, Vermont 54 Maine 72, Millennial Money: 3 steps to breaking unhealthy money habits 03/15/2022 08:35am • Some bad habits affect our physical health, like smoking, nail biting or eating too much junk food. But others take a toll on our financial health. How do you know if you have unhealthy financial habits, and what can you do to build better ones? Take these three steps. 1. DIG INTO YOUR RELATIONSHIP Dispute between Leeds-Leipzig tests pandemic transfer rules 03/15/2022 06:43am • LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) ��� A multi-million dollar transfer dispute caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over a forward who no longer plays for either Leeds and Leipzig went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday. Leeds has challenged last year's FIFA ruling that awarded Leipzig more than 6. She Also Served: A woman veteran spotlight with Alise Faircloth 03/15/2022 04:18am • This content is sponsored by American Military University. Alise Faircloth, an ambitious U.S. Army veteran from Connecticut, had one of the most intense careers in the military one could imagine, serving as a combat medic who worked to save lives in the field. "It really puts in front of you w 9 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy 03/14/2022 08:00pm • In an unstable economic environment, dividends provide peace of mind.When it comes to a low-risk investment, most investors tend to turn to dividend stocks. That's in part because of the reassurance of a regular payday from your stocks, but it's also because companies need to exhibit substantial and 7 Steps to Manage Your Money 03/14/2022 08:00pm • The COVID-19 pandemic caused long-lasting changes to the U.S. economy and how people manage their money. Scores of workers left their jobs in what was dubbed the "Great Resignation" while many others embraced a permanent remote or hybrid work schedule. Meanwhile, some families bought new houses as h Turquoise Hill, LKQ rise; Devon Energy, Newmont fall 03/14/2022 05:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., up $6.42 to $26.55. Rio Tinto is offering to buy the 49% of the metal and coal mining company that it does not already own. AstraZeneca Plc., up 9 cents to $60.39. U.S. regulators app Once a powerful symbol in Russia, McDonald's withdraws 03/14/2022 12:20pm • Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald���s. It was the first American fast-food restaurant to enter the Soviet Union, reflecting the new political openness of the era. For Vlad Vexler, who as a 9-year-old waite German prosecutors charge 3 with fraud in Wirecard collapse 03/14/2022 11:23am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� German prosecutors have charged the former CEO of payments company Wirecard and two other ex-managers with fraud and false accounting in connection with the firm's collapse last year amid allegations that much of its revenue and assets were faked. Prosecutors in Munich sa