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Florida man gets 3 years, 6 months for COVID-19 relief fraud 01/18/2022 06:59pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ��� A Florida man has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for fraudulently collecting over $800,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Louis Thornton III, 63, of St. Petersburg, was sentenced Friday in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in S James Sands makes Glasgow Rangers debut in draw vs Aberdeen 01/18/2022 05:44pm • American midfielder James Sands made his debut for Glasgow Rangers, playing the entire match during a 1-1 draw at Aberdeen on Tuesday night in the Scottish Premier League. The 21-year-old from Rye, New York, was loaned from Major League Soccer champion New York City to Rangers on Jan. 5, a deal that Kolasinac joins Marseille after Arsenal terminates contract 01/18/2022 03:34pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Sead Kolasinac joined French club Marseille as a free agent on Tuesday after having his contract terminated by Arsenal. The Bosnia and Herzegovina left back, who was with Arsenal since 2017, had six months left on his deal. Kolasinac is the third player to leave Arsenal in January �� Egypt's president raises minimum monthly wage to around $172 01/18/2022 12:03pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Egypt���s president on Tuesday raised the minimum monthly wage to about $172, a move meant to ease the burdens of Egyptians hurt by painful austerity measures in recent years. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi announced in a statement that the minimum monthly wage in the country would b Millennial Money: What to do if you buy now, can't pay later 01/18/2022 08:57am • Buy now, pay later��� can be a convenient payment method. But if you don���t factor the recurring payments into your budget, it can get messy. This is especially true if you���re juggling multiple buy now, pay later plans on top of other debts. The credit inquiries that some lenders conduct when you Tax Prep Checklist: Collect These Forms Before Filing Your Taxes 01/17/2022 07:00pm • It pays to get organized and gather your tax documents early this year, both because you're likely to receive your tax refund sooner and you'll avoid the stress of scrambling at the last minute. This is important because the IRS may be particularly slow this year, says Dan Johnson, professor of econ How Long Does It Take to Sell a House? 01/17/2022 07:00pm • How long it takes to sell a house depends on your local market conditions, demand, the decisions you make about your home and how you approach the selling process. As of November 2021, the average home sat on the market for 22 days and, according to the Ellie Mae Origination Insight Report, the aver What to Know About Filing Taxes 01/17/2022 07:00pm • Filing taxes last year was complicated and filled with last-minute changes. This year's tax-filing season should be easier, but there are still plenty of new issues to deal with if you lost your job, started a new job or freelance work, collected unemployment benefits, had a baby or other life chang Everything You Need to Know About HECM Loans 01/17/2022 07:00pm • If you're not sure what a reverse mortgage is and what it does, you're not alone. Put simply, instead of making a monthly mortgage payment to a lender, with a reverse mortgage the lender makes payments to you. When you sell your home, you repay the loan. Reverse mortgages allow older homeowners to t Rising mortgage credit availability to help offset rising rates 01/17/2022 09:42am • Banks and other lending institutions clamped down on lending standards when the pandemic hit, but mortgage credit availability has been easing in recent months. The Mortgage Bankers Association���s Mortgage Credit Availability Index rose 0.8% in December, indicating lending standards are loosenin Serie A leader Inter Milan held to 0-0 draw at Atalanta 01/16/2022 05:15pm • MILAN (AP) ��� Inter Milan failed to score a goal in an Italian league match for the first time in almost a year as it was held to a 0-0 draw at Atalanta in an entertaining game on Sunday. There were plenty of opportunities for both sides but no goals as Inter���s eight-match winning streak in Serie At many churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets 01/16/2022 09:16am • Biltmore United Methodist Church of Asheville, North Carolina, is for sale. Already financially strapped because of shrinking membership and a struggling preschool, the congregation was dealt a crushing blow by the coronavirus. Attendance plummeted, with many staying home or switching to other chur City opens up 13-point lead in EPL, Coutinho scores on debut 01/15/2022 02:37pm • For Pep Guardiola, the biggest challenge now will be convincing his Manchester City players the English Premier League title race is not over. ���My job is to take it out from the brain and heads of my players,��� Guardiola said after City beat nearest rival Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday. ���To try not to Former US midfielder Stuart Holden has knee replaced at 36 01/15/2022 02:27pm • Former U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden has undergone knee replacement surgery at age 36. ���It���s been a tough reality to swallow, but ultimately I know this is what���s best for my body and overall quality of life,��� Holden wrote on Instagram on Friday, posting a photo of himself wearing hospital c Biden backers 'not seeing the results' a year into his term 01/15/2022 01:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Just over a year ago, millions of energized young people, women, voters of color and independents joined forces to send Joe Biden to the White House. But 12 months into his presidency, many describe a coalition in crisis. Leading voices across Biden's diverse political base openly