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Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment 09/24/2021 06:43pm • The images — men on horseback with long reins, corralling Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico — provoked an outcry. But to many Haitians and Black Americans, they're merely confirmation of a deeply held belief: U.S. immigration policies, they say, are and have long b Stocks end mixed on Wall Street, S&P 500 manages weekly gain 09/24/2021 04:59pm • Wall street closed out a choppy week of trading Friday with a mixed finish for the major stock indexes, though the S&P 500 managed its first weekly gain in three weeks. The benchmark index rose 0.1% after spending much of the day wavering between small gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Vail Resorts, Progress Software rise; Nike, Nvidia fall 09/24/2021 04:17pm • Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Nike Inc., down $9.99 to $149.59. The athletic apparel maker warned investors that supply chain problems will hurt revenue. Meredith Corp., up $11.41 to $56.30. IAC/InteractiveCorp. is reportedly in talks to buy the owner of People Venezia makes waves with American imports to Italian league 09/24/2021 12:38pm • VENICE, Italy (AP) — The team bus is a team boat for American midfielder Gianluca Busio and his Venezia teammates when they play home games in one of Italy's most picturesque cities. “We drive to a little port and the (water) taxi is waiting for us. That’s the only way you can get there other Great Wall of Lights: China’s sea power on Darwin’s doorstep 09/24/2021 11:55am • ABOARD THE OCEAN WARRIOR in the eastern Pacific Ocean (AP) — It’s 3 a.m., and after five days plying through the high seas, the Ocean Warrior is surrounded by an atoll of blazing lights that overtakes the nighttime sky. “Welcome to the party!" says third officer Filippo Marini as the spectacl China's HNA Group says chairman, CEO detained by police 09/24/2021 09:56am • BEIJING (AP) — The chairman and CEO of HNA Group, the Chinese airline operator that ran into financial trouble following a global acquisition spree beginning in 2014, have been detained on suspicion of committing crimes, the company announced Friday. Chen Feng and Tan Xiangdong were “taken under What Is an Energy-Efficient Mortgage? 09/24/2021 12:00am • Living in an energy-efficient home is desirable for many reasons. Not only are energy-efficient homeowners taking steps to live more sustainably, but they are also likely saving money by using less energy. If you're planning to buy a home that meets energy-efficiency standards or you want to make s 5 for 5: Napoli beats Sampdoria 4-0 to extend perfect start 09/23/2021 04:41pm • ROME (AP) — Five matches. Five wins. Victor Osimhen scored twice, Hirving Lozano helped set up three goals and Napoli impressed in a 4-0 win at Sampdoria on Thursday to extend its perfect start to Serie A. Chasing its first Italian league title since Diego Maradona led the Partenopei to their only US long-term mortgage rates up slightly; 30-year at 2.88% 09/23/2021 02:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week continuing a months-long trend of little movement. They remained under 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage edged up to 2.88% from 2.86% last week. That’s very clos Famed cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows 09/23/2021 01:39pm • Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has chosen contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall, renowned for his wide-ranging works depicting African American life, to design new stained-glass windows with themes of racial justice that will replace a set with Confederate imagery that were r China's Ant Group to share credit data with central bank 09/23/2021 09:55am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank will soon have access to the private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s online credit service, in a move signaling more regulatory oversight of the financial technology sector. Huabei, Ant Group’s credit service, said in a After Northeast flooding, insurance woes swamp residents 09/23/2021 01:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — After being pummeled by two tropical storms that submerged basements, cracked home foundations and destroyed belongings, Northeastern U.S. residents still in the throes of recovery are being hit with another unexpected blow: Thousands of families are now swamped with financial loss Asian shares, Wall Street hold gains after Fed statement 09/22/2021 09:54pm • Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary support measures for the economy later this year. Shares rose in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Australia and Taiwan but fell in South Korea and Malaysia. U.S. futures were higher. Markets wer Fed: On track to slow support for economy later this year 09/22/2021 06:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Wednesday that the Fed plans to announce as early as November that it will start withdrawing the extraordinary support it unleashed after the coronavirus paralyzed the economy 18 months ago. Powell said that if the job market maintain Madrid stays red-hot, routs Mallorca 6-1 in Spanish league 09/22/2021 06:22pm • MADRID (AP) — This time, Real Madrid didn't need to rely solely on Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior to keep winning in the Spanish league. Benzema scored twice to reach 200 league goals but Madrid also got a hat trick from Marco Asensio on its way to a comfortable 6-1 win over Mallorca at home