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American coach Jesse Marsch endures tough start at Leipzig 09/16/2021 09:39am • DÃœSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Lots of drama, not many wins. That's the story so far under new American coach Jesse Marsch at German soccer club Leipzig. Leipzig played its part in one of the most entertaining Champions League games of the season so far when Christopher Nkunku scored a hat trick in a Once-amateur boxing world championships to offer prize money 09/16/2021 08:34am • LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The boundary between amateur and professional boxing blurred further Thursday with the International Boxing Association offering prize money of up to $100,000 for the first time at the historically amateur men's world championships. AIBA said a total prize fund of $2.6 Spanish clubs relieved to resume La Liga after CL turmoil 09/16/2021 06:24am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Antoine Griezmann jeered. Sergi Roberto booed. Sevilla thankful it drew with a team from Austria. Spanish teams used to look forward to the end of summer and the return of the Champions League. Not this time. Of five Spanish teams, Real Madrid was the only one that could ma With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups stuck in limbo 09/16/2021 02:04am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A month after the fall of Kabul, the world is still wrestling with how to help Afghanistan’s impoverished people without propping up their Taliban leaders — a question that grows more urgent by the day. With the Afghan government severed from the internati 4 Common Myths International Students Have About U.S. Colleges 09/16/2021 12:00am • Paraguay national Yamily Villalba Paredes says she never felt dissuaded from applying to U.S. colleges and universities based on anything she had heard. When she arrived in the U.S. as an international student during the Trump administration, her views slightly changed. Paredes says former Presiden 8 Signs of a Bad Credit Card 09/16/2021 12:00am • If you're new to credit or you're working on rebuilding your credit after receiving some negative marks, a credit card can be a great way to establish a positive credit history. As long as you use the card responsibly and pay your bill on time and in full every month, you can build credit without p Asian shares mostly lower on lackluster China, Japan data 09/15/2021 11:18pm • Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday after Japan and China released data that were weaker than expected. Shares fell in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul but rose in Sydney. Japan reported that its exports rose 26.2% in August from a year earlier, but that was well below forecasts for a Official: Reality TV star sentenced for Ponzi scheme, fraud 09/15/2021 06:34pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A former cast member on the reality television show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy and wire fraud related to a Ponzi scheme and related charges involving a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan application. Saudi conglomerate to repay $1.9B to banks after law change 09/15/2021 11:27am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi company that owes billions of dollars will pay banks back $1.9 billion after an agreement was reached with creditors following more than decade of efforts, according to a news report on Wednesday. The website of the Abu Dhabi-based The National newspaper UN urges moratorium on use of AI that imperils human rights 09/15/2021 10:39am • GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses a serious risk to human rights, including face-scanning systems that track people in public spaces. Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, also Chinese property developer's debt struggle rattles investors 09/15/2021 05:06am • BEIJING (AP) — One of China’s biggest real estate developers is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of debt, prompting concern about a broader economic fallout and protests by buyers of unfinished apartments. Evergrande Group appears likely to be unable to repay all of the 572 How to Use Student Loan Rehabilitation to Recover From Default 09/15/2021 12:00am • Federal student loan default -- which happens if a borrower misses payments for at least 270 days -- comes with severe consequences. To resolve default, a borrower has options that include full immediate repayment, loan consolidation or loan rehabilitation. For most student loan borrowers, immediat Private School vs. Public School 09/15/2021 12:00am • Deciding whether to send a child to public or private school can be a tough choice for parents of elementary, middle and high school students. Data on whether public or private education is better can be challenging to find and difficult to understand, and the cost of private school can be daunting Are 401(k)s Worth It? 09/15/2021 12:00am • While 401(k) plans typically come with benefits that promote long-term saving, you might find some drawbacks as well. Understanding the potential downsides of 401(k)s, along with how to resolve or work around them, can help you better plan for your financial future. Some of the common disadvantages Film financier gets 13 years in prison for $60M fraud scheme 09/14/2021 08:37pm • MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man claiming to be a film financier was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison for running a scheme to steal over $60 million from investors and producers seeking financing for movies and Broadway shows. Benjamin Forrest McConley, 39, was sentenced in Miami federal c