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Trump says he has nearly $500 million in cash but doesn't want to use it to pay New York judgment 03/22/2024 07:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump claimed on Friday to have almost a half-billion dollars in cash but said he���d rather spend it on his presidential run than on the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him in New York. The former president vowed to fight the verdict ���all the way up to the U.S. Isaac Jones once loaded trucks. Now the Washington State star plays for Sweet 16 spot 03/22/2024 07:08pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Five years ago, Isaac Jones was fresh out of high school and working 9-to-5 pulling industrial pipes from a storage yard and loading trucks for a company in the Seattle area. ���Same thing over and over again,��� he said Friday. Saturday night, Jones will be in the starting line Former Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty to health care fraud 03/22/2024 03:36pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. John W. Oxendine of Johns Creek entered the guilty plea Friday in federal court in Atlanta. The 61-year-old had been indicted in May 20 Haji Wright scores twice in extra time, US beats Jamaica 3-1 to reach CONCACAF Nations League final 03/22/2024 12:07pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Haji Wright was at an airport in England last weekend about to leave for Dubai during the international break when his phone rang. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter asked him to replace injured Josh Sargent on the American roster. ���My whole family���s here. My agent���s already New finance minister says Pakistan will seek a long-term IMF loan to stabilize the economy 03/22/2024 09:58am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistan plans to seek a long-term loan from the International Monetary Fund to help stabilize the country's ailing economy after the end of the IMF's current $3 billion bailout package, the country's newly appointed finance minister said Friday. Muhammad Aurangzeb, who plans to m Egypt increases fuel prices following depreciation of local currency 03/22/2024 06:22am • CAIRO (AP) ��� The Egyptian government raised fuel prices on Friday in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary pressures on an already-struggling population. The new prices were announced on the Cabinet���s Facebook page and came into effect Friday morning. The price of diesel, the main fue Milei���s first 100 days: Argentines struggle to make ends meet as support for president remains high 03/22/2024 12:13am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Sergio G��mez, a store owner in Buenos Aires, spends his days behind an empty counter, one nearly as empty as the large refrigerators in which he used to freeze meat. Above him, a blackboard displays outdated prices for the different cuts that he no longer sells. The Women and Credit: A Look at the History 03/21/2024 08:00pm • This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, which protected women's right to access to credit. Before the law, women needed their husbands, fathers or brothers to co-sign for a loan or credit card. Gaining access to credit was critical for women to take ownershi 7 Best High-Dividend Mutual Funds 03/21/2024 08:00pm • The bull market continues to run in 2024, but longtime investors know it's important to avoid the temptation to put all your eggs in one basket. A diversified approach that includes value-oriented income stocks and bond holdings will help smooth out any potential bumps in the road, even if these ass Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs back to nearly 7% after two-week slide 03/21/2024 07:00pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed back to nearly 7% this week, pushing up borrowing costs for home shoppers with the spring homebuying season underway. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.87% from 6.74% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thurs Deniz Undav eyes Germany debut and shot at Euro 2024 squad 03/21/2024 06:57pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Deniz Undav���s goals for Stuttgart this season have earned the forward his first call-up for Germany for the upcoming friendlies against France and the Netherlands. On Saturday, he could make his debut playing against French star Kylian Mbapp�� in Lyon, or it could come Tuesday agai Prosecutors say Donald Trump's hush money trial should start April 15 without further delay 03/21/2024 05:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York prosecutors on Thursday urged a judge to start Donald Trump���s hush money criminal trial on April 15, saying the defense's calls for further delays or dismissal of the former president���s case because of a last-minute evidence dump were a ���red herring.��� The vast majo California wants to pay doctors more money to see Medicaid patients 03/21/2024 01:05pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� When Hunter Morgan bought an optometry practice in Southern California three years ago, one of the first things he did was start seeing patients who use Medicaid, the government-funded health insurance program for low-income people. The previous owners had not accepted p 78,000 more public workers are getting student loans canceled through Biden administration changes 03/21/2024 10:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Another 78,000 Americans are getting their federal student loans canceled through a program that helps teachers, nurses, firefighters and other public servants, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The Education Department is canceling the borrowers��� loans because they How a Rockville store is fostering the growth of diverse women-owned businesses 03/21/2024 06:51am • As part of Women���s History Month, WTOP explores how two sisters are taking a homegrown business to the next level with the help of a local incubator program that includes business mentoring and classes for the next generation of female entrepreneurs. Turning a hobby into a successful busine