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Asian shares mixed as caution sets in on coronavirus worries 08/11/2021 11:33pm • Asian shares were mixed Thursday as caution set in among investors following another wobbly day of trading on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.2% in morning trading to 28,123.67. South Korea's Kospi was little changed by slightly higher at 3,220.74 after jigsawing earlier in the d Taiwanese man gets 6 years in prison in COVID-19 fund fraud 08/11/2021 04:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A Taiwanese man was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison after admitting to defrauding a program designed to keep small businesses financially afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Sheng-Wen Cheng, 25, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Alison J. Nathan for m US consumer prices rose in July but at slower pace 08/11/2021 11:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Prices for U.S. consumers rose last month but at the slowest pace since February, a sign that Americans may gain some relief after four months of sharp increases that have imposed a financial burden on the nation's households. Wednesday���s report from the Labor Department showed $20K or more to expand your family? How to pay for adoption 08/11/2021 08:22am • Sarah Bailey���s adoption experience began in 2013 when she connected with an adoption placement agency and paid fees for a parental class and to advertise to birth mothers for one year. In 2014, and still without a successful adoption, Bailey began paying a monthly $340 advertising fee each time Bayern seeks to complete decade of Bundesliga domination 08/11/2021 07:38am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Fans are back but the fundamental question remains the same as the Bundesliga season begins Friday. Who can stop Bayern Munich? The Bavarian powerhouse has won an unprecedented nine consecutive German league titles and looks likely to complete a decade of domination. ���The chase is False Certification Discharge: What Student Loan Borrowers Should Know 08/11/2021 12:00am • Borrowers are generally obligated to repay their student loans, regardless of factors such as whether they liked the school they attended or completed the education. However, there are some limited circumstances in which it is possible to have a federal student loan discharged, including in cases w Asian stocks mixed ahead of US inflation data 08/10/2021 11:53pm • SINGAPORE (AP) ��� Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday ahead of U.S. inflation data offering a glimpse at how the world���s largest economy is recovering. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 0.7% to 28,069.28 and the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.1% to 3,532.23. The Kospi in South Korea gave up 0.3% t Review: Love and loss in 'Breathe' by Joyce Carol Oates 08/10/2021 04:31pm • ���Breathe,��� by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco) Joyce Carol Oates' novel is a story of love, loss and loneliness that opens with a wife urging, willing, begging her dying husband to breathe. ���Nothing matters except: he must not die," the novel begins. "He must breathe. He must not stop breathing." Wr 7 things to consider before buying a vacation home 08/10/2021 09:20am • Once you're closing on the vacation home you've just bought, you may actually need a vacation. In other words, if you're pondering purchasing a vacation home, it's quite a process, and there's a lot to think about first. But if you ultimately decide to go for it, you aren't alone. According to th A look at the top contenders for the Spanish league title 08/10/2021 06:46am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� The Spanish league starts on Friday. Here is a look at the top contenders expected to fight for the title and top positions in the table. ATL��TICO MADRID Atl��tico Madrid defends the title it won last season with the goals of Luis Su��rez and the tireless preparation of co After 17 seasons, post-Messi era begins in Spanish league 08/10/2021 06:21am • MADRID (AP) ��� The Spanish league season begins this weekend and it will be unlike any other in the last 17 years. It will be the first without Lionel Messi, its all-time top scorer and one of its greatest players ever. For the first time since 2004, Barcelona will be without Messi because it could Travel Now, Pay Later Apps: Are They Worth It? 08/10/2021 12:00am • Traveling regularly can reduce your stress, improve your physical health and enhance your understanding of the world around you. But travel can also be expensive. It's no wonder that the buy now, pay later app trend has made its way to the tourism industry. But are travel now, pay later options wort PREMIER LEAGUE 21-22: Toney, Gilmour can be breakout stars 08/09/2021 02:14pm • A look at five potential breakout players in the upcoming English Premier League season, which begins on Friday: EMILE SMITH ROWE (ARSENAL) Getting handed the No. 10 jersey for this season suggests plenty is expected of Smith Rowe at Arsenal. High expectations are something the 21-year-old midfielde Infrastructure push slowed by Tennessee senator's objection 08/09/2021 12:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� One by one, Democrats and Republicans trekked to the Senate floor on Sunday touting a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal and argued that, after months of haggling, it was time for a final vote on the measure. Standing in their way: Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee. The Messi's arrival at PSG would give coach tactical headache 08/09/2021 01:00am • PARIS (AP) ��� If Lionel Messi does become the latest star to help Paris Saint-Germain's quest to win the elusive Champions League, coach Mauricio Pochettino must work out the best way to accommodate him in a top-heavy attack. Messi bid a tearful farewell to Barcelona on Sunday. At the same time, PS