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Australia plans big defense and security investments 05/11/2021 06:02am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government released a big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday that includes hefty investments in defense and national security as relations with China worsen. The government plans to spend 270 billion Australian dollars ($212 billion The Latest: N Korea again claims no coronavirus infections 05/10/2021 10:20pm • SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has told the World Health Organization that it has tested 25,986 people for the coronavirus through April but still has yet to find a single infection. The WHO said in a weekly monitoring report that North Korea’s testing figures include 751 people who were teste California man charged with using COVID loans to buy Ferrari 05/10/2021 07:00pm • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to charges he obtained $5 million in federal coronavirus-relief loans for phony businesses and then used the money for lavish vacations and to buy a Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini, prosecutors said Monday. Mustafa Qadiri, 38, Fulham relegated from English Premier League after 1 season 05/10/2021 06:12pm • LONDON (AP) — Relegation, promotion, and now relegation again. Fulham's rollercoaster ride between the top two divisions of English soccer has taken the London club back out of the Premier League, its fate sealed by losing to Burnley 2-0 on Monday. Fulham joined Sheffield United and West Bromwich 10 things to know about the red-hot housing market 05/10/2021 04:57pm • This content is sponsored by Van Metre Homes. There's no doubt about it. With inventory at record lows, days on market measured in hours instead of days and escalating prices, the housing market in Northern Virginia is on fire. Loudoun County, in particular, continues to have the strongest market Corruption case of ex-Massachusetts mayor heads to jurors 05/10/2021 04:24pm • BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers made their final pitch to jurors Monday in the fraud and corruption case against a once-celebrated young Massachusetts mayor, painting contrasting pictures of a shrewd con man driven by greed to line his own pockets or a victim of lies who never committed a crime. After two w Consumer watchdog agency rediscovers its teeth under Biden 05/10/2021 03:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's consumer watchdog is signaling a more aggressive approach toward the financial services sectors after a few years of being on a tight leash. Under President Biden, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has rescinded or scaled back a number of policies put in place Financially helping adult children? Don’t make it a loan 05/10/2021 10:55am • Almost half of parents with adult children have given them money since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to help them cover emergency expenses, often sacrificing themselves to do so, according to a recent survey conducted by CreditCards.com. The average is more than $4,100, and it is twice t UK standards watchdog looking into Johnson's Mustique stay 05/10/2021 09:56am • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s parliamentary ethics watchdog confirmed Monday that she is investigating Prime Minister Boris Johnson over a vacation in the Caribbean just before the coronavirus pandemic. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone listed Johnson as one of nine lawmakers who First on CNN: Senators ask airlines to change terms or refund flight credits 05/10/2021 08:24am • Would-be air travelers hold billions of dollars in credits for future flights, and two US senators want airlines to drop restrictions like expiration dates -- or to refund the customers in cash.Sens. Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal, both Democrats, are sending a letter to 10 US airlines Monday aski 8 Latest Reddit Stocks Trending in May 05/10/2021 12:00am • WallStreetBets posters are buzzing about these eight Reddit stocks.The 10 million members of Reddit's WallStreetBets community have certainly gotten Wall Street's attention in 2021. These traders have repeatedly leveraged the full power of the stock market by executing targeted buying campaigns in s 10 Best Budget Apps for 2021 05/10/2021 12:00am • Take charge of your finances.With smartphones playing a pivotal role in our daily lives, it only makes sense that they would eventually become an integral part of money management. Today, consumers who want to budget and track their spending can choose from a variety of robust app options. These oft 7 of the Best Cryptocurrencies to Invest in Now 05/10/2021 12:00am • These are seven of the best cryptos on the market.It has been over a decade since the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, the first and by far most popular form of cryptocurrency in the world. Despite its fame, Bitcoin isn't the final word on cryptocurrency -- imitators, innovators and spin Super League rebel Juventus loses 3-0 to Milan, drops to 5th 05/09/2021 06:40pm • MILAN (AP) — Juventus lost 3-0 at home to AC Milan on Sunday and dropped to fifth to leave its chances of qualifying for the Champions League in peril, on the same weekend that Juventus insisted on forging ahead with a European Super League competition that would guarantee it a spot among elite cl Some states plan big spending with Biden's aid, others wait 05/09/2021 10:41am • Though still awaiting money from the latest federal coronavirus relief act, some governors and state lawmakers already are making plans to add the multibillion-dollar boon to their budgets. Among their priorities: bailing out depleted unemployment accounts, expanding high-speed internet and providin