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AmEx sees drop in revenue as pandemic slows travel, dining 04/23/2021 12:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� American Express Co. saw its first-quarter profits rise sharply, but the company saw a significant drop in revenue as fewer customers used their credit cards and those with balances paid down debt. The New York-based company said it earned a profit of $2.24 billion, or $2.74 a s UK sees budget deficit rise to highest rate since 1946 04/23/2021 06:31am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain has seen its budget deficit rise during the coronavirus pandemic to its highest level since the year after the end of World War II, official figures showed Friday. The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing ��� the official gauge of the difference bet Beyond the Pandemic: London's West End readies for next act 04/23/2021 02:33am • LONDON (AP) ��� Noah Thomas saw his name in lights, and then the lights went out. The young actor was still in drama school when he was cast to play the lead role in the London West End musical ���Everybody���s Talking About Jamie.��� Thomas made his professional debut in early 2020. Weeks later, as What Is Business Interruption Insurance? 04/23/2021 12:00am • Business interruption insurance can help a business continue to pay its bills while it is closed or its income is down because of a disaster. The coverage can be valuable if your business has to continue paying rent, employee payroll and other expenses while it is closed and not earning income -- i Gold-medal project: Judo seeks solutions in police training 04/22/2021 06:57pm • DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) ��� The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission ��� recalibrating the way police interact with the public in America. The class took place the same week as jury selection for the trial of Dere Bank of England reveals lobbying efforts of ex-PM Cameron 04/22/2021 03:12pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The Bank of England published on Thursday a series of communications showing Britain's former prime minister, David Cameron making repeated efforts for a now-bankrupt financial firm to access a state-backed coronavirus financial support scheme. It is the latest in a growing tide of r Supreme Court cuts back FTC power to seek ill-gotten gains 04/22/2021 12:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday cut back the Federal Trade Commission's authority to recover ill-gotten gains, overturning a nearly $1.3 billion award against a professional race car driver who was convicted of cheating consumers through his payday loan businesses. The high US average mortgage rates under 3% for first time since Feb. 04/22/2021 11:53am • McLEAN, Va. (AP) ��� Mortgage rates fell for the third straight week, dipping below 3% for the first time in two months. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the benchmark 30-year home-loan rate declined to 2.97% this week from 3.04% last week. At this time last year, the long-term r Screws tighten for home buyers in March, prices surge 17.2% 04/22/2021 11:49am • Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the second consecutive month in March because there are so few on the market, and the fierce competition for those that do exist is pushing prices to new highs. Existing home sales fell 3.7% last month from February to a seasonally-adjusted rate of Red Bulls sign Polish forward Klimala to 4-year contract 04/22/2021 11:41am • HARRISON, N.J. (AP) ��� The New York Red Bulls have signed Polish forward Patryk Klimala to a four-year contract with an option for a fifth season. The MLS team announced the transfer from Celtic on Thursday, adding that the 22-year-old Klimala will fill a young designated player and international s US airline bailout helps Southwest post $116 million profit 04/22/2021 08:11am • DALLAS (AP) ��� Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to report a profit since the pandemic started, as federal payroll aid helped boost the company to net income of $116 million in the first quarter. Without the federal money, Southwest would have lost $1 billion in the quarter. Southw Benefits of a 401(k) Plan You Haven't Considered 04/22/2021 12:00am • As employers phased out traditional pensions, 401(k) plans were introduced to fill the gaps. Named for the subsection of Internal Revenue Service code that allows for them, these accounts have become the primary retirement savings vehicle for many people. "Just having one is really important," says Pew: Residents in U.S., Western Europe Say Their Economies Need Reforming 04/22/2021 12:00am • A survey of residents in the United States and three Western European countries found that half or more of them said their country's economy needs major changes or to be completely reformed. The Pew Research Center survey covered France, Germany and the U.K., along with the U.S., and was fielded in Daryl Dike scores on overhead kick for Barnsley, 9th goal 04/21/2021 06:41pm • American forward Daryl Dike scored on an overhead kick in the 65th minute, giving Barnsley a 1-0 win at Huddersfield on Wednesday night in England's second-tier League Championship. The 20-year-old from Edmund, Oklahoma, allowed a cross from Carlton Morris to bounce across the penalty area, and with EU outlines ambitious AI regulations focused on risky uses 04/21/2021 12:56pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Risky uses of artificial intelligence that threaten people���s safety or rights such as live facial scanning should be banned or tightly controlled, European Union officials said Wednesday as they outlined an ambitious package of proposed regulations to rein in the rapidly expanding