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Divided Ecuador heads to presidential runoff ballot in April 02/08/2021 12:28am • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) ��� Ecuador is headed to a runoff presidential election in April with its deep political divisions evident after the first round of voting, which saw a young leftist backed by a convicted-but-popular former president lead the field of 16 candidates while the second slot remained How to Choose Your Tax Filing Status 02/08/2021 12:00am • On the surface, it may seem like the easiest part of your income tax form to fill out, aside from your name and address. At the top of the 1040 tax form, there are instructions that read: Filing status. Check only one box. The choices are: -- Single.-- Married filing jointly.-- Married filing separ 10 Remote Summer Jobs for College Students 02/08/2021 12:00am • Find a remote summer job to pay for college.The coronavirus pandemic pushed many companies to send employees home to work remotely as safety became a top priority. As a result, many college students who typically might have landed a part-time job waiting tables or an in-person internship were left h Leftist leads in early returns for Ecuador presidential vote 02/07/2021 10:03pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) ��� A young leftist backed by a convicted-but-popular former president led the field of 16 candidates in early returns from Ecuador���s presidential election Sunday, which was held under strict sanitary measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Andr��s Arauz, who is supported by In winter's quiet, Belarus opposition prepares new protests 02/07/2021 04:46am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Winter's cold and harsh police actions in Belarus have put a chill on the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko that gripped the Eastern European nation for months. But opposition forces are preparing to turn up the heat in the spring and observers say Lukashenko doe MATCHDAY: Man City visits stumbling EPL champion Liverpool 02/06/2021 07:00pm • A look at what���s happening in European soccer on Sunday: ENGLAND Manchester City can take a giant step toward the Premier League title with a win at stumbling titleholder Liverpool. With second-placed Manchester United only drawing Everton 3-3 on Saturday, City holds a two-point lead with two game El Salvador kept paying DC lobbyist after claim he was fired 02/06/2021 03:58pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� Washington lobbyist Robert Stryk continued working for El Salvador���s government even after the country���s president claimed he had annulled a $450,000 contract that had caused a wave of criticism in the poor Central American country, according to newly filed foreign lobbying record $22,000 flute lost on Chicago train turns up in pawn shop 02/05/2021 06:38pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Anyone who's left so much as a hat on a Chicago Transit Authority train knows that whatever leaves the station without its owner often is gone forever. Except, apparently, a $22,000 gold and silver flute. Donald Rabin is once again holding ��� and playing ��� the flute left to him b Administration pledges more support for minority businesses 02/05/2021 05:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration promised Black business executives on Friday that it planned to make sure that the government's economic support programs were able to reach minority-owned businesses. Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the new admi US consumer credit rose a solid $9.7 billion in December 02/05/2021 04:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in December by $9.7 billion, as Americans took out loans to buy autos or finance their educations. But credit card use declined for the third-consecutive month. The rise in total borrowing in December was down from a gain of $13.9 billion Vigene Biosciences will add 245 jobs in Montgomery County 02/05/2021 08:45am • The Shady Grove location where Vigene is taking space is in��the former headquarters of Human Genome Sciences, which was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 for $3.6 billion. (Courtesy Vigene Biosciences) Rockville, Maryland-based Vigene Biosciences, a company with manufacturing development proj Democrats unveil plan to erase $50,000 of student loan debt 02/05/2021 07:08am • ▶ Watch Video: Democrats unveil plan to cancel $50,000 in federal student loans A group of progressive Democrats announced a resolution on Thursday that demands President Biden use executive action to cancel $50,000 in federal student loan debt. The measure is unl Turkey Uighurs fear sellout to China in exchange for vaccine 02/05/2021 12:07am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Abdullah Metseydi, a Uighur in Turkey, was readying for bed last month when he heard commotion, then pounding on the door. ���Police! Open the door!��� A dozen or more officers poured in, many bearing guns and wearing the camouflage of Turkey���s anti-terror force. They asked if Met US long-term mortgage rates flat; 30-year stays at 2.73% 02/04/2021 09:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. long-term mortgage rates were flat this week, staying near record lows as the economy remains burdened by the coronavirus pandemic. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate home loan remained at last week���s 2.7 Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aid 02/04/2021 07:54pm • Scores of Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. had more than $10 billion in cash and other readily available funds when they received at least $1.5 billion from the nation���s emergency relief program for small businesses slammed by the coronavirus, an Associated Press investigation has found. Taxpay