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Italy looks to 'Super Mario' Draghi to end political crisis 02/03/2021 11:33am • ROME (AP) ��� Former European bank chief Mario Draghi agreed Wednesday to try to form a non-political government to steer Italy through the coronavirus pandemic after last-ditch negotiations among political parties failed to produce a viable governing coalition. The task won't be easy, though, give Japan regrets Sri Lanka's scrapping of port terminal deal 02/03/2021 10:58am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� The Japanese Embassy said Wednesday it regrets a decision by Sri Lanka's government to scrap a deal to develop a port terminal with Japan and India after weeks of protests by trade unions and opposition parties. An embassy official said on condition of anonymity that it How to keep your student loan payment at $0 02/03/2021 08:45am • President Biden announced on Jan. 20 that most federal student loan payments would be suspended interest-free through September 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. Once the suspension lifts, though, a $0 payment still may be a necessity for some borrowers. According to an October 2020 survey from Ne How Drug Convictions Affect Student Loans 02/03/2021 12:00am • Are you ready to move forward with your education? Hoping to go back to college to prepare for a successful next step -- yet a drug or criminal conviction is a stumbling block in financing that education? A federal or state conviction for possession of illegal drugs, conspiring to sell them or sell 9 Upgraded Stocks to Buy in February 02/03/2021 12:00am • Buy these stocks in February.The S&P 500 stumbled out of the gates in the first month of 2021 thanks to a late-month sell-off. Fourth-quarter earnings season got off to a solid start, and the S&P 500 is now up about 70% from its March 2020 lows on optimism about a 2021 economic rebound. Inve MATCHDAY: Manchester City takes winning streak to Burnley 02/02/2021 07:54pm • A look at what���s happening in European soccer on Wednesday: ENGLAND Manchester City takes its club-record 12-game winning streak to Burnley. The Premier League leader is level on points with Manchester United but has a superior goal difference plus two games in hand. Burnley's 13 goals are the few Ex-ECB's Draghi positioned to lead Italy after politics fail 02/02/2021 06:11pm • ROME (AP) ��� Former European bank chief Mario Draghi was positioned to lead what could quickly become Italy's next government after the Italian president concluded Tuesday that squabbling political parties failed in a last-ditch effort to form a new coalition and that the nation could ill afford fr Sri Lanka halts port deal with India and Japan 02/02/2021 01:17pm • COLOMBO (AP) ��� Sri Lanka on Tuesday scrapped a deal to develop a major port terminal with India and Japan amid weeks-long protests by trade unions and opposition parties while India called on its neighbor to honor the agreement. Sri Lanka had previously agreed to develop the strategic East Contai Unexpected Anfield arrival symbolizes squeezed club finances 02/02/2021 04:58am • The first time Ben Davies went to Anfield was to sign for Liverpool on Monday. Joining the champion of England is not something the 25-year-old defender expected while toiling away in the second division at Preston. ���Obviously it came as a bit of a surprise when it first came,��� he said. ���But 'We are facing extinction': Black farmers in steep decline 02/02/2021 12:00am • BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) ��� After Gil Alexander's death left no active Black farmers in a historic Kansas community once home to hundreds, Alexander's nephew and his wife gave up their jobs in Arizona to try and save the family farm. But Lateef and Carrie Dowdell encountered steep hurdles after arri D.C. United loan midfielder Paul Arriola to Swansea City of EFL Championship 02/01/2021 11:32pm • D.C. United loan Paul Arriola to Swansea City originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonD.C. United and U.S. men’s national team midfielder Paul Arriola is headed overseas.In a statement released on Monday, D.C. United announced on Monday that Arriola would join Swansea City A.F.C. on a shor Liverpool fills injury-hit defense with deadline day deals 02/01/2021 11:23pm • Liverpool attempted to address its injury crisis in central defense on Monday by signing an unheralded player from England���s second division and another from the worst defense in Germany���s Bundesliga on the final day of the January transfer window. Ben Davies, a 25-year-old left-sided center hal Navy pauses plan to move Wisconsin badger to Virginia museum 02/01/2021 06:41pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Wisconsin's beloved badger statue will stay at least two more years outside the governor's state Capitol office after the Navy announced Monday it has paused plans to move it to an East Coast museum. The statue, crafted from melted-down cannons seized from Cuba during the Spa Saint-Etienne signs striker Modeste on loan, PSG stays quiet 02/01/2021 06:17pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Struggling Saint-Etienne made a smart move on a quiet last day of the French transfer window Monday by signing experienced striker Anthony Modeste on loan from German club Cologne. Since spending money is low in France amid uncertainty following a collapsed TV deal, even ambitious Pa Another quiet transfer window for clubs in Spain 02/01/2021 05:44pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Another transfer window in Spain passed quietly on Monday as none of the top teams made big signings while they continue to feel financially smashed by the coronavirus pandemic. Barcelona has been hit the hardest and will be without players that coach Ronaldo Koeman wanted to add, i