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Florida man guilty of laundering stolen COVID relief funds 01/27/2021 05:15pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ��� A Florida man who received more than $1.9 million in coronavirus relief funds faces up to 20 years in federal prison for laundering most of the money through a fake business and purchasing a luxury car and a pickup truck, federal prosecutors said. Keith William Nicoletta, 48, of Maryland senators add $520 million to Hogan���s relief proposal 01/27/2021 03:36pm • Sen. Guy Guzzone (D-Howard), who chairs the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, said the committee will meet Thursday to hash out details of a $520 million amendment to Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.'s proposed Maryland stimulus bill. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. This content was Arsenal signs midfielder Odegaard on loan from Real Madrid 01/27/2021 02:53pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Arsenal has signed Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard on loan from Real Madrid for the rest of the season, the latest step in the career of a player who is looking to fulfill the promise he showed after making his international debut as a 15-year-old. Odegaard has been at Madrid since Leverkusen signs right back Jeremie Frimpong from Celtic 01/27/2021 01:15pm • LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) ��� Bayer Leverkusen signed Dutch right back Jeremie Frimpong from Scottish team Celtic on Wednesday. The Bundesliga club said the 20-year-old Frimpong signed a deal through June 2025. ���He���s technically strong, extraordinarily fast and has a strong urge to attack,��� sai How to make good on your resolution to pay off debt in 2021 01/27/2021 08:46am • If you have high-interest consumer debt, getting control of your money in the new year might sound overwhelming. Most Americans say the COVID-19 outbreak has caused financial stress, according to a survey released in October by the National Endowment for Financial Education, with 30% listing debt as Amid crisis, Hezbollah 'bank' a lifeline for some Lebanese 01/27/2021 01:08am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� When Lebanon���s financial meltdown began in late 2019, Hassan Shoumar was locked out of his dollar savings like everyone else in the country as banks clamped down with capital controls. But the young engineer had an alternative. He could still pull out the dollars in his account at How to Turn Extracurricular Activities Into College Scholarships 01/27/2021 12:00am • Extracurricular activities may be overlooked when it comes time to apply for college scholarships, but a student's passions and talents outside of the classroom can translate to significant financial awards. Prospective and current students hoping to use scholarships to limit both out-of-pocket cost How Second Stimulus Bill Affects Employer Student Loan Repayment Benefit 01/27/2021 12:00am • Recent college graduates looking for employment or workers thinking about switching jobs are likely focused on locating available opportunities in their field, understanding how their experience stacks up and researching hiring organizations. Getting information on total compensation is also a sign Where Biden Administration Picks Went to College 01/27/2021 12:00am • See where key Biden Cabinet and staff picks earned undergraduate degrees.With a new president comes a new supporting cast to fill out important roles in the White House and at top government agencies. Following the inauguration of Joe Biden, a new Cabinet is beginning to form around him, some of who Q&A: CFO of Tru Independence on Financial Advising in 2021 01/27/2021 12:00am • Nearly every person, industry and stock market sector felt the impacts of 2020's upheaval, experiencing the consequences of COVID-19, the financial crisis and the presidential election. And there's no telling what 2021 will bring. With so much seemingly still in flux, we spoke with Jamie Sullivan, c Should You Buy Microsoft (MSFT) Stock? 01/27/2021 12:00am • Twenty years ago, Microsoft Corp. (ticker: MSFT) was the most valuable company in the world. Today, Microsoft is worth around $1.8 trillion, and other tech titans like Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) and Facebook ( FB) are not too far behind. The company that brought you Windows may not be the groundbreaki Understanding Capital Gains Tax on a Real Estate Investment Property 01/27/2021 12:00am • Owning real estate produces steady income for investors, but the sale of residential and business properties can generate a large tax bill because of capital gains. Investors should understand the various factors that can help them mitigate and potentially defer paying capital gains tax from sellin Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shy 01/26/2021 09:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The baseball Hall of Fame won���t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits ��� on the field or off ��� for enshrinement in Cooperstown. Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Biden orders Justice Dept. to end use of private prisons 01/26/2021 08:03pm • President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons and acknowledge the central role government has played in implementing discriminatory housing policies. In remarks before signing the orders, Biden said the U.S. government needs to change ���i Consumer financial-hardship agreements slow but remain high 01/26/2021 08:23am • Credit reporting agency TransUnion has found that nearly 3% of common consumer debts were in financial-hardship status at the end of 2020, illustrating that many Americans are struggling to get by financially as the pandemic wears on. While the latest number is down from a peak of almost 5% in spri