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European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine 02/01/2024 03:57pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in support for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary dropped weeks of threats to veto the measure. European Council President Charles Michel said the agreement � Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.63%, a welcome move for prospective homebuyers 02/01/2024 02:41pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, welcome news for prospective homebuyers as the spring homebuying season approaches. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.63% from 6.69% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate Storied clubs Lyon and Marseille once dominated France. Now their rivalry is marred by violence 02/01/2024 01:33pm • What was once a history of silverware and glory days has become a story of violence and gory days. When French teams Lyon and Marseille meet on Sunday it will be yet another reminder of how far behind Paris Saint-Germain they have both fallen ��� on and off the field. Because the talk around their m France's 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after the government offers new measures 02/01/2024 01:00pm • PARIS (AP) ��� France���s two major farmers unions announced they would lift country-wide blockades Thursday, shortly after the prime minister introduced new measures aimed at protecting their livelihoods that they described as ���tangible progress.��� However, farmer activists who have snarled traf Injury scare for Sancho highlights his role in Dortmund turnaround 02/01/2024 09:18am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ��� For a while after he returned to Borussia Dortmund, Jadon Sancho shrugged off more than four months without playing at Manchester United. Sancho was back on the field for Dortmund two days after a move he said felt like ���coming home,��� and he set up a goal. He starte Home prices jumped by the most in almost a year in November, this closely watched barometer says 02/01/2024 08:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A closely watched housing market barometer shows U.S. home prices in November posted their biggest annual gain in more than a year. S&P Dow Jones Indices��� CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index rose 5.1% over the 12 months ended in November. That���s the index��� Julius Baer CEO resigns as Swiss bank announces plans to quit private debt business 02/01/2024 07:27am • GENEVA (AP) ��� Julius Baer says its CEO is resigning and the Swiss bank is quitting the private debt business as well as setting aside more than a half-billion Swiss francs (dollars) reportedly over its exposure to bankrupt Austrian asset manager Signa. Chairman Romeo Lacher expressed ���regret��� UK judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit over dossier containing 'shocking and scandalous claims' 02/01/2024 06:56am • LONDON (AP) ��� A judge in London on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by former U.S. President Donald Trump that accused a former British spy of making ���shocking and scandalous claims��� that were false and harmed his reputation. Judge Karen Steyn said the case Trump filed against Orbis Business Intel El Salvador's Bukele has everyone's attention as he seeks reelection in spite of the constitution 02/01/2024 12:00am • SAN SALVADOR (AP) ��� Love him or hate him, all eyes are on Nayib Bukele. To many, El Salvador���s president is a national hero who took on the country's violent gangs with an unrelenting hand. To others, the populist is a 21st century autocrat who has committed mass human rights abuses and has alte What Students Can Use Scholarship Money For 01/31/2024 07:00pm • From textbooks to a spring break trip to Canc��n, if you've won some scholarship money, you may be trying to figure out what you can spend it on. The answer depends. Just as colleges and scholarship organizations have application requirements, many also have rules covering how to spend an award. Tui 8 Reddit Stocks Trending Now 01/31/2024 07:00pm • Bored and sometimes desperate during the pandemic, a new generation of investors banded together on social media to swap war stories -- and sometimes, band together to make big bets. For better or for worse, these folks on Reddit and other social media platforms forever changed how Wall Street works Powell: Federal Reserve is on track to cut rates, though not likely for months 01/31/2024 05:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Interest rate cuts are coming. Just not yet. The Federal Reserve delivered that message Wednesday, first in a policy statement and then in a news conference at which Chair Jerome Powell reinforced it. The Fed did signal that it���s nearing a long-awaited shift toward cutting rate US midfielder Gio Reyna joins Nottingham Forest on loan but extends Dortmund contract 01/31/2024 04:49pm • NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) ��� United States midfielder Gio Reyna is heading to the Premier League in a bid to revive his career, but his time at Borussia Dortmund isn't over. Reyna joined Nottingham Forest on loan Wednesday for the rest of the season. Dortmund is letting Reyna leave temporarily ��� t Candidate uses personal funds to close fundraising gap in North Carolina gubernatorial bid 01/31/2024 04:43pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson remained the top fundraiser in the GOP primary campaign for North Carolina governor entering 2024, but a recent rival has used his own personal fortune to compete with him monetarily. Robinson's campaign said it raised close to $3.4 million f James Biden agrees to a private interview with House Republicans investigating the president 01/31/2024 02:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� James Biden will appear before House Republicans for a private interview next month as lawmakers seek to regain some momentum in their monthslong impeachment inquiry into his brother, President Joe Biden. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced on Wednesday th