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The average long-term US mortgage rate rises for 7th straight week, 30-year loan reaches 7.79% 10/26/2023 12:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose for the seventh straight week, creating an increasingly high bar to home ownership for Americans. The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is at 7.79%, up from 7.63% last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago the rate wa Entrepreneurs with disabilities activate allies, rewrite the narrative 10/26/2023 11:24am • Inna and Vladimir Giterman tinkered with several business ideas before finding their niche — and their version of the American dream — with crepes. Both immigrants, and both deaf, the Gitermans started Crepe Crazy in 2007. What began as a mom-and-pop shop at festivals has grown into a full-blown Romelu Lukaku is set to face 50,000 whistles when he leads Roma's attack at former club Inter Milan 10/26/2023 09:28am • MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan fans have been preparing for days to give Roma striker Romelu Lukaku a most inhospitable welcome when their former player returns to San Siro. The Italian league leader's most fervent supporters are planning to deliver 50,000 whistles “to use until you lose your breath a Union Berlin suspends on-loan Chelsea player David Datro Fofana for a week for refusing a handshake 10/26/2023 08:35am • BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin has suspended forward David Datro Fofana for a week after he refused to shake his coach's hand during the Champions League loss to Napoli. Fofana walked past coach Urs Fischer's outstretched hand on Tuesday after Fischer substituted him in the 70th minute of the 1-0 loss Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice 10/26/2023 02:07am • NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Hamsa Diakite can't remember the last time her family of eight had a good meal. She once sustained them by selling fried bread until a coup in Niger three months ago resulted in sanctions against the West African nation, squeezing incomes in one of the world's poorest countrie Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating 10/25/2023 11:31pm • ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive. While litt White House throws lavish state dinner for Australia but turns down pizazz a notch in time of war 10/25/2023 10:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House turned down the pizazz for Wednesday's state dinner, but more than 300 guests from politics, business, government and beyond turned out to celebrate close U.S. ties to ally Australia while striking a measured tone in a time of death and suffering in the Middle Eas Judge dismisses Birmingham-Southern lawsuit against Alabama state treasurer over loan denial 10/25/2023 09:30pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge dismissed Birmingham-Southern College's lawsuit against the state treasurer over a loan denial on Wednesday, a decision that could put the future of the 167-year-old private college in jeopardy. Birmingham-Southern College filed a lawsuit last week against The World Bank approved a $1B loan to help blackout-hit South Africa's energy sector 10/25/2023 08:34pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The World Bank approved a $1 billion loan for South Africa on Wednesday to help it address an energy crisis that has peaked this year with the country's worst electricity blackouts. The energy problem has forced the country to lean on its highly polluting coal-fired Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial 10/25/2023 08:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was abruptly called to the witness stand and then fined $10,000 on Wednesday after the judge in his civil fraud trial said the former president had violated a gag order. It was the second time in less than a week that Trump was penalized for his out-of-court comments. Sarasota Housing Market Forecast 10/25/2023 08:00pm • Once a quiet Gulf Coast city, the Sarasota metropolitan statistical area has evolved into one of the most sought-after beachside destinations in Florida. The expansive Sarasota market, stretching from the northern limits of Bradenton to the southern edges of North Port, has experienced an extraordin Haaland and Mbappé on target in Champions League wins for Manchester City and PSG 10/25/2023 06:24pm • Superstar forwards Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé were both on target Wednesday to help boost their teams’ chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stage. Haaland scored twice in defending champion Manchester City's 3-1 win at Young Boys in Group G, while Mbappé set Paris Saint-Germai White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet 10/25/2023 05:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending to help the government respond to natural disasters, shore up funding for child care centers and keep high-speed internet running for low-income families — outlining President Joe Biden's domestic Most of Justice Thomas' $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say 10/25/2023 05:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme CourtJustice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats. Anthony “Tony” Welters, a longtime friend of Thomas who Sallie Mae: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 10/25/2023 05:16pm • NEWARK, Del. (AP) — NEWARK, Del. (AP) — SLM Corp. (SLM) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $29.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Newark, Delaware-based company said it had profit of 11 cents. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts