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Lebanon's interim central bank chief vows not to lend money to government, calls for economic reform 08/25/2023 06:41am • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interim central bank governor called on the country’s ruling class Friday to quickly implement economic and financial reforms warning that the central bank won't offer loans to the state and does not plan on printing money to cover the huge budget deficit to avoid worse UNICEF says a year on from Pakistan's catastrophic floods, millions of children still need support 08/25/2023 03:13am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations children’s agency on Friday warned that a year on from Pakistan's devastating floods, an estimated 4 million children continue to need humanitarian assistance and access to essential services as a shortage of funds remains a hurdle in recovery. The warning fr Cleveland Guardians naming outfield bleachers in honor of late drummer/fan John Adams 08/24/2023 09:07pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians are naming their left-field bleachers at Progressive Field in honor of John Adams, the longtime drummer who died this year. The team said Thursday that the tribute to Adams, who was a fixture at Cleveland baseball games for nearly 50 years, will begin on op Trump has surrendered for a fourth time this year. Here's where all the cases against him stand 08/24/2023 07:54pm • Former President Donald Trump surrendered on Thursday for a fourth time this year, with this case focusing on his efforts to overturn his 2020 general election defeat in Georgia. The probe by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began shortly after the release of a recording of a Jan. 2, 2021 Nordstrom's results reflect cautious consumer spending, echoing department store sector blues 08/24/2023 07:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom on Thursday reported that its sales and profits fell in its fiscal second quarter, joining itsdepartment store peers coping with shoppers' cautious spending. But its results still topped Wall Street expectations. The Seattle-based upscale department store reaffirmed its f Business Highlights: 'Soft landing' signs emerge at central banker meeting; Wall Street wilts 08/24/2023 05:36pm • ___ Hopeful signs of an economic ‘soft landing’ emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watching JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Business these days in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is still good — just not as robust as it was after the U.S. economy roared out of the pandemic recession. As the Can you get affordable deals on new cars this Labor Day? 08/24/2023 05:29pm • If you drive around most car dealerships, it won't be hard to spot new vehicles on the lot. That's because the auto industry is moving past its supply chain issues, making it easier to buy what you want at a reasonable price. "Deals are coming back. The consumers are definitely buying new cars Environmental group suffers setback in legal fight to close California's last nuclear power plant 08/24/2023 04:31pm • A California judge on Thursday rejected an environmental group’s lawsuit that sought to block the state’s largest utility from seeking to extend the operating life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Friends of the Earth sued in state Superior Court in April, hoping to derail a state-backe Real Madrid goes for its third straight win to start the Spanish league behind red-hot Bellingham 08/24/2023 03:27pm • MADRID (AP) — Jude Bellingham’s promising start with Real Madrid has quickly helped quell some of the disappointment prompted by Karim Benzema’s departure and the club’s failure to bring in Kylian Mbappé. Madrid’s top signing so far this year got off to a red-hot start, scoring once in th Average long-term US mortgage rate jumps to 7.23% this week to highest level since June 2001 08/24/2023 01:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed further above 7% this week to its highest level since 2001, another blow to prospective homebuyers grappling with rising home prices and a stubbornly low supply of properties on the market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursda Long injury list won't push Chelsea to reintegrate Romelu Lukaku to squad under Pochettino 08/24/2023 11:34am • LONDON (AP) — Romelu Lukaku’s relationship with Chelsea remains broken despite a lengthening list of injured attackers that is proving a frustration for manager Mauricio Pochettino early in his tenure at the English club. Lukaku has not been given a squad number by Chelsea this season and has ma Summer spending at bars & restaurants surges as Americans shrug off inflation, recession fears 08/24/2023 08:10am • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans didn’t let persistent inflation and lingering worries about a recession cut into summer spending on eating and drinking out. Retails sales at restaurants and bars surged from May through July compared with a year ago, despite prices remaining relatively elevated for res California may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent 08/24/2023 01:05am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California's summer of discontent — marked by a series of work stoppages from hotels to Hollywood — has inspired labor-supporting Democrats in the state Legislature to try and change the law so striking workers can get unemployment checks while they picket fo Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny 08/23/2023 11:37pm • Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who in June mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule. Prigozhin was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on MLK's dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington 08/23/2023 06:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The last part of the speech took less time to deliver than it takes to boil an egg, but “I Have A Dream” is one of American history’s most famous orations and most inspiring. On Aug. 28, 1963, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. began by speaking