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California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme 06/27/2023 09:09pm • FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure. Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville was sentenced Monday to six years and nine months in federal prison in a years-long scam that bilked investors out of Should You Use a Buyer's Agent? 06/27/2023 08:00pm • Buying a house can be one of the most difficult and complicated purchases you make in your lifetime. Not only is the amount of money you're dealing with substantial, the many, many legal ins and outs of real estate transactions can be confusing for someone who doesn't work directly in the field. Thi Financial Pros and Cons of Living With Your Parents 06/27/2023 08:00pm • Living with your parents is nothing new, but in recent years there has been an uptick in the number of people staying at home. A Pew Research Center study from 2020 found the percentage of young adults from 18 to 29 living with their parents at an all-time high. Even in the years following this spik North Carolina GOP bars promotion of certain beliefs in state government, 1 of 6 veto overrides 06/27/2023 07:44pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's GOP-dominated legislature swept six bills into law Tuesday with veto overrides, including one barring promotion of certain beliefs in state government workplaces that some lawmakers liken to critical race theory and another placing new limits on wetlands prote The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says 06/27/2023 06:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years. The Former Navy SEAL seeks GOP nod to challenge Montana Democratic US Sen. Tester in 2024 06/27/2023 05:47pm • BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy announced Tuesday he will seek the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester as the Democrat tries to secure a fourth term. Sheehy, 37, was recruited by GOP leaders eager to unseat Tester as they try to wrest control of Ivanka Trump dismissed from New York attorney general's fraud lawsuit against her father 06/27/2023 05:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court dismissed Ivanka Trump on Tuesday from a wide-ranging fraud lawsuit brought against her father and his company last year by the state's attorney general. The civil lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accused former President Donald Federal prosecutors to help clear backlog of murder cases in St. Louis 06/27/2023 04:27pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Attorney's Office in St. Louis will loan eight prosecutors to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office to help clear a backlog homicide cases, officials from both offices said Tuesday. The agreement, described as a first of its kind in St. Louis, comes a little over a mont Supreme Court rejects GOP in North Carolina case that could have reshaped elections beyond the state 06/27/2023 04:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state courts can curtail the actions of their legislatures when it comes to federal redistricting and elections, rejecting arguments by North Carolina Republicans that could have dramatically altered races for Congress and president in that st Stock market today: Asia mixed after Wall St drifts lower following run-up 06/26/2023 11:26pm • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street drifted lower following its latest rally. Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. Tokyo and Seoul declined. Oil prices rose. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index lost 0.4% on Monday as tech stocks declined following a rapid run- How the Family Opportunity Mortgage Can Help You Buy a Home for Your Elderly Parents 06/26/2023 08:00pm • If your elderly parents want to move into a new home but can't obtain financing on their own, you might be able to help through a loan commonly known as the Family Opportunity Mortgage. The Family Opportunity Mortgage makes it easier for children to purchase or refinance a home for their parents. He Here's What Graduate Schools Think About Your College 06/26/2023 08:00pm • Students who attended lower-ranked universities for their undergraduate degree might think they have a smaller chance of getting accepted into their desired graduate school program. However, experts say graduate schools don't always choose students who attended a higher-ranked or elite college over How to Get a $50,000 Personal Loan 06/26/2023 08:00pm • A personal loan can be an excellent way to finance any number of purchases or projects. Whether you're looking to consolidate debt, cover unexpected expenses or pay for major purchases, a personal loan can offer the flexibility and freedom you need. Personal loans provide borrowers with a lump sum o How to Get a Small Personal Loan 06/26/2023 08:00pm • Small personal loans can provide the funding you need to pay for incidentals like car repairs, medical bills, replacement appliances and other unexpected expenses. You may also use a personal loan to pay off a small amount of credit card debt at a lower fixed interest rate. However, many lenders hav Judge gives preliminary approval to $290 million deal JPMorgan Chase reached with Epstein victims 06/26/2023 06:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York City gave preliminary approval Monday to a $290 million deal that JPMorgan Chase reached with sex victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Jed S. Rakoff praised lawyers on both sides for working out the deal announced earlier this month. He called it