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Photos, video of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences that sparked health rumors 05/15/2023 01:12pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For nearly a week, the whereabouts of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko have been a mystery. The 68-year-old was seen at a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square, looking pale and bloated, and he skipped a celebratory breakfast in the Kremlin t Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/15/2023 01:12pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov CNBC: este trabajo paga hasta $200 por hora y no requiere un título universitario 05/15/2023 12:31pm • Uno de los segundos trabajos más lucrativos es también uno de los más antiguos. La evidencia más temprana de notarios se remonta al 2750 a. C. en el antiguo Egipto, donde estos cronistas verificaban las comunicaciones oficiales, incluidas las proclamas y los documentos fiscales. Los notari Cars are getting more expensive. Here's how to keep yours on the road longer to avoid costly payents 05/15/2023 12:05pm • DETROIT (AP) — With the average new-vehicle price in the U.S. at nearly $48,000 and the cost of a used automobile averaging almost $29,000, many people are getting repairs done and keeping their vehicles longer. That's boosted the average age of a vehicle on U.S. roads to a record 12.5 years this IMF: Sri Lanka's crisis-hit economy likely to resume growth in 2024 after contracting 3% this year 05/15/2023 11:33am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy is expected to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year, an International Monetary Fund official said Monday. Krishna Srinivasan, the IMF's director for Asia and Pacific, said expected economic growth of 1.5% next year hinges Europe's economic outlook brightens a little after avoiding recession. But inflation still squeezes 05/15/2023 05:57am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union's executive body raised its economic growth forecast, saying Europe had dodged a winter recession that was feared amid an energy crisis but warning that stubbornly high inflation is likely to keep hurting the economy by sapping people's ability to spend What to Watch: Clues about voter sentiment could emerge from Kentucky, Pennsylvania primaries 05/15/2023 12:08am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Off-year elections on Tuesday in Kentucky and Pennsylvania could send early signals about the mood of voters ahead of next year's races for the White House and Congress. The Kentucky governor's race is a table-setter for what should be a bruising general election contest. R 9 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy 05/14/2023 08:00pm • The investment landscape has changed dramatically in the last year or so. The unprecedented era of near-zero interest rates is now over: Between May 2022 and May 2023, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate from a target range of 0.75% to 1% to a range of 5% to 5.25%. With inflation high Bay Area Housing Market Forecast 05/14/2023 08:00pm • Given the numerous challenges facing the San Francisco Bay Area housing market, some industry watchers are understandably wondering whether the bloom has come off the rose in this beautiful and historic region. Whether due to tech-related companies facing wrenching changes and layoffs, sky-high hous What Credit Score Do You Need for an Apple Card? 05/14/2023 08:00pm • Are you an iPhone user who is interested in getting the Apple Card? Find out what credit score the issuer requires and what other criteria you'll need to meet to qualify for the credit card. What Credit Score Do You Need for the Apple Card?Applicants with scores above 660 are "considered favorable f Mortgage Rates Inch Higher After Mixed Inflation Report 05/14/2023 08:00pm • Mortgage rates moved slightly higher this week, with the average 30-year fixed rate inching up to 6.94% from 6.92% the previous two weeks. Interest rates rose or stayed about the same across most home loan products, including fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgages. Here are the current mortgage ra Madrid backups beat Getafe, Benzema rests for Champions League decider 05/13/2023 05:26pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid’s backups squeezed past Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as most of the frontline players were saved for next week’s Champions League semifinal decider at Manchester City. Marco Asensio scored the Spanish league game’s only goal in the 70th minute. Madrid has for se Space Rabbit Coffee hops into changing part of Christiansburg 05/13/2023 09:01am • CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Lindsey and Tanner Ratcliffe noticed during their time living out West that coffee shops with only a drive-thru are quite common in that part of the country. So when the time came to open their own business, the couple already had a good idea of what they ultimately want Governor says California's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion 05/12/2023 08:51pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's budget deficit has soared to nearly $32 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday as he announced a plan that would cover the shortfall this year while potentially leaving the state with multibillion-dollar deficits in the future. Newsom, a Democrat in his secon Business Highlights: Twitter’s new CEO is an NBCUniversal executive; More budget red ink projected 05/12/2023 04:29pm • ___ Twitter’s new CEO is an NBCUniversal executive with deep ad industry ties Elon Musk has confirmed that the new CEO for Twitter, will be NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry. Musk said that Yaccarino “will focus primarily on business operat