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United beats Betis 4-1 in rousing response to Liverpool rout 03/09/2023 08:18pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chants of “Bruno! Bruno!” reverberated around Old Trafford as the healing process began for Manchester United. The wounds from Sunday’s humiliating 7-0 rout by Liverpool remain fresh. But a 4-1 win against Real Betis in the Europa League was an encouraging response Average US mortgage rate up for fifth straight week to 6.73% 03/09/2023 12:00pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fifth straight week to its highest level since breaching 7% in November, just as the spring buying season gets ready to kick off. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate climbed to 6.73% from 6 Lineker's attack on UK migrant policy puts BBC in a bind 03/09/2023 10:18am • LONDON (AP) — As a soccer player, Gary Lineker was one of England’s top scorers. The British government thinks his political opinions miss the mark. Conservative lawmakers in the U.K. are calling on the BBC to discipline Lineker, now a pundit and the network’s highest-paid star, for comparing Egypt's inflation spikes again, hiking prices of basic food 03/09/2023 08:26am • CAIRO (AP) — Inflation in Egypt again hit a new high for this year in February, the government said Thursday, with prices rising most steeply for food. The country is in the midst of an economic crisis and a currency depreciation. Annual inflation rose to 32.9% in February, the government statist South Korea, Japan to hold summit next week to expand ties 03/09/2023 07:06am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of South Korea and Japan will meet next week for a summit on strengthening ties, both governments said Thursday, days after South Korea unveiled a step toward resolving strained ties stemming from Tokyo’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. President Yoon PSG shows limits in yet another early Champions League exit 03/09/2023 06:39am • After Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated from the Champions League in the last 16 for the fifth time in seven years, Kylian Mbappé was not so surprised. Reflecting on his team’s 3-0 aggregate loss to Bayern Munich on Wednesday, the France striker bluntly said what was on everyone's mind: This kin Md. House gives preliminary approval to bill that would regulate legalized cannabis industry 03/09/2023 04:36am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland House of Delegates gave preliminary approval Wednesday to legislation that would regulate and license the budding cannabis indu No standstill with Will Still: Reims coach is new sensation 03/09/2023 04:05am • REIMS, France (AP) — When Reims fired Oscar Garcia in October, the French club had earned only eight points from its opening 10 league games. Deputy coach Will Still was appointed as caretaker. Five months later, the Anglo-Belgian coach without a license remains unbeaten and has lifted the Champag NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/09/2023 02:15am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 4 New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60 Mass.-Lowell 85, Maine 54 Vermont 84, NJIT 57 Binghamton 67, UMBC 65 Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 Mass.-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64 Vermont 79, Women's Conference Tournament Glances 03/09/2023 02:00am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Wednesday, March 1 Vermont 56, Bryant 49 UMBC 82, NJIT 71 Albany (NY) 59, Mass.-Lowell 51 Maine 64, Binghamton 54 Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Vermont 75, UMBC 63 Albany (NY) 72, Maine 64 Cha Cuba tobacco farmers recuperate after ruinous Hurricane Ian 03/08/2023 09:43pm • SAN LUIS, Cuba (AP) — A neighbor lent him a house to dry leaves, and he had a little fertilizer saved, so he plucked up the courage to plant. Now, Hirochi Robaina can hardly believe the resulting miracle. Robaina, one of the most recognized tobacco producers in Cuba, marvels as he walks through th Austin Housing Market Forecast 03/08/2023 07:00pm • Given the enormous popularity of the greater Austin, Texas, area for online searches, newcomers and employment growth, it may act as a reasonable bellwether for the state of the U.S. housing market. This will certainly be tested in the spring and summer selling season, when the National Association Can You Get an Apartment Without a Credit Check? 03/08/2023 07:00pm • A good credit score can be the key to accessing many things in life, from better rates on loans to higher credit limits and even apartments. A low credit score or minimal credit history could leave you with more locked doors than keys. While it's possible to get an apartment with no or low credit, h 5 Apps for Socially Responsible Investing 03/08/2023 07:00pm • Socially responsible investing continues to expand in popularity as a way to invest with your values. From socially responsible mutual and exchange-traded funds to robo advisors and mobile apps, there's easy access to this investing trend. Popular among younger and older investors alike, here are fi Business Highlights: Fed 'no decision,' Adidas's Yeezy woes 03/08/2023 05:01pm • ___ Powell says ‘no decision’ on the Fed’s next move on rates WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed Wednesday that the central bank’s policymakers have yet to decide how large an interest rate hike to impose at its next meeting in two weeks in its drive to defea