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Ex-CEO gets later trial over millions in grain company fraud 12/23/2022 01:56pm • GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A federal trial has been delayed until May for the former leader of a Mississippi grain storage and processing company who is charged with defrauding farmers, banks and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture of tens of millions of dollars. John R. Coleman of Greenwood, Fairfax Co. library records 10M loans in 2022 12/23/2022 01:31pm • Fairfax County Public Library is on track to notch just over 10 million loans in 2022, and is once again among a handful of libraries nationwide with more than 2 million digital checkouts. Among those 10 million loans, Fairfax Co. readers had a few favorites in particular. The top circulating tit Maxi Moralez to leave NYC, return to Argentina’s Racing 12/23/2022 12:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Midfielder Maxi Moralez is rejoining Argentina’s Racing after six seasons with New York City in Major League Soccer. The 35-year-old Moralez had 36 goals and 60 assists in 194 games over all competitions, helping NYC win the 2021 MLS title. “My family and I have decided to retu When Is It Too Late to Start Saving for Retirement? 12/22/2022 07:00pm • As retirement nears, it's common to evaluate your nest egg and decide next steps. When only a few working years remain, you may be wondering if it's worth saving. If you haven't yet started, the process of setting aside funds might not seem effective. Any investments you make won't have many years t EXPLAINER: What's the debate over releasing Trump's taxes? 12/22/2022 02:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, raising the potential of additional revelations in the coming days related to the finances of the longtime businessman who broke political norms by Average long-term US mortgage rate falls a 6th straight week 12/22/2022 12:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined for the sixth straight week, giving potential homebuyers a tiny amount of relief after rates topped out over 7% last month. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate dipped to 6.2 Former Kansas lawmaker convicted of COVID-19 relief fraud 12/22/2022 10:27am • WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas state lawmaker was found guilty by a federal jury Wednesday of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal COVID-19 relief. Federal prosecutors said Wichita Republican Michael Capps, 44, filed forms inflating the number of employees he had at two business 5 Ways to Pay for Community College 12/21/2022 07:00pm • Cost is often the deciding factor for students choosing between enrolling at a community college or four-year college. The average tuition and fees for full-time, in-district students at public two-year colleges in 2022-2023 was $3,860, according to the College Board's 2022 Trends in College Pricing Former Harvard coach, dad acquitted in college bribery case 12/21/2022 06:26pm • BOSTON (AP) — A former Harvard fencing coach was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he accepted more than $1.5 million in bribes in exchange for designating a wealthy businessman's two sons as recruits to help secure their admission to the elite university. Jurors found Peter Brand not guilty of Rep.-elect George Santos silent amid questions about resume 12/21/2022 05:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York Republican who won a U.S. House seat in November is under pressure to explain himself amid evidence he fabricated parts of his life story. During his campaign, George Santos, 34, boasted impressive academic and professional credentials and portrayed himself as an embodim Wyoming bullishly courts crypto, even after collapse of FTX 12/21/2022 02:49pm • CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Software engineer Jae Yang got a lot of questions from friends when he moved from Silicon Valley with plans to launch his cryptocurrency exchange not in the up-and-coming urban crypto hubs of Miami or Austin, Texas, but the windswept plains of southeastern Wyoming. While the Pain, few gains for investors as markets slumped in 2022 12/21/2022 02:21pm • Investors found few, if any, safe havens in 2022, as central banks in the U.S. and around the globe raised interest rates for the first time in years to fight surging inflation, stoking fear of a global recession. Consumers paid more for energy, food and just about everything else. Borrowing to buy EXPLAINER: Inside the proposed sale of the Suns and Mercury 12/21/2022 12:15pm • Mat Ishbia’s career statistics at Michigan State went like this: He averaged 0.6 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Not exactly record-setting numbers. But this is the number he's about to be known by in the game — $4 billion. Ishbia’s offer to buy the majority stake of the Phoenix Trump tax audits required by IRS were delayed, panel says 12/21/2022 09:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the former president and leading members of his administration who claimed he could not release his tax Moore taps Sen. Pinsky and Mollie Byron for his administration; multiple legislative dominoes set to fall 12/21/2022 09:31am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov.-elect Wes Moore (D) announced Tuesday that he has selected state Sen. Paul Pinsky (D-Prince George’s) to head the Maryland Energy A