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Belarus army would likely have little impact in Ukraine war 10/12/2022 12:18pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko this week has reignited fears that his army could join Russian forces in Moscow's war against Ukraine, but the authoritarian leader appears reluctant to lend his troops to the effort, despite perceived pressure from Moscow. Russia Chesapeake Bay leaders resolute even as cleanup targets become more elusive 10/12/2022 09:25am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As a 2025 federal deadline for states to meet ambitious goals for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay draws closer, it is starting to dawn on sta What Is Financial Abuse? 10/11/2022 08:00pm • October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. People tend to associate domestic violence with physical abuse, but financial abuse can also be devastating. One study from the Center for Financial Security showed that 99% of domestic violence survivors had also experienced financial abuse in the relat Why Seniors Are Getting a Large Social Security COLA in 2023 10/11/2022 08:00pm • Each October, the Social Security Administration announces the cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits for the following year. The COLA is tied to the rate of inflation. With 40-year highs in price increases, the 2023 Social Security COLA aims to help retirees continue to pay for high How to Invest in Marijuana 10/11/2022 08:00pm • Cannabis stocks jumped in early October, after President Joe Biden took the United States closer to federal marijuana legalization. But these stocks have since lost ground as Biden's pronouncement does little in the short term to change the industry. Biden said he would pardon people convicted of th Editorial Roundup: United States 10/11/2022 05:02pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Oct. 11 The Washington Post on childcare in the United States Many sectors are reeling from massive labor shortages — but few affect families more intimately than what is happening with child care. With lengthy waiting lists and soar 6 tips you can use to help improve your credit score 10/11/2022 12:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Credit scores are complicated and because rating agencies consider many factors, the process of improving them can look different for everyone. When Willard Carpenter, 68, wanted a loan to open a new business, he realized that his credit score was not high enough to get approved. How is your credit score calculated and why is it important? 10/11/2022 11:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — You know credit scores exist. You might even know what yours is. But do you know how it's calculated and why it's important? Your credit score affects whether you can get a credit card, rent an apartment, buy a house, start a business, or even get a cell phone contract. A low credi Empty shelves or unaffordable food: Tunisia's crisis deepens 10/11/2022 03:55am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians have been hit with soaring food prices and shortages of basic staples in recent weeks, threatening to turn simmering discontent in the North African country — the cradle of the Arab Spring protests — into larger turmoil. Sugar, vegetable oil, rice and even bott Ex-Fed Chair Bernanke shares Nobel for bank failure research 10/10/2022 10:08pm • STOCKHOLM (AP) — Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and two other U.S.-based economists won the Nobel Prize in economics for research into bank failures -- work that built on lessons learned in the Great Depression and helped shape America’s aggressive response to the 2007-2008 financial Small business group files suit over Biden student loan plan 10/10/2022 03:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A small-business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration's efforts to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans — the latest legal challenge to the program. The suit, filed Monday by the Job Creators Network Foundation, Atlético reaches deal with Barcelona to keep Griezmann 10/10/2022 11:01am • MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid reached a deal with Barcelona on Monday to sign forward Antoine Griezmann on a permanent transfer, freeing the France international to play more minutes. Atlético said Griezmann signed a contract with the club until June 2026. He was in the final season of his two-y Mortgage rates aren’t just up, they’re volatile 10/10/2022 09:30am • Mortgage rates haven't just shot up this year, their swings have also been volatile. Real estate firm Redfin notes the volatility in rate swings in the past three months has been the most dramatic since 1987. Rates lenders are saying it can change significantly even daily. More Local N AP Top Political News at 11:11 p.m. EDT 10/10/2022 12:00am • Social Security boost will help millions of kids, too GOP makes push to weaken Democrats' grip on Texas border Ohio Senate debate with Ryan, Vance descends into attacks Key Senate chair urges US to freeze cooperation with Saudis As suicides rise, US military seeks to address mental health Small busi Udinese recovers from 2 goals down to draw against Atalanta 10/09/2022 05:02pm • MILAN (AP) — Udinese never gives up. The latest example of the Italian team's fighting spirit saw it recover from two goals down to draw 2-2 against high-flying Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday. Nehuén Pérez and Gerard Deulofeu canceled out goals from Ademola Lookman and Luis Muriel to allow Udines