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A London museum will return its stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria 08/07/2022 02:56pm • A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government. The Horniman Museum and Gardens, located in south London, announced the transfer in a news release Sunday. All of the objects were taken from the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now the capital Venezuela, Colombia border areas hopeful as reopening looms 08/06/2022 10:02pm • SAN JUAN DE COLON, Venezuela (AP) — The freight company owned by Alfredo Rosales and his brothers was hustling, its 50 or so trucks constantly on the go hauling about 1 million tons of coal, cement, flour and other goods every year in commerce between Venezuela and Colombia. Their work came to an MATCHDAY: Man City begins EPL title defense at West Ham 08/06/2022 06:47pm • A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday: ENGLAND Striker Erling Haaland is set to make his Premier League debut for Manchester City at West Ham. City will be without defender Aymeric Laporte for the start of its league title defense. Laporte had knee surgery and could be sidelined How the climate bill could save you money on electricity, cars and appliances 08/06/2022 05:59am • Democrats' new party-line tax and clean energy bill is a big deal for climate and energy savings. With nearly $370 billion for energy programs and tax incentives, it represents the largest climate investment in US history. In addition to the US emissions reductions these will bring, there's a lot Ukraine grain shipments offer hope, not fix to food crisis 08/06/2022 03:45am • BEIRUT (AP) — A ship bringing corn to Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli normally would not cause a stir. But it's getting attention because of where it came from: Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa. The Razoni, loaded with more than 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed, is emerging from the ed Arsenal opens EPL with 2-0 win at Crystal Palace 08/05/2022 06:33pm • LONDON (AP) — Arsenal's newcomers made an immediate impact as they opened the English Premier League by beating host Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday. Left back Oleksandr Zinchenko set up the opening goal in the first half while striker Gabriel Jesus created a number of chances and defender William S Defender Miazga returns to MLS with FC Cincinnati 08/05/2022 04:41pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — FC Cincinnati has acquired center back Matt Miazga from Premier League club Chelsea. Miazga, who has also played for the U.S. national team, signed a contract that will keep him in Cincinnati through 2025 with an option for 2026. Miazga has been with Chelsea since 2016, but mad From Mecca to the Vatican, exploring sacred sites with VR 08/05/2022 09:33am • Click and gape at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling up close. Click again and join thousands of pilgrims praying and circling around the cube-shaped Kaaba at Islam’s most sacred site. Or strap on a headset and enter the holy city of Jerusalem. There you’ll hear the murmur of Jewish prayers What Equifax’s credit score errors mean for consumers 08/05/2022 08:11am • Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, announced that a computer coding error resulted in the miscalculation of credit scores for consumers in a three-week period between March 17 and April 6. For 300,000 consumers, the error shifted credit scores as much as 25 points. The changes to credit Using your home's value to protect your retirement fund 08/05/2022 05:45am • A reverse mortgage is a product that was once considered a "loan of last resort," but is now one of the most-developed loans in the mortgage industry that borrowers can even use as a hedge against inflation. Reverse mortgages allow qualified homeowners to tap into their home's equity while retain Florida woman's lawsuit says Equifax error made loan pricier 08/04/2022 12:48pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has sued Equifax claiming she was denied a car loan because of a 130-point mistake in her credit report that she says was part of a larger group of credit score errors the ratings agency made this spring due to a coding problem. The class action lawsuit was fil Rennes is the feeder club turned into a Ligue 1 dark horse 08/04/2022 07:47am • PARIS (AP) — Claiming a European spot is difficult when you lose your best players. Yet, Rennes has pulled off that feat in the past five seasons. Rennes is targeting a Champions League spot when it kicks off its French league campaign on Sunday against Lorient. “We must be ambitious,” Rennes Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters 08/04/2022 05:15am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group says Sri Lanka's government is using emergency laws to harass and arbitrarily detain protesters who are seeking political reform and accountability amid the island country's economic crisis. New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a s Sebastian Lletget traded to Dallas from New England 08/03/2022 11:05pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Sebastian Lletget’s tenure with the New England Revolution ended after a little more than half a season when he was traded to Dallas on Wednesday for $300,000 in general allocation money this year and $300,000 in GAM next year. New England acquired the 29-year-old American m Former principal of DC Catholic school gets 2 1/2 years for embezzling 08/03/2022 09:38pm • A former principal at a Catholic school in D.C. was sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing at least $175,000 meant for school-related services and activities. Bridget Coates, 49, of Virginia, pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud last April and was sentenced Wednesday. She was the pr