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AP Top Political News at 11:26 p.m. EDT 07/26/2022 12:00am • Biden, Xi to hold talks amid new tensions over Taiwan Trump, Pence speeches put stark GOP divide on display Man's 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot Biden fights talk of recession as key economic report looms Climate disinformation leaves lasting mark as world heats Prisons chief Rents spike as big-pocketed investors buy mobile home parks 07/25/2022 07:30pm • LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — For as long as anyone can remember, rent increases rarely happened at Ridgeview Homes, a family-owned mobile home park in upstate New York. That changed in 2018 when corporate owners took over the 65-year-old park located amid farmland and down the road from a fast food join EPA head to visit Puerto Rico on environmental justice tour 07/25/2022 06:03pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Norma Quiñones spent four years without running water after Hurricane Maria destroyed the well that she and dozens of neighbors depend on in their community deep in the mountains of western Puerto Rico. Last Christmas, crews installed a new well, but the water is not NYC loans Castellanos to promoted Girona in Spain 07/25/2022 02:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer scoring leader Valentín “Taty” Castellanos is leaving New York City FC on loan to join newly promoted Girona in the Spanish league. The 23-year-old Argentine forward has 13 goals in the MLS this season, tied at the top with countryman Sebastián Driussi of Fed set to impose another big rate hike to fight inflation 07/25/2022 12:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Conflicting signs about the health of the U.S. economy have thrust the Federal Reserve into a difficult spot. With inflation raging at a four-decade high, the job market strong and consumer spending still solid, the Fed is under pressure to raise interest rates aggressively. But Zimbabwe debuts gold coins as legal tender to stem inflation 07/25/2022 10:18am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public in a bid to tame runaway inflation that has further eroded the country’s unstable currency. The unprecedented move was announced Monday by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, to boost confiden DeFi 101: A Guide to Decentralized Finance 07/24/2022 08:00pm • Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has been a hot topic on Wall Street in 2022. DeFi enthusiasts tout its potential to completely disrupt the traditional banking and financial services industries. DeFi facilitates the use of peer-to-peer payments that rely on blockchain technology rather than banks or Supreme Court's climate change ruling complicates push for student debt cancellation 07/24/2022 08:00am • A recent Supreme Court decision that limits the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to fight the climate crisis could also hamstring President Joe Biden's authority to cancel federal student loan debt. Facing political pressure from the left, Biden has been weighing whether to take executiv China Evergrande CEO, CFO resign amid probe into subsidiary 07/23/2022 11:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling Chinese real estate developer China Evergrande has announced that its chief executive and chief financial officer have resigned after initial findings in a probe found $2 billion belonging to its property unit subsidiary was redirected back to the group. The news, announ Women's Conference Tournament Glances 07/23/2022 10:00am • Times EST (through March 12) Times EDT (March 13) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 5 Maine 63, Hartford 49 Albany (NY) 49, New Hampshire 44 Vermont 71, Binghamton 63 NJIT 47, Mass.-Lowell 33 Semifinals Tuesday, March 8 Albany (NY) 67, Vermont 54 Maine 72, Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby defeated in primary 07/22/2022 09:24pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Marilyn Mosby, a high-profile prosecutor who aligned herself with criminal justice reformers but ended up with legal problems of her own, has lost the Democratic primary for Baltimore state's attorney to Ivan Bates, a defense attorney. Baltimore is heavily Democratic, and th Man gets nearly 22 years for $60M film finance fraud scheme 07/22/2022 03:50pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man claiming to be a film financier has been sentenced in Florida to nearly 22 years in federal prison for participating in a scheme to steal more than $60 million from investors and producers seeking financing for movies and Broadway shows. Jason Van Eman, In your debt: 3 times debt can be a helpful tool 07/22/2022 11:57am • In some corners of the personal finance advice world, getting into debt is just about the worst thing you can do. And yes, some forms of debt — particularly those that charge high interest rates — can keep you locked in a cycle of owing money for years. Still, there are times where taking on deb Great Falls' Trustar Bank raises $18 million for expansion 07/22/2022 10:23am • Great Falls, Virginia-based Trustar Bank, founded by a local banking veteran in 2019, has raised $18 million from investors to fund its continued expansion. Trustar said the capital commitment from investors was raised in less than one month, and exceeded its initial goal, the second oversubscrib Women's Conference Tournament Glances 07/22/2022 10:00am • Times EST (through March 12) Times EDT (March 13) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 5 Maine 63, Hartford 49 Albany (NY) 49, New Hampshire 44 Vermont 71, Binghamton 63 NJIT 47, Mass.-Lowell 33 Semifinals Tuesday, March 8 Albany (NY) 67, Vermont 54 Maine 72,