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EU chief: Poland's actions will decide when it gets funds 06/02/2022 01:51pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Commission chief said Thursday that Poland's right-wing government is responsible for fully implementing the steps on judiciary independence that will make the disbursement of billions of euros in EU pandemic recovery grants and loans for the country possible. C Average long-term US mortgage rates edge down, still over 5% 06/02/2022 10:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year home loan remain elevated. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate ticked down to 5.09% from 5.1% last week. By contrast, the average rate stoo EXPLAINER: Free courts at stake as EU mulls Poland funding 06/02/2022 05:08am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister recently asserted that the vast majority of Polish judges under scrutiny by a controversial judicial chamber were drunk drivers, rapists or thieves. That claim was quickly rejected by nearly 60 judges being investigated by the so-called Disciplinary 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Now Under $5 06/01/2022 08:00pm • These $5 stocks may have major upside.The rocky start to 2022 in the market has dragged down the stock prices of many high-quality stocks and created a handful of opportunities for long-term investors to scoop up cheap shares. Investors looking for bargain stocks trading under $5 find themselves sea Former Corinthian students get federal student debt erased 06/01/2022 06:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, a move that aims to bring closure to one of the most notorious cases of fraud in Amer Biden administration canceling $5.8 billion in student loans still held by students who attended Corinthian Colleges 06/01/2022 06:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration canceling $5.8 billion in student loans still held by students who attended Corinthian Colleges. Gareth Bale bids farewell to Real Madrid, honored by queen 06/01/2022 05:37pm • MADRID (AP) — Gareth Bale bid farewell to Real Madrid and earned another honor on Wednesday — this time from Queen Elizabeth II. The five-time Champions League winner, whose Madrid contract expires this month after nine years, was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE, in the EU approves Poland recovery fund, paving way to pay billions 06/01/2022 01:18pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch on Wednesday approved Poland’s pandemic recovery fund, paving the way for the release of billions of euros in grants and loans, even as lawmakers expressed deep unease about democratic backsliding in the country. The long-delayed decision, Serie A champion Milan to be sold to RedBird for $1.3B 06/01/2022 11:24am • MILAN (AP) — Less than two weeks after celebrating AC Milan’s league title win with thousands of fans, Gerry Cardinale is on the verge of becoming the new owner of the storied Serie A club. 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Assistant Survey: 71% Say Rising Costs Have Affected Summer Vacation Plans 05/31/2022 08:00pm • A recent U.S. News & World Report survey shows that nearly three-fourths of Americans, ready to travel again but facing a shaky economy and high prices, have changed either their behavior or their travel budgets to make summer vacation a reality. About 22% have decreased their vacation budgets, Top 5 Donation Sites and How to Budget for Charitable Giving 05/31/2022 08:00pm • For nearly two decades, the percentage of American households that donated to charity has declined, from 66.2% in 2000 to 49.6% in 2018, according to the most recent Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's Philanthropy Panel Study. The dollar amount given, however, has risen 17% whe Berhalter sidesteps Steffen, Turner, Horvath loan question 05/31/2022 02:31pm • U.S. goalkeeping is its most uncertain in 30 years, and coach Gregg Berhalter sidestepped saying whether he would be comfortable starting Zack Steffen, Matt Turner or Ethan Horvath at the World Cup if they aren't playing regularly for their Premier League clubs. Steffen, 29, played in just one leagu Inspectors ask for authority to go after more COVID fraud 05/31/2022 01:30pm • Inspectors general need more authority to go after fraud in the COVID-19 relief programs, the independent committee overseeing federal pandemic relief spending said Tuesday. The agencies watchdogs' authority to administratively prosecute fraudsters is limited to fraud of $150,000 or less from COVID-