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New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually 04/24/2024 07:49pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved Wednesday in the latest attempt to corral the ever-increasing costs of medical care in the United St Bears unveil $5 billion plan for lakefront stadium and seek public funding to make it happen 04/24/2024 05:47pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city's lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen. The plan ca Sallie Mae: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/24/2024 04:56pm • NEWARK, Del. (AP) — NEWARK, Del. (AP) — SLM Corp. (SLM) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $289.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Newark, Delaware-based company said it had profit of $1.27. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveye To pass Ukraine aid, 'Reagan Republican' leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by Trump 04/24/2024 02:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson, the necessity of providing Ukraine with weapons and other aid as it fends off Russia's invasion is rooted in their earliest and most formative political memories. McConnell, 82, tells the story of his fa Italy bans loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in a dispute over an ancient statue 04/24/2024 01:51pm • ROME (AP) — Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago. The dispute began in March 2022 when an Italian court rule Energy Strategy Series 2024: Setting energy policies that can help drive cleaner, greener future 04/24/2024 11:05am • The United States is in the midst of a transformative period when it comes to energy production and efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. And lot of the changes are happening in the Washington, D. C., region. “We’re undergoing a big transition from a mostly carbon-based e Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote 04/23/2024 11:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars. The bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming A look at what's in the $95 billion foreign aid package passed by Congress 04/23/2024 10:53pm • A look at what's in the $95 billion package passed by the Senate on Tuesday that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. President Joe Biden has promised to sign the package Wednesday. The broad spending Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance 04/23/2024 10:14pm • ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key spotlight on one of the nation’s preeminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable protests as he seeks reelection against former Pres Should You Pay Off Your Car Before Buying a House? 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Buying a home is a significant financial commitment, both for you and the mortgage lender. As a result, the underwriting criteria can be strict. There are many factors that lenders consider, but your credit score and debt-to-income ratio are among the most important. Paying off a car loan can help y How to Take a 401(k) Loan 04/23/2024 08:00pm • If you have a 401(k) plan through your employer and need funds, you may be able to take out a 401(k) loan. Borrowing from your 401(k) provides a path to financial assistance without having to contact other lenders. However, there are complex 401(k) loan rules and potential drawbacks to consider. Be Bowie State students journey to NC 'hackathon' to improve digital financial inclusion 04/23/2024 02:01pm • This week, seven students from Bowie State University went on a two-day trip to Fayetteville State University in North Carolina as part of a "hackathon," during which they brainstormed and tested ideas to improve financial inclusion for banking's underrepresented communities. “The focus of this UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack 04/23/2024 11:55am • UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier this year on its Change Healthcare business. The company said Monday after markets closed that it sees no signs that doctor charts or ful AP finds grueling conditions in Indian shrimp industry that report calls 'dangerous and abusive' 04/23/2024 11:12am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls, so she and her husband headed to Costco’s frozen foods aisle. But when she grabbed a bag of farm-raised shrimp from the freezer and saw “Product of India,” she wr US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower 04/23/2024 12:06am • RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S., amid anticipated legal challenges from conservationists over the threat they say it poses to an endangered Nevada wildflower. The B