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EXPLAINER: Chinese builder’s debt struggle rattles investors 09/21/2021 04:14pm • BEIJING (AP) — Global investors are watching nervously as one of China’s biggest real estate developers struggles to avoid defaulting on tens of billions of dollars of debt, fueling fears of possible wider shock waves for the financial system. Chinese regulators have yet to say what they might d Ex-mayor, elected at age 23, gets 6 years in corruption case 09/21/2021 03:55pm • BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts mayor, once a rising Democratic star after being elected at just 23 years old, was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses that wanted to operate in his city. Form After Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror 09/21/2021 09:51am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It’s a scene that has come to symbolize the chaotic end to America’s 20 years of war in Afghanistan: A lumbering U.S. Air Force cargo plane takes off from Kabul airport, chased by hundreds of desperate Afghan men scrambling to get on the aircraft. As the C-17 transpo Millennial Money: 5 steps to level up your side hustle 09/21/2021 07:00am • The pandemic isn’t crushing the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s fueling it. People normally tied to a desk or working double shifts used lockdown to launch side hustles, often out of necessity. And some have turned those side gigs into full-fledged businesses. According to the U.S. Census Bur UK gov't says lights will stay on despite energy price surge 09/20/2021 12:35pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain's business secretary said on Monday that there is no danger that people won't be able to heat their homes this winter after a surge in natural gas prices forced him to hold emergency talks with energy suppliers and consumer groups. Kwasi Kwarteng also assured lawmakers that Fed likely to signal a coming pullback in economic support 09/20/2021 11:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected this week to send its clearest signal yet that it will start reining in its ultra-low-interest rate policies later this year, a first step toward unwinding the extraordinary support it's given the economy since the pandemic struck 18 months ago. M Rare first-edition copy of US Constitution could fetch $20 million 09/20/2021 04:58am • An exceptionally rare first-edition printed copy of the US Constitution is going on sale in New York, with Sotheby's auction house expecting bids up to $20 million.It is one of just 11 surviving copies -- and the last in private hands -- from the first printing of the document's final text, produced China and the US, both born from conflict, now polar opposites on gun control 09/20/2021 01:09am • Last week, a 47-year-old man stormed into a law firm in China's Wuhan city and shot dead a lawyer who he had "some disputes with," according to Chinese state media. He then stuffed his gun, just under 20 inches (50 centimeters) long, into a tennis racket bag and left. The fatal shooting shocked m Man U wins after penalty call backfires; Chelsea beats Spurs 09/19/2021 02:50pm • LONDON (AP) — Seeing West Ham win a penalty deep into stoppage time, and presented with an unexpected chance to equalize against Manchester United, David Moyes made a bold call. Having left Mark Noble on the bench throughout the 90 minutes, the West Ham manager decided now was the moment to deploy Ronaldo scores, West Ham misses penalty as Man United wins 09/19/2021 11:48am • LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo began the comeback as Manchester United won 2-1 at West Ham thanks to Mark Noble missing a penalty in stoppage time for the hosts straight after being brought off the bench on Sunday. The club captain was sent on by manager David Moyes to take the penalty after Luke Bilbao holds Atlético to 0-0; Falcao nets in Rayo debut 09/18/2021 04:58pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Diego Simeone joined soccer’s coaching elite by building rock-hard defenses that grind out victories with the bare minimum of flash up front. But now, with the greatest wealth of attacking talent in his decade in charge of Atletico Madrid, the Argentine is struggling to m Capitals prospects return to ice for rookie camp at MedStar 09/18/2021 04:31pm •  Capitals prospects return to ice for rookie camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington As a few dozen diehard fans made their way to MedStar Capitals Iceplex on a sleepy Saturday afternoon, it didn’t take much imagination to find out why. The Capitals and some of their best you EXPLAINER: Why World Bank is under fire over set of rankings 09/17/2021 08:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire for allegations that it bowed to pressure from China and other governments, the World Bank has dropped a popular report that ranked countries by how welcoming they are to businesses. The report is important to many companies and investors around the world: They use the Pjaca's goal lifts Torino to 1-0 win at Sassuolo in Serie A 09/17/2021 04:52pm • REGGIO EMILIA, Italy (AP) — Marko Pjaca scored a late goal and Torino won 1-0 at Sassuolo in Serie A on Friday. It was Torino’s second consecutive victory after opening the season with two straight losses. Torino now has six points, three points behind Italian league leaders Roma, AC Milan and N Biden faces limits of $1.9T COVID aid as some states resist 09/17/2021 04:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden entered the White House promising to stop the twin health and economic crises caused by COVID-19, but $1.9 trillion and countless initiatives later he’s confronting the limits of what Washington can achieve when some state and local governments are unwilling