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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 08/25/2021 04:41pm • Stocks pushed higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, marking more milestones for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The S&P 500 added another 0.2%, its fifth gain in a row. Banks and energy companies led the way higher. Banks benefited from an increase in bond yields, which allow them to charge hi Herschel Walker begins Georgia GOP Senate bid amid unknowns 08/25/2021 04:40pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker said he "can't sit on the sidelines anymore” as he joined the Republican U.S. Senate race in Georgia. He's running with some definite advantages — including his football fame and the support of former President Donald Trump — but also with a lot of unknowns in Dick's Sporting Goods, State Street rise; Nordstrom falls 08/25/2021 04:20pm • Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., up $15.21 to $129.60. The sporting goods chain reported a surge in revenues, a special dividend and doubled its stock buyback program. Nordstrom Inc., down $6.67 to $31.14. The retailer said its qua Feds: $31M trip-and-fall scam used homeless people as pawns 08/25/2021 02:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A racket in which corrupt lawyers and doctors generated over $20 million in lawsuit settlements by manipulating hundreds of homeless individuals and other desperate people to feign trip-and-fall accidents has been shut down with an indictment, authorities announced Wednesday. Charg Forward Pellegri joins Milan from Monaco on loan 08/25/2021 12:31pm • MILAN (AP) — AC Milan signed forward Pietro Pellegri on loan from Monaco on Wednesday. Milan said the deal includes an option to make the signing permanent, which becomes an obligation if certain, unspecified, conditions are met. The 20-year-old Pellegri is the second forward Milan has signed thi The secret bias hidden in mortgage-approval algorithms 08/25/2021 12:04pm • The new four-bedroom house in Charlotte, North Carolina, was Crystal Marie and Eskias McDaniels’ personal American dream, the reason they had moved there from pricey Los Angeles. A lush, long lawn, 2,700 square feet of living space, gleaming kitchen, and a neighborhood pool and playground for thei Pay for your kid’s college? 3 times to think twice 08/25/2021 07:00am • The debate over student loan debt often neglects a significant group: parents. About 1 in every 3 dollars the federal government lent for undergraduate education last year were in a parent’s name. In total, federal parent loan debt is over $103 billion across more than 3.6 million borrowers, acco What Is Lending Discrimination? 08/25/2021 12:00am • The law bans discrimination in lending based on race, gender and many other factors, but this is no guarantee that it won't happen. In fact, Black and nonwhite Hispanic borrowers from 2005 to 2020 paid interest rates that were nearly 0.5 of a percentage point higher than non-Hispanic whites, accord Student Loans and Bankruptcy: What to Know 08/25/2021 12:00am • You may have heard somewhere that student loans can't be discharged in bankruptcy, but that's a myth. While very difficult to do, it is possible, and you might consider this route if you have exhausted all other options and meet the criteria for discharge. Here's what to know if you are wondering h Trump-backed Herschel Walker seeks Georgia Senate seat 08/24/2021 07:25pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. Walker, 59, joins the race with high name recognition, having won the Heisman Trophy in 198 Nebraska state job ad touts lack of vaccine requirement 08/24/2021 06:26pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s veterans affairs agency is facing questions from a state lawmaker after it published job advertisements for nurses touting the fact that the state doesn’t require its employees to get coronavirus vaccinations. The ads on a state jobs website prominently note the Kean sent off in latest low point in Everton career 08/24/2021 05:20pm • Moise Kean's Everton career just cannot get going. The Italy striker made his first start of the season in an English League Cup second-round match at second-tier Huddersfield on Tuesday and was sent off after getting involved in a scuffle in the middle of the field in the 59th minute. Kean, who had Former Va. sheriff found guilty in federal bribery trial 08/24/2021 01:18pm • NORFOLK, Va. — A former Tidewater Virginia sheriff has been found guilty on all counts in a federal bribery trial. News outlets report that the jury deliberated for more than five hours before finding former Norfolk Sheriff Bob McCabe guilty of 11 counts of fraud, conspiracy and money launderin Walmart wants to deliver you stuff, even if you didn't buy it at Walmart 08/24/2021 12:57pm • Next time you order that waffle maker or rice cooker, it could be delivered to you by Walmart, even if that's not where you bought it.The company said Tuesday that it's launching a new service that delivers goods sold by other businesses to customers. The service will be ready in time for the holida Millennial Money: Pandemic spurs school finance courses 08/24/2021 07:00am • Many of us don’t learn how to manage money until we’re faced with our first true financial decision, like renting an apartment, applying for a credit card or buying a car. But what if you learned about budgeting or credit scores in the low-stakes environment of a classroom instead? It may not so