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EU still assessing Hungary's pandemic plan to unlock funds 07/12/2021 07:43am • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive is working past a Monday deadline to assess Hungary pandemic recovery plan and unlock EU grants and loans amid allegations it might not to meet all the requirements to tap into the funds. EU Commission spokeswoman Arianna Podesta said that the Commis Democratic primary in Ohio emerges as test for progressives 07/12/2021 12:13am • CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid relentless sunshine and intensifying humidity, Nina Turner led a small procession of voters last week to a polling place on Cleveland’s east side, guiding the group down a long block to the crosswalk even though darting across the street would have been easier. “We don†Asian stocks advance after Wall Street hits new record 07/11/2021 11:52pm • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday after Wall Street hit a high despite jitters about the spread of the coronavirus's delta variant as investors looked ahead to U.S. earnings reports. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. On Friday, Wall Street’s benchm Yellen: US regulators to assess risk posed by climate change 07/11/2021 07:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she will lead an effort by top U.S. regulators to assess the potential risk that climate change poses to America's financial system, part of a wide-ranging initiative launched by the Biden administration. Yellen says the regulatory review Joe Pepitone suing Hall of Fame for return of famed bat 07/10/2021 07:11pm • Former New York Yankees star Joe Pepitone has filed a lawsuit against the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum seeking the return of the Louisville Slugger bat that Mickey Mantle used to hit his 500th career home run more than five decades ago. In an 11-page lawsuit filed this week in federa Turkmenistan president's son promoted to key government job 07/10/2021 11:07am • ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan’s autocratic president has promoted his only son to a key government post, a development seen as laying the foundation for a political dynasty in the energy-rich Central Asian nation. The appointment of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov’s son, Serd The Latest: S. Korea hits third-straight high in virus cases 07/09/2021 10:27pm • SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has set a new high in daily coronavirus cases for the third straight day as officials prepare to enforce the strongest social distancing restrictions in the greater capital area where transmission have surged following months of complacency. The Korea Disease Contr USDA unveils plan to help build small meat processing plants 07/09/2021 06:39pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government promised Friday to spend $500 million to encourage the construction of smaller meat processing plants located closer to farmers who raise chickens, pigs and cows with the goal of diversifying an industry now largely run by a small number of large corp Payment to Mexican president's brother raises hackles 07/09/2021 05:11pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Video of a man giving a packet of cash to a brother of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had the president — who has made the fight against corruption his signature issue — on the defensive on Friday, vowing that there would be no coverup. The image first reported by j Stocks close higher, capping a 3rd straight week of gains 07/09/2021 05:00pm • Bond yields rebounded solidly and stock indexes notched new highs Friday as Wall Street closed out a choppy, holiday-shortened week of trading with the market's third straight weekly gain. The S&P 500 index rose 1.1% to an all-time high for the second time this week. The benchmark index more tha Loan relief approved for more for-profit college students 07/09/2021 11:42am • The U.S. Education Department on Friday announced it will forgive student loans for more than 1,800 borrowers who attended a trio of for-profit colleges that made false recruiting claims and left many students unable to find jobs. The Biden administration is erasing more than $55 million in debt for Iowa amusement park became a political force before accident 07/09/2021 11:06am • IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa amusement park where a ride accident killed one boy and critically injured another has become increasingly influential in Iowa politics as the state has trended Republican. Adventureland Park CEO Michael Krantz has donated $175,000 to county, state and federal Repub Asian shares slip after Wall Street retreat, bond yields dip 07/09/2021 12:30am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday after stocks pulled back from their recent record highs on Wall Street as bond yields fell and investors turned cautious. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost nearly 2%. Shares fell in Seoul, Sydney and Shanghai but rose in Hong Kong. U.S. futures d What Is a Seller's Market and How Do I Buy a House in One? 07/09/2021 12:00am • Today's red-hot housing market has buyers in a frenzy. With low interest rates expected to rise and a meager home supply, competition is stiff. Finding ways to stand out presents a real challenge and the cluttered market may feel overwhelming, but it's not impossible. What Is a Seller's Market?A se Bank of America's 8 Best Stocks to Buy in Q3 07/09/2021 12:00am • Here are analysts' top stocks to buy in the third quarter.The stock market's huge run off March 2020 pandemic lows continued in the second quarter, sending the S&P 500 up by 14.4% in the first half to new all-time highs above 4,300. Investors are growing increasingly optimistic that a combinatio