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Big 12 revenue lower again in pandemic at $34.5M per school 05/25/2021 08:03pm • The Big 12 Conference is distributing about $345 million of revenue to its 10 schools, the second year in a row that figure has been lower because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each school will get about $34.5 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year, down from $37.7 million announced at this time last year Saved by online lenders, businesses say they'll borrow again 05/25/2021 12:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses forced to turn to online lenders for pandemic relief are making those niche players a bigger part of their financial game plan, and are even considering dumping their traditional banks altogether. Loans from online lenders saved thousands of small business ow Mazza Gallerie will be redeveloped as apartments 05/25/2021 08:55am • Developer Tishman Speyer has acquired Mazza Gallerie, the largely empty shopping center in D.C.’s Friendship Heights, and will redevelop it as apartments, though it appears it will retain a large retail portion as well. Tishman Speyer issued a brief statement Tuesday saying it will build new re Yedlin, Siebatcheu on US roster for Nations League semifinal 05/24/2021 04:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Defender DeAndre Yedlin and forward Jordan Siebatcheu earned spots on the 23-man U.S. roster for the CONCACAF National League semifinal against Honduras at Denver on June 3. Midfielder Cristian Roldan and forwards Daryl Dike and Gyasi Zardes were among the cuts announced Monday by Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome's Nero 05/24/2021 02:43pm • LONDON (AP) — The British Museum’s new exhibition on the Roman Emperor Nero opens with a piece of fake news from the ancient world. Visitors are greeted with an image of Peter Ustinov as Nero in the movie “Quo Vadis” strumming a lyre — a famous image of the cruel tyrant who notoriously fid Hampton University to give graduates financial assistance 05/24/2021 11:36am • HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton University will give financial assistance to graduates in the classes of 2020 and 2021. WAVY-TV reports that university President William R. Harvey announced the assistance in a letter to graduates on Friday. Graduates with federal student loans will be given $500 towards Rare protests in Oman over jobs draw massive police response 05/24/2021 11:18am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Scattered protests in Oman over layoffs and poor economic conditions drew a massive police presence Monday in at least two cities in the sultanate, with protesters throwing stones at one point and police firing tear gas. Videos posted to social media show severa Atlético looking good; doubts surround Barcelona and Madrid 05/24/2021 10:47am • MADRID (AP) — Besides winning the Spanish league title for the first time in seven years, Atlético Madrid also left rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona with plenty of questions to answer. Atlético, led by striker Luis Suárez and coach Diego Simeone, won its 11th league title and ended another peri 12 easy ways to pay off debt 05/24/2021 10:35am • Are you swimming in debt and don't know how you're ever going to pay it off? You're not alone. If you're looking for easy ways to cut down your debt, including intuitive tweaks to your debt payoff strategies and habits, follow the advice of these experts. Before you start repaying debt, take a mo Liverpool, Chelsea squeeze out Leicester to clinch CL spots 05/23/2021 06:07pm • LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Even though the Premier League finale produced oscillating fortunes in the chase for the Champions League, a chaotic season ended fairly predictably on Sunday. Liverpool and Chelsea squeezed out Leicester to secure top-four finishes that seemed out of reach at times in a 'We're going to Europe': Moyes leads West Ham to 6th in EPL 05/23/2021 04:03pm • LONDON (AP) — West Ham ended its record-breaking Premier League campaign with a 3-0 win over Southampton on Sunday to secure a place in next season's Europa League. David Moyes’ team was battling relegation last season yet has secured sixth place and its best Premier League points tally of 65. T On-loan Willock scores for 7th straight game for Newcastle 05/23/2021 03:33pm • LONDON (AP) — Joe Willock became the first player since Alan Shearer to score in seven straight Premier League games for Newcastle as the on-loan midfielder helped the team beat Fulham 2-0 on Sunday on the final day of the season. The 21-year-old Willock, who joined the Magpies from Arsenal on dea Zimbabwe's tobacco booms, but Black growers complain of debt 05/23/2021 04:16am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's tobacco is flourishing again. And so are the auctions where premium prices are being paid for the “golden leaf” that is exported around the world. Most of the growers are Black, a historic change from when tobacco was largely produced by white farmers. But ma US steers El Salvador funding away from government 05/21/2021 09:40pm • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The United States Agency for International Development will redirect its funding from El Salvador's state institutions to its civil society groups as tensions rise between the two governments over the Central American country's removal of Supreme Court justices and Tribune shareholders approve hedge fund Alden's bid 05/21/2021 07:40pm • Shareholders of Tribune Publishing, one of the country’s largest newspaper chains, approved a $630 million takeover bid by hedge fund Alden Global Capital on Friday, the company said in a brief statement. Alden, which already owned nearly one-third of Tribune, stands to take full control of the Ch