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Ex-UK PM Cameron grilled over links to bankrupt finance firm 05/13/2021 01:07pm • LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he never suspected that a financial services company he lobbied for would go under, threatening thousands of jobs at a steel firm it helped finance. Cameron was summoned to answer lawmakers’ questions about his efforts to wi Tunisia to reopen economy despite hospital strain 05/13/2021 08:02am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities plan to reopen the economy next week amid public pushback against virus restrictions, even as the country's hospitals are struggling for enough oxygen to treat a persistently high number of COVID-19 patients. Tunisia shut down shops and restaurants and ba Suit challenges restaurant aid priority to women, minorities 05/12/2021 08:48pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A conservative legal outfit filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden's administration for its prioritization of restaurants and bars owned by women and certain minorities in its COVID-19 relief package, arguing white men are being “pushed to the back of the l The Latest: Louisiana kids can start vaccinations Thursday 05/12/2021 07:43pm • NEW ORLEANS — Children as young as 12 can expect to start getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday in Louisiana. The state health officer made the announcement Wednesday after federal advisers endorsed the vaccine for children aged 12 to 15. Dr. Joseph Kanter said that “we are very excite EXPLAINER: With bankruptcy tossed, what's next for the NRA? 05/12/2021 06:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Now that a judge has rejected the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy bid, blocking its plan to reincorporate in Texas, the gun rights group is back to fighting a lawsuit that threatens to put it out of business. Harlin Hale, a federal bankruptcy judge in Dallas, dismissed th Dom Dwyer signs with Major League Soccer's Toronto FC 05/12/2021 11:16am • TORONTO (AP) — Forward Dom Dwyer and Major League Soccer's Toronto FC have agreed to a two-year contract. The 30-year-old has 83 goals in 204 regular-season and postseason games for Kansas City and Orlando. He appeared in just two matches last season with Orlando due to a knee injury. “Dom is a How to plan an eco-friendly remodel without overspending 05/12/2021 07:34am • When Cliff and Karen Tyllick set out to install solar panels on their Austin, Texas , home in 2012, their goal was to reduce their carbon footprint. The fact that they also saved thousands of dollars upfront and lowered their bills was a nice bonus. Solar panel installation can cost $15,000 to $25,0 Japan's SoftBank returns to profit on global stock boom 05/12/2021 06:02am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. returned to profitability for the fiscal year that ended in March, it said Wednesday, boosted by the strong performance of its sprawling investments as stock prices surged. Tokyo-based SoftBank reported a 4.99 trillion yen ($36 bi What Is Borrower Defense and Does It Apply to My Student Loans? 05/12/2021 12:00am • You may have seen the term "borrower defense" in the news and wondered what it means and whether it applies to you. If you have federal student loans and suspect that the school you attended made false promises about your education, there is a chance you may be eligible to receive student loan forg Canada's largest province halts AstraZeneca first doses 05/11/2021 05:51pm • TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s largest province said Tuesday it will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine due to concerns over its link to rare blood clots. Ontario's chief medical officer for health, Dr. David Williams, said the decision was made out of an abundan MLBPA increases investments to $178M ahead of bargaining 05/11/2021 03:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association increased its liquid assets by about $19 million to $178.5 million ahead of collective bargaining that could lead to a spring training lockout next year. The union had $178.5 million in cash, U.S. Treasury securities and investments on US Treasury sanctions 7 Lebanese tied to Hezbollah finances 05/11/2021 01:15pm • BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed new sanctions on seven Lebanese linked to the militant Iran-backed Hezbollah group and its financial arm. The measures are the latest against Hezbollah, which Washington considers a terrorist group and has targeted with penalties for y Australia plans big defense and security investments 05/11/2021 06:02am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government released a big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday that includes hefty investments in defense and national security as relations with China worsen. The government plans to spend 270 billion Australian dollars ($212 billion The Latest: N Korea again claims no coronavirus infections 05/10/2021 10:20pm • SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has told the World Health Organization that it has tested 25,986 people for the coronavirus through April but still has yet to find a single infection. The WHO said in a weekly monitoring report that North Korea’s testing figures include 751 people who were teste California man charged with using COVID loans to buy Ferrari 05/10/2021 07:00pm • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to charges he obtained $5 million in federal coronavirus-relief loans for phony businesses and then used the money for lavish vacations and to buy a Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini, prosecutors said Monday. Mustafa Qadiri, 38,