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How to Pay for Your STEM Degree as an International Student 03/24/2024 08:00pm • Out of the 1 million international students in the United States, 55% pursued science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields, according to data from the Open Doors 2023 Report on International Educational Exchange by the Institute of International Education. While higher education 9 Ways to Help Your Teen With the College Decision 03/24/2024 08:00pm • While parents may be tempted to sway their teen's college choice, experts say it's best to leave the main decision-making to students. "Your child has likely made a number of excellent decisions to get to this point. Let them take the lead here as well," says Chris Lanser, IvyWise college admissions In Uganda, bamboo has government's backing as a crop with real growth potential 03/23/2024 11:03pm • ALONG RIVER RWIZI, Uganda (AP) — Along a stretch of bush by a muddy river, laborers dug and slashed in search of bamboo plants buried under dense grass. Here and there a few plants had sprouted tall, but most of the bamboo seedlings planted more than a year ago never grew. Now, environment protect Youngkin considers budget proposal to redirect diversity office funds 03/23/2024 08:12pm • After top Democrats and community leaders called for the firing of the state’s diversity chief last spring over his “DEI is dead” comments, the General Assembly included language in its budget to redirect funding from the Office of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion to a loan program to help Navy Federal says external review finds ‘non-race factors’ explained mortgage approval disparities 03/23/2024 03:36pm • (CNN) — The nation’s largest credit union said this week that an external review found it hadn’t considered race in mortgage underwriting, responding to CNN’s previous reporting about racial gaps in its mortgage approval rates.Navy Federal Credit Union, which has more than 13 million m Chevron manager jailed in Venezuela amid crackdown on government critics 03/23/2024 09:07am • MIAMI (AP) — A former fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron, The Associated Press has learned, an arrest that combined with other recent repressive acts by Nicolás Maduro’s government is straining Trump says he has nearly $500 million in cash but doesn't want to use it to pay New York judgment 03/22/2024 07:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed on Friday to have almost a half-billion dollars in cash but said he’d rather spend it on his presidential run than on the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him in New York. The former president vowed to fight the verdict “all the way up to the U.S. Isaac Jones once loaded trucks. Now the Washington State star plays for Sweet 16 spot 03/22/2024 07:08pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five years ago, Isaac Jones was fresh out of high school and working 9-to-5 pulling industrial pipes from a storage yard and loading trucks for a company in the Seattle area. “Same thing over and over again,” he said Friday. Saturday night, Jones will be in the starting line Former Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty to health care fraud 03/22/2024 03:36pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. John W. Oxendine of Johns Creek entered the guilty plea Friday in federal court in Atlanta. The 61-year-old had been indicted in May 20 Haji Wright scores twice in extra time, US beats Jamaica 3-1 to reach CONCACAF Nations League final 03/22/2024 12:07pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Haji Wright was at an airport in England last weekend about to leave for Dubai during the international break when his phone rang. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter asked him to replace injured Josh Sargent on the American roster. “My whole family’s here. My agent’s already New finance minister says Pakistan will seek a long-term IMF loan to stabilize the economy 03/22/2024 09:58am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan plans to seek a long-term loan from the International Monetary Fund to help stabilize the country's ailing economy after the end of the IMF's current $3 billion bailout package, the country's newly appointed finance minister said Friday. Muhammad Aurangzeb, who plans to m Egypt increases fuel prices following depreciation of local currency 03/22/2024 06:22am • CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government raised fuel prices on Friday in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary pressures on an already-struggling population. The new prices were announced on the Cabinet’s Facebook page and came into effect Friday morning. The price of diesel, the main fue Milei’s first 100 days: Argentines struggle to make ends meet as support for president remains high 03/22/2024 12:13am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Sergio Gómez, a store owner in Buenos Aires, spends his days behind an empty counter, one nearly as empty as the large refrigerators in which he used to freeze meat. Above him, a blackboard displays outdated prices for the different cuts that he no longer sells. The Women and Credit: A Look at the History 03/21/2024 08:00pm • This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, which protected women's right to access to credit. Before the law, women needed their husbands, fathers or brothers to co-sign for a loan or credit card. Gaining access to credit was critical for women to take ownershi 7 Best High-Dividend Mutual Funds 03/21/2024 08:00pm • The bull market continues to run in 2024, but longtime investors know it's important to avoid the temptation to put all your eggs in one basket. A diversified approach that includes value-oriented income stocks and bond holdings will help smooth out any potential bumps in the road, even if these ass