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Miami money manager gets 4 years in Venezuela bribery case 05/01/2021 03:59pm • MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Miami money manager to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $1.2 billion conspiracy to embezzle funds from Venezuela’s state-owned oil company. Prosecutors had been seeking a much stiffer sentence against Gustavo Hernandez Frieri, arguing th Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted but will they grow? 04/30/2021 04:17pm • DENVER (AP) — Terrence Hewing was working for a package delivery company in 2007 when police approached his cargo van in suburban Denver. He was early for a pickup, and someone out for a walk called authorities after seeing him napping in the driver’s seat. Officers found about a pound of mariju 2 French clubs get FIFA transfer ban for staged player deal 04/30/2021 11:49am • ZURICH (AP) — French soccer team Angers and second-division club Paris FC were banned from the transfer market on Friday for staging a player deal to lower payments to his previous clubs. Angers and Paris FC, which is chasing promotion to the top division, were each banned from registering new pla Beijing warns fintech firms against anti-monopoly behavior 04/30/2021 01:19am • HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese financial regulators have summoned 13 companies engaged in online finance services, including Tencent and Bytedance, and told them to strengthen anti-monopoly measures. The regulators, which include the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and China’s securities and banking DeFi 101: A Guide to Decentralized Finance 04/30/2021 12:00am • DeFi, or decentralized finance, is a new way to execute financial transactions through applications. It cuts out traditional financial institutions and intermediaries and is conducted over the blockchain. Think of it as removing brokerages, exchanges, banks and other intermediaries from the equation Dike to remain with Barnsley through promotion playoffs 04/29/2021 10:18pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Daryl Dike's loan to Barnsley has been extended by Major League Soccer's Orlando through the end of England's League Championship promotion playoffs. The 20-year-old was loaned to Barnley on Feb. 1 and has scored nine goals in 17 league matches. Barnsley is sixth with 77 point White farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness 04/29/2021 06:41pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Midwestern farmers sued the federal government Thursday alleging they can't participate in a COVID-19 loan forgiveness program because they're white. The group of plaintiffs includes farmers from Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota and Ohio. According to the lawsuit, US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.98% 04/29/2021 03:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates rose slightly this week after three weeks of declines as new economic data underscores the recovering economy's strength. The benchmark 30-year home loan, however, remains below 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average 30-year rate ticked u American defender Alana Cook earning her stripes at PSG 04/29/2021 08:43am • Alana Cook joined an exclusive club when she headed in a goal for Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona last weekend. Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Carli Lloyd are the only other United States internationals to have scored in the semifinals or final of the Women's Champions League. To boot, it w Asian shares, US futures advance after Biden speech 04/29/2021 12:12am • Asian shares rose Thursday and U.S. futures also were higher after President Joe Biden delivered a speech to Congress that outlined ambitious plans for jobs creating spending on early education, child care and other public services. Shares rose in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney. Bond yields Text of Biden's first address to joint session of Congress 04/28/2021 10:04pm • Text of President Joe Biden's first address to a join session of Congress, as provided by the White House: Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time. The First Lady. The Second Gentleman. Mr. Chief Justice. Members of the Fed keeps key rate near zero, sees inflation as 'transitory' 04/28/2021 04:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is quickly strengthening, inflation is showing signs of picking up and the nation is making progress toward defeating the viral pandemic. But on Wednesday, Chair Jerome Powell made clear that the Federal Reserve isn't even close to beginning a pullback in its ult LA Galaxy sign French defender Séga Coulibaly from AS Nancy 04/28/2021 03:56pm • CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy have signed French defender Séga Coulibaly to a two-year contract with a one-year option. The Galaxy announced the signing of the 24-year-old center back Wednesday. Coulibaly spent the past three years with AS Nancy in France's Ligue 2, making 45 appearances fo Džeko leads Roma against old rival United in Europa League 04/28/2021 02:57pm • ROME (AP) — Edin Džeko has been linked with so many different destinations and involved in so much controversy this season that it’s been hard to keep track. In September, he was so close to joining Juventus that he momentarily stopped playing for Roma. In January, there was a supposed swap dea Govt. expands refinancing options for low-income homeowners 04/28/2021 02:06pm • The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday announced a new refinance option for certain low-income borrowers, helping them take advantage of low interest rates and save money each month. “Last year saw a spike in refinances, but more than 2 million low-income families did not take advantage