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Things to Know: Vaccine producers promise big jump in doses 02/23/2021 04:49pm • Here’s what’s happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — Executives from the major COVID-19 vaccine producers have told Congress to expect a big jump in the delivery of doses over the coming month. And looking ahead to summer, Pfizer and Mo Proposed US legislation would target Honduras president 02/23/2021 03:53pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly proposed U.S. legislation targets Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández as allegations of ties to drug trafficking grow. As the administration of President Joe Biden seeks to return the issues of corruption and human rights to relations with Honduras and other Centra New or used? Either way, price hikes squeeze US auto buyers 02/23/2021 10:25am • FENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The viral pandemic has triggered a cascade of price hikes throughout America's auto industry — a surge that has made both new and used vehicles unaffordable for many. Prices of new vehicles far outpaced overall consumer inflation over the past year. In response, man U.S. home prices rise 10.1% in December, fastest since 2014 02/23/2021 09:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices surged at the fastest pace in nearly seven years in December, fueled by low mortgage rates and Americans moving from crowded urban areas to houses in the suburbs. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index, released Tuesday, climbed 10.1% in Dece 10 Colleges Where Graduates Have the Least Debt 02/23/2021 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Jordan Morris tears left ACL, 3 years after tearing right 02/22/2021 08:19pm • SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — American forward Jordan Morris tore his left ACL while on loan for Swansea in the English League Championship, three years after rupturing his right ACL during a match for Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders. Morris tore his left ACL on Saturday during Swansea’s 4-1 loss If a stranger offers you student loan forgiveness, hang up 02/22/2021 01:51pm • Student loan scammers have a brand-new hook: “Biden student loan forgiveness” or “stimulus forgiveness.” Behind the pitch is the same old fraudster playbook, one that persuades federal student loan borrowers to pay for services they could get for free or to share personal account informatio Biden boosts pandemic lending to smallest businesses 02/22/2021 12:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color. Biden says a lot of these mom and pop businesses “got muscled out of the way” by larger businesses se Russia's Putin hosts Belarusian president for talks in Sochi 02/22/2021 10:29am • MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko for talks on Monday, amid media reports suggesting that the leader of Belarus was coming to Russia to secure another loan. The Kremlin extended both economical and political support to Lukashenko Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneurs 02/22/2021 09:33am • CHICAGO (AP) — A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlanta as part of a collaboration announced Monday between Spelman College, Morehouse College and an advocacy organization made up of business leaders. The Center for Black Entrepreneurship is expected to start opera Tres niños y su abuela murieron en un incendio en Texas mientras trataban de mantener el calor durante cortes de energía. Su mamá sobrevivió 02/22/2021 06:25am • (CNN) — Cuando se fue la luz en la casa de Loan Le en el suburbio de Sugar Land, Texas, en Houston, el lunes, se dirigió a la casa de su hija a unos 8 kms de distancia.Jackie Pham Nguyen y sus tres hijos, Olivia, de 11 años, Edison, de 8, y Colette, de 5, apodada cariñosamente Coco por su famil Chinese loans to Latin America plunge as virus strains ties 02/22/2021 12:02am • MIAMI (AP) — It seemed like a match made in finance heaven. In 2010, China, its economy roaring and state companies looking to expand globally, set its eyes on Latin America, a region starved of capital but rich in natural resources the Asian giant lacked. The result: a record $35 billion in stat How Future Pediatricians Should Choose a Medical School 02/22/2021 12:00am • Regardless of whether an aspiring physician intends to become a pediatrician, it's wise to attend a medical school with a solid pediatrics curriculum, according to pediatricians, who note that many types of doctors interact with children on a regular basis. Anesthesiologists, emergency medicine phys Bell snags first Cup victory in another surprise Gibbs win 02/21/2021 08:28pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Give him good cars and Christopher Bell will win races. But in his second race? With a new team? That seemed unlikely. Bell defied the odds Sunday and earned his first career Cup series victory — in just his second race since Joe Gibbs Racing pulled him back into its PSG slips to 3rd after losing to Monaco; Lille stays top 02/21/2021 05:55pm • PARIS (AP) — Days after routing Barcelona in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-0 at home to Monaco to fall back down to earth and into third place in the French league. Fourth-place Monaco was hardly troubled on Sunday as it won for the ninth time in the last 10 games to move just t