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California's closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control Congress 03/06/2024 10:03pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voters settled House primaries across California this week, with all eyes on a handful of swing districts whose November matchups will help determine which party controls Congress for the next two years. All of California’s 52 congressional seats had primary elections T A federal judge has ordered a US minority business agency to serve all races 03/06/2024 07:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has ordered a 55-year-old U.S. agency that caters to minority-owned businesses to serve people regardless of race, siding with white business owners who claimed the program discriminated against them. The ruling was a significant victory for conservative ac How to Shop for a Mortgage Without Hurting Your Credit Score 03/06/2024 07:00pm • You finally found the perfect home, and you're ready to go rate shopping for a mortgage. If you want to make sure you shop for a mortgage without hurting your credit score, there's a simple strategy you can use that will limit the impact. Here's why comparing rates can lower your credit score: Each 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 03/06/2024 07:00pm • The stock market may be at a turning point. Booms in industries such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors are unleashing a huge wave of opportunities. On the other hand, inflation remains a concern, and the Federal Reserve may hesitate to cut interest rates if the economic data doesn't supp Founder of LGBTQ nonprofit Casa Ruby in DC charged with fraud, money laundering 03/06/2024 05:25pm • The founder of a D.C. organization that provided services to the LGBTQ+ community, who prosecutors say fled to El Salvador after she was accused of fraud, has been arrested after "unexpectedly returning" to the U.S. Casa Ruby founder Ruby Corado appeared in U.S. District Court Wednesday to face c Embattled New York Community Bancorp gets $1 billion cash infusion, adds Steven Mnuchin to its board 03/06/2024 04:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled New York Community Bancorp announced a lifeline of more than $1 billion from a group of investors on Wednesday, after seeing its stock plunge by more than 80% this year. The announcement sent shares of the bank, which has been hammered by weakness in commercial real esta Egypt floats its currency and agrees with the IMF to increase a bailout loan to $8 billion 03/06/2024 04:35pm • CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Wednesday floated its currency and announced a deal with the International Monetary Fund to increase its bailout loan from $3 billion to $8 billion, moving to shore up an economy hit by a staggering shortage of foreign currency and soaring inflation. The flotation of the Egyp How Prince George’s County could deal with soaring rents 03/06/2024 02:50pm • Prince George’s County has been searching for a long-term solution aimed at keeping soaring rents from pricing out longtime residents. That concern led the Maryland county's council to impose a temporary cap on rents last year. Now the council will get ready to start taking up more permanent s Fed's Powell: Rate cuts likely this year, but more evidence is needed that inflation is tamed 03/06/2024 01:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell reinforced his belief Wednesday that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate this year but said it first wants to see more evidence that inflation is falling sustainably back to the Fed’s 2% target. Powell's comments to a House committee largely e Egypt says it has reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund to increase a bailout loan to $8 billion 03/06/2024 09:32am • CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says it has reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund to increase a bailout loan to $8 billion. Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa's Democratic caucus 03/06/2024 08:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was sweeping every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday — except for American Samoa. He fell short there to a previously unknown candidate named Jason Palmer. Out of 91 ballots cast in the territory's caucus, Palmer won 51 and Biden won 40, according to th China says economy got a strong start in 2024, sets sights on latest technology, upgrading factories 03/06/2024 07:06am • BEIJING (AP) — China has plenty of room to maneuver to attain its annual target for robust economic growth of about 5% after a strong start for the year, top economic officials said Wednesday, though they acknowledged it's a challenge. China’s exports rose about 10% in the first two months of t California's closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control Congress 03/06/2024 03:27am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voters settled House primaries across California on Tuesday, with all eyes on a handful of swing districts whose November matchups will help determine which party controls Congress for the next two years. All of California’s 52 congressional seats had primary elections. New obstruction of justice crimes levied against Sen. Bob Menendez in rewritten indictment 03/05/2024 07:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife face new charges that they obstructed justice while they were being investigated over allegations that they accepted bribes of gold bars, cash and a luxury car from three favor-seeking New Jersey businessmen. The obstruction charges were added Tu The real life consequences of higher interest rates 03/05/2024 07:11pm • High interest rates have real life consequences, but it's not just higher consumer borrowing costs that follow rate hikes. Since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates two years ago in a bid to curb inflation, Bankrate reports that 50% or more of consumers who applied for a loan or credit