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Unfortunately, companies often cut their dividend payment How to Renew the FAFSA 12/10/2023 07:00pm • The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as the FAFSA, can be a time-consuming and tedious task for many students and families. But once completed, the renewal process for subsequent years can be a much quicker process, as some information autopopulates in the form. For the 2024- Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say 12/10/2023 05:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media a day before his scheduled appearance that he “very successfully & conclusively” testified last month and saw no need to do so again. T Egyptians vote for president, with el-Sissi certain to win 12/10/2023 05:15am • CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians began voting Sunday in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi faces no serious challenger and is certain to win another term, keeping him in power until 2030. The election has been overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Almost all Egyptians' ‘Shadows of children:’ For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers 12/09/2023 03:33pm • HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play. But some of the children who have come back from captivity are still reluctant to raise their voices above a whisper. In theory, they can eat what they want, sleep as mu Sheffield United beats Brentford as Wilder’s last-place squad shows fight 12/09/2023 12:07pm • SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — James McAtee scored to help Sheffield United beat Brentford 1-0 in the English Premier League in Chris Wilder’s second game back in charge on Saturday. The bad news for the Blades? They're still in last place. Still, Sheffield's second win of the season snapped a three- UVA to expand financial aid for in-state students amid tuition hike 12/09/2023 09:40am • The University of Virginia will expand its financial aid program to cover tuition and fees for in-state students from households with an annual income of $100,000 or less, according to a Friday statement from the university. The financial aid expansion comes as the university's Board of Visitors ‘It’s lending on steroids’: How Buy Now, Pay Later companies are meeting an influx of demand despite higher costs 12/09/2023 03:30am • New York (CNN) — In good economic times and bad, people’s self-control to spend within their means on gifts during the holiday season flies out the window. For decades, credit cards bore the brunt of compulsive holiday spending habits. But increasingly, they’re sharing the spotlight with B Solid US hiring lowers unemployment rate in latest sign of a still-sturdy job market 12/08/2023 05:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a healthy 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target without causing a steep recession. Friday’s repo A 'soft landing' or a recession? 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