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What to know about the controversy over a cancelled grain terminal in Louisiana's Cancer Alley 08/07/2024 11:00pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� An agricultural company made the surprise decision Tuesday to cancel a project to build a massive grain terminal in a historic Black town in Louisiana's ���Cancer Alley," a heavily industrialized stretch of land along the Mississippi River. The company, Greenfield Louisiana LLC, Hunter Biden was hired by Romanian businessman trying to 'influence' US agencies, prosecutors say 08/07/2024 10:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hunter Biden was hired by a Romanian businessman accused of corruption who was trying to ���influence U.S. government policy��� during Joe Biden's term as vice president, prosecutors said in court papers Wednesday. Special counsel David Weiss' team said Hunter Biden's business a How to Retire in Spain 08/07/2024 08:00pm • Spain has long been a favorite retirement destination, and for good reason. It has a mild Mediterranean climate, and its universal health care system -- Sistema Nacional de Salud -- can be particularly attractive to seniors. If you're considering making this country your home in retirement, here are The NAR Settlement Will Affect VA Loans Beginning This Month -- Here's What New and Existing Borrowers Need to Know 08/07/2024 08:00pm • For years, home sellers have covered the cost of paying real estate agents on both sides of the transaction. But a recent class action lawsuit settlement against the National Association of Realtors and other parties is changing how buyers and sellers pay their agents. "Moving forward, buyers will n The Trump Trade vs. The Harris Trade 08/07/2024 08:00pm • Volatility in early August has sparked the interest of Washington, D.C. pundits lately as the ups and downs of the stock market have become predictably politicized. After all, voters consistently rank the economy as their No. 1 concern -- and battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisco 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 08/07/2024 08:00pm • The artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled bull market abruptly hit the brakes on Aug. 2, following a weak report showing slowing job growth and rising unemployment, which sparked recessionary fears and a broad market sell-off. By market close, the Nasdaq had fallen 2.43%, but some notable companies fa The GOP and Kansas' Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state's primary 08/07/2024 05:33pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have unseated a fellow Democrat who consistently voted against her in the Kansas Legislature, while GOP voters ousted a lawmaker many Republicans blamed for Kelly's narrow reelection two years ago. Democratic state Rep. Marvin Robinson, of Kansas Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion 08/07/2024 05:02pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia���s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia's attorney general said the state's law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such 3 years after the NFL added a 17th game, the push for an 18th gets stronger 08/07/2024 03:42pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� The debate about whether the NFL will expand the regular season once again seems to have been resolved and now it's a matter of how soon the league adds an 18th game. Commissioner Roger Goodell has talked openly about it, union chief Lloyd Howell recently told the Washin Picking a running mate: Inside the 16 days between Kamala Harris' launch and her choice of Tim Walz 08/07/2024 02:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Kamala Harris��� whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird. With President Joe Biden and Harris, his vice president, seeking a second term together, Democrats weren���t supposed to have a veep search at all. But as s Lyft shares suffer biggest fall in more than a year, even as it reports first quarterly profit 08/07/2024 12:46pm • Lyft shares tumbled to their biggest loss in more than a year on Wednesday after the ride-hailing app reported gross bookings that spooked investors. Shares of Lyft were down close to 13% in midday trading to $9.54 per share, even as the San Francisco company turned in its first quarterly profit, e Greystone Housing Impact: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/07/2024 08:23am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (GHI) on Wednesday reported profit of $5.2 million in its second quarter. The Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of 19 cents per share. The provider of tax exempt financing for student housing, senior h Kansas��� former attorney general wins the Republican nomination for an open congressional seat 08/07/2024 12:11am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� A former Kansas attorney general and failed candidate for governor has found at least initial success in his political comeback attempt, winning Tuesday���s Republican primary for an open U.S. House seat. Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt prevailed in the primary in Diamondbacks, Guardians postponed by rain, wet field. Teams playing doubleheader Wednesday 08/06/2024 10:44pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Heavy rain and wet field conditions forced the postponement of Tuesday night's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Guardians, who will make it up as part of a traditional doubleheader Wednesday. The first game will start at 1:10 p.m. With thousands of fans inside P The Latest: Harris and Walz debut at Philadelphia rally 08/06/2024 09:48pm • Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states. She introduced Walz at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia. Harris was the only candidate eligible to receive votes after no other candidate qual