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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/22/2023 01:24pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Ford's Farley: Cut costs, improve quality and boost margins through software and services 05/22/2023 12:50pm • DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) ��� Ford CEO Jim Farley says his company is remaking itself by cutting costs, raising quality and offering software, services and new vehicles that will make profit margins among the best in the industry. Farley and other executives gave details on how it will get there over the What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt 05/22/2023 12:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America's economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would quickly reverberate around the world. Orders for Chinese factori Greece faces new election in weeks, after center right triumphs but falls short of majority 05/22/2023 12:03pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greece faces new national elections as early as June 25, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirming Monday he would not try to build a coalition government ��� despite having dominated the ballot hours earlier by the most decisive margin in half a century. It was a ta UK minister Braverman denies 'untoward' meddling over speeding ticket 05/22/2023 09:35am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s interior minister on Monday brushed off reports that she tried to pull strings after getting a speeding ticket, saying ���nothing untoward��� had gone on. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said that after being caught speeding last year, she paid a fine and received demerit Conservative party of Greek prime minister in big election lead, to seek outright majority 05/22/2023 01:03am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party scored a landslide election victory Sunday but without the seats in Parliament to win outright, indicated he will seek a second election in a bid to consolidate victory without a coalition partner. Mitsotakis� On debt ceiling, Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday as negotiators 'keep working' to resolve standoff 05/21/2023 11:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The White House and House Republicans wrapped up another round of debt ceiling talks Sunday as Washington races to strike a budget compromise along with a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avert an economy-wrecking federal default. President Joe Biden and House Spea How to Manage Money Stress 05/21/2023 08:00pm • It's easy to get stressed about money. Inflation hasn't helped, nor has Congress arguing over the debt ceiling, and ever since the first bill was paid, it was likely that money stress was a thing. Meanwhile, all year-round, there are chances for plenty of financial stress. Maybe you're trying to sav Frequently Asked Social Security Benefit Questions 05/21/2023 08:00pm • The majority of American workers will eventually collect Social Security benefits, but those who understand how Social Security works may be able to qualify for bigger payments and avoid benefit reductions and withholdings. Even if you're not nearing retirement, it's important to know the basics of How to Do 'For Sale by Owner' the Right Way 05/21/2023 08:00pm • For those hoping to maximize profits on a home sale, posting a "for sale by owner" sign in the yard is an appealing option. Real estate brokers typically take 5% to 6% of the sale price, which could mean as much as $12,000 in commissions on the sale of a $200,000 house. Regardless of whether you wan How to Recover After a Loss in the Stock Market 05/21/2023 08:00pm • Buoyed by falling inflation figures and positive earnings reports from leading large-cap tech stocks, the U.S. stock market roared back to life in 2023. Through market close on May 19, the benchmark S&P 500 is up 9.2%, while the tech- and growth-stock-heavy Nasdaq composite has climbed 20.9%. St Low-income tenants lack options as old mobile home parks are razed 05/21/2023 12:58pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Alondra Ruiz Vazquez and her husband were comfortable in Periwinkle Mobile Home Park for a decade, feeling lucky to own their mobile home and pay about $450 a month for their lot in a city with spiraling rents. But now they and dozens of other families have until May 28 to leave the 'They���re opposed to government. But now they are the government.' One county's hard-right shift 05/21/2023 11:42am • GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) ��� Shortly after being sworn in last fall, the new majority of the Sumner County Commission in Tennessee acted to update one of its official documents. The new version said county operations would not only be orderly and efficient, but ���most importantly reflective of the Jude 'They���re opposed to government. But now they are the government.' One county's hard-right shift 05/21/2023 11:40am • GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) ��� Shortly after being sworn in last fall, the new majority of the Sumner County Commission in Tennessee acted to update one of its official documents. The new version said county operations would not only be orderly and efficient, but ���most importantly reflective of the Jude Biden, McCarthy to speak on debt limit; talks stalled as Republicans seek deep spending cuts 05/21/2023 06:20am • HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) ��� President Joe Biden planned on Sunday to speak directly with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, hoping to salvage talks to raise the debt limit that have stalled in recent days while he was abroad at the Group of Seven summit. GOP lawmakers are holding tight to demands for sharp