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How to Get a Student Loan 07/15/2024 08:00pm • With the cost of tuition, fees, housing, books and more, most college students depend on loans to finance their education. Among bachelor's degree recipients, 61% took out student loans to pay for college expenses, according to the most recent Department of Education statistics.If you're among the m The 7 Best Fidelity Mutual Funds to Buy and Hold 07/15/2024 08:00pm • "Analysis paralysis" is a real issue for many beginner investors trying to create a portfolio. You're constantly being bombarded by slick marketing, headlines with pundits arguing for a particular asset class or investment, and also daily market noise from the ups and downs of major indexes. If you Georgia county says slave descendants can't use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community 07/15/2024 06:12pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) ��� Zoning changes by a Georgia county that some residents say threaten one of the South's last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants can't be challenged with a referendum, an attorney said Monday in a letter to the judge considering a petition by local voters. Tho Biden to call for 5% cap on annual rent increases, as he tries to show plans to tame inflation 07/15/2024 05:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden is ready to propose a 5% cap on annual rent increases for tenants of major landlords as he tries to show he's doing something about the high cost of housing, according to a person familiar with the plan. The proposal, to be announced while the president visits What to watch as the Republican National Convention kicks off days after Trump assassination attempt 07/15/2024 10:43am • MILWAUKEE (AP) ��� The Republican National Convention starts Monday in Milwaukee, two days after Donald Trump was injured in an assassination attempt, with the violent scene at his campaign rally horrifying the country and amplifying already intense political divisions. Trump and his advisers are pl Venice nets $2.2 million in day-tripper tax pilot. Opponents say it failed to deter visitors 07/14/2024 08:32pm • VENICE, Italy (AP) ��� Venice on Sunday wrapped up a pilot program charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than 2 million euros ($2.2 million) richer and determined to extend the levy, but opponents in the fragile lagoon city called the experiment a failure. Several dozen activists gathered outs The 25 Best Affordable Places to Live in the U.S. in 2024-2025 07/14/2024 08:00pm • When choosing a new place to settle, the cost of living is a major consideration. It's no surprise that a survey of more than 3,000 U.S. residents on the importance of various factors in determining where to live reflected rising consumer concerns about housing affordability and increased cost of go 10 Apps to Use Now to Make Taxes Easier Next Year 07/14/2024 08:00pm • Taxpayers gave a collective sigh of relief after the April tax deadline passed. Another year of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses is over. However, tax season doesn't have to be a mad dash. Instead of waiting until next spring to get organized, start now. Mobile apps make it quick Italian tax police free 33 Indian workers from 'slave-like' conditions on farms 07/14/2024 05:23am • ROME (AP) ��� Italy���s tax police said Saturday they had freed 33 Indian farm workers from ���slave-like working conditions��� in the northern province of Verona, while seizing almost half a million euros from the two alleged gangmasters. Police said the two alleged abusers, also Indian, persuaded Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case was thrown out. Here are some key things to know 07/13/2024 02:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A federal judge threw out the bankruptcy case of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday. He cited repeated ���uncooperative conduct,��� including a failure to comply with court orders and disclose sources of income. While Giuliani's creditors can now pursue other legal re Musical chairs could be in Prince George's County's immediate electoral future 07/13/2024 11:00am • This fall���s elections in Prince George���s County could be the start a game of political musical chairs that sparks two more special elections next year ��� and a shake-up in county leadership. Voters are already set to go to the polls Aug. 6 to fill a vacant at-large county council seat, and l Conservative groups are pushing to clean voter rolls. Others see an effort to sow election distrust 07/13/2024 10:51am • Conservative groups are systematically attempting to challenge the legitimacy of large numbers of voter registrations across the country before the presidential election. The strategy is part of a wider effort raising questions about the integrity of this year's election as former President Donald T With words, deeds and arms deals, allies make the case for NATO in terms that would appeal to Trump 07/13/2024 08:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. They're pointing to common interests, such as concerns over China. They���re creating American jobs by buying U.S. weapons. In words, deeds and arms deals, leaders of the United States�� Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention 07/12/2024 10:12pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Homeless people who have been living in one of Chicago's largest and most visible encampments will be relocated to a shelter by next week so the area will be emptied before the Democratic National Convention in August, a city official said Friday. The encampment is along Interstate Judge ends Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case, says he flouted the process with his lack of transparency 07/12/2024 08:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A judge threw out Rudy Giuliani ���s bankruptcy case on Friday, slamming the former New York City mayor as a ���recalcitrant debtor��� who thumbed his nose at the process while seeking to shield himself from a $148 million defamation judgment and other debts. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge