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Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF 07/12/2024 06:42pm • Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal, the International Monetary Fund said Friday, the country's latest turn to the global lender for help in propping up its economy and dealing with its debts through big bailouts. Earlier this year, the IMF approved the immed Democrats weigh Biden's impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority 07/12/2024 05:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries provided a succinct answer this week when asked if President Joe Biden was a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection ��� ���No.��� But a growing number of congressional Democrats are indicating otherwise. And it's not Cleveland has top MLB draft pick, with Georgia's Condon and Oregon State's Bazzana top prospects 07/12/2024 04:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Charlie Condon, a walk-on at Georgia who became national player of the year, and Travis Bazzana, a former cricket player who left Australia for Oregon State, could be the top two picks in baseball���s amateur draft on Sunday night. Cleveland has the top choice for the first time af Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states 07/12/2024 03:59pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� A federal judge in Kansas has refused to block the nationwide enforcement of a Biden administration rule requiring firearms dealers to do background checks of buyers at gun shows, leaving Texas as the only state so far where a legal challenge has succeeded. U.S. District Judge Georgia sheriff laments scrapped jail plans in county under federal civil rights investigation 07/12/2024 02:25pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The sheriff in a Georgia county where prison conditions have led to a federal civil rights investigation criticized a decision not to move forward with plans for a new jail, calling the vote ���shortsighted" on Friday. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted 4-3 Small Nashville museum wants you to know why it is returning artifacts to Mexico 07/12/2024 01:44pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� When Bonnie Seymour took a job as assistant curator of Nashville's Parthenon museum, one of the first things she did was to look through the collections. Among paintings by American artists and memorabilia from Tennessee���s 1897 Centennial Exposition ��� the event for whic Kenya police boss resigns in latest fallout from deadly protests 07/12/2024 01:30pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Kenya���s police boss resigned Friday, the latest attempt by the country's president to respond to growing concerns of police brutality in response to protests triggered by a proposed tax hike. Protesters stormed parliament on June 25 after a bill was passed that proposed tax Putin signs bill increasing income taxes for the wealthy in Russia 07/12/2024 11:10am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday endorsed a bill that raises income taxes for the rich, part of efforts to help fill government coffers during the fighting in Ukraine. Putin signed the bill into law two days after it was approved by both houses of parliament. The legislatio Key takeaways from Biden's news conference: Insistence on staying in the race and flubbed names 07/12/2024 12:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Joe Biden faced a test Thursday that he had avoided so far this year ��� a solo news conference with questions from the White House press corps. The news conference was meant to reassure a disheartened group of Democratic lawmakers, allies and persuadable voters in this year's el Today in History: July 12, Disco Demolition Night 07/12/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Friday, July 12, the 194th day of 2024. There are 172 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On July 12, as an angry reaction to the popularity of disco music, the Chicago White Sox held the ���Disco Demolition Night��� promotion, in which a crate of disc To Buy or Not to Buy: The Real Deal on Mortgage Points 07/11/2024 08:00pm • Mortgage lenders offer multiple pricing options for home loans. You can choose to pay more points upfront in exchange for a lower interest rate and payment, or you can pay less upfront and accept a higher interest rate. In general, the more you pay upfront, the lower your interest rate and payment. 7 of the Best BlackRock Funds to Buy in Your IRA 07/11/2024 08:00pm • With an astounding $10.5 trillion in assets under management and a market cap of $120 billion, New York-based BlackRock Inc. (ticker: BLK) is the world's largest asset manager. The firm was founded in 1998 by Larry Fink, who gained renown on Wall Street and around the world in the 1980s for his cont How Much Should You Spend on Aging in Place Renovations? Retirees Weigh In 07/11/2024 08:00pm • If you ask Americans, the vast majority will say they want to live in their homes indefinitely. In fact, 95% of respondents to a 2024 U.S. News survey say that aging in place is an important goal for them. Aging in place means remaining in one's own home rather than moving to a retirement community, Editorial Roundup: United States 07/11/2024 05:21pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 6 The Washington Post on SCOTUS and how government works The Supreme Court���s 2024 term might have been defined, to the general public at least, by multiple decisions concerning Donald Trump. These cases matter. But the bigger pi The GOP platform calls for 'universal school choice.' What would that mean for students? 07/11/2024 04:49pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� National Republicans are poised to support ���universal school choice��� as part of the policy platform they adopt at next week���s convention in Milwaukee, a goal supporters see as the culmination of decades advocating for parents��� autonomy to pick their children���s schoo