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ESG Investing 101: What Is an ESG Score? 05/21/2023 08:00pm • As environmental, social and governance, or ESG, factors have become more prominent in investing, there has been a growing need to evaluate companies and investments based on their ESG compliance. These evaluations are produced by various organizations, and investors use them to guide their investme Peace, food and fertilizer: African leaders' challenge heading to talks with Moscow, Kyiv 05/21/2023 12:54pm • A delegation of six African leaders set to hold talks with Kyiv and Moscow aim to “initiate a peace process," but also broach the thorny issue of how a heavily-sanctioned Russia can be paid for the fertilizer exports Africa desperately needs, a key mediator who helped broker the talks said in an i Civil War reenactors bring history to life at elementary school 05/21/2023 09:01am • HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — One student marveled at the size of the jawbreaker, a mainstay of candy stores and Civil War soldiers’ rations bags alike. “Can I eat it?” the student asked the man dressed as a Confederate soldier. “I’ve probably had that thing so long, I wouldn’t eat it!” Civ Japanese atomic bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy's G7 visit overshadows nuke disarmament message 05/21/2023 07:56am • HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s last-minute participation Sunday in the Group of Seven summit has brought intense global attention to Russia's invasion of his nation. But it has also worried atomic bomb survivors who said the high-profile visit overshadowed a ra Chinese investigators blame building collapse that killed 54 on shoddy, illegal construction 05/21/2023 07:47am • BEIJING (AP) — The collapse of a nine-story building in central China that killed 54 people last year was caused by shoddy, illegal construction and local officials’ failure to enforce standards, according to an official report released Sunday. At least nine people including the building owner w Taylor eyes Cameron rematch, questions linger over location, weight 05/21/2023 07:28am • DUBLIN (AP) — An Irish flag over her shoulders, Katie Taylor descended the steps from the ring in utter dejection. Taylor spent years dreaming of a homecoming bout. Now, she'll need to figure out how to bounce back from the first loss of her professional career. Chantelle Cameron had spoiled Taylo Haney retains lightweight titles with unanimous decision over Lomachenko 05/21/2023 01:58am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney retained his titles Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden, but not without a controversial decision that former three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko's camp plans on appealing. Lomachenko dominated the latter rounds and outpunched Cameron hands Taylor first pro boxing loss and spoils Irish homecoming 05/20/2023 10:34pm • DUBLIN (AP) — Katie Taylor got her homecoming. Chantelle Cameron got the win. The Irish champion has helped elevate women's boxing to new heights but couldn't solve Cameron in a showdown of undisputed and undefeated champions on Saturday. By a majority decision, Taylor suffered the first loss of h NASCAR drivers facing unfamiliar venue with All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway 05/20/2023 05:08pm • NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — William Byron has driven past North Wilkesboro Speedway on his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains. So has Brad Keselowski and many other North Carolina-based NASCAR drivers. Like most, they'd never been inside the track before this week. And none of the drivers on the NA Today in Sports - Ken Griffey Jr., 26, is 8th youngest to hit 200 home runs 05/20/2023 10:00am • May 21 1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national governing body for tennis: the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. The new organization is created to standardize tennis rules and regulations and to Many transgender health bills came from a handful of far-right interest groups, AP finds 05/20/2023 09:42am • Aaron and Lacey Jennen's roots in Arkansas run deep. They've spent their entire lives there, attended the flagship state university, and are raising a family. So they're heartbroken at the prospect of perhaps having to move to one of an ever-dwindling number of states where gender-affirming health c Nevada Democrats scrap fentanyl bill, amend companion bill to adjust drug penalty proposal 05/20/2023 02:24am • CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill that would enhance fentanyl penalties in Nevada did not pass after a hearing in an Assembly committee, while a companion bill was significantly amended in a last-minute shift for Nevada Democratic leadership's plans to send fentanyl legislation to the governor's des Stock market today: Wall Street's best week since March stalls amid debt worries 05/19/2023 04:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s best week since March ran out of steam Friday as worries rose about the U.S. government’s efforts to avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 slipped 6.07 points, or 0.1%, to 4,191.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 109.28, or 0.3 In Cannes, Harrison Ford bids adieu to Indiana Jones 05/19/2023 11:45am • CANNES, France (AP) — As the Cannes Film Festival crowd stood in rapturous applause, a visibly moved Harrison Ford stood on the stage, trying to keep his emotions in check. The warmth of the audience and a clip reel that had just played had left Ford shaken. “They say that when you’re about to Katie Taylor’s impact on women's boxing hits home for young Irish fighters 05/19/2023 11:12am • DUBLIN (AP) — Kaci Rock was an elementary school student when she laced up the gloves at Bray Boxing Club. Problem was, there weren't many other girls. Katie Taylor trained there, though. “There was nothing really for girls at that time. I’d have to fight boys when I was younger. I know Katie