FinanceAssociated Press3 reasons college students need to submit FAFSA every year
College-bound high school seniors are the most likely targets for nagging about completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. But the message is just as important for returning college ...
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Credit reporting agency Equifax CEO Richard Smith retires as the company tries to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans
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US consumer confidence takes a hit from hurricanes
American consumers feel a bit less confident this month, their spirits pulled down by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index fell to 119.8 in September from ...
NewsAFP NewsBrigitte Bardot to get a statue in Saint-Tropez
French screen goddess Brigitte Bardot will be be honoured Thursday in the Riviera resort of St Tropez, where a 2.5-metre (eight-foot) statue of the actress will be unveiled on her 83rd birthday. Bardot became synonymous with the town after she helped put it on the map in her breakthrough role as a semi-naked
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French President Macron wants tougher EU taxes on internet giants, coordinated online regulation
French President Macron wants tougher EU taxes on internet giants, coordinated online regulation.
FinanceAssociated PressMexico tallying the economic cost of big earthquake
Mexican officials are tallying up the economic losses of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that caused widespread damage in the capital, as the number of buildings that may need to be pulled down or need major ...
NewsAFP NewsUN hikes Rohingya exodus number to 480,000
The United Nations on Tuesday drastically increased the estimated number of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar to 480,000 as Bangladesh eased restrictions on aid groups working in refugee camps and sought $250 million to cope with the crisis. The number who have crossed the border since
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NCAA coaches among 10 charged with fraud and corruption
Four college basketball coaches were among those facing federal charges Tuesday in a wide probe of fraud and corruption in the NCAA, authorities said. The coaches were identified in court papers as Chuck ...
FinanceAssociated PressGOP, White House prepare to roll out tax cuts
The White House and congressional Republicans are finalizing a tax plan that would slash the corporate rate while likely reducing the levy for the wealthiest Americans, with President Donald Trump ready ...
FinanceAssociated PressSales of new US homes fell 3.4 percent in August
Sales of new U.S. homes slumped 3.4 percent in August, the second straight monthly decline. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that sales dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 560,000. This ...
NewsAFP NewsEquifax CEO Richard Smith steps down in wake of massive hack
Equifax chief executive and chairman Richard Smith stepped down Tuesday in the wake of a massive hack of the consumer credit rating service. The company tapped longtime Equifax executive Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr. as interim chief executive while it undertakes a search for a new leader following the
FinanceAssociated PressThe Latest: Macron proposes European asylum agency
The Latest on the French president's Europe speech (all times local): 4:05 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron is proposing a European asylum agency and standard EU identity documents to better handle ...
FinanceAssociated PressUS home prices jumped in July even as sales level off
U.S. home prices climbed steadily in July even as sales have slowed, evidence that a limited supply of available houses is distorting the real estate market. The Standard & Poor's CoreLogic Case-Shiller ...
FinanceAssociated PressEquifax CEO retires in the wake of damaging data breach
Equifax CEO Richard Smith is retiring effective immediately as the credit reporting agency tries to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 ...
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Sales of new US homes slumped 3.4 percent in August; second straight monthly decline
Sales of new US homes slumped 3.4 percent in August; second straight monthly decline.
FinanceAssociated PressJapan's Fukushima cleanup plan delays removal of fuel rods
Japan's government on Tuesday approved a revision of its 30-to-40-year plan to decommission the Fukushima nuclear plant, delaying by three more years the removal of radioactive fuel rods stored at two ...
NewsAFP NewsRussia threatens to ban Facebook in 2018 over data law
Russia's internet watchdog on Tuesday warned Facebook it would be banned in 2018 unless it complies with a law on storing local users' data. "The law is compulsory for all," the head of Roskomnadzor telecoms watchdog Alexander Zharov told journalists in Moscow, quoted by Interfax news
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Russia threatens to block Facebook over data storage
In its latest attempt to wrest control of the Internet, Russia's communications agency on Tuesday threatened to block access to Facebook if the company refuses to store its data locally. Alexander Zharov, ...
NewsAFP NewsEngland drop Stokes after assault arrest
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm in Bristol and dropped for Wednesday's fourth one-day international against West Indies. The 26-year-old Durham star was arrested early on Monday in the Clifton district of the city and released under investigation
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Long-time Kohl's CEO Kevin Mansell to retire
Kohl's long-time CEO Kevin Mansell is retiring and will be replaced by Michelle Gass, a former Starbucks executive who has been with the company since 2013. The company said Tuesday that the change in ...
NewsAFP NewsNo 'sufficient progress' in Brexit talks so far: EU's Tusk
EU President Donald Tusk said Tuesday that progress in Brexit talks was not sufficient to allow negotiators to move on to the next stage of discussing future ties between Britain and the EU. "If you ask me today... I would say there is no sufficient progress yet but we will work on it," Tusk
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Federal prosecutors announce fraud and corruption charges in college basketball, including against 4 coaches
Federal prosecutors announce fraud and corruption charges in college basketball, including against 4 coaches.
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Grains lower, Livestock lower
Grain futures were lower Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. delivery was up 2.20 cents at $4.5620 a bushel; Dec corn lost .60 cent 3.53 a bushel; December oats lost ...
NewsAFP NewsEuro slides as investors fret over German election
The euro slid back under $1.18 for the first time in a month on Tuesday as investors worried about the difficulties Angela Merkel will have putting together a government coalition in Germany and the implications for Europe. London slipped 0.05 percent. "Political uncertainty after the German election
NewsAFP NewsInterpol meets in Beijing as China hunts for fugitives
Interpol opened its general assembly in Beijing on Tuesday as China seeks greater international help to repatriate alleged criminals -- despite accusations it is using the international police organisation for political gain. Nearly 1,000 public security officials and political leaders from 156 countries
