Pennsylvania’s treasury department is accusing about a dozen large financial firms of working together to illegally inflate the price of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over seven years. A federal court filing by Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella cites what his office says is evidence from a “cooperating co-conspirator” in a U.S. Department […]
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Recovering from head injury has been my biggest challenge – Danson Nine months ago, Alex Danson laughed at a joke made by her boyfriend. It was a seemingly insignificant moment, something that happens often in a relationship. But for Danson it led to what she describes as the “most challenging part” of her life. Two
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption Mae Martin wants to help teens relax about their sexuality Comedian Mae Martin has made a career from wearing her heart on her sleeve. Her colourful life has served as a launch pad for her two biggest stand-up shows Us and Dope and their spin-off podcasts for Radio 4. Where
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The latest closures will include mostly Evans stores as well as six Miss Selfridge shops Sir Philip Green’s retail empire Arcadia will close twice as many stores as it announced earlier this week. Arcadia, with brands including Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, initially announced 23 stores would close as
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Rates A standard room with a queen bed starts at $119. The Basics Nat King Cole sang a popular tune about getting one’s kicks on Route 66, but the archetypal highway sputtered to a crawl decades ago with the advent of the Interstate System. Intent on reviving the allure of the Mother Road, as it
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OPHEIM, Mont. — Kevin Nelson was recently in the middle of his 3,800-acre farm in northeast Montana, where the landscape stretches out like an ocean, when his tractor broke. He tried to find a cellular signal strong enough to send a photo of the broken part to a repair shop 65 miles away, but failed.
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Blue Jays prospect Cavan Biggio, the son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, was brought up by Toronto on Friday and made his major league debut against San Diego. Biggio was in the lineup, batting eighth and playing second base, the position where his father won four Gold Glove awards playing for Houston. The elder
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• China’s Supply of Minerals for iPhones and Missiles Could Be a Risky Trade Weapon More migrant children at the border. The Trump administration has warned Congress that the flow of unaccompanied migrant children at the southern border has increased and may require an additional $1.4 billion to provide housing and care. The Pentagon said
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Investing $10 a week in a 529 account over 18 years could yield just over $15,000 for college, assuming a 5 percent annual return and no withdrawals, according to the campaign’s calculation. (The calculation doesn’t take fees into account.) The average debt of graduates of four-year colleges was about $29,000 in 2017, according to the
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California lawmakers are headed toward a confrontation with Gov. Gavin Newsom over whether to keep a tax that can generate nearly $2 billion for low-income health benefits but means approval from the Trump administration amid a feud between state and federal officials. Senate and Assembly budget committees finished their versions of the $214 billion annual
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