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File - The Southern University Human Jukebox marching band warms up before the 2023 National Battle of the Bands at NRG Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Houston. Student loan payments resume in October after a three-year pause due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here's what you need to know

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Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic. If you're a borrower, the first step is to log in to your … more

By ADRIANA MORGA | 10/1/23

Connecting the Dots of SEO Excellence: DotMirror's Approach

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CITY OF LONDON, England - October 1, 2023 - ( Newswire.com )In an increasingly digital world, having a strong online presence is vital for businesses and websites to succeed. Search Engine … more

10/1/23

The body of a dead miner lies on the ground wrapped in a plastic sheet after been retrieved from a collapsed mine shaft in Chegutu, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 30 2023. Several people have died from the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, according to state media reports. (AP Photo)

The death toll in a collapsed gold mine in Zimbabwe expected to rise to 13, vice president says

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Zimbabwe's vice president says the death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine could rise to 13. The collapse happened on Friday in the gold-rich town of Chegutu, about 60 miles west of … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 10/1/23

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Nigeria's leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government

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Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 10/1/23

Global sports company PUMA launches a beanies campaign, “Class of 23”, to unite ambassadors from across the globe to represent of the close-knit PUMA family. (Photo: Business Wire)

PUMA Called Ambassadors From All Around the World to Form “Class of 23”

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HERZOGENAURACH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 1, 2023--Global sports company PUMA launches a beanies campaign, “Class of 23”, to unite ambassadors from across the globe to represent of the … more

10/1/23

Yemen’s state-run airline suspends the only route out of Sanaa over Houthi restrictions on its funds

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Yemen’s state-run carrier says it has suspended the only air route out of the country's rebel-held capital to protest Houthi restrictions on its funds. Yemen Airways on Sunday canceled its … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 10/1/23

XPENG Announces Vehicle Delivery Results for September and Third Quarter 2023

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GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 1, 2023--XPeng Inc. (“XPENG” or the “Company,” NYSE: XPEV and HKEX: 9868), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, today … more

10/1/23

Optomind and MaxLinear announce collaboration on PAM4 112Gbps OSFP 800Gbps SR8 transceiver solution at ECOC Exhibition 2023

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GLASGOW, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 1, 2023--Optomind and MaxLinear will be demonstrating 800Gbps OSFP active optical cables (AOC) and SR8 optical transceivers at ECOC 2023 Exhibition, in … more

10/1/23

Run by a private firm hired by the city, migrants stay in a makeshift shelter at O'Hare International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Chicago. Unlike migrants in the public eye at police stations, the migrants at O'Hare and a handful at Midway International Airport have limited access to resources, including showers and medical care. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago is keeping hundreds of migrants at airports while waiting on shelters and tents

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As Chicago struggles to house asylum-seekers, the city is using a shuttle bus center at O’Hare International Airport. The use of airports to house migrants has been rejected elsewhere and … more

By SOPHIA TAREEN and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER | 10/1/23

The ruins of a home destroyed by a deadly August wildfire lay outside the boundary of a Hawaiian homestead community in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The Villages of Leiali'I, a Native Hawaiian neighborhood, lost only two out of 104 houses, even though many homes were destroyed in other parts of Lahaina. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

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As hundreds of homes burned in Lahaina, the only community in West Maui reserved for Hawaiians emerged almost unscathed from the wildfire that killed at least 97 people. The Villages of Leiali'i lost … more

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | 10/1/23

AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:33 a.m. EDT

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California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike. While state … more

10/1/23

Judge Arthur Engoron poses for a picture in his courtroom in New York, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Starting Monday, Oct. 2, Engoron will preside over a non-jury trial in Manhattan to resolve remaining claims in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his company and top executives. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

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The judge deciding the future of former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire has driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War. He's resolved hundreds of disputes, … more

By MICHAEL R. SISAK | 10/1/23

Jeff Huckaby, president and CEO of Grimmway, walks on a carrot field owned by the company, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in New Cuyama, Calif. In the Cuyama Valley northwest of Los Angeles, two of the country's biggest carrot farmers filed a lawsuit in a bid to have their groundwater rights upheld by a judge. The move pushed hundreds of small farmers and cattle ranchers, local residents and even the tiny school district into court, and has prompted community outcry and a call for a carrot boycott. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots

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In a remote, dry patch of California farm country, a battle is raging over carrots. Or rather, over the groundwater where they’re growing northwest of Los Angeles. The Cuyama Basin Groundwater … more

By AMY TAXIN | 10/1/23

Powerball draws number for giant $960 million jackpot

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The numbers have been drawn for an estimated $960 million Powerball jackpot. It's the ninth-largest lottery prize of all time. The winning numbers announced were: 19, 30, 37, 44, 46 and red Powerball … more

9/30/23

Anteneh Mulu, 46, poses behind the counter after serving a customer at his coffee shop, The Ethiopian Coffee Company, in central London on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Mulu and his business partner Polly Hamilton, 79, opened their shop in 2013. The London-based International Coffee Organization has declared this Sunday, Oct. 1, as International Coffee Day. (AP Photo/Almaz Abedje)

Promoting tradition as well as beans, Ethiopian coffee shops find fans far from home

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When Yared Markos moved to London a quarter century ago, he didn't see any Ethiopian coffee shops. Now, there are more than a dozen all over a city where tea, coffee’s counterpart, has been a … more

By ALMAZ ABEDJE | 9/30/23

FILE - Striking Hotel workers from Unite Here Local 11 join the picketing actors of SAG-AFTRA, and writers of the WGA, outside Netflix studios, July 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. On Saturday, Sept. 30, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have made some striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

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California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike. While state lawmakers passed a bill to make California the third state to do this, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed it … more

By ADAM BEAM | 9/30/23

FILE - Crowds fill Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Oct. 1, 2021. Facing backlash, Walt Disney World’s governing district will pay a stipend to employees whose free passes and discounts to the theme park resort were eliminated under a policy made by a new district administrator and board members who are allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor

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The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week. The Florida governor asked that the company’s First Amendment lawsuit against him be tossed from federal court. And … more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | 9/30/23

FILE - The iPhone 15 phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Apple on Saturday, Sept. 30, blamed a software bug some other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to overheat and sparking complaints about being too hot to handle. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle

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Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too … more

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | 9/30/23

The Flying Scotsman, a historical locomotive, arrives at Kings Cross railway station in London to pick up passengers for its journey to York, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Several people were injured after the Flying Scotsman, the historic steam locomotive, was involved in a “low speed” crash with another heritage train in the Scottish Highlands on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Flying Scotsman locomotive collided with another train in Scotland. Several people were injured

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Several people have been injured after the Flying Scotsman historic steam locomotive was involved in a low-speed crash with another heritage train in the Scottish Highlands. The National Railway … more

9/30/23

File - Graduating Harvard University students celebrate their degrees during commencement ceremonies, on May 25, 2023 in Cambridge, Mass. Student loan payments resume in October after a three-year pause due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File. )

Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause

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Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars a month. To get ready, borrowers are cutting expenses, … more

By CORA LEWIS | 9/30/23