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Croatia orders detention of Ukrainian man wanted in Germany for Nord Stream blasts in 202219:50 A Croatian investigative judge has ordered the detention of a Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines Mortgage rates ease again, but remain higher than this time last year18:46 The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased for the second week in a row, but remains elevated compared with this time last year Cash-hungry college sports programs are starting nonprofits to make money to stay competitive18:46 To compete in the increasingly commercialized world of college sports, a growing number of universities are turning to nonprofits, limited liability companies and other “associated entities” to generate more revenue Last week's British Columbia wildfire harmed 150 structures, forced evacuations17:43 Officials say last week's fast-moving wildfire in western Canada destroyed or damaged about 150 structures, forcing over 20,000 people to evacuate Watchdog calls for US import ban as forced labor persists in Dominican sugarcane fields17:43 A human rights group says that forced labor persists on massive sugarcane plantations across the Dominican Republic US agency under scrutiny after watchdog warns of forced labor in Dominican Republic16:39 U.S. Customs and Border Protection faces criticism after a watchdog group warns that forced labor persists on sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic The US and others turn to Brazil for rare earths, raising environmental concerns15:35 Brazil is becoming a key global battleground for rare earth minerals that are crucial for renewable energy and technology Pirates hijack cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia's coast, official says15:35 A Somali official says that pirates hijacked a Cameroonian-flagged cargo ship off Somalia's Puntland coast earlier this week and took its 10-member crew and cargo toward the region’s Nugaal coast US unemployment claims dropped to 206,000 last week with layoffs still sparse15:35 Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security Walmart sees slowest pace in US comparable sales in 6 years, offers cautious guidance14:31 Walmart is reporting the slowest pace in U.S. comparable sales in six years, and the retailer offered a cautious outlook for the year Japan reports record exports and imports for July as energy costs climb8:38 Japan’s imports and exports set records in July, though soaring energy costs and a weak yen helped extend a trade deficit for a third straight month Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder to life in prison for fraud7:03 The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court has sentenced Hui Ka Yan, the founder of China’s Evergrande real estate group, to life in prison Thursday for large-scale fraud |