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More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip 08/31/2024 12:00am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. Among the last news outlets in the city willing to criticize the government openly, many saw their end as a sign that the old Hong Kong was gone for good. You use Spotify to listen to music. Here���s how money from ads and subscription fees flows to artists 08/30/2024 11:20am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Every day, millions of people use Spotify to stream music. A few years ago, it would've felt like an impossibility: Click, and bam ��� a seemingly endless catalog of recorded music opens up, right at your fingertips. Streaming now accounts for most of the money generated by the A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case 08/30/2024 05:35am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in a city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia. The trial of Stand News former editor-in-chief Chung Pui- 'K-pop Idols' documentary looks at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity 08/30/2024 03:53am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� An Apple TV+ documentary series, ���K-pop Idols,��� premiering Friday, offers an intimate look at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity while grappling with challenges in a field that demands perfection. The six-part series features Korean American star Jessi and Thursday's Scores 08/29/2024 11:36pm • PREP VOLLEYBALL= Alden-Conger def. Hayfield, 3-0 Apple Valley def. Two Rivers, 3-0 BOLD def. MACA, 26-24, 25-10, 25-27, 25-23 Barnesville def. Henning, 25-12, 12-25, 25-12, 25-16 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa def. Parkers Prairie, 25-14, 21-25, 25-18, 25-23 Bemidji def. Buffalo, 3-0 Bertha-Hewitt def. Bat 8 Top Nancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy 08/29/2024 08:00pm • Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2022 that the Senate would soon vote on a bill banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks. However, roughly two years later, Pelosi is no longer House speaker, and members of Congress are still allowed to buy and sell individual stocks as lon After the sun, comes the rain: DC area sees heavy storms and hail as humidity brings temps up 08/29/2024 07:30pm • After a hot and humid day dried the ground, a wave of thunderstorms with heavy winds descended on the D.C. area, prompting flash flood warnings across the region. Here's what you need to know. Between 1.5 to 3 inches of rain are expected, adding onto the already 2-4 inches of rain that have f Presto's Picks: Terps, Cavs and Hokies kick off season in a different world for the sport 08/29/2024 03:55pm • Welcome to a brand-new world of college football. It always amazes me how a sport that prides itself on tradition is so subject to radical changes, from conference makeup to how it determines a champion. If you've been enjoying the offseason with winery trips and reading/crosswords by the pool, l One Tech Tip: How to get the most life out of your device 08/29/2024 04:00am • LONDON (AP) ��� If you want to use your shiny new iPhone for as long as possible, you better take good care of it. Most people are now holding on to smartphones longer instead of regularly upgrading them, and there are many reasons why. At the dawn of the smartphone age, you might have upgraded to 7 of the Best T. Rowe Price Funds for Retirement 08/28/2024 08:00pm • If you've ever participated in an employer's 401(k) plan, there's a good chance you've had T. Rowe Price mutual funds among your investment choices. When you're putting together the investment mix for your 401(k), it can be tough to discern which funds are the right fit for your situation. For examp Hot enough for ya? DC area sees record-breaking temperatures as scorching heat ramps up 08/28/2024 05:30pm • On top of the relentless, scorching heat, poor air quality and a threat of storms were present Wednesday in the D.C. area. Here's what you need to know. Wednesday continues the steamy weather trend, even past nightfall ��� when temperatures only dipped into the 70s. That's downright chilly in Nvidia is Wall Street's 2nd-most valuable company. How it keeps beating expectations, by the numbers 08/28/2024 05:06pm • Nvidia has once again turned out quarterly results that easily exceeded Wall Street's forecast s. The company has seen soaring demand for its semiconductors, which are used to power artificial intelligence applications. Revenue more than doubled in the latest quarter from the same period a year ear Stock market today: Losses for Big Tech companies lead Wall Street lower 08/28/2024 04:56pm • Stocks on Wall Street closed lower Wednesday as a pullback in big technology companies outweighed gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, weighed down by drops in Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. About 56% of the stocks in the benchmark index finished in the red. Tech sector st How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 8/28/2024 08/28/2024 04:29pm • Losses for several big technology companies pulled the stock market lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Wednesday, weighed down by drops in Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%. The Dow is coming off two consecutive all-time highs. The Nasdaq composite fell 1 Warren Buffett's firm sells another $1 billion of Bank of America stock but still holds almost 12% 08/28/2024 01:17pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Investor Warren Buffett's company has unloaded more of its Bank of America stake, selling nearly 25 million shares worth almost $1 billion over the past week. Berkshire Hathaway has steadily sold off 116 million Bank of America shares since July. But it still controls nearly 12%