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AP Sports Story of the Year: Realignment, stunning demise of Pac-12 usher in super conference era 12/18/2023 09:39pm • The commissioners from three of the remaining power conferences in college sports appeared together in a crowded convention center ballroom and were asked to ponder what was wrought by three tumultuous years of realignment that culminated in the destruction of a 108-year-old institution. ���Obviousl Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it's going through a reckoning 12/18/2023 03:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monotonous tasks themselves and retailers could save on labor costs. All that has happened since the rollout of self-checkout Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai 12/18/2023 11:54am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents. Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city's p Gift Card Do's and Don'ts 12/17/2023 07:00pm • As the name implies, gift cards are made for giving. These financial tools are loaded up with cash that the recipient can spend on what they want. They're widely available, both in stores and online, so they can be perfect when you need a last-minute gift and don't want to take chances on buying som Hong Kong's activist publisher to stand trial this week under Beijing's crackdown on dissidents 12/16/2023 07:12pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� The trial of Hong Kong���s most famous activist publisher who was arrested under China���s crackdown on dissidents will start Monday after being delayed for over a year. Jimmy Lai, 76, broke into the city's once freewheeling media world about three decades ago, armed with the beli Broncos' Baron Browning at forefront of venture to allow fans to buy stock in their favorite players 12/15/2023 03:52pm • DENVER (AP) ��� You hear it all the time in the world of sports: this athlete's stock is skyrocketing or that player's stock is plummeting. Soon, that'll actually be the case for some jocks. Vestible Inc. is awaiting qualification by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to introduce an invest RAK Brewing Co. opens in Frederick hoping to inspire 'Random Acts of Kindness' 12/15/2023 04:10am • Frederick, Maryland, has become a true craft beer destination located just an hour from both D.C. and Baltimore. This weekend, the historic town will be ���hopping" even more as RAK Brewing Co. opens this Friday, Dec. 15. "Frederick is a huge destination," co-owner Steve McIntyre told WTOP Family that owns Laurel doughnut shop hit by car 'humbled' by outpouring of support 12/14/2023 09:00pm • An online fundraiser for a Maryland doughnut shop that was recently crashed into by a car surpassed its goal of $10,000 this week as the family that owns the small business works to reopen. "It makes me personally feel grateful for the community especially during the holidays," said Sean Kwon, wh Giants and Saints meet in a high-stakes matchup with compelling QB subplots 12/14/2023 07:15pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� The dichotomy between the quarterback situations of the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints is as stark as it is unusual. New York is going gaga over undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito, whose opportunistic play and inclination to lean in to his Italian heritage have transformed hi 5 Best Closed-End Funds for 2024 12/14/2023 07:00pm • Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are popular these days, but closed-end funds, or CEFs, can be a great option for investors seeking income as well. Like stocks, CEFs debut via an initial public offering, or IPO, where the fund manager issues a fixed quantity of shares. These shares can track a variet 2023: The year we played with artificial intelligence ��� and weren't sure what to do about it 12/14/2023 01:44pm • Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 ��� it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people's science fiction fantasies of human-like machines. Catalyzing a year of AI fanfare was ChatGPT. The chatbot gave the world a glimpse of recent advances in comput Mark Wahlberg on his action-comedy ���The Family Plan��� and his dreams for Hollywood 2.0 12/14/2023 01:34pm • Mark Wahlberg knows as well as any parent that it���s hard to find a movie everyone in the household wants to watch ��� especially with teenagers around. It���s part of the reason he latched on to ���The Family Plan,��� a charming action-comedy about a former assassin turned suburban dad whose past Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after the Dow hits a record high, US dollar falls 12/13/2023 11:54pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Shares are mostly higher in Asia after a powerful rally across Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record high as the Federal Reserve indicated that interest rate cuts are likely next year. Tokyo���s Nikkei 225 fell, however, as the yen gained sharply against the What Is Brown Fat And How Can It Improve Metabolism? 12/13/2023 07:00pm • Not all fat is created equally, and within our bodies there are three types of fat: brown fat (brown adipose tissue), white fat (white adipose tissue) and beige fat (beige adipose tissue). Brown fat is a type of body fat that breaks down blood sugar and fat to generate body heat and maintain body te Berkshire can't use bribery allegations against Haslam in Pilot truck stop chain accounting dispute 12/13/2023 06:31pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� Warren Buffett���s Berkshire Hathaway will not be allowed to use allegations that billionaire Jimmy Haslam tried to bribe employees at the Pilot truck stop chain to inflate the company���s value as Berkshire defends itself in a dispute over the company���s accounting practices,