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US House clears a largely bipartisan package of bills to counter China 09/12/2024 04:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. House this week approved a sweeping package of bills to counter China's influence, shoring up a largely bipartisan push to ensure America comes out ahead in the competition between the world's superpowers. The efforts would ban Chinese-made drones, limit China-linked bio Schools reopen with bolstered security in Kentucky county near the site of weekend I-75 shooting 09/12/2024 04:01pm • Carol Hasty's grandchildren are back in school a few days after a gunman opened fire on a nearby highway in Kentucky but she's not happy about it ��� even with the increased police protection. Hasty said schools in Rockcastle County should have stayed closed, with students shifting to virtual learni Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86 09/12/2024 03:17pm • LIMA, Peru (AP) ��� Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru���s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was announced by his daugh Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution 09/12/2024 02:26pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� A judge declined Thursday to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man scheduled for execution later this month in the stabbing death of a woman in 1998, despite questions about DNA evidence on the knife used in the attack. St. Louis County Ci Principal indicted, accused of not reporting alleged child abuse by Atlantic City mayor 09/12/2024 02:06pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� The principal of Atlantic City High School has been indicted on official misconduct, child endangerment and other charges for allegedly failing to notify child welfare authorities that the teenage daughter of Atlantic City's mayor claimed she was being beaten at home by McLaren set to favor Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri as F1 title race tightens 09/12/2024 01:41pm • BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) ��� McLaren is set to favor Lando Norris over teammate Oscar Piastri in the final eight races of the Formula 1 season after Norris' title chances were dented by losing the lead to Piastri at the previous race in Italy. Norris goes into this week's Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish 09/12/2024 12:38pm • STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) ��� To Ruth Breeden, who assembles Ram trucks in this Detroit suburb, a simmering dispute between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis isn't merely about whether her employer will reopen a distant factory in Illinois. To her, the standoff is a danger sign for all UAW w Inflation's down and the European Central Bank has cut rates, again. Next up: The Fed 09/12/2024 12:22pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� With inflation subsiding, the European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday to prop up tepid growth with lower borrowing costs for companies and home buyers. The U.S. Federal Reserve likely won���t be far behind in joining the rate-cutting process. The bank� Norfolk Southern sets salary and bonus for newly promoted CEO after firing Alan Shaw 09/12/2024 11:43am • Norfolk Southern said Thursday that its new CEO's salary will jump to $1 million now that Mark George has been promoted from chief financial officer, and he will be eligible for a $2.25 million bonus and significant stock awards for performance. George was previously making $675,000 as CFO, but he g USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers 09/12/2024 11:19am • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) ��� The Postal Service���s new delivery vehicles aren���t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous. ���You can tell that (the designers) didn���t have appearance in mind,��� post Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Sept. 13 - Sept. 19 09/12/2024 10:00am • Sept. 17 1897 ��� England���s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland���s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill. 1917 ��� Honus Wagner, retires at 43, Pirates retire his #33. 1920 ��� The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish 09/12/2024 09:10am • STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) ��� To Ruth Breeden, whose job is to assemble Ram trucks in this Detroit suburb, a simmering dispute between the United Auto Workers union and Stellantis isn't merely about whether her employer will reopen a distant factory in Illinois. To her, the standoff is a danger s Alonso says Aston Martin is F1 'team of the future' after hiring designer Newey 09/12/2024 08:02am • BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) ��� Fernando Alonso believes Aston Martin is Formula 1's ���team of the future��� after hiring Red Bull car designer Adrian Newey with an eye on the new regulations coming in 2026. The arrival of Newey, who has designed title-winning cars for more than 30 years, is a statement Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides 09/12/2024 06:00am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ��� Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday. Vietnam's VNExpress newspaper reported that 199 people have died while more than 800 have been injured. Scott Walker's campaign baffles Wisconsin voters who mistake him for more famous namesake 09/12/2024 12:03am • PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (AP) ��� Scott Walker loves unions, thinks women should have the right to an abortion and wants to expand health care coverage. If you're confused, get in line. This Scott Walker isn't the former Wisconsin governor whose battles with teachers and other public unions made him one of