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The candidates to be Japan's next leader include a former premier's son and a defense expert 09/12/2024 11:34pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida���s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. They hope to shake off scandals that have dogged his government and regain public support. A record nine candidates, incl Animal rights groups object to Buckingham Palace guard's distinctive bearskin caps 09/12/2024 11:28pm • LONDON (AP) ��� An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King's Guards at Buckingham Palace took aim Thursday at the cost of the ceremonial garb. The price of the caps soared 30% in a year to more than 2,000 pounds ($2,600) apiece for the hats made of black bear David Lipsky shoots 65 to take 1st-round lead at Silverado in FedEx Cup Fall opener 09/12/2024 11:08pm • NAPA, Calif. (AP) ��� David Lipsky shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Silverado Country Club to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Procore Championship. Winless in 104 events since joining the PGA Tour in 2022, Lipsky went out with the early groups and had eight birdies with one bogey Takeaways from AP's story on the Ashaninka tribe's reforestation model in the Brazilian Amazon 09/12/2024 11:04pm • APIWTXA VILLAGE, Brazil (AP) ��� The Ashaninka tribe of Amonia River live in a largely preserved area of Brazil's western Amazon rainforest. Over the past three decades, they have taken back their territory from cattle farmers and loggers, replacing pasture with fruit and timber trees, the sacred Ay Q&A: Lily Collins is ���Emily in Paris,��� Rome and Barcelona 09/12/2024 10:50pm • ROME (AP) ��� First Paris, now Rome and next Barcelona ��� Lily Collins is taking on two more European cities. As the star and producer of ���Emily in Paris,��� she���s been playing the unlucky-in-love marketing executive, breaking hearts (including her own) in France for the past three seasons of t As war rages in Gaza, Israel���s crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths 09/12/2024 10:28pm • JENIN, West Bank (AP) ��� In the web of battered, sunbaked streets winding up the hillside, bloodshed is as unrelenting as the heat. So it is not hard to see why, when raid sirens and gunfire erupted yet again on a morning in late May, 15-year-old Mahmoud Hamadneh turned his bike down an alley that Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected 09/12/2024 10:10pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country���s rule of law. The amendment passed Mexico���s Congress on Wednesday, Biden calls the landmark Violence Against Women Act his proudest legislative achievement 09/12/2024 10:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden said Thursday joined scores of advocates and survivors of domestic abuse to mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, a law he wrote and championed as a U.S. senator because he wanted to ���change the culture of America��� around th How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills 09/12/2024 09:10pm • Coco loved being the life of the party ��� cracking jokes, doing pranks and making people laugh, her mom, Julianna Arnold, recalled recently. ���Her favorite pastime was fashion,��� Arnold said. ���She didn���t like looking at magazines or going to fancy stores, but preferred to make her own creatio US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council 09/12/2024 08:29pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� The United States announced Thursday that it will support the addition of two new permanent seats for African countries on the powerful U.N. Security Council ��� and a first-ever non-permanent seat for a small island developing nation. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Lawyer says Chinese doping case handled 'reasonably' but calls WADA's lack of action "curious" 09/12/2024 08:18pm • An investigator gave the World Anti-Doping Agency a pass on its handling of the inflammatory case involving Chinese swimmers, but not without hammering away at the ���curious��� nature of WADA's ���silence��� after examining Chinese actions that did not follow rules designed to safeguard global spor Loose electrical cable found on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse 09/12/2024 08:07pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Investigators working to pinpoint the cause of Baltimore���s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse discovered a loose cable that could have caused electrical issues on the Dali, the massive cargo ship that lost power and disastrously veered off course before striking the bridge. Wh Cost of Living: How to Calculate How Much You Need 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Everyone from consumers to economists to politicians is talking about the cost of living. But what does "cost of living" really mean, and can understanding it help you budget better? Let's take a deeper look. What Does the Cost of Living Mean?The cost of living is the amount of money households need How to Defer College Admission 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Whether students want to take a break after high school, focus on mental health or volunteer abroad, they sometimes have the option to delay college a year by deferring admission. Choosing whether to defer your college admission can take some careful planning and consideration. Here's what to know a 7 Clean Energy ETFs to Buy Now 09/12/2024 08:00pm • While the pressures of climate change continue to be a real concern, clean energy stocks have had a rather unfortunate go of things lately. In fact, the seven funds listed here have all underperformed the S&P 500 year to date -- and some are even in the red as the broader market has put up doubl