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No. 16 Oklahoma looking forward to first season in Southeastern Conference 08/20/2024 06:10am • So much has changed for Oklahoma this season. The Sooners finally are joining the Southeastern Conference after years of dominating the Big 12. They have a new defensive coordinator in Zac Alley and new co-offensive coordinators in Seth Littrell and Joe Jon Finley. And they finally are making the fu Kentucky, Stoops hope defensive depth, faster offense keeps Wildcats competitive in expanded SEC 08/20/2024 06:10am • LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) ��� Kentucky has work ahead if it hopes to climb out of the middle of an expanded Southeastern Conference strengthened by the addition of two college football powerhouses. Coach Mark Stoops hopes a deep defensive corps and quicker offensive pace under another new coordinator keep After an 11-win breakthrough last season, Missouri sets its sights on the college football playoff 08/20/2024 06:10am • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ��� Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III made it perfectly clear just how high expectations are in Columbia this season for the 11th-ranked Tigers. ���What I���m trying to do this year that I haven't done,��� he said, ���is win the big national championship.��� What a change f South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is different than most others: He likes his Gamecocks 08/20/2024 06:10am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� South Carolina coach Shane Beamer likes his team, even if few others do. The Gamecocks' fourth-year coach had been on a rising trajectory with a pair of winning seasons to start his tenure and lots of signs of a breakthrough year led by returning quarterback Spencer Rattler Why have 1 in 3 working seniors 'unretired?' 08/20/2024 05:45am • As inflation has risen in recent years, many seniors living on a fixed income have found themselves in a difficult financial situation, leading them to "unretire" and reenter the workforce. The increasing cost of living ��� driven by higher prices for basic essentials such as food, housing and he Quarterback decision is crucial as Virginia and coach Tony Elliott face early tests 08/20/2024 04:38am • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) ��� Virginia coach Tony Elliott said at the start of the summer he didn���t want his open quarterback competition to be ���a big deal.��� His players say they���ve bought in, but the decision is crucial for Elliott, who starts his third season with little margin for erro The Latest: Biden headlines Night 1 of the DNC 08/20/2024 12:24am • The Democratic National Convention began on Monday in Chicago, with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City. That includes thousands of anti-war activists demonstrating near the United Center. President Joe Biden is the headline speaker for the first evening. Later this week, Vice Police shootout during a drug raid kills Paraguayan lawmaker, exposing the country's challenges 08/19/2024 11:36pm • ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) ��� A pre-dawn police raid targeting the home of a Paraguayan lawmaker in a notorious drug smuggling haven near the country's border with Brazil turned into a chaotic shootout on Monday, authorities said, leaving the lawmaker dead and the nation on edge. The killing of Eulali Some protesters tear down security fence as thousands march outside Democratic National Convention 08/19/2024 10:38pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Dozens of protesters broke through a security fence near the site of the Democratic National Convention on its opening day Monday as thousands took to the streets to voice their opposition to the war in Gaza. Families with babies in strollers, students, elected leaders and others ho Kenya will reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests 08/19/2024 08:51pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Kenya���s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year will be reintroduced through a tax amendment bill as the country struggles to find revenue to pay off debts to lenders including the World Bank, International Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden's 'second term' despite his making way for Harris 08/19/2024 08:03pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Delegates at the Democratic National Convention voted Monday night to approve their 2024 party platform, which lays out familiar priorities for the party but wasn't updated to reflect that President Joe Biden is no longer running for reelection. The largely ceremonial vote at Chica Boost Medical School Prep With Undergraduate Nonscience Courses 08/19/2024 08:00pm • As a member of a medical school admissions committee and longtime physician, I hold firmly to the belief that a liberal arts education is highly valuable, especially if you were headed toward a career in medicine and caring for people. The arts and sciences need not be divided. To the contrary, comb 7 Best Cheap Dividend Stocks to Buy Under $10 08/19/2024 08:00pm • A quarterly dividend payment from a high-quality stock may be as close to a sure thing as an investor can find on Wall Street. Even during periods of broad market weakness, the lower a stock's price falls, the higher its dividend yield rises. Unfortunately, companies often cut their dividend payment What's the Difference Between a Pension Plan and a 401(k)? 08/19/2024 08:00pm • When you're ready to retire, you'll want more than Social Security to pay the bills. Those benefits typically only provide enough money to replace about 40% of average earnings, according to the Social Security Administration. Covering the rest is up to you. "There are two ways you can pay for retir What to Know About Raw Milk 08/19/2024 08:00pm • Social media influencers are hyping the health benefits of raw milk, and its sales have surged in recent months. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says drinking raw or unpasteurized milk is risky and can even be deadly. The raw milk trend coincides with the outbreak of bird flu