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9 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years 08/14/2024 08:00pm • Growth investing is appealing because stocks that can consistently increase sales and earnings also generally see increases in their share prices. It's also easier for many investors to understand the appeal of the best growth stocks, as companies with dynamic products and services offer a logical p How the NAR Settlement Is Changing Homebuying and Selling 08/14/2024 08:00pm • A shakeup is looming for the real estate industry as new rules take effect this week that change how agents get paid -- and it could mean big changes for consumers on both sides of real estate transactions. In May, the National Association of Realtors settled a series of class-action lawsuits allegi Big Georgia county to start charging some costs to people who challenge the eligibility of voters 08/14/2024 07:49pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� An election board in one of Georgia's largest counties has voted to start charging people who challenge the eligibility of voters for the cost of notifying the challenged voters. The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registrations voted 4-1 on Tuesday to adopt the rule. Debbie Fish FTC ban on noncompete agreements comes under legal attack 08/14/2024 07:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The federal government wants to make it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. But some companies say a new rule created by the Federal Trade Commission will make it hard to protect trade secrets and investments they make in their employees. At least three co Biden to designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument 08/14/2024 07:12pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a national monument at the Springfield, Illinois, site of the 1908 race riot, which later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing with rep Alabama Supreme Court authorizes third nitrogen gas execution 08/14/2024 07:09pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� A third person is set to be executed by nitrogen gas, Alabama authorized Wednesday, months after becoming the first state to put a person to death with the previously untested method. The Alabama Supreme Court granted the state attorney general���s request to authorize the Montgomery Co. schools' new security chief says community engagement officers have caused 'confusion' and 'angst' 08/14/2024 07:02pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland mo Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry 08/14/2024 06:57pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� Gerry Cushman has seen Maine's iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge ��� which might sound tiny ��� could be the biggest one yet. Lobster fishing is a game of inches, and the number of inches is about to PGA Tour releases its 2025 schedule with no involvement of LIV Golf in sight 08/14/2024 06:15pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� The PGA Tour released its 2025 schedule on Wednesday with no real surprises and every indication the tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf will be going their separate ways at least until 2026. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said talks with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Ara Extreme heat increasingly endangers children in West and Central Africa, UNICEF says 08/14/2024 05:36pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� Children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, which further endangers their health, according to a new report by UNICEF published Wednesday. The frequency of heatwaves in the region has more than quadrupled since the 1960s, according to the rep Mexico's president will send a diplomatic note over US funding for a Mexican anti-corruption NGO 08/14/2024 05:32pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico���s president lashed out at U.S. funding for a Mexican anti-corruption nonprofit group Wednesday, and said he will send a diplomatic note to the United States in protest. President Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador claimed the group is part of the conservative opposition, and As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find agreement on longer-term plans 08/14/2024 05:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people reliant on the Colorado River, the powerhouse of the U.S. West. The Interior Department announces water availability for the coming year months in advance so Western cit Scottie Scheffler's PGA Tour postseason amounts to a Super Bowl at East Lake 08/14/2024 05:04pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Scottie Scheffler goes into the PGA Tour's postseason as the No. 1 seed and it's not even close. Winning the FedEx Cup and its $25 million bonus still feels far away. The FedEx Cup playoffs begin Thursday at the St. Jude Championship for the top 70 from the season standings. Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher after inflation data clears the way for cuts to rates 08/14/2024 05:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. stocks ticked higher in a quiet Wednesday after the latest update on inflation came in almost exactly as economists expected. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to follow up on one of its best days of the year and climb within 3.7% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones In Sweet and salty deal worth $30 billion would put M&M's and Snickers alongside Cheez-It and Pringles 08/14/2024 04:50pm • M&M's maker Mars is buying Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts, for nearly $30 billion in an effort to broaden its snacking portfolio and expand globally. Kellanova was created last year when the Kellogg Co. split into two companies. Chicago-based Kellanova sells many of the former c