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US men's basketball team builds big lead then holds off Australia for 98-92 win in Olympics tuneup 07/15/2024 10:25pm • There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers that helped stop a freefall by the Americans, and the U.S. beat Australia 98-92 on Monday to improve to 'Hillbilly Elegy': JD Vance's rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir 07/15/2024 08:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — At the heart of JD Vance's swift journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance's bestseller about his roots in rural Kentucky and blue-collar Ohio made him a national celebrity soon after i Boston lawyer once named 'most eligible bachelor' is sentenced to 5-10 years for raping 21-year-old 07/15/2024 06:59pm • BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston lawyer and prosecutor who was once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors was sentenced Monday to between five and 10 years in state prison for rape. Gary Zerola, 52, was found guilty last month after a jury deliberated for five hours and has been i Powell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target 07/15/2024 06:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the Federal Reserve is becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back to its 2% target and said the Fed would cut rates before the pace of price increases actually reached that point. “We've had three better readings, and if you aver Stock market today: Wall Street rises to the edge of records as its momentum keeps rolling 07/15/2024 05:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked to the edge of records Monday as Wall Street’s momentum keeps driving it upward. The S&P 500 rose 15.87 points, or 0.3%, to 5,631.22 and finished just shy of its all-time high set last week. It’s coming off its 10th winning week in the last 12, lifted in Once Yamal and Williams helped Spain out of its 'tiki-taka' rut, no rival could resist at Euro 2024 07/15/2024 04:51pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain arrived in Germany with no huge stars and no real expectations. Six weeks later, Luis de la Fuente’s team headed home with a European Championship title to celebrate and reason to believe in a bright future. The youthful spark of Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams combi A journey through the films of Powell and Pressburger, courtesy of Scorsese and Schoonmaker 07/15/2024 09:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese has spent a sizeable portion of his life talking about movies he loves. He’s made documentaries about Italian cinema (“My Voyage to Italy”), Hollywood studio films (“A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies”) and individual filmmaker Dumfries woman named Prince William County's Foster Parent of the Year 07/15/2024 09:27am • Dumfries resident Linda Cheeks is a salon owner, avid volunteer, veteran — and mother to many. The last role is what earned her the title of Prince William County 2024 Foster Parent of the Year from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. In addition to raising her daughter (who Burberry appoints a new CEO as the fashion house warns it expects a first-half operating loss 07/15/2024 07:05am • LONDON (AP) — British luxury fashion house Burberry said Monday it has appointed Joshua Schulman, formerly head of Michael Kors and Coach, as its new chief executive officer as the company warned it expected to record an operating loss in the first half of the year amid slumping retail sales. Bur Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu 07/15/2024 04:19am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister took the oath of office Monday at a ceremony in Kathmandu. Khadga Prasad Oli, the leader of Nepal’s largest communist party, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government. Oli, 72, wil China's economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth 07/15/2024 12:42am • BANGKOK (AP) — China's economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7% annual rate in the last quarter, the government reported Monday, while emphasizing signs of improvement in factory output, income and investment. The expansion was sharply below the 5.3% annual pace of growth seen in the first Best Peer-to-Peer Lending Websites for Investors 07/14/2024 08:00pm • When fixed income just doesn't cut it, some investors turn to peer-to-peer lending platforms for above-market returns. Peer-to-peer lending has three competitive advantages: First, the platforms' proprietary credit evaluation algorithms can look beyond FICO scores to determine a borrower's creditwor 10 Apps to Use Now to Make Taxes Easier Next Year 07/14/2024 08:00pm • Taxpayers gave a collective sigh of relief after the April tax deadline passed. Another year of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses is over. However, tax season doesn't have to be a mad dash. Instead of waiting until next spring to get organized, start now. Mobile apps make it quick Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 07/14/2024 01:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television's hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles, his p Amazon Prime Day deals are almost here. Should you take advantage of them? 07/14/2024 12:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — It's summertime, and the bargains seem easy at a time when many consumer prices are high. July sales events have become a seasonal revenue driver for the retail industry since Amazon launched its first Prime Day back in 2015. While consumers may be enticed by the advertised can't-