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In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death 08/20/2024 12:26am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and tried to outrace each other for the business. For tens of thousands of men in Uganda's capital, Kampala, this is h 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 LA fan favorite Justin Turner returns to Dodger Stadium for 1st time as member of Seattle Mariners 08/19/2024 11:06pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Turner returned to Dodger Stadium on Monday night for the first time since leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022 after a nine-year run that included a World Series championship as their gritty third baseman. “It was one of the best things that ever happened to my care Duke rose quickly under Mike Elko. Now Manny Diaz is aiming to keep that upward trajectory 08/19/2024 08:56pm • DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke made a quick climb under Mike Elko. Now it's up to Manny Diaz to build something more. The former Miami head coach and Penn State defensive coordinator has taken over in Durham, leading a program that crashed in the final seasons of David Cutcliffe's long and successful te 6 Reasons to Switch Banks 08/19/2024 08:00pm • Inflation and financial pressure may lead you to examine your bank accounts closely and not like what you see. It pays to make a switch if you're not happy with your current bank's interest rates, fees or accessibility. Explore reasons why switching banks might be a good move, whether you want to ea 7 Best BDC Stocks and ETFs to Buy for Income 08/19/2024 08:00pm • Income investing is a popular approach that involves buying well-researched assets for their yields. If you put $10,000 into quality stocks that average a 4% yield for a year, you can earn $400 in passive income. Finding stocks that average a 5% yield can increase your annual earnings to $500. Divid 8 Best High-Yield REITs to Buy 08/19/2024 08:00pm • With the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates for the first time in over four years this September, investors accustomed to earning 5% or more risk-free on their cash may need to look elsewhere for yield. A likely destination for some of these inflows are real estate investment trusts (REI George Santos pleads guilty, acknowledging lies and blaming ambition for conning his way to Congress 08/19/2024 07:57pm • CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — George Santos, who spun lies about his life into an 11-month stint in Congress, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a case that led to his expulsion from office. He blamed his ambition for clouding his judgment and said he was “flooded Wisconsin woman who said she legally killed sex trafficker gets 11 years in prison 08/19/2024 06:51pm • KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman who said she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced count of reckless homicide. A Kenosha County judge sentenced Chrystul Kizer to 11 years of i 50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance 08/19/2024 06:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In the 1970s, Harlem’s deserted streets and tumbledown tenements told the story of a neighborhood left behind. Disinvestment had taken its toll. Violence, crime and poor living conditions had become the norm and nearly 50,000 residents — a third of the area's population — lef Jets wide receiver Mike Williams hopes to take next step in return and join team drills next week 08/19/2024 03:20pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike Williams is getting closer to being a full go for the New York Jets. The veteran wide receiver was activated from the physically unable to perform list on Aug. 7 and has since been participating in individual drills at practice and running routes on the side. William Kayak CEO says being number 2 to Google in travel searches is 'not a bad place to be' 08/19/2024 11:00am • Travel is booming, with record numbers of passengers surging through U.S. airports, and Kayak CEO Steve Hafner says searches on his company's site are still rising as people start to think about holiday trips. Hafner says interest is rising fastest for premium travel experiences, whether that means SMU buries the painful 'death penalty' aftermath for good as its ACC debut draws near 08/19/2024 09:09am • DALLAS (AP) — SMU athletic director Rick Hart gets goosebumps pretty easily these days. Whether it's reflecting on the nearly year-old celebration of getting into the Atlantic Coast Conference or what's about to happen on the football field his office overlooks, Hart's emotions flow freely. Even t Georgia Tech on the upswing under Brent Key after one of darkest periods in program history 08/19/2024 06:10am • ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Tech program that was about as low as it could go is suddenly filled with optimism. The Yellow Jackets are coming off their first winning season since 2018 and feel like they're ready to push even higher under coach Brent Key. The Yellow Jackets were a laughingstock under