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Stores lure back-to-school shoppers with deals and 'buy now, pay later' plans 07/30/2024 08:04am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other back-to-school essentials at affordable prices. To seal the deal, they are marketing ���buy now, pay later��� services as a way for customers to spread out the cost of going back to c Hootie & The Blowfish celebrates 30th anniversary of 'Cracked Rear View' at Merriweather Post Pavilion 07/30/2024 04:48am • Hootie & The Blowfish is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its smash album "Cracked Rear View" (1994). You can celebrate with the band this Saturday at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, not far from where lead guitarist Mark Bryan grew up listening to WTOP. "I recogni Hawaii man killed self after police took DNA sample in Virginia woman's 1991 killing 07/29/2024 11:41pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� A man who was identified as a new possible suspect in the killing and sexual assault of a Virginia woman who was visiting Hawaii more than three decades ago killed himself recently after police took a DNA swab from him, officials said. The Hawaii Police Department on Monday said t Wilyer Abreu, Masataka Yoshida, Dominic Smith and Romy Gonzalez power Red Sox past Mariners 14-7 07/29/2024 11:11pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Wilyer Abreu capped a 12-pitch at-bat with an RBI single and Masataka Yoshida hit the next pitch for a two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox scored seven runs in the third inning on the way to a 14-7 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. Yoshida also had a double among hi NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources 07/29/2024 09:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search in part due to concerns that his Republican lieutenant governor would try to assume control if he left the state to campaign as part of the Democratic ticket, according How to Apply and Adjust to College as a Homeschooled Student 07/29/2024 08:00pm • More families have chosen to forgo the traditional K-12 classroom experience and homeschool their children in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But given the nature of homeschooling -- for which the specifics of curriculum, class time and assignments can vary widely from one family to another -- it Orioles catcher James McCann shrugs off fastball to face, stays in game after being bloodied 07/29/2024 07:05pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� James McCann had just been struck in the face with a fastball, and as the blood gushed from his nose and mouth, there was one overriding thought racing through his mind. ���I take pride in staying tough, doing what I can to stay on the field,��� he said later Monday. ���That's wha Delaware gubernatorial candidate calls for investigation into primary rival's campaign finances 07/29/2024 06:16pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� The chief executive of Delaware���s largest county is calling for a federal investigation into the campaign finances of the state���s lieutenant governor, who is his chief rival for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer held a brief Robinson campaign calls North Carolina agency report on wife's nonprofit politically motivated 07/29/2024 06:14pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� A state review's findings of operating and administrative issues by a nonprofit owned by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson���s wife while implementing a child care food program ���are politically motivated at the core," Robinson's campaign said Monday. A compliance review Chinese women beat reigning Olympic champion United States in volleyball 07/29/2024 05:39pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The U.S. women���s volleyball team had a bad enough start in its Olympic title defense. It managed to keep it from turning into a disaster. The Americans lost the first two sets to China on Monday in a pool play format where total points and sets won can become playoff tiebreakers. So Insider Q&A: LinkedIn is bullish on AI. Will that help job seekers? 07/29/2024 10:14am • Like many other technology companies, LinkedIn is all in on generative AI, the artificial intelligence systems that can create text, images and other media in response to queries. The professional networking platform last month rolled out new AI features to help users search for jobs, tailor their r 5,000 rescued from flooding in North Korea, state media says 07/29/2024 07:41am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� More than 5,000 people isolated by flooding in northwestern North Korea were rescued by airlift and other evacuation work after heavy summer rains caused a river on the Chinese border to swell, state media reported Monday. The official Korean Central News Agency did not m Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast? 07/29/2024 03:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark interest rate at a near-quarter-century high, the Federal Reserve is expected to signal this week that it will likely reduce borrowing costs as soon as September. A rate redu Is a Physician Loan the Right Mortgage for You? 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Doctors straight out of medical school are bound to have sizable student loan debt and minimal savings for a home down payment. Despite excellent income potential, it can still be tough for them to qualify for a traditional mortgage program. Some lenders take all of these factors into consideration How to Maximize Points With the AmEx Trifecta 07/28/2024 08:00pm • American Express Membership Rewards is one of the original flexible points programs. 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