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THE NEXT ONE? 13-year-old hoops phenom invites AP on journey 09/21/2017 02:04am • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ Emoni Bates walks out a front door of Clague Middle School with just inches to spare. A wide smile tops his 6-foot-7, extra-lean frame. He's holding a seventh-grade honor society certificate in his right hand. His braces gleam in the afternoon sun. Meet the best 13-year 9 Ways Teens Can Improve Diabetes Self-Care 09/20/2017 08:00pm • Keeping up with diabetes is hard enough. Now imagine having to do it as a teenager. For lots of reasons, it can be hard to keep up with proper self-care. "Teens have too many distractions in their lives: school, college, friends, family, dating and finding themselves. The list goes on and on," says Smart financial strategies for women entrepreneurs 09/20/2017 10:12am • WASHINGTON — Every Sept. 22, American Business Women’s Day honors the contributions and accomplishments of millions of women in the workforce and women business owners. The American Business Women’s Association is responsible for establishing this day and has been championing the efforts of Tools and Tricks to Curb Impulse Spending 09/19/2017 08:00pm • Whether it's online shopping after enjoying a few drinks or picking up a set of speakers you never knew you needed until ads started targeting you on social media, it's easy to fall prey to shiny object syndrome (where you're distracted by shiny new things). Personal finance comparison site Finder.c NFL Week 2 Wrap: NFL in LA is a blatant money grab 09/19/2017 01:59am • WASHINGTON — The National Football League has many problems, but the one in Los Angeles has become glaringly twofold. The Rams' second stint in LA began last year and the Chargers joined them in the City of Angels this season. We're only two weeks into the 2017 season and this much is obviou Metallics and feathers galore on Emmys red carpet 09/18/2017 09:29am • A force of red, a wealth of metallics and a strong show of feathers took the carpet at the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, led by Nicole Kidman, Tessa Thompson and Tracee Ellis Ross. And what's a dress without hair and makeup? The winners in beauty trends Sunday night in Los Angeles included pre Get Hired Faster -- 3 Ways to Make It Happen 09/14/2017 08:00pm • It is taking longer and longer to get hired. New research from Glassdoor finds that for the first half of 2017, the average hiring time was 23.7 days. This is almost a full day longer than the 2014 average of 22.9 days. And in some industries, hiring is taking a lot longer than that. Getting a gove 5 Modern Stressors and How to Handle Them 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Ah, the good old days: When all you had to worry about was, well, if you'd eat again, survive the night and find a suitable mate with whom to pass on your genes. Today, while most of our basic needs -- food, water, warmth and rest -- are met, we're hardly living free and easy. "In our society today 2017 NFL Week 1 Wrap: Houston, Cleveland remind us how athletes transcend sport 09/12/2017 01:13am • WASHINGTON -- The Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans may have lost their respective games Sunday, but they won in a more important and meaningful way. For weeks, we've watched Houston get drowned by Hurricane Harvey. We've seen the raw emotion (caution: strong language), the strength of the hu How to Ace Your Next Phone Interview 09/10/2017 08:00pm • If you're looking for a job these days, you're probably going to find that a lot of employers want to interview you on the phone before asking you to come in for a more in-depth, in-person interview. Phone interviews are increasingly a key part of the hiring process, and doing well at this stage can 4 Steps to Get Organized for Online Courses 09/07/2017 08:00pm • Even as thousands of students head back to college campuses nationwide, enrollment in online courses continues to grow. For students starting online courses, it's important to set yourself up for success -- particularly if you work full or part time and juggle other family and personal responsibilit Colin Kaepernick is America’s litmus test in 2017 09/06/2017 01:18am • WASHINGTON -- The NFL season starts Thursday and Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have a job. I don’t really care what you think about Kaepernick as a player or a person, insofar as how it should affect his job status. Because your opinion of Kaepernick speaks far more about you than it does ab How to Fulfill New School Year Resolutions 09/05/2017 08:00pm • As the summer break wrapped up, I started asking my kids about their hopes for the coming school year. The conversation that ensued reminded me a little of New Year's Eve with adults -- lots of optimism, but no plans concrete enough to justify faith in their intentions. Here's the thing: Intentions 5 Ways to Live Like a Dane 09/05/2017 08:00pm • From natural disasters to presidential decisions, there are many things in life we can't control. But to stay sane and -- gasp -- even happy, we should focus our efforts on what we can control, like aspects of our home and work environments. A recent trip to Copenhagen opened my eyes to how easily, Be aware of all those little pedestrians as school resumes, police warn 09/04/2017 03:53am • GAITHERSBURG, Md. — "We want drivers to look out for our kids." That's the message from area police as more school systems begin classes in coming days. "Traffic patterns are changing. Roads are going to get more congested. You have to build in more time ," said Capt. Thomas C. Didone, Montg