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Black rights activists convicted of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents 09/12/2024 01:23pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Four Black rights activists were convicted Thursday in Florida federal court of conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents. Jurors deliberated all day Wednesday and returned the guilty verdicts late Thursday morning, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The conspiracy charges car Colorado mining town's polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk 09/12/2024 01:16pm • LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin more than a century after the city's boom days. Enter a fledgling company c Bengals visit Chiefs in matchup of perennial playoff contenders meeting in rare Week 2 showdown 09/12/2024 01:14pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs are accustomed to playing each other late in the season, when the stakes are at their highest — like an AFC championship, for instance, and along with it a spot in the Super Bowl. The rivals have met five times since 2022 and Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.20%, its lowest level since February 2023 09/12/2024 01:07pm • The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell this week to its lowest level in 19 months, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week. The rate fell to 6.20% from 6.35% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursda US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing the election 09/12/2024 12:53pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the vote and carrying out human rights abuses. Those targeted by the Treasury Departm Cowboys put 16-game home winning streak in regular season on line against Saints 09/12/2024 12:53pm • New Orleans (1-0) at Dallas (1-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox. BetMGM NFL Odds: Cowboys by 6 1/2. Against the spread: Saints 1-0, Cowboys 1-0. Series record: Cowboys lead 18-13. Last meeting: Cowboys beat Saints 27-17 on Dec. 2, 2021, in New Orleans. Last week: Saints beat Panthers 47-10; Cowboys beat B Minnesota hosts Nevada in final nonconference game before daunting Big Ten start 09/12/2024 12:52pm • Nevada (1-2) at Minnesota (1-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network. BetMGM College Football Odds: Minnesota by 17½. Series record: First meeting. WHAT'S AT STAKE The Gophers have momentum from a 48-0 victory over Rhode Island last week. They need even more of it for a daunting three-game str UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish 09/12/2024 12:38pm • STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — To Ruth Breeden, who assembles Ram trucks in this Detroit suburb, a simmering dispute between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis isn't merely about whether her employer will reopen a distant factory in Illinois. To her, the standoff is a danger sign for all UAW w Chargers look to carry over momentum from Week 1 vs. Panthers, who are reeling from 37-point defeat 09/12/2024 12:37pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers are looking to build on the momentum of a solid Week 1 win, while embattled second-year quarterback Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers will try to pick themselves off the mat following a history-making defeat. The Chargers beat Barcelona has its spending limit increased but remains well below Real Madrid's cap 09/12/2024 12:35pm • MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid remains with the Spanish league's highest spending limit following the summer transfer window, while Barcelona improved significantly but remained well bellow its rival's cap. The league released the cost limits for each team on Thursday, with Madrid's cap reaching nearly LIV golfer Jon Rahm appeals European tour fines and is clear to play in the Spanish Open 09/12/2024 12:31pm • Jon Rahm on Thursday appealed the European tour sanctions against him for playing the LIV Golf circuit, allowing him to play the Spanish Open and other European tour events until an independent panel decides if he must pay fines. Rahm's formal appeal was a pivotal move because it allows him a chance No. 15 Oklahoma wary of talented Tulane after struggling to win as heavy favorite vs. Houston 09/12/2024 12:21pm • NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Brent Venables opened his weekly media session by rattling off several of Tulane's accomplishments over the past few years. Among them was the Green Wave's 10-game road win streak — the third best active run in the country behind Georgia and Michigan — and t Kylian Mbappé wins French league ruling for $61 million in unpaid wages from PSG 09/12/2024 12:01pm • The French league's legal commission has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbappé the 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages that he claims he's entitled to, the league said Thursday. The league confirmed the decision to The Associated Press without more details, a day after the Fra Young women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades, a Gallup analysis finds 09/12/2024 11:41am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Young women are more liberal than they have been in decades, according to a Gallup analysis of more than 20 years of polling data. Over the past few years, about 4 in 10 young women between the ages of 18 and 29 have described their political views as liberal, compared with two The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says 09/12/2024 11:31am • GENEVA (AP) — The Palestinian economy is “in free fall,” the United Nations reported Thursday, with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before Israeli forces began a blistering military response to the Oct. 7 attacks in the territory. The report from UN Trade and Development,