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WNBA playoff picture still jumbled as Chicago, Atlanta, Washington vying for 8th seed 09/10/2024 01:17pm • The WNBA playoff picture is still jumbled with the final postseason spot coming down to three teams — Chicago, Atlanta and Washington. All three teams will play each other at least once over the last nine days of the season. The Mystics face both the Sky and Dream this week, including a home-and-h A Libyan city scarred by flooding that killed thousands tries to rebuild a year later 09/10/2024 12:25pm • DERNA, Libya (AP) — A year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna, unleashing a wall of water that swept away thousands of people, its residents no longer hold out hope of finding many of their loved ones. For Libya, the disaster on the night of Sept. 10 was unpreceden Labor costs remain high for small businesses, but a report shows wage growth is slowing for some 09/10/2024 12:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Employee wages are one of the biggest costs for small businesses. A new survey found some owners may be seeing a bit of relief when it comes to wages. But while some say wage growth has stabilized or slowed, others note they haven't seen any moderation in their industries yet. The Plenty of former NFL coordinators have found a home as assistants in Big Ten 09/10/2024 12:06pm • It turns out the revolving door sending college coaches to the NFL also works in the other direction. While the Big Ten lost its most prominent head coach as Jim Harbaugh took over the Los Angeles Chargers after leading Michigan to a national title, it gained four guys with Super Bowl rings who w NASCAR playoffs go to Watkins Glen, IndyCar finale at Nashville, F1 returns to track in Azerbaijan 09/10/2024 11:26am • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Go Bowling at The Glen Site: Watkins Glen, New York. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 11:30 p.m.; qualifying, 1 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (USA Network). Track: Watkins Glen International. Race distance: 90 laps, 220.5 miles. Last year: William Byron won his first-ev Southwest Airlines shakes up its board under pressure from a big shareholder 09/10/2024 11:20am • Southwest Airlines will revamp its board and the chairman will retire next year, but it intends to keep CEO Robert Jordan in a partial concession to hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, which has been pushing for changes at the airline including Jordan’s ouster. Southwest said Tuesday that si Solheim Cup and other golf ties count as loss for Americans without trophy to take home: Analysis 09/10/2024 11:14am • U.S. captain Stacy Lewis at least got one thing right when her Solheim Cup team left Spain a year ago — without the crystal trophy — following a draw with Europe. “We only have to wait another year to get this thing back,” she said. This will be the second time the Solheim Cup, which starts Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad 09/10/2024 11:03am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country in the past four years as the authoritarian government launched a harsh crackdown on its political opponents. Some of them, however, are discovering that they can't escape intimidation and threats in their new liv A second Afghan embassy says it will close after the Taliban withdrew recognition 09/10/2024 10:58am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan's embassy in Norway is to close on Thursday, its occupants said, the second of the country's diplomatic missions to announce closure this week. It follows a statement from the Taliban at the end of July saying they would no longer recognize Afghan missions abroad set Limits to anti-nausea pill coverage wear on cancer patients and doctors 09/10/2024 10:57am • Cancer patients can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment with a relatively cheap anti-nausea pill, but some are running into coverage limits. Doctors say restrictions on the number of tablets patients receive can hurt care. Pharmacy benefit managers say their limits guard against overuse, and Four Downs with the Commanders: Bad day against the Bucs 09/10/2024 10:12am • Welcome to a new Washington Commanders season! Previously, in this spot we've run through a laundry list of stats and other things in the "Rehash," "Burgundy & Gold Grab Bag" and the "Commanders Corner." And just like the team, we can revamp/rebuild/reboot our day-after-the-day after coverage. Europe tries to capture the Solheim Cup for a 4th straight time. PGA Tour fall starts in California 09/10/2024 09:43am • LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour SOLHEIM CUP Site: Gainesville, Virginia. Course: Robert Trent Jones GC. Yardage: 6,706. Par: 72. Television: Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 8:45 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel), noon to 3 p.m. Michael Stoute, the successful British horse-racing trainer, says he is retiring this year 09/10/2024 09:40am • LONDON (AP) — Michael Stoute, one of Britain's most successful horse-racing trainers, announced Tuesday he will retire at the end of the 2024 season. The 78-year-old Stoute has been Britain's champion trainer 10 times, won 16 British classics — including the Derby six times — and had winners i EU's top court dismisses Apple's final appeal against order to pay Ireland 13B euros in back taxes 09/10/2024 09:24am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Apple on Tuesday lost its last bid to avoid paying 13 billion euros ($14.34 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, in a finale to a dispute with the European Union that centered on sweetheart deals that Dublin was offering to attract multinational businesses with minimal taxes across t Florida planning to use Mertz and Lagway in tandem QB system moving forward 09/10/2024 08:41am • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is moving to a two-quarterback system and giving highly touted freshman DJ Lagway a chance to prove his dazzling debut was no fluke. Exactly how coach Billy Napier uses Lagway and experienced senior Graham Mertz remains to be seen, though. The tandem — well, most