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Japan's economy grew last quarter on healthy consumer spending and business investment 08/14/2024 10:52pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% in the April-June period, rebounding from the contraction in the previous quarter, government data showed Thursday. The world’s fourth largest economy grew 0.8% in the fiscal first quarter, according to the Cabinet Office. Seasonally Friedl homers twice on 29th birthday, Reds rout the Cardinals 9-2 to sweep series 08/14/2024 10:15pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl homered twice on his 29th birthday, Jonathan India also hit two home runs and drove in four runs and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 9-2 victory Wednesday night. Friedl and Barry Larkin — on April 28, 1994 — are the The Latest: Trump held rally in North Carolina; Harris campaign launches $90M ad buy 08/14/2024 09:58pm • Donald Trump held a rally and speech in North Carolina on Wednesday that his campaign billed as a significant economic address, though the former president spent much of his time airing grievances against his rivals and veering toward familiar topics like the U.S.-Mexico border. Set in a Democratic Kishida will not seek another term, meaning Japan will get a new prime minister in September 08/14/2024 09:57pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister. Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party and became Court removes Prime Minister Srettha from office in another ruling shaking up Thailand's politics 08/14/2024 09:09pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation Wednesday, further shaking up Thai politics after ordering the dissolution of the main opposition party a week ago. The 5-4 ruling removed Srettha from office immediately ov Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success 08/14/2024 09:02pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as well as t Raiders WR Tre Tucker seeing clearly thanks to offseason Lasik eye surgery 08/14/2024 08:58pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Tre Tucker ran a go-route, first turning to his right and then adjusting to his left. Watching — with the help of modern science — the ball as he leapt to make a sensational catch. Tucker had Lasik eye surgery in the offseason to make it easier to make such plays for the Amid historic struggles, White Sox will drop season ticket prices for 2025 08/14/2024 08:58pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are lowering season-ticket prices for 2025 by an average of 10% with the team struggling through one of the worst seasons baseball has ever seen, senior vice president Brooks Boyer said on Wednesday. The White Sox were 22-92 entering their Wednesday game agains Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues 08/14/2024 08:51pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An employee of the Democratic National Committee filed a complaint Wednesday seeking to remove the Green Party's presidential candidate from the ballot in Wisconsin, arguing that the party is ineligible. It's the latest move by the DNC to block third-party candidates from the Emails show Delaware lieutenant governor's staff engaged in campaign matters during business hours 08/14/2024 08:31pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s office staff was in regular communication last year with her husband and other people involved in her campaign for Delaware governor and worked during office hours to help facilitate the use of campaign funds, according to emails obtained by The As The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG 08/14/2024 08:09pm • DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule before millions of visitors flock through the gates for corn dogs, deep-fried delights and a friendly wave from a five-story cowboy named Big Tex: No guns allowed. But that decision by fair organizers — which comes after a shooting Judge tells Google to brace for shakeup of Android app store as punishment for running a monopoly 08/14/2024 08:07pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday indicated he will order major changes in Google’s Android app store to punish the company for engineering a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly that has hurt millions of consumers and app developers. Over the course of a three-hour he Diamondbacks extend winning streak to 6, beat Rockies 11-4 as Eugenio Suárez hits grand slam 08/14/2024 08:03pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a grand slam and finished with five RBIs, Joc Pederson drove in two early runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks won their sixth straight game by beating the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Wednesday. Arizona swept the three-game series and has won 18 of 21, rocketing into p Delegate who was arrested at Ferguson protest withdraws from DNC as bodycam video is released 08/14/2024 08:00pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — One of the people accused of damaging a Ferguson Police Department fence moments before a police officer was critically injured has withdrawn as an uncommitted alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention, the Missouri Democratic Party said Wednesday. Keith Rose was ch How Much Assisted Living Costs and How to Pay 08/14/2024 08:00pm • Aging isn't just hard on your health -- it can be hard on your wallet too. Genworth Financial's 2023 Cost of Care Survey reports that the median cost of assisted living facilities is $5,350 per month. Meanwhile, the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living report