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Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes 09/10/2024 02:51pm • LONDON (AP) — Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech companies. The European Union’s top court rejecte Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada 09/09/2024 09:33pm • MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — As a raging wildfire continues to spread east of Los Angeles, driven by days of triple-digit temperatures, a teacher in an evacuation zone is planning to keep instructing online at his home in a Southern California mountain town. Stephen Richardson, whose 1930s How Long Does it Take to Refinance a House? 09/08/2024 08:00pm • Perhaps interest rates have dropped enough to pull the trigger. Maybe you want to tap your equity to fund a major home remodel.Or shorten your mortgage term and save thousands on interest. Or pay down that outstanding high-interest credit card debt. Whatever the reason, refinancing your mortgage can Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 09/08/2024 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are disrupting virtually every industry. In recent years, the world has gotten a firsthand look at remarkable advances in AI technology, including OpenAI's ChatGPT AI chatbot, GitHub's Copilot AI code generation software and Google's Gemini AI model. 12 Ways Retirees Spend Their Newfound Free Time 09/05/2024 08:00pm • Retirement offers the freedom to slow down, linger over daily activities and explore personal interests. According to 2023 data from the American Time Use Survey, retirees between ages 65 and 74 enjoy nearly seven hours of leisure time per day. This freedom allows them to pursue a variety of activit Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom 09/04/2024 10:41pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Despite her well-paying tech job, Li Daijing didn’t hesitate when her cousin asked for help running a restaurant in Mexico City. She packed up and left China for the Mexican capital last year, with dreams of a new adventure. The 30-year-old woman from Chengdu, the Sichuan prov CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger says shoppers would see lower prices after merger 09/04/2024 09:58pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons insisted Wednesday — under questioning from the federal government — that merging would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart, Costco and Amazo A Checklist for Choosing the Best CCRC Facility 09/04/2024 08:00pm • Choosing the right continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is a major decision that can shape the next chapter of your life or that of a loved one. CCRCs offer everything from independent housing, such as cottages or apartments and assisted living to skilled nursing care and memory care options. 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 09/04/2024 08:00pm • The stock market seems to be at a crossroads. The major market indexes remain near record highs. However, there's been more volatility this earnings season, including some heavy selling of stocks associated with artificial intelligence and semiconductors that were previously attracting investors. Be Editorial Roundup: United States 09/03/2024 06:28pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 30 The Washington Post says as EV sales stall, focus on hybrids The recent announcement by Ford Motor Co. that it was abandoning plans to roll out a large electric SUV seems like another warning flag that the early electric v What to know about delta-8 and other common vape shop drugs 09/03/2024 02:14pm • They're sold in gas stations, vape shops, online and in other stores around the country in seemingly countless enticing forms: gummies, chocolate bars, chips. Their packaging lists things like delta-8 THC, micro- and macrodoses of “psychedelics” and “nootropics." These substances are often sol Why a Georgetown bike shop will let you borrow a bike for free 09/03/2024 10:35am • When foldable bike maker Brompton said it would let anyone borrow one of its peddle bikes for an entire day for free from its new Brompton Junction store in Georgetown in April, it raised the question "What's the catch?" There are no real restrictions — just a reservation, a helmet and a promise t Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition's former presidential candidate 09/02/2024 10:53pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the highly anticipated July election that both the ruling party and its opponents claim to How to start a small business in a changing landscape 09/02/2024 08:16am • Launching a small business is no easy task. But for many local small businesses and startups, free resources and support are within reach. In Arlington County, approximately 8,000 businesses a year get their start with the help of Arlington Economic Development’s BizLaunch. Tara Palacios Error messages and lengthy online queues frustrate fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets 08/31/2024 03:50pm • LONDON (AP) — Some Oasis fans celebrated like a champagne supernova, while others looked back in anger on Saturday as online ticket sites strained under demand for the band’s first shows for 15 years. The Britpop-era behemoth led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher is scheduled to play 17 gigs i