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Car Review: Nissan Rogue goes from slow to respectable with a power upgrade for 2023 08/07/2023 06:42am • The 2023 Nissan Rouge Platinum — the popular compact crossover sports a two-tone paint job and 19-inch wheels. (WTOP / Mike Parris) When I drove the new-look Rogue back in 2021, I really liked what Nissan did to the compact crossover. However, I couldn’t help but notice that the power didn� Today in History: August 7, allies land at Guadalcanal during World War II 08/07/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2023. There are 146 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 7, 1942, U.S. and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II. On China releases TV documentary showcasing army's ability to attack Taiwan 08/06/2023 11:50pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has released a new documentary about the army’s preparation to attack Taiwan and showcasing soldiers pledging to give up their lives if needed as Beijing continues to ramp up its rhetoric against the self-ruled island. “Chasing Dreams,” an eight-part docuseries ai Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork for fantasy franchise 08/06/2023 06:31pm • The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise says it won't allow artists to use artificial intelligence technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery. D&D art is supposed to be fanciful. But at least one ax-wielding giant seemed too weird for some f Vivek Ramaswamy's Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign 08/06/2023 08:06am • Vivek Ramaswamy is as comfortable talking about Bible stories as he is sharing the message of the Bhagavad Gita, one of the most sacred Hindu texts. The 37-year-old biotech entrepreneur turned Republican presidential candidate has been steadily garnering support in a party dominated by conservative Washington and Oregon leave behind heritage -- and rivals -- for stability in the Big Ten 08/05/2023 08:29pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A day after leaving behind more than a century as a tenant to the premier athletic conference on the West Coast, Washington’s leadership said stability was at the forefront of its decision to join the Big Ten Conference. “It was about having a future that we could count on and b Swanson and Candelario go deep as the Cubs hold off the Braves 8-6 at rainy Wrigley 08/05/2023 07:32pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson homered against his former team in a five-run first inning and the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen staved off the major league-leading Atlanta Braves in a rain-soaked 8-6 win on Saturday. Jeimer Candelario hit his first home run since being reacquired by the Cubs, and Ian Hap A funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings 08/04/2023 10:15pm • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings. It's all designed so you can be a Barbie fan till the day you die — and even after that. The pink metal coffins are on sale at the Alpha and Omega Fun GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie says 'inhumanity' of war is palpable during visit to Ukraine 08/04/2023 02:53pm • BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become the second 2024 Republican presidential hopeful to visit Ukraine, meeting Friday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, touring ravaged villages and saying what he saw further impressed to him that the U.S. should continue Spanish league clubs to earn more TV revenue if they provide better access to players and coaches 08/04/2023 02:33pm • MADRID (AP) — Spanish league clubs that voluntarily give broadcasters more access to players and coaches will earn more in television rights this season, the league said Friday. Clubs will earn bigger shares of the television rights by voluntarily offering up “interviews with coaching staff, pre An American billionaire says he'll stop funding the think tank behind Israel's judicial overhaul 08/04/2023 11:25am • JERUSALEM (AP) — An American billionaire and major donor to a Jerusalem think tank backing the Israeli government's divisive judicial overhaul said on Friday that he would stop giving to the conservative group. The decision by Arthur Dantchik, a 65-year-old libertarian multibillionaire from New Yo Cyprus allows human COVID-19 medications to be used against deadly virus mutation in cats 08/04/2023 08:02am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ veterinarians association on Friday lauded a government decision to allow its stock of human coronavirus medication to be used on cats to fight a local mutation of a feline virus that has killed thousands of animals on the Mediterranean island but can't be transmit MGP: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/03/2023 07:55am • ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $31.8 million. The Atchison, Kansas-based company said it had profit of $1.44 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.49 per share. The results exceed WestRock: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 08/03/2023 06:47am • ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — WestRock Co. (WRK) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $202 million. On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 79 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 89 cents per share. The results beat Wall S Ball: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/03/2023 06:07am • WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — Ball Corp. (BALL) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $173 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Westminster, Colorado-based company said it had net income of 55 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted