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The US and China spar with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations 04/26/2024 03:47am • BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with senior Chinese officials and warned of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations. Blinken's discussions s Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly climb despite worries about US economy 04/26/2024 03:21am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday despite worries about the economic outlook and inflation in the U.S. and the rest of the world. The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting with no major changes, keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range of 0 to 0.1%. In March, it raised the key rate The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next? 04/26/2024 02:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly climb despite worries about US economy 04/25/2024 11:50pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday despite worries about the economic outlook and inflation in the U.S. and the rest of the world. The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting with no major changes, keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range of 0 to 0.1%. In March, it raised the key rate Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after finalizing $1.9B tax cut and refund for businesses 04/25/2024 10:37pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-controlled General Assembly on Thursday adjourned for the year, concluding months of tense political infighting that doomed Republican Gov. Bill Lee's universal school voucher push. But a bill allowing some teachers to carry firearms in public schools and on Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care 04/25/2024 10:34pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for Drones by the numbers: How the Montgomery Co. police department's airborne tools are performing 04/25/2024 10:30pm • They didn't graduate from the police academy, they don't get overtime, but they're incredibly quick when it comes to getting on the scene after a 911 call. Data from the Montgomery County Police Department's dashboard on the "drones as first responder" program shows that overall arrival times for No more 'Mason' or 'GMU': George Mason University reveals new logo, branding 04/25/2024 10:14pm • George Mason University on Thursday unveiled a redesigned logo as the capstone of its three-year-long, comprehensive rebrand. The new look, which will include a single logo for the university and its athletics program, "asserts George Mason’s emerging identity as a national top 50 public univer SJW: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/25/2024 07:58pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SJW Corp. (SJW) on Thursday reported profit of $11.7 million in its first quarter. The San Jose, California-based company said it had profit of 36 cents per share. The parent of San Jose Water Co. posted revenue of $149.4 million in the period. SJW Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors get gender-affirming care without parent's permission 04/25/2024 05:53pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors get gender-affirming care without parent's permission. Google parent reports another quarter of robust growth, rolls out first-ever quarterly dividend 04/25/2024 05:52pm • Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday released a quarterly report showing it’s still reaping double-digit revenue gains from its digital advertising empire while sowing potentially lucrative new ground in artificial intelligence. The results for the first three months of the year p A high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan boosts awareness of domestic violence 04/25/2024 04:54pm • The CCTV footage shown at the domestic abuse trial was disturbing: The defendant is seen dragging his wife by her hair, and then punching and kicking her. Hours after it was recorded, she died of brain trauma. The trial of businessman Kuandyk Bishimbayev, Kazakhstan's former economy minister, in the Meta Platforms, O'Reilly Automotive fall; Chipotle, TransUnion rise, Thursday, 4/25/2024 04/25/2024 04:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Meta Platforms Inc., down $52.12 to $441.38. Facebook's parent company gave investors a disappointing revenue forecast. International Business Machines Corp., down $15.19 to $168.91. The technology and consult Prince George's Co. to enforce youth curfew at National Harbor starting Friday 04/25/2024 03:18pm • Following a flurry of incidents involving teenagers at National Harbor, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said that a youth curfew will be reinstated to control crime along the waterfront starting Friday evening. Most recently, a group of around 800 young people at the National H USA Track & Field expands its maternity policy to give athletes more time to work their way back 04/25/2024 02:49pm • U.S. Olympic hurdler Christina Clemons sent numerous emails to those in the track community raising concerns over a gap in health care insurance coverage for new mothers who still wanted to compete. Those baby steps turned into big strides as USA Track & Field unveiled a program Thursday that ex