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Stock market today: Wall Street leaps, and S&P 500 rallies 1.6% as US shoppers drive the economy 08/15/2024 07:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected, with particular credit going to the country’s shoppers. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% for its fourth-best day of the year and its sixth straight No. 12 Utah banking on improved health of offensive playmakers to fulfill expectations in Big 12 08/15/2024 05:14pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cam Rising was all smiles when Utah opened training camp ahead of its inaugural Big 12 Conference season. Rising soaked in the thrill of being on the field again after not playing a down last season because of a knee injury he suffered in the Rose Bowl two days into 2023. Now The wife of Republican Wisconsin US Senate candidate Hovde takes aim at female Democratic incumbent 08/15/2024 01:45pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is taking center stage in her husband's campaign in the days after he secured the party nomination, directly attacking Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in a television ad released Thursday about single mothers. The race betw Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Aug. 16 - Aug. 22 08/15/2024 10:05am • Aug. 16 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the next day. It’s the only field fatality in major league history. 1924 — Helen Wills Moody beats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory again, 6-1, 6-3, to wi Democrats trust Harris slightly more than Biden on climate change, an AP-NORC poll finds 08/15/2024 07:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Democratic National Convention approaches, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Democrats have slightly higher trust in Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to address the issue of climate change than President Joe Biden. The Wes Schweitzer is the Jets' 325-pound offensive lineman whose passion is rock climbing 08/15/2024 06:00am • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The brief but terrifying feeling of helplessness still gets Wes Schweitzer every time. The New York Jets offensive lineman is scaling a rock — hand over hand, foot over foot — when he suddenly loses his grip, slips off the wall and plummets a few feet before landing. Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says 08/15/2024 05:56am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed How to find a financial adviser if you're not rich 08/14/2024 08:00pm • Far too many people are embarrassed to seek out a professional financial advisor because they do not believe they have enough assets. Historically, it was difficult finding advisors willing to work with clients with fewer assets. Most financial advisory firms still have high minimum investable as Extreme heat increasingly endangers children in West and Central Africa, UNICEF says 08/14/2024 05:36pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, which further endangers their health, according to a new report by UNICEF published Wednesday. The frequency of heatwaves in the region has more than quadrupled since the 1960s, according to the rep Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver Olympic wrestling medal rejected by arbitration court 08/14/2024 01:32pm • Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been rejected by the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Paris, the court said Wednesday. The Indian Olympic Association's President, P.T. U A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive? 08/14/2024 12:05pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — International mediators are hoping to kickstart stalled cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with a new round of talks meant to finally clinch a deal between the sides. But the chances of a breakthrough appear slim. The new talks are set to begin Thursday, but Israel a Edmunds: The pros and cons of buying a hybrid vehicle or plug-in hybrid 08/14/2024 11:51am • If you’re ready to move on from a purely gasoline-fueled vehicle but you’re not ready to go fully electric, you have two choices. You can get a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid vehicle. But which one is best? The experts at Edmunds will help you decide. Hybrid Pros and Cons A hybrid electric vehicle h Punching well above their weight, New Zealand Olympians celebrate outstanding medal count in Paris 08/13/2024 09:52pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The omission of New Zealand from the world map which was a centerpiece of the Paris Olympics closing ceremony might have seemed a particular snub to the nation of 5 million which finished 11th on the medal table with 10 golds and 20 medals overall. It was explained t 7 Best Small-Cap ETFs to Buy for Growth 08/13/2024 08:00pm • For a variety of reasons, retail and institutional investors are turning their attention to small-cap stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that focus on the small-cap equity sector. Specifically, favorable relative valuations, historical market trends and recent stock market dynamics have all com After international court's refusal to reinstate US gymnast's bronze medal, what options are left? 08/13/2024 04:54pm • USA Gymnastics announced Monday the Court of Arbitration for Sport denied its appeal to reinstate the bronze medal that was stripped from American gymnast Jordan Chiles after the women's individual floor exercise final last week. The bronze was awarded after an initial appeal of her score, which