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Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case 09/18/2024 10:49am • LONDON (AP) 鈥� Google won a court challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.66 billion) European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business. The EU's General Court said it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commissi Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis on their 'Warriors' musical concept album with Lauryn Hill 09/18/2024 10:00am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Most New Yorkers, Lin-Manuel Miranda argues, have an answer to the following question: When did you first see 鈥淭he Warriors鈥�? 鈥淚 saw it when I was 4 years old, an unsupervised youth was I. A friend鈥檚 older brother had the VHS. There were no adults around,鈥� he told The Ass Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9 people and injured thousands 09/18/2024 12:21am • BEIRUT (AP) 鈥� Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously Tuesday in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people, including an 8-year-old girl, and wounding several thousand, officials said. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel How to Prepare Your Savings for Falling Interest Rates 09/17/2024 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by half a percentage point at its September meeting, the first time it has lowered rates since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Banks and credit unions will soon start lowering their own rates in response to the Fed's move. When interest rat How the Federal Reserve Impacts Mortgages 09/17/2024 08:00pm • At its September 2024 meeting, the Federal Reserve cut its target interest rate by 0.5 percentage points. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that the inflation rate has eased noticeably over the last two years but has not yet hit the Fed's of 2% goal. The Fed, Powell said, will continue to d How the Federal Reserve Impacts Personal Loans 09/17/2024 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve doesn't directly set personal loan rates. But its monetary policies are designed to have a widespread effect on the U.S. economy. When the central bank makes a policy move -- such as Wednesday's 0.5-percentage-point rate cut -- it creates a chain reaction that trickles down to pe Investment Property Mortgage Rates: How to Finance a Rental 09/17/2024 08:00pm • A successful investment comes down to the margins -- controlling costs to make it profitable. With investment property, getting a cost-effective mortgage can have a long-term impact on your investment's success. Financing investment property is somewhat like getting a residential home mortgage, but Burned by High Rates, 54% of Homebuyers Say Fed Is 'Politically Motivated' 09/17/2024 08:00pm • Between high home prices and high mortgage rates, homeownership has become increasingly out of reach for middle-class households. It's no wonder many recent homebuyers hold a grudge against the Federal Reserve, with 60% of them saying the central bank kept interest rates high for too long, according Kroger and Albertsons make a final pitch for their merger before a judge decides whether to block it 09/17/2024 05:59pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) 鈥� The federal government urged a U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday to temporarily prevent a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, saying in closing arguments the combination would 鈥渁lmost certainly鈥� benefit shareholders and not everyday shoppers. Lawyers for th Ex-police officer accused of killing shoplifting suspect goes on trial in Virginia 09/17/2024 05:13pm • FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) 鈥� A trial for a former northern Virginia police officer began Tuesday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses. Wesley Shifflett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon in the killing of 37-year-old NASCAR Cup playoffs to run under the lights at Bristol bullring; F1 preps for streets of Singapore 09/17/2024 04:13pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race. Site: Bristol, Tennessee. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4 p.m.; qualifying, 5:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (USA Network) Track: Bristol Motor Speedway. Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles. Last year: Denny Hamlin started second in t US retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience 09/17/2024 01:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just seven weeks before Election Day as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate. Retail sales ticked up 0.1% from July to August, after jumping the most in a ye EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission 09/17/2024 01:38pm • BRUSSELS (AP) 鈥� European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc on Tuesday, despite the reluctance of many EU member states to give in to her demand for gender parity. Von der Leyen named only two m AP PHOTOS: How Churchill embraces its title as polar bear capital of the world 09/17/2024 09:54am • CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) 鈥� When polar bears started coming to Churchill, tourists did too. And then suddenly, polar bears began to appear everywhere 鈥� from artwork to cushion covers and even on beer cans 鈥� as residents of this remote Canadian town on Hudson Bay embraced their title as polar be Dedicated artists are keeping Japan's ancient craft of temari alive 09/17/2024 02:45am • KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) 鈥� Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the center of the circle is Eiko Araki, a master of the Sanuki Kagari Temari, a Japanese traditional craft passed down fo