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Japanese executive convicted in Myanmar for selling rice above set prices returns home 08/14/2024 02:00am • TOKYO (AP) 鈥� A Japanese business executive has returned home from Myanmar following his release from more than a month of detention after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, his company said Wednesday. Hiroshi Kasamatsu, a director of the Myanmar supermarket Aeon Orange, was in custod 3 dead in grenade attacks on a store selling national flags ahead of Pakistan's Independence Day 08/13/2024 09:42pm • QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) 鈥� Suspected militants hurled hand grenades at a house and a store selling Pakistani national flags in the restive southwestern Baluchistan province on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding six others ahead of Pakistan鈥檚 77th independence day. The separatist Baluch Libe 11 Cool Credit Card Perks You Haven't Heard About 08/13/2024 08:00pm • With so many credit cards on the market, card issuers are always looking for new ways to attract new customers. Besides generous welcome offers, rewards like cash back or points, and travel insurance and consumer benefits, some cards also offer unique perks to differentiate themselves from competito 6 Signs It's Time for Memory Care 08/13/2024 08:00pm • It's bittersweet to see your loved ones age. Your mom, once a prolific baker, still makes her way around the kitchen but occasionally mixes up the steps in her favorite recipes. Or, your dad doesn't notice he's no longer writing the answers to his daily crossword puzzle neatly inside the boxes. Thes Tennessee reaches long-term deal with Knoxville-based Pilot to preserve name of Neyland Stadium 08/13/2024 06:31pm • Tennessee announced on Tuesday a long-term deal with travel-center giant Pilot that will preserve the names of Neyland Stadium and Shields-Watkins Field while giving the Knoxville-based company prominent signage throughout the stadium, including on the playing surface. Financial terms of the agreeme Bangladesh's ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster 08/13/2024 05:54pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) 鈥� Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on Tuesday from self-exile in India for an investigation into those responsible for the killings of students and others during weeks of violent protests that prompted her ouster. Hasina, who stepped down and fled Bang DC puts the spotlight on local entrepreneurs for National Black Business Month 08/13/2024 05:00pm • August is National Black Business Month, when Black-owned businesses are celebrated, and leaders in D.C. are marking the occasion by visiting and highlighting entrepreneurs in the area. "We're recognizing Black-owned businesses," said Nina Albert, D.C.'s deputy mayor for planning and economic dev In one region of Senegal, girls can become wrestlers 鈥� and win. But only until marriage 08/13/2024 01:15am • MLOMP, Senegal (AP) 鈥� It鈥檚 almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern Senegal, dozens of teenagers in colorful jerseys are throwing each other to the ground to the rhythm of Afrobeats against a backdrop of palm trees. It's a common sight across S Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause 08/12/2024 10:46pm • SAO PAULO (AP) 鈥� The pilot of the plane that crashed down in Brazil last week was buried Monday in Sao Paulo, becoming the first person laid to rest among the 62 victims, as authorities continue working to determine what exactly caused the accident. A hearse bearing the casket of Danilo Santos Rom How to Find and Cancel Recurring Credit Card Charges 08/12/2024 08:00pm • Checking your credit card statements regularly can help you weed out recurring charges that are costing you money. Recurring charges to your credit card can add up quickly, even if they're small amounts. These recurring credit charges, sometimes known as gray charges, show up on your statement month Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London 08/12/2024 05:55pm • LONDON (AP) 鈥� Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London 鈥� the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more. The elusive gr Man stabs a girl and her mother in a London tourism hot spot before being arrested, police say 08/12/2024 03:21pm • LONDON (AP) 鈥� A man stabbed an 11-year-old girl and her mother in London鈥檚 bustling theater district on Monday before being arrested, police said, adding that there was no indication that the attack was terrorism-related. The attack occurred shortly before noon outside a tea shop in Leicester Sq Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike 08/12/2024 03:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent 鈥� and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it. Some of America's largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands, say their customers are increasingly seeking cheaper alternative products DC-area restaurateurs sound off on the ongoing growth of pop-up restaurants 08/12/2024 09:55am • D.C. restaurateurs got creative during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghost kitchens gave chefs a chance to cook in another eatery's kitchen and sell their to-go meals with no real restaurant of their own behind it. Pop-up restaurants, though not a new concept 鈥� they鈥檝e been around since the supper c 'As a mother of 4 kids, it鈥檚 too much': What a Fairfax Co. mom spends on school supplies 鈥� and how she saves 08/12/2024 04:46am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series聽鈥淲TOP Goes Back to School鈥澛爐his August and September. Crayons, pencils, notebooks 鈥� even headph