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Why the difference? The short answer is reform. In today’s Asia, he who reforms grows. Asian economies share common problems. For two generations, China, South Korea and Japan funneled their financial resources into favored firms, mainly in heavy industry, and coddled those companies through cartels and protectionism. The 1997 crisis laid bare the results of this system–overcapacity, wasted money, insolvent firms, troubled banks and lack of funding for new, innovative firms....

On Saturday, July 23, a tweet mentioning their “similarities and differences” was doing the rounds online. User Melinda Eg wrote: “I’d like someone to do a deep-drive on the similarities and differences between Keke Palmer and Zendaya’s careers. This may be one of the clearest examples of how colorism plays out in Hollywood. They were both child-stars, but their mainstream popularity is very different.” At the time of publication, the post had garnered 9,385 retweets, 2,438 quote tweets and 81,000 likes....

Case in point: Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III. The 2021 Doak Walker Award winner (as college football’s top running back) will hope to use his breakout campaign in East Lansing as a jumping-off point into the NFL. The fact he is considered a second-round pick has less to do with his production in college and more to do with running backs being devalued in today’s NFL. MORE: NFL Draft prospects 2022: Top 10 running backs, ranked...

The long-time ESPN host, who had been with the company for 27 years since a legendary letter led ESPN executives to hire him in 1994, went out in style with a fittingly fun “SportsCenter” sign-off that featured a lot of entertaining guests. Aaron Rodgers, Marshawn Lynch, Sue Bird and Jamal Crawford were some of the notable guests to join Mayne, and he certainly had fun with them. Each interview had fun soundbites but also saw poignant moments from the athletes being interviewed....

But as the saying goes, the difference is in the details, and those details show two cars that are pretty similar for the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. Kenseth posted a fast speed of 189.434 mph, tied for the best in the final 50-minute session, while Johnson ranked 16th with a lap of 186.722 mph around the 1.5-mile track. But on the list of drivers’ best 10-lap average speed, Kenseth topped the list at 185....

Nyquist is the favorite at 3-to-1, with Exaggerator the only other horse under 10-to-1. He’s listed at 8-to-1, then three other horses are listed at 10-to-1. There are 20 total entries in the field with two reserves, and five horses are listed at 30-to-1 or higher. MORE: Biggest Kentucky Derby long shots to win | Derby records, leaders Remember, horse racing betting at the track is parimutuel, which means bettors aren’t wagering against the house or track, but against each other, so these numbers could change plenty between now and post time (6:30 p....

Tiz The Law, which cruised to victory at the Belmont Stakes on June 20 and followed that up with another big win at the Travers Stakes on Aug. 8, will be looking to keep his Triple Crown hopes alive and well ahead of the Preakness (Oct. 3), trading his home-state tracks in New York for Churchill Downs. Which other horses are competing in “The Run for the Roses” and what should be expected to happen in the 1-1/4 mile race?...

The state uses the National Automobile Dealers Association book values to set the values of used cars, which is used to calculate the percentage of the car’s value to determine what residents have to pay in taxes on the car, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. “Overall, the 2022 valuation increases for vehicles compared to vehicles the same time last year is up approximately 40 percent,” Kentucky Department of Revenue director of valuation Cathy Johnson said in a January 6 letter to county property value administrators....

Republican lawmakers voted to shift mask mandate decisions to local school boards. Though Beshear vetoed parts of the bill that removed requirements for K-12 and child-care centers, Republicans overrode his veto and ended the statewide mask mandates, which Beshear had implemented as a strategy to handle COVID-19. The state is currently seeing its worst COVID-19 surge that threatens to overwhelm hospitals, and lawmakers acted during a special session called by the governor to address the pandemic as state hospitals struggle to handle the new virus cases....

During a news conference Monday afternoon, Beshear said he had contacted Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) to request they share the footage “as soon as possible.” The governor previously authorized the Kentucky State Police’s involvement in an independent investigation of the shooting and the events that preceded it, according to a statement issued earlier and posted to Twitter. Regarding the circumstances that led police to fire at demonstrators in Louisville, Beshear told reporters, “We are still learning a significant amount....

Republican state Senator Julie Raque Adams, the bill’s lead sponsor, said Senate Bill 8 was designed to address loopholes within the state’s child abuse and neglect laws, Kentucky Today reported. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee passed the legislation Wednesday in an 11-0 vote. Now, the bill heads to the Senate floor. “We’re going to hear a lot of things this session, and I would argue this will probably be the most important bill we pass this year,” said Republican state Senator Ralph Alvarado, the committee chairman and a co-sponsor of the bill, according to the Associated Press....

The public forum took place one day after the council held a meeting on police accountability, during which the council said it ran out of time to open the floor to public comments. Vice Mayor Steve Kay apologized for the trolling comments, saying the council was unable to avoid them due to the “unusual situation” surrounding the meeting, which was held virtually due to continued pandemic concerns. Though the council was able to mute speakers once they began using slurs, they were unable to prevent them from popping up without blocking citizens who were interested in contributing to the debate on police reform....

False. It’s been false since John Calipari’s first season on the job in 2009-10, and it remained false every year since. How do we know? UK basketball’s score under the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate measurement is a perfect 1,000 for the 2012-13 academic year and 989 on a multiyear basis. MORE: Calipari comments on results | Find your school’s APR | Ky. grants young fan his wish The APR has a lot of flaws, but one of its values is in punishing any program that has an overabundance of one-semester players — guys who show up, pass a few fall credits and then not even go to class in the spring....

MORE: Calipari headed to Hall of Fame | Some UK early entries should have stayed The phrase isn’t wrong. Malone has played in 18 games during his entire collegiate career — with eight rebounds, seven points and one assist — and the team won every game. Sure he only totaled 30 minutes of action, but that doesn’t take away from his impact. Now, he’s willing to give back to the fans....

The child’s terrifying ordeal unfolded at around 3.18 p.m. on Thursday in Goshen. Police say the elementary school student had just got off the bus when a white pickup truck pulled up alongside them in the 10000 block of Taylor Lake Road. The Lousiville Courier Journal reported that a woman, who was a passenger, then pointed a black rifle at the child while a man sat alongside her looking at the child and grinning....

This news is a clear indicator that former Tusker striker Jesse Were, who had been linked with a move out of the club, is staying for another year. Other Kenyans in the squad are defender David ‘Calabar’ Owino and midfielder Anthony ‘Teddy’ Akumu. Goalkeepers: Jacob Banda, Lameck Nyangu, Bob Kasua Ngoi, Samson Banda and Brown Nyirenda. Defenders: David Owino Odhiambo, Ben Adama Banh, Fackson Kapumbu, Marcel Kalonda, Bornwell Silengo, Daut Musekwa, Shemmy Mayembe, Bernard Mapili, Simon Silwimba, Dumisani Mwanza, and Bwalya Chiti....

Though a number of first-choice options declined their invites to represent their county at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the squad in place has built a solid rapport and has looked impressive thus far. MORE: Olympic basketball: How the 12-team field stacks up Kevin Durant led the scoring Sunday with 19 points. The newly minted Warriors star went 5 for 7 from the field and 5 for 5 from the free throw line....