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Uber praises new Mexico City rules allowing ride-share apps
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ The Uber ride-sharing app praised Mexico City on Thursday for becoming the first city in Latin America, and the largest in …
EBay sells Enterprise unit, tops profit expectations
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ EBay sold its Enterprise business for $925 million and topped Wall Street expectations for its second-quarter earnings as the online …
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THE SUV GOES FROM ALL-AMERICAN TO GLOBAL STAR
BY DEE-ANN DURBIN DETROIT (AP) – Once a hulking symbol of American excess, sport utility vehicles are quickly becoming the world’s favorite way to get …
INSIDE WASHINGTON: PROFITING FROM FAILURE
BY KEN DILANIAN WASHINGTON (AP) – The Army’s troubled $5 billion intelligence fusion network has been a source of lucrative contracts to companies whose employees …
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Get Tire Savvy to Help Your Family Stay Safe on the Road
StatePoint Today’s cars come with some impressive features. But no matter what up-to-date tech your car boasts, it’s your tires that connect it to the …
A first: All respond to gene therapy in a blood cancer study
Stained cells showing multiple myeloma. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) – Doctors are reporting unprecedented success from …
A last-ditch treatment saves a girl with pneumonia
An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, machine saved Sage McCue’s life. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By DIVYA KUMAR Tampa Bay Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – …
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University restores Mississippi flag to campus display
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) _ The University of Alaska Fairbanks has returned a Mississippi flag to a campus display just days after the university removed it, …
Spelman College discontinues its Bill Cosby professorship
ATLANTA (AP) _ A historically black college is discontinuing its endowed professorship with Bill Cosby after recent details emerged of his testimony in a sexual-assault …
Analysis: Price hikes planned for Louisiana college students
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ Public colleges escaped deep cuts for a second straight budget year, with some campuses even …
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UNC agrees to extension with Roy Williams through 2020
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) _ North Carolina has agreed to a two-year contract extension with Roy Williams, keeping the Hall of Fame coach with the …
Oklahoma St. to take on Florida in Orange Bowl Classic
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) _ The Oklahoma State basketball team will take on Florida in this season’s Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Florida. OSU head coach …
Ex-NFL coach Haslett hired as Penn State’s ‘sounding board’
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) _ The coach who guided the New Orleans Saints through Hurricane Katrina has joined Penn State’s football team as a consultant. …
