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A Greek banking official says the European Central Bank has increased the amount of emergency credit Greek banks can access for the third consecutive day. …
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. …
Open teaching positions remain a problem in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ It is becoming increasingly difficult to find people to fill open teaching positions in South Dakota, according to school administrators. …
Governor signs California budget with anti-poverty efforts
By JUDY LIN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Gov. Jerry Brown signed a spending plan Wednesday that uses California’s growing surplus to fund new initiatives aimed …
House OKs tax law change sought by Planet Fitness
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ A proposal to change the state’s tax laws that began as an effort to accommodate gym company Planet Fitness is heading …
Kansas trooper marks 10,000 Twitter followers with CHiPs star
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) _ A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper reached his 10,000th Twitter follower with a noteworthy addition. The Hutchinson News reports (http://bit.ly/1QO6BKE ) that …
Officials plan groundbreaking for Evansville medical campus
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) _ Officials are working to finalize details on a downtown Evansville medical school campus, with plans to break ground in the coming …
State investigating the cause of cloudy water at Bryan Park
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia’s environmental agency is investigating the cause of cloudy water in Bryan Park in North Richmond. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1FCLZJC …
State says West Nile virus found in mosquito in Meade County
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ South Dakota State Epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger is cautioning residents to start protecting themselves against mosquitoes, after West Nile virus was found …
Heat wave subsides in Pakistan as death toll reaches 860
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) _ A Pakistani health official says the devastating heat wave that struck the country last weekend is slowly subsiding but that the …