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CORPORATE GIANTS FUNDING STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES
WASHINGTON (AP) – Voters may not know it, but the millions of dollars paying for ads on ballot measures they will consider next month come …
4 Hobbies That Could Downgrade Your Credit Score
If you’re not careful, your favorite diversion could hurt your credit score. Below are four popular pastimes that could put your score in jeopardy if you …
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Colombia suspending use of anti-coca herbicide
By LIBARDO CARDONA BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) _ Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced Saturday he is halting use of a herbicide that has been a …
Liberia is free of Ebola, says World Health Organization
By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) _ Liberia is now free of Ebola after going 42 days _ twice the maximum incubation period for the …
Colorado medical school links students, new immigrants
By DONNA BRYSON AURORA, Colo. (AP) _ An Iraqi refugee and a medical student sat in a community center in suburban Denver, passing an orange …
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House approves transgender student bathroom restrictions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ The Minnesota House wants to restrict transgender students’ access to school locker rooms and bathrooms. Minority Democrats objected fiercely to …
Construction to start soon on Hastings College art center
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) _ Construction will soon begin on the $8.5 million Jackson Dinsdale Art Center at Hastings College, expected to open in August 2016. …
Budget gap looms over Hawaii medical school, cancer center
HONOLULU (AP) _ A University of Hawaii report is warning that its medical school could lose its accreditation and its cancer center could lose its …
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Woods maps out a few millimeters at Bethpage Black, just in case
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — While a few of his rivals were still sleeping, the best player in the world kept getting better. Not by the …
Marlins beat Reds 3-2 on error in 14th
MIAMI (AP) — Regis Philbin's ceremonial first pitch bounced in front of the plate. The game ended 41/2 hours later with the same kind of …
Uggla’s double helps Marlins sweep Nationals 6-4
MIAMI (AP) — Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double, Chris Volstad was almost flawless after a shaky first inning, and the Florida Marlins beat …