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The power of cute: Hello Kitty Con debuts in LA 10/28/2014 09:44am • SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marty Garrett and Salumeh Eslamieh gave up their garage for Hello Kitty.The married couple turned the garage of their San Francisco home into a permanent showroom for their vast Hello Kitty collection. Museum-style glass cases hold hundreds of The power of cute: Hello Kitty Con debuts in LA 10/27/2014 05:47pm • SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marty Garrett and Salumeh Eslamieh gave up their garage for Hello Kitty.The married couple turned the garage of their San Francisco home into a permanent showroom for their vast Hello Kitty collection. Museum-style glass cases hold hundreds of TLC cancels its 'Honey Boo Boo' series 10/27/2014 05:22am • DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The TLC network on Friday canceled its colorful series about child beauty pageant contestant Honey Boo Boo and her Georgia family.The network had already completed filming of another season of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" and was set to begin airing i Rams give up 34 straight in 34-7 loss to Chiefs 10/26/2014 05:48pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Rams were probably happy when their game against the Chiefs on Sunday in Kansas City came to a merciful end, and it wasn't just because of the lopsided score.If the teams kept playing, St. Louis might have run out of players.Already dealing Heads or tails? Coin toss decides Peru election 10/26/2014 02:20pm • LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A coin toss has decided the mayoral race in small town high in the Peruvian Andes after two candidates tied at the ballot box.Wilber Medina was chosen mayor of Pillpinto near the tourist center of Cusco Wednesday after he and his rival each garnered 236 votes in municipal election Gold nugget found in California finds secret buyer 10/25/2014 07:50pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- One of the largest gold nuggets in modern times pulled from Northern California's historic Gold Country has sold to a secret buyer.The San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/1snahAB ) that even the sales price of the so-called Butte Nugget will remain a myster Missouri auditor revels in Hollywood, history 10/25/2014 10:30am • DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- It's just a few weeks before the election, and Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich is talking animatedly about a big success that's been years in the making. The subject isn't his re-election, which appears all but assured.Rather, Schweich is excited abo Ukraine's key election fails to spark enthusiasm 10/24/2014 04:46pm • PETER LEONARD Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Gazing across the Maidan square, Evelina Martirosyan recalls how euphoric she was as she joined protests that changed Ukraine's history. Since the revolution this year that toppled a despised president, her dreams of a better future have been blun Ole Miss hopes it's not Tiger Bait in Baton Rouge 10/24/2014 11:18am • RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer It's midterm election time and football teams are campaigning in their own ways.Florida State -- unbeaten thanks to a late whistle against Notre Dame -- is still holding its own in its re-election bid for another shot at a national title. While several incumbent power b 'Silicon Beach' brings tech boom to Los Angeles 10/24/2014 04:10am • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) -- So long Silicon Valley. These days entrepreneurs and engineers are flocking to a place better known for wave surfing than Web surfing. Amid the palm trees and purple sunsets of the Southern California coastline, techies have built "Silicon Beach OKCtober breaks away from Rocktober 10/23/2014 01:01am • WASHINGTON -- Before the World Series began, I predicted one thing in particular: Whichever team won the game following the Kansas City Royals' first loss would win the series. The Royals staked that claim Wednesday night, pulling away from the San Francisco Giants for a 7-2 victory in front of Favre's return to Lambeau Field on hold 10/22/2014 07:30pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Brett Favre's first visit to Lambeau Field since his retirement is on hold because of Bart Starr's health.Favre had hoped to attend the Green Bay Packers' Nov. 9 game against the Chicago Bears and participate with Starr in a pregame coin toss. But Starr, 80, is Huge gold nugget going up for sale in California 10/22/2014 06:14pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- One of the biggest gold nuggets found in modern times in Northern California's historic Gold Country is going up for sale.Weighing in at 6.07 pounds, the Butte Nugget is expected to carry a price tag of $350,000.The San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1sNy Japan's chrysanthemums: More than symbol of autumn 10/22/2014 07:28am • LINDA LOMBARDI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- When Americans think of flowers and Japan, we think of cherry blossoms. But to the Japanese, there's a flower for every time of year, and right now, it's the chrysanthemum, celebrated in festivals, shows and home displays.Like the cherry blossom, the chr Oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt dies at 88 10/22/2014 07:24am • DALLAS (AP) -- Nelson Bunker Hunt, a Texas oilman who once tried to corner the silver market with one of his brothers only to see the move end in financial disaster, has died. He was 88.Hunt died Tuesday at a Dallas assisted-living center after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, his brother, W.