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Business Highlights 07/08/2014 06:19pm • The Associated Press ___Soda tax's last stand? Bay Area preps for showdownWASHINGTON (AP) -- If two of the most progressive U.S. cities don't pass a tax on sugary drinks, will the idea finally fizzle out?Sugary drinks have been under fire for years, with many blaming them for rising rates of obesit Myanmar camp baby a brief chapter in painful story 07/08/2014 05:42pm • ESTHER HTUSAN Associated Press SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) -- Hours after Shamshu Nahad gave birth to her second child, a beautiful baby girl, her husband was digging its grave.The tiny corpse, wrapped in white cloth, was placed on a straw mat and lowered into the moist earth, neighbors and relatives bowin EU at odds over debt-financed stimulus spending 07/08/2014 02:30pm • JUERGEN BAETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- Europe remains at odds over whether governments should have more leeway to use borrowed money to turn on the stimulus taps in a bid to boost anemic economic growth levels.Germany, the Netherlands and others argued that European Union rules limiting gov $3B deal adds natural flavors to ADM portfolio 07/08/2014 07:58am • DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- Archer Daniels Midland already makes sweeteners, fibers, emulsifiers and an array of other ingredients used in packaged foods and drinks. Now it's getting in the business of natural flavors.The agribusiness giant, based in Decatur, Illinois, said Monday it will acquire the priv Argentina's economy chief kicks off debt talks 07/07/2014 10:40pm • MATTHEW CRAFT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Argentina's economy minister kicked off in New York negotiations aimed at resolving a dispute with creditors over unpaid debts that could lead to the country's second default in 13 years.In a much-anticipated meeting with a court-appointed mediator, Ax Delta Air Lines cutting back flights to Venezuela 07/07/2014 05:35pm • HANNAH DREIER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Delta Air Lines drastically reduced service to Venezuela on Monday in a dispute with the government over revenue trapped in the South American country. The move left disgruntled fliers scrambling to rebook seats on one of the dwindling number Voter gloominess shapes race for Illinois governor 07/07/2014 05:06pm • SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- The people of Illinois are feeling particularly gloomy about their state, with its high unemployment, billions of dollars in debt, decades-long battles against corruption -- and another possible tax hike waiting for them after the November election.The b IMF chief hints at reduction in growth forecasts 07/07/2014 03:30pm • The Associated Press The chief of the International Monetary Fund predicts that the global economy will improve over the next 18 months but says that growth might not be as fast as previously expected.IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says that investment remains weak and that the recovery in Egypt President defends recent price hikes 07/07/2014 03:02pm • SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi defended Monday his recent decisions to partially lift subsidies on fuel that caused a public outcry, calling them a necessary "bitter pill" to revive his nation's ailing economy.In a nationally televised speech, el Birthplace of Brazil independence near WCup city 07/07/2014 10:58am • FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press OURO PRETO, Brazil (AP) -- Removed from the bustling World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte lies a charming colonial town that gave birth to Brazil's independence.Ouro Preto, a UNESCO world heritage site whose name means "Black Gold," is a former mining village a two- Push to keep incoming college students on track 07/07/2014 07:46am • ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The excitement of acceptance into that dream college has passed. The first day of classes is still weeks away. But the resources provided by high school teachers and computer labs are no longer available for recent graduates.Education researchers Argentina's Kicillof to lead debt delegation to NY 07/07/2014 06:50am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's economy minister will meet with a court-appointed negotiator on Monday aiming to resolve a long dispute with U.S. holdout creditors, the economy ministry said on Sunday.Economy Minister Axel Kicillof will lead Argentina's delegation to meet Daniel A. Polla Schools work to focus incoming college students 07/07/2014 06:08am • ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The excitement of acceptance into that dream college has passed. The first day of classes is still weeks away. But the resources provided by high school teachers and computer labs are no longer available for recent graduates.Education researchers What's making US economy a world beater? 5 factors 07/06/2014 10:54pm • PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- How does the U.S. economy do it?Europe is floundering. China faces slower growth. Japan is struggling to sustain tentative gains.Yet the U.S. job market is humming, and the pace of economic growth is steadily rising. Five full years after a devast Illness to keep Argentine president from holiday 07/06/2014 07:20pm • Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez will miss her country's Independence Day celebrations this week to continue recovering from an acute throat infection.The Presidential Medical Unit said Sunday the 61-year-old leader will perform her duties from