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Ghana throws Muntari, Boateng off World Cup squad 06/26/2014 03:31pm • STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Ghana threw Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng out of its World Cup squad for disciplinary reasons on Thursday, plunging the team into further chaos just hours it was eliminated from the tournament in a 2-1 loss to Portugal.Just a day afte Tea party losses don't stop cash or curb influence 06/26/2014 03:30pm • PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Desperate to knock off GOP incumbents in this year's Republican primaries, the nation's tea party groups have spent millions only to fall short in election after election.Yet for all the losses, from Matt Bevin in Kentucky to Chris McDaniel in Missi How Hillary Clinton has talked about family wealth 06/26/2014 01:59pm • The Associated Press A look at how former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton have discussed their family's wealth in recent interviews.Hillary Clinton to ABC News, broadcast June 9:"We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt. We had no money wh Argentina has processed June 30 debt payment 06/26/2014 12:57pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's government said on Thursday that it has begun to process the next payment it owes on its restructured bonds.Economy Minister Axel Kicillof said that Argentina has taken steps to pay $832 million owed by Monday to creditors who participated in debt swaps in Judge won't dismiss Dodgers' Puig lawsuit 06/26/2014 11:00am • MIAMI (AP) -- A Miami judge has denied a motion by Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig (yah-SEEL' pweeg) to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Cuban man blaming the player for his imprisonment and torture on the communist island.In the lawsuit, Miguel Angel Corbacho Daudinot claims he was falsely accused Threat of housing bubble pushes Britain to act 06/26/2014 07:36am • DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Can Britain avoid bubble trouble in its economy?Concerns are mounting that the country's housing market is overinflated, with London house prices rising almost 19 percent in 12 months. Experts fear it is fueled by debt and the market might 'pop' and come Ready, set, GoPro: Camera maker to hit Wall Street 06/26/2014 06:12am • JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- GoPro has climbed mountaintops and dived to ocean bottoms. Now it's headed somewhere only slightly tamer: Wall Street.The maker of wearable sports cameras, loved by mountain climbers, divers, surfers and other extreme sports fans, said late Wednesday UN help sought to restore Detroit water service 06/26/2014 01:36am • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- Several groups concerned about Detroit residents who had their water shut off for nonpayment have taken the unusual step of appealing to the United Nations for support in an effort to force the restoration of service.The organizations sent a letter las At UN, Argentina remains defiant on debt 06/25/2014 10:10pm • ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Argentina is willing to negotiate to avoid a catastrophic default but is waiting for a U.S. judge to approve the country's request for more time to pay $1.5 billion in bad debts, Argentina's economy minister said Wednesday.Five days before the FIFA: Ghana requests World Cup prize money early 06/25/2014 07:57pm • GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writers BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Ghana's cash-strapped football association has asked for an advance on the $8 million prize money it is guaranteed from the World Cup to pay outstanding debts to players.FIFA said Wednesday that Ghana's request was "under evaluation."FIFA's sta UK payday lender used fake lawyers to chase debts 06/25/2014 09:50am • LONDON (AP) -- Regulators have ordered Britain's biggest payday lender to pay 2.6 million pounds ($4.4 million) in compensation to tens of thousands of people for unfair debt collection practices.Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said the company, Wonga, sent letters from non-existent law firms Etihad agrees in principle to buy Alitalia stake 06/25/2014 09:26am • ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Fast-growing Gulf airline Etihad Airways said Wednesday it had reached a deal in principle to buy a 49 percent stake in struggling Italian carrier Alitalia, expanding its collection of foreign investments to one of Europe's most recog Who put sleeping pills into Wall Street's water? 06/25/2014 08:54am • BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Is the lack of fear on Wall Street something to fear?Sunni extremists are inching closer to Baghdad. A housing bubble in China is deflating. Russia is massing troops near the Ukrainian border again. Military forces in Egypt and Thailand have staged US Sen. Cochran defeats challenger in Miss. runoff 06/25/2014 12:20am • EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Six-term Sen. Thad Cochran defeated challenger Chris McDaniel in Mississippi's Republican primary runoff Tuesday, dealing another blow to tea party groups trying to unseat longtime GOP lawmakers.Returns showed Cochran with a lead of about NY Fed chief: Puerto Rico on economic deadline 06/24/2014 07:30pm • DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico's government needs to move quickly to adopt measures to help pull the island out of a nearly decade-long economic slump, the president of New York's Federal Reserve Bank said Tuesday.William Dudley said during a visit to Puerto R