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EU ministers squabble over strict deficit limits 06/19/2014 05:29pm • JUERGEN BAETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- Leading European finance officials clashed Thursday over whether the 18-nation eurozone's budget deficit rules are so strict that they choke off economic growth, and the International Monetary Fund called for the rules to be overhauled.France, Italy an 'Life Itself' turns lens on Roger Ebert at AFI Docs 06/19/2014 05:10pm • WASHINGTON -- Movie critics are like Roman emperors, holding their fists out to command a chanting crowd with the drama of a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. But the cinematic arena is no Coliseum; it's a movie palace. And our beloved Caesar, the purveyor of so many thumbs, was Roger Ebert. The late f Ukraine open to Western involvement in pipeline 06/19/2014 10:55am • NATALIYA VASILYEVA AP Business Writer KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine on Thursday suggested bringing in European and U.S. companies to help operate the strategic pipeline that carries Russian natural gas across the country to Europe.The move is part of an effort to revamp the pipeline, which is among Argentina's last debt card is a doomsday scenario 06/19/2014 09:50am • MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's government is finally preparing to negotiate a payment plan for the $1.5 billion in bad debts and interest it owes to the U.S. hedge funds it demonizes as "vultures."But before both sides sit down for talks, President Cristi Ukraine's president offers cease-fire in east 06/19/2014 04:58am • DAVID McHUGH Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- The new president of Ukraine promised on Wednesday that government troops would soon stop firing on pro-Russian armed separatists, offering a chance to end the fighting that has killed hundreds and wracked the industrial east.In another concession Yellen: US economy still needs help from Fed 06/19/2014 01:08am • MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy still isn't healthy enough to grow at a consistently strong pace without the Federal Reserve's help.That was the message Fed Chair Janet Yellen sent Wednesday at a news conference after the central bank ended a two-day policy Lawyer: Argentina to negotiate with US hedge funds 06/18/2014 11:40pm • LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Spurned by the U.S. Supreme Court and facing a looming deadline to pay up after losing a decade-long battle over defaulted debt, Argentine officials are finally coming to the table, agreeing to negotiations next week with U.S. hedge funds who are ow Man deported after death linked to Star Wars toys 06/18/2014 08:00pm • ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) -- A Mexican citizen suspected in the killing of a man who tried to pay a debt with Star Wars action figures has been deported.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say 34-year-old Pablo Christian Larumbe Rojas was turned over Tuesday to authorities in Mexico at a S Stocks climb ...US oil price falls... IRS to help Americans abroad 06/18/2014 07:00pm • UNDATED (AP) -- Stocks are closing higher after the Federal Reserve said the economy is doing well enough for it to make further reductions to its stimulus program. It was the fourth straight gain for stocks and another record-high close for the S&P 500. The index rose 15 points to close at 1,957. T Lawyer: Argentina to negotiate with US hedge funds 06/18/2014 06:48pm • LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawyer says Argentina will negotiate with U.S. hedge funds that are owed $1.5 billion for defaulted bonds.Attorney Carmine Boccuzzi (Bo-KEW-zee) said Wednesday in New York federal court that authorities for the Argentinian government will travel t Text of the Federal Reserve's statement Wednesday 06/18/2014 05:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its two-day policy meeting:Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that growth in economic activity has rebounded in recent months. Labor market indicators generally showed furth Tunica reels as competition, recession hit casinos 06/18/2014 04:47pm • JEFF AMY Associated Press TUNICA RESORTS, Miss. (AP) -- It was 3:30 p.m. on a Monday in May at Harrah's Tunica Hotel & Casino in northwestern Mississippi.Gamblers were few in number, and dealers stood ready at idle card tables.It was easy to see why Caesars Entertainment Corp. was giving up on the 1 Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 06/18/2014 03:48pm • The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:___June 12The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, on U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor's loss in Virginia's Republican primary and proposals to overhaul immigration laws:America needs immigration reform. Pol Loudoun on edge as Dulles domestic travel plummets 06/18/2014 03:36pm • Dulles International Airport is worth billions to Loudoun County, but several years of declining domestic traffic has local officials concerned their economic engine is laboring. The increasingly successful Reagan National Airport has eaten into Dulles’ domestic traffic numbers as Congress add Gazprom says flow of gas to Europe uninterrupted 06/18/2014 12:32pm • NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- An explosion at a key pipeline in Ukraine has not disrupted the flow of gas to Europe, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said on Wednesday.The blast, which occurred Tuesday far from where government troops are fighting pro-Russia separatists, came a day