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No Streetcar Referendum, Says County Board Majority 06/18/2014 10:45am • There will be no voter referendum on Arlington’s streetcar system, said a majority of Arlington County Board members in a coordinated PR blitz Tuesday afternoon. County Board Chairman Jay Fisette, Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada all read statements at Tuesday’s County Board meeting, st Pa. company takes over operation of Va. toll road 06/18/2014 09:40am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania-based company has taken over operation of a privately run, state-owned toll road in Virginia.The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1l2lI23 ) reports that DBi Services has replaced Transurban. The Australian company had operated Pocahontas 895 since 2006.Tran Miss. GOP senator seeking union and black support 06/18/2014 03:10am • EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Six-term Republican Sen. Thad Cochran is trying to survive an intense tea party challenge in Mississippi by reaching out to union members and black voters -- two groups that traditionally support Democrats. But he risks a backlash from con Argentina plans debt swap for restructured debt 06/17/2014 10:46pm • DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- The Argentine economy minister said Tuesday the government is working on a debt swap that would make payments in Argentina to creditors who accepted previous debt restructurings.The move came a day after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to in CEO: iHeartRadio revenue 'hundreds of millions' 06/17/2014 02:53pm • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman says online streaming service iHeartRadio makes "hundreds of millions" of dollars in annual revenue, putting it in the range of Internet radio leader Pandora.Pittman revealed the figure in an interview about the serv CEO: iHeart Radio revenue 'hundreds of millions' 06/17/2014 10:10am • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman says online streaming service iHeart Radio makes "hundreds of millions" of dollars in annual revenue, putting it in the range of the $638 million in revenue that Internet radio leader Pandora received last year.Pittm Mexico: No hurry for Hernandez against Brazil 06/17/2014 09:00am • DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) -- Mexico coach Miguel Herrera vowed to disrupt Brazil's flowing game when the regional rivals meet Tuesday, but indicated he is unlikely to make room for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez in a lineup that won their opening match.Hern Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine as tensions soar 06/17/2014 06:16am • DAVID McHUGH Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia halted natural gas deliveries to Ukraine on Monday, spurning Ukraine's offer to pay some of its multibillion-dollar gas debt and demanding upfront payments for future supplies.The decision, coming amid deep tensions over eastern Ukraine, provoked s US stocks manage meager gains on mostly quiet day 06/17/2014 05:24am • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Investors nudged U.S. stocks into positive territory Monday, thanks in part to another round of corporate couplings.Three proposed acquisitions, including medical device maker Medtronic's $42.9 billion bid for rival Covidien, helped the market eke out a slight gain for Obama's economic focus seeks to unify Democrats 06/17/2014 04:08am • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- This was the year President Obama would go all in on the economy, elevating the struggles of the poor and the middle class to the top of his agenda. But that focus has been sporadic, overshadowed by foreign policy hot spots in Ukraine and Iraq and con Miss. sues credit-reporting firm, alleging errors 06/17/2014 03:36am • JEFF HORWITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mississippi has sued Experian, the world's largest firm that collects detailed information about consumers to evaluate their financial trustworthiness. The lawsuit -- and a separate investigation of the industry by 32 other states led by Ohio -- repre Starbucks clears college degree path for workers 06/17/2014 12:24am • CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Starbucks is giving its baristas a shot at an online college degree, an unusual benefit in an industry where higher education is often out of reach for workers.The coffee chain is partnering with Arizona State University to make an online undergr Argentina: Won't submit to 'extortion' on debt 06/16/2014 11:36pm • MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- President Cristina Fernandez says Argentina can't possibly comply with U.S. court orders to pay $1.5 billion in cash to winners of a decade-long debt dispute, the position her country was left in Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court refus Level 3 to buy TW Telecom for about $5.6 billion 06/16/2014 11:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Level 3 Communications Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to buy TW Telecom in a deal worth about $5.6 billion.The Internet and telecommunications company says the acquisition will increase its local operations. Level 3, which is based in Broomfield, Colorado, owns network and data Chelsea Clinton: More community service needed 06/16/2014 08:40pm • CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Chelsea Clinton, who has played an increasingly prominent role in her family's foundation, used a speech Monday to call for more community service opportunities for a younger generation and said she supports efforts that would allow more college