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Watch out for these credit score scams 10/03/2014 12:00am • Shortly after signing up to get my free credit score at one of the popular websites that offers the service, I received an email alerting me that my score had recently changed and that I should log into the site provided to check on it. Since I had recently signed up for my free score, I almost f Nats had NL's top record, Giants know postseason 10/02/2014 07:31pm • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals both missed the postseason last year. That's pretty much where the similarities end heading into Friday's NL Division Series opener.Bruce Bochy has managed the Giants to two of the past four World S Eagles running back McCoy baffled by his struggles 10/02/2014 04:58pm • ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- LeSean McCoy has no excuses for his poor start.While coach Chip Kelly insists injuries on the offensive line are the reason why the Philadelphia Eagles have struggled to run the ball effectively, the All-Pro running back points to himself."I'm j No. 7 Baylor line hasn't allowed a sack this year 10/02/2014 04:10pm • STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty never feels too much pressure when he drops back to pass. Not with that standout offensive line in front of him.Petty hasn't been sacked this season. Neither has backup Seth Russell or Chris Johnson, the other quarterbacks who have thro Not guilty verdict in trial of man who shot Alexandria officer 10/02/2014 03:35pm • WASHINGTON -- The man accused of shooting and seriously wounding an Alexandria police officer in 2013 was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a judge on Thursday. Judge James C. Clark reasoned Kashif Bashir's defense team had met the burden, proving Bashir was not criminally responsible fo Plot to bomb holiday event leads to 30-year term 10/02/2014 01:54pm • NIGEL DUARA Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- One thousand, four hundred and six days after he screamed "God is great" while police officers dragged him into a waiting van, a young Somali American was sentenced to 30 years in prison for plotting to detonate a bomb.His intended target was a dow Oregon man gets 30 years in Christmas bomb plot 10/02/2014 01:34am • NIGEL DUARA Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A young Somali American was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for plotting to detonate a bomb in Portland's downtown square while 10,000 revelers gathered to watch the mayor light a towering Christmas tree.Prosecutors had sought a 40-year t Penn State starting over after first loss 10/01/2014 04:30pm • JIM CARLSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Linebacker Mike Hull is looking for the right buttons to push in the Penn State locker room to help the Nittany Lions recover from their first defeat. He started with the reset button."I think everyone's done a good job of handling last weekend Former NBA player George seeks new fraud trial 10/01/2014 03:50pm • DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A former NBA player convicted of wire fraud in an alleged real estate Ponzi scheme is seeking to have his conviction thrown out and claiming prosecutorial misconduct, among other allegations.Tate George said in a recent court filing that his convict Pepsi to launch soda sweetened with stevia 10/01/2014 02:27pm • CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Coke and Pepsi are squaring off again, this time with natural sweeteners.PepsiCo said Wednesday it plans to roll out a reduced-calorie version of its namesake soda made with sugar and stevia, a natural sweetener. Pepsi True will be sold on Amazon Taliban suicide bombers kill 7 in Kabul, wound 21 10/01/2014 09:08am • AMIR SHAH Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban suicide bombers struck two buses carrying Afghan soldiers in Kabul early Wednesday, killing seven people and wounding 21, just a day after the signing of a key U.S.-Afghan security pact.The long-awaited deal allows U.S. forces to remain i Judge to sentence man in tree-lighting terror case 10/01/2014 06:38am • STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Mohamed Mohamud, the young Somali American convicted of trying to bomb Portland's downtown square while it was filled with holiday cheer, will learn Wednesday if he gets to leave prison before he's an old man.Mohamud, 23, could get life in prison NC State coach apologizes for fake injury remarks 10/01/2014 02:34am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren said Tuesday he has apologized to Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher for his comments accusing the top-ranked Seminoles of faking injuries to slow down the Wolfpack's offense.Doeren released a statement Tuesday morning on the program's Twitt 5 ways to stand out in your new job 10/01/2014 12:00am • Holding on to a job once you've landed it may not be as easy as it sounds. Beyond performing your job well, you will need to learn to master skills you never really thought about. Do you know what differentiates the average employee from the one who truly excels at work? Daniel Goleman, author Official: World Cup will be on artificial turf 09/30/2014 09:30pm • TORONTO (AP) -- A FIFA official visiting Canada in advance of the Women's World Cup next summer says there are no plans to reconsider playing the premier tournament on artificial turf.A group of players are currently preparing a lawsuit in protest of the turf surface, claiming that it exacerbates in