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Myanmar finds rape case causing unrest was faked 07/20/2014 09:30am • YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The alleged rape of a Buddhist woman by two Muslim men that triggered religious violence in the central Myanmar city of Mandalay was fabricated, authorities said Sunday.A Home Ministry announcement published in the Myanma Ahlin newspaper said a third Muslim man had sought to Cubs sue over fake mascot that got into bar fight 07/19/2014 05:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs have filed a lawsuit against several people whom the team accuses of being behind a fake mascot that has been engaging in bad behavior near Wrigley Field, including getting into a bar fight that was captured on video and posted online.The team filed its lawsuit on Fr Correction: Editorial-Rdp story 07/17/2014 04:01pm • The Associated Press In a July 16 national editorial roundup, The Associated Press erroneously reported which newspaper had authored an editorial about Ukraine, as well as the date it was published. That editorial was published July 10 by The Washington Post, not the New Britain Herald.A corrected Attorney: Woman had no reason to kill Google exec 07/17/2014 06:36am • MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- A woman accused by police of being a high-priced prostitute and abandoning a Google executive after shooting him up with a fatal dose of heroin would never have wanted him to die because he was paying her well, a defense attorney said Wedn Bomb hoax shuts down Louisiana campus 07/16/2014 04:50pm • JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The bomb threat that shut down one of Louisiana's largest universities for a day was a hoax, Louisiana State Police said Wednesday, after disposing of a suspicious device and evacuating the campus.Although teams were continuing to search the Un Leonard Bernstein comes to life in New York 07/16/2014 04:24pm • MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- At about 10, Hershey Felder had to make a decision that would change his life: Pick acting or pick the piano. He chose to tickle the ivories."You can't fake this," the genial Canadian-born performer explains, seated at a piano onstage at the venerated Ti Chris Christie releases mock movie trailer 07/15/2014 03:19pm • JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is channeling Hollywood in his push for more cuts to state workers' benefits.The governor's office released a trailer Tuesday for a fake summer blockbuster movie titled "No Pain. No Gain."The trailer features clips of C Hong Kong asks Beijing for greater democracy 07/15/2014 08:06am • KELVIN CHAN Associated press HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong's leader formally asked Beijing on Tuesday for legal changes that would ultimately let residents of the southern Chinese city elect his successor, but he downplayed calls for the public to nominate candidates free of China's vetting.The former Trial: dengue shot offers some protection 07/15/2014 04:28am • MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) -- The most advanced vaccine for dengue only offers modest protection but could still help millions of people avoid the devastating effects of the disease known as "breakbone fever," according to a large trial.There is no treatment for dengue, which causes s How pastry chef Waylynn Lucas struck food industry gold with fake doughnuts 07/14/2014 06:00pm • The new CNBC show “Restaurant Startup” aims to be the “Shark Tank” for eateries. But instead of just pitching the business plan, the contestants are expected to put money where their customer’s mouth is. Each week a team with a winning business plan will get $7,500 and Maya Moore scores 26 to lead Lynx past Storm 77-60 07/13/2014 07:28pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Maya Moore's strong second half was too much for the Seattle Storm.Moore scored 16 of her game-high 26 points in the third quarter to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 77-60 victory over the Storm.Camille Little led Seattle (9-14) with 17 points, while Temeka Johnson added 12 for the Man posing as Comcast tech burglarizes homes (Video) 07/10/2014 08:06pm • WASHINGTON -- The parents of D.C. mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser are shaken up and angry after a man posing as a Comcast worker burglarized their home, NBC 4 reports. The man told Joseph Bowser he was there to upgrade the signal on a pole and to reboot the TVs in the home. Their home in the 48 TruTV gets funny with a new sketch-comedy series 07/10/2014 05:20pm • FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- "Are you brothers? Or twins?" a reporter asked comedians Keith and Kenny Lucas."Both, I think," replied Keith (or was it Kenny?) in a way that made everyone laugh.The Lucas twins were gathered with five fellow funny people at the summe AIDS research team in Iowa loses $1.38M grant 07/10/2014 03:30pm • DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An AIDS research team at Iowa State University will not get the final $1.38 million payment of a National Institutes of Health five-year grant after a team member admitted last year to faking research results, the NIH said Tuesday.One of the membe Celebrity dermatologist charged in drug scheme 07/10/2014 09:30am • NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City dermatologist has been arrested and charged with writing fake prescriptions for painkillers using her patients' names and filling them.Dr. Cheryl Karcher pleaded not guilty Wednesday to drug possession, selling prescriptions, falsifying business records, fraud and ot