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SC Johnson regains Frank Lloyd Wright desk, chair 10/14/2014 07:12pm • M.L. JOHNSON Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A desk and chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright has been returned to home products giant SC Johnson as part of a settlement with a California man who had planned to auction the distinctive and valuable furniture, a company spokesman said Tuesday.SC Joh 4 Strategies for Coping with Low Interest Rates 10/14/2014 12:00am • Low interest rates have been the bane of retirees and other fixed-income investors for several years now. Experts have been predicting that rates will go up, but rates stay stubbornly low, or decline even further. Many retirees face interest rate sticker shock when they go to the bank and find they Tips for Giving Money to Needy Family Members 10/14/2014 12:00am • If you've already started brainstorming about your holiday gift list, then you might also be considering whether or not to give money to family members. But giving cash can sometimes unleash complicated emotions and even tension. Here are five strategies that can help you give -- and receive -- fun Why you should still save when in debt 10/14/2014 12:00am • The shackles of debt seem to be a bonding force for many millennials around the country, but it isn't just Gen Y that is attempting to pay off lenders. Debt is a national problem spanning all generations. To many, it may feel nonsensical to save money while in debt, but it's an important part of LeBron upstaged by Brazilian teammate Varejao 10/09/2014 09:14pm • STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- They don't get any bigger than LeBron James -- except when you're in Brazil, where the attention paid to Anderson Varejao shades his NBA superstar teammate.As they practiced together for Cleveland on Thursday for an NBA preseason game in Rio de Ja Hunter Pence thrives in the strangeness of October 10/09/2014 06:50pm • JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- As quirky as Hunter Pence is, this time he really was off the wall.Tongue wagging, a leaping Pence robbed Washington's Jayson Werth of extra bases, crashing back-first into the right-field fence for one of the defining defensive plays so far th D.C. teachers included under family-leave benefit D.C. teachers included under family-leave benefit 10/09/2014 01:27am • WASHINGTON -- It was a misunderstanding that left D.C. teachers out of the loop. Teachers applying for a new benefit meant for all District employees had been told they were excluded. Now, the mayor's office says, the law has been changed. It was a confusing week for teachers, including Woodrow W Westwood disappointed in US complaints of captain 10/08/2014 07:50pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NAPA, Calif. (AP) -- Lee Westwood was disappointed to see stories from the American team room at the Ryder Cup complaining about Tom Watson as the captain, saying Wednesday those matters should be kept private and "nothing good can come of all this."Westwood has played i Review: 'Full Measure' is realistic on every level 10/07/2014 11:48am • JEFF AYERS Associated Press "Full Measure" (St. Martin's Press), by T. Jefferson ParkerT. Jefferson Parker, known for his crime novels, delivers an emotional and gut-wrenching literary departure that's miles away from what his fans and readers would expect in "Full Measure."Patrick Norris returns ho Prosecutor: ID theft ring bought designer goods 10/06/2014 07:10pm • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- An identity theft and fraud ring used shoppers' stolen information to buy more than $400,000 worth of designer shoes, handbags and accessories from Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store, with some employees aiding the scam, authorities said Monday.The so Wealthy giving less to charity; Utah tops states 10/06/2014 03:32pm • DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Even as the income gap widens, the wealthiest Americans are giving a smaller share of their income to charity, while poor and middle-income people are donating a larger share, according to an extensive analysis of IRS data conducted by the Chronicle of Patrick Roy has the Avalanche back on track 10/04/2014 01:13pm • PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) -- Matt Duchene gets approached all the time by curious NHL players who want the lowdown on his passionate coach.They always ask the Colorado Avalanche forward the same thing, too: What's the story with Patrick Roy? Is he really that fiery? Is he difficult to Mischief Clem wins Santa Anita feature 10/03/2014 08:20pm • ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Mischief Clem won the $58,000 Dick Salter feature for 2-year-olds by 1 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita on Friday.Ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, Mischief Clem ran six furlongs in 1:09.75 and paid $3, $2.80 and $2.40 as the 1-2 favorite.Comanche Ruler returned $15.40 and $6 at Saudi overhaul reshapes Islam's holiest city Mecca 10/02/2014 01:16am • AYA BATRAWY Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, Mecca was so small, pilgrims could sit at the cube-shaped Kaaba a Police sent to home of ex-Clippers owner by wife 10/01/2014 09:30pm • TAMI ABDOLLAH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Beverly Hills police were called to the home of Donald Sterling after his wife Shelly reported a burglary, but found no crime.Instead, officers found Sterling hosting V. Stiviano -- the woman whose recordings of him making racist remarks led to his
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