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Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Wall Street on a roll...Reports due on weekly jobless claims, housing starts 07/17/2014 07:39am • UNDATED (AP) -- Investors are hoping for another good day on Wall Street. The major stock indexes rebounded yesterday to finish higher for the third time in four days. The S&P 500 gained eight points, closing at 1,981. The Dow added 77 1/2 points, ending the day at 17,138, its second record close th 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 What happens to your online accounts when you die? (Video) 07/17/2014 03:24am • ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- You've probably decided who gets the house or that family heirloom up in the attic when you die. But what about your email account and all those photos stored online?Grieving relatives might want access for sentimental reasons, or to settle financ 10 Things to Know for Thursday 07/16/2014 11:49pm • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:1. WHAT'S SEEN AS POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN MIDEASTIsrael and Hamas agree to a five-hour "humanitarian" pause to their 9-day-long battle, the most encouraging sign that the Attorney: Prostitute had no reason to kill exec 07/16/2014 07:10pm • SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- A defense attorney says a woman accused by police of being 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.Larry Biggam, whose law firm is represent Yahoo 2Q earnings, revenue fall amid ad slump 07/16/2014 06:18pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings and revenue declined, as the company struggled again with display advertising sales.Both fell short of Wall Street's expectations, as did revenue forecast for the current quarter, causing t Miami car thief makes good time to Washington 07/16/2014 02:48pm • BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Police in the town of Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border found a car in a bank parking lot on July 2 that had been stolen in Miami just about two days earlier.The Bellingham Herald reports (http://bit.ly/U6IYRX ) the thief was in a hurry. According to Google Maps Miami car thief makes good time to Washington 07/16/2014 02:48pm • BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Police in the town of Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border found a car in a bank parking lot on July 2 that had been stolen in Miami just about two days earlier.The Bellingham Herald reports (http://bit.ly/U6IYRX ) the thief was in a hurry. According to Google Maps Miami car thief makes good time to Washington 07/16/2014 02:48pm • BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Police in the town of Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border found a car in a bank parking lot on July 2 that had been stolen in Miami just about two days earlier.The Bellingham Herald reports (http://bit.ly/U6IYRX ) the thief was in a hurry. According to Google Maps Google appoints Ford ex-CEO Mulally to board 07/16/2014 10:20am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Google has appointed Alan Mulally, the former CEO of Ford Motor Co., to its board.Mulally, 68, retired from Ford at the end of June. Over the winter, he was rumored to be in the running for the top job at Microsoft Corp., but it went to an internal candidate.Google said Tuesday that World Cup online: Brazil's shock shatters records 07/15/2014 01:30pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- As the World Cup neared its end this week, Twitter had a field day with Brazil's humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the semifinals, which became the most-discussed sports game in the social network's history.While Germany barreled down on a stunn Stocks move higher on earnings, acquisition news 07/15/2014 05:48am • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks shook off last week's doldrums and finished sharply higher Monday, driven by a round of corporate deal news and strong earnings from Citigroup.Investors cheered AECOM Technology's $4 billion acquisition of engineering and construction services company URS Corp., 2016 SPIN METER: 5 things to know not to believe 07/14/2014 04:10pm • CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's considered bad form for politicians to say things that are not true.When they talk about their own ambitions, though, deception pretty much comes with the territory and no one seems to mind.People who are patently feeling out their presidentia Police: Woman in 2 heroin deaths panicky then calm 07/12/2014 11:42am • TERRY COLLINS Associated Press MILTON, Ga. (AP) -- Twice last year, Alix Tichelman found herself alone with a man suffering from a drug overdose. The first time she called 911. The second time, police say, she just walked away.Tichelman, 26, faces manslaughter charges in California after police say