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Man cleared in Taliban terror case suing US 10/01/2014 05:30pm • CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Irfan Khan, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan with a wife and two children, worked hard to realize the American dream after arriving in this country in 1994. He held jobs in South Florida as a taxi driver and service technician, and operated Sister: US Ebola patient said he was from Liberia 10/01/2014 03:38pm • DALLAS (AP) -- According to his sister, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States has said he notified health care workers the first time he went to the hospital that he was visiting the U.S. from Liberia.It's one of the West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak.His siste GLAAD study: Gay depictions increase on TV 10/01/2014 03:20pm • LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Television has increased its depiction of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters, with the edge going to cable and the Internet over broadcast networks, according to a study released Wednesday by the advocacy group GLAAD.Networks are promoting the un Review: 'Men, Women & Children' doesn't click 10/01/2014 07:36am • JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer If ever there was a movie that needed a window to be opened, a blast of fresh air to be let in, it's Jason Reitman's "Men, Women & Children."The film, adapted from Chad Kultgen's novel, is about dreary faces in front of digital screens. A grim overview of the way the Intern No images of Hong Kong protests in China's media 10/01/2014 02:57am • DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- China's government has cut off news about Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests to the rest of the country, a clampdown so thorough that no image of the rallies has appeared in state-controlled media, and at least one man has been detained for reposting accoun 8 Ways to Destroy Workplace Distractions 10/01/2014 12:00am • Think you can get through this 1,100-word article without answering an email, G-chatting a buddy or glancing at your Twitter feed? Think you can get through it without a co-worker or boss interrupting you? Or maybe this article serves as the perfect distraction from the looming report you're suppos 5 questions, answers on 'net neutrality' 09/30/2014 11:50pm • ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether Internet providers should be allowed to cut deals with online services like Netflix, Amazon or YouTube to move their content faster.It's a topic that has attracted record-setting public att Judge allows video of theater shooting trial 09/30/2014 10:18pm • DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- News organizations will be allowed to broadcast the Colorado theater shooting trial using a closed-circuit TV camera already in the courtroom, but they won't be allowed to have their own cameras in court, the judge said Tuesday.Still images can be captured For some gays abroad, social networking poses risk 09/30/2014 07:54pm • DAVID CRARY AP National Writer For gay men in the dozens of countries that criminalize their sex lives, social networking can be a blessing or a curse.High-tech dating apps and social media have enabled countless men to expand their circles of friends and lovers in settings that are hostile to any o Panama inaugurates Frank Gehry-designed museum 09/30/2014 06:12pm • JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) -- After years of delays, Panama has inaugurated a museum designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry that officials hope will become a cultural landmark and symbolize the country's recent economic ascent.The Biomuseo at the Pacific Ocean gateway INFLUENCE GAME: Government takes on the Internet 09/30/2014 01:54pm • ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Should the company that supplies your Internet access be allowed to cut deals with online services such as Netflix, Amazon or YouTube to move their content faster?The Federal Communications Commission is tackling that question this fall after the pub Microsoft to offer early look at next Windows 09/30/2014 12:40pm • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Microsoft plans to offer a glimpse of its vision for Windows this week, as its new CEO seeks to redefine the company and recover from missteps with its flagship operating system.Although the new software won't be formally released until next McConnell's backers spend millions in Kentucky 09/30/2014 10:42am • DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Two groups with close ties to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell are on track to spend nearly $20 million on television advertisements to sway Kentucky voters, a staggering amount for a single race that stands as a textbook example of 7-Eleven rolls out health-conscious menu 09/30/2014 10:25am • WASHINGTON -- Soda, chips and hot dogs may be the go-to snacks at gas stations, but one major chain is working to change that by bringing nutritional options to an increasingly health-conscious customer base. On Tuesday, 7-Eleven -- the world's largest convenience store chain -- rolled out a new UK Conservatives seek TV, online ban on extremists 09/30/2014 09:59am • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Britain's interior minister on Tuesday proposed new powers to bar people with extremist views from appearing on television or publishing on social media, even if they are not breaking any laws.Home Secretary Theresa May told a conference of the governing