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5 Reasons to Invest in Mexico 09/22/2014 12:00am • Many Americans think they should stay away from investing in the emerging markets for fear they are too risky. However, proper diversification is one of the key tenants to reducing long-term risk in one's investment portfolio. And the more established emerging markets have made it to "investment gra Should You Steer Clear of Bitcoin? 09/22/2014 12:00am • Bitcoin, the trendy digital currency, garnered some negative press in August when the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned about its potential pitfalls, including unpredictable exchange rates, hackers and scams. Despite these concerns, a CFPB consumer advisory was quick to add that vir Public Libraries Offer More Than Just Books to Teens 09/22/2014 12:00am • Libraries are home to antiques like microfilm readers and encyclopedias, but they are also a popular space for something a little newer -- teenagers.Sixty-five percent of older teens ages 16 to 17 surveyed in 2013 used a library in the past year, the largest percentage for any age group included in Maven to enter Mars orbit Sunday night 09/21/2014 11:29pm • WASHINGTON -- It's not everyday you can have a live ringside seat to a spacecraft entering a robot around another planet. But tune in Sunday night, Sept. 21 at 9:30 p.m. EDT on the Internet to follow live coverage of NASA's Maven (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft entering orbit Arab states lag in media war against extremists 09/21/2014 10:40pm • AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- As the Islamic State group battles across Syria and Iraq, pushing back larger armies and ruling over entire cities, it is also waging an increasingly sophisticated media campaign that has rallied disenfranchised youth and outpaced the Chinese town protests over trash incinerator 09/21/2014 12:40pm • BEIJING (AP) -- Residents of a town in southern China who oppose a planned trash incinerator have protested for a second weekend and the local government promised not to proceed without public approval.People "illegally gathered" on Saturday to protest in Boluo County in Guangdong, according to a st End of era: Ellison steps aside as Oracle CEO 09/21/2014 03:08am • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is stepping aside as CEO after 37 years at the helm of the business software maker, ending a colorful reign marked by his flamboyant behavior and outlandish wealth amassed while building one of the world's bes A transcript of AP interview with Egypt's el-Sissi 09/20/2014 08:40pm • The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- A transcript of The Associated Press's interview with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.Q: What role will Egypt assume in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group?A: Let me assert here that we are fully committed to cooperate in counterterrori Florida State's Winston participates in warmups 09/20/2014 08:25pm • KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Suspended Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston came out in full pads and participated in warm-ups Saturday night for before going back to the locker room and changing into street clothes.The Heisman winner was suspended for the game agai Female fans stand by NFL, if uncomfortably 09/20/2014 07:54pm • MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Mary Jo Kane, a lifelong Chicago Bears fan and college professor, settles in to watch a football game and finds herself taking a tally of the players -- one she'd rather not do, but can't help.Have any of these guys committed a crime? Tried to strangl Florida State suspends Winston for entire game 09/20/2014 07:48pm • KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State has suspended Jameis Winston for the entire game against Clemson on Saturday, extending its initial punishment of one half after the quarterback made "offensive and vulgar" comments about female anatomy earlier this week.Interi New Zealand prime minister wins 3rd term in office 09/20/2014 09:34am • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Prime Minister John Key won an emphatic victory Saturday in New Zealand's general election to return for a third term, a result that will be seen as an endorsement of the way his National Party has handled the economy."This is a great night Scientists' colossal squid exam a kraken good show 09/20/2014 02:10am • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- It was a calm morning in Antarctica's remote Ross Sea, during the season when the sun never sets, when Capt. John Bennett and his crew hauled up a creature with tentacles like fire hoses and eyes like dinner plates from a mile below the sur Apple locks itself out of devices with passwords 09/20/2014 02:00am • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple has tightened its technological security so not even the company can pry into a password-protected iPhone or iPad, a move meant to reassure the millions of people who are increasingly storing vital pieces of their lives on the devices. Voters go to the polls in New Zealand election 09/19/2014 09:20pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Voters in New Zealand began casting their ballots Saturday in a general election that has Prime Minister John Key seeking a third term in office.Polls indicate Key's center-right National Party is the most popular party, and Key is the front-runner to remain the count