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Season's new phones are all about selfie image 09/08/2014 03:10pm • FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- Visit any tourist destination, and you're bound to see individuals and groups taking photos of themselves for sharing on social media. It's a declaration to the world that they were there.Pop stars such as Rihanna and Justin Bieber have helped popularize Summer break over, must-do tasks await Congress 09/08/2014 03:06pm • ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Summer break over and elections ahead, Congress is beginning an abbreviated September session with must-do tasks of preventing a government shutdown and extending a freeze on taxing access to the Internet.Lawmakers will find time, too, for votes conv After Toledo water scare, states ask EPA for help 09/08/2014 02:50pm • JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Algae that turned Lake Erie green and produced toxins that fouled the tap water for 400,000 people in the Toledo area are becoming a big headache for those who keep drinking water safe even far beyond the Great Lakes.But with no federal standards on Microsoft: mid-range phones for budget conscious 09/08/2014 01:04pm • FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- Microsoft will seek to draw more people to its Internet-based services with two new mid-range smartphones.The devices unveiled Thursday are under the Lumia brand Microsoft bought from Nokia. They run the latest version of Windows Phone 8 and feature Cort Game creators seek mature storytelling in games 09/08/2014 10:50am • DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer SEATTLE (AP) -- For many of the game designers showing off their latest creations at the recent Penny Arcade video game expo in Seattle, the push to feature more mature storytelling has been one of their most significant challenges."We are changing as a medium, International stocks mixed, futures muted...International economic data mixed 09/08/2014 07:40am • TOKYO (AP) -- International stock markets were are mixed today with a number of Asian markets closed for a holiday. British stocks and the pound fell after a poll showed a narrow majority supporting Scottish independence for the first time ahead of a Sept. 18 referendum. Asian shares meandered in th Congress coming back, must act to avoid shutdown 09/08/2014 03:46am • ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers are streaming back to Capitol Hill after their summer vacation for an abbreviated September session in which feuding Democratic and Republican leaders promise action to prevent a government shutdown while holding votes aimed at defining the Success of Salvador gang truce: Stronger gangs 09/07/2014 03:16pm • ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press ILOPANGO, El Salvador (AP) -- Marvin Gonzalez waves to shopkeepers as he enjoys a morning walk through the sunny, working-class resort of Ilopango. His cellphone rings nonstop with residents seeking his support for anything from dealing with a drunk who won't pay his ba Suspect in 4 deaths caught at Florida hotel 09/07/2014 08:58am • TAMARA LUSH Associated Press HUDSON, Fla. (AP) -- Greg and Margaret Brown, their daughter Megan and her young son moved from Pennsylvania to Florida a few months ago, looking for a fresh start after operating a farm that bred and boarded horses and dogs."We are in Hudson Florida for a while," a post Congress' task: Act fast on spending, return home 09/07/2014 07:44am • DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress returns to work Monday with a basic task -- act fast to keep the government open and then race home to campaign.After a five-week summer break, lawmakers face a shortened September session with a tight must-do list: Pass a temporary spending Biden promotes economics for nation's middle class 09/06/2014 03:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden says the August jobs report, which underwhelmed many economists, is another step forward in the nation's economic recovery.The economy generated only 142,000 jobs, the fewest in eight months.In the weekly White House radio and Internet address, Biden says S&P hits another high...Oil prices dropping...Biden on jobs report...Honda motorcycle recall 09/06/2014 02:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The S&P 500 is riding a string of 33 all-time highs this year. A surge in dividend-rich utility stocks helped push the index to a record yesterday. The S&P rose 10 points to 2,007, surpassing its previous record close of 2,003.37, set Aug. 29. The Dow Jones industrial average gained China says 2 pilots died in aircraft carrier tests 09/06/2014 02:00am • BEIJING (AP) -- Two Chinese test pilots were killed during development of the country's first aircraft carrier fighter wing, state media said, in a rare admission of problems with the hugely popular naval program.The admission came in a report by the official Xinhua News Agency saying President Xi J Stolen photos of stars find 'safe harbor' online 09/05/2014 07:50pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Imagine what the Internet would be like if most major websites had imposed controls preventing the naked photos stolen from Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities from being posted online.The Internet would be less sle Silicon Valley firms halted spread of grisly video 09/05/2014 04:24pm • LORI HINNANT Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Silicon Valley firms were prepared this week to quickly block video of an Islamic State militant beheading an American journalist after a previous video by the same group showing the death of James Foley ricocheted through social networks in wha