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French youth, police clash at anti-Israeli protest 07/21/2014 06:18am • MILOS KRIVOKAPIC Associated Press SARCELLES, France (AP) -- Pro-Palestinian French youth defying a ban on a protest against Israel's Gaza offensive clashed with police Sunday, setting fire to cars, pillaging stores and attacking two synagogues in Paris suburbs.Police, backed by a helicopter overhead Before doctors check your vitals, check out theirs 07/21/2014 03:37am • JENNIFER AGIESTA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans consider insurance and a good bedside manner in choosing a doctor, but will that doctor provide high-quality care? A new poll shows that people don't know how to determine that.Being licensed and likable doesn't necessarily mean a doc Montgomery County Board of Education to examine members' credit card use 07/21/2014 12:01am • WASHINGTON -- After reports about use of Montgomery County Board of Education-issued credit cards became public, the school board said it would form its own committee to look at policies. A draft of the changes will be discussed at a meeting Tuesday, and parents are calling for more transparency FDA: Powdered caffeine can be lethal 07/20/2014 09:06am • MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid pure powdered caffeine sold on the Internet after the death of an Ohio teen.Even a teaspoon of the powder could be lethal -- it is equivalent to 25 cups of coffee. Eighteen-year-old Google's 2Q revenue gains eclipse earnings miss 07/19/2014 02:34pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google's earnings rose modestly in the second quarter as the Internet company's expensive ambitions devoured most of a surprisingly strong gain in revenue.The report released Thursday also showed that Google's advertising prices are still dr Thai junta's gag on media raises alarm, criticism 07/19/2014 09:43am • THANYARAT DOKSONE Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- Critics and journalists raised concerns Saturday about the Thai military government's latest move to tighten its grip on the media by banning them from criticizing the junta's operations and threatening to immediately suspend the broadcast or public Obama: US must retrain workers who lose jobs 07/19/2014 06:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says all American workers deserve to know that if they lose their jobs, their country will help them train for a better one.In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says Congress has taken steps in the right direction by approving job-training legisla Trent Reznor contemplates the future, the road 07/19/2014 01:14am • CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Trent Reznor is in a race with technology, from the way he presents his music to fans on the road to how he approaches his job as chief creative officer at Beats Electronics.Reznor's Nine Inch Nails are preparing for a North American co-headlini B&G Foods and Google are big market movers 07/18/2014 05:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), down 74 cents to $3.83The semiconductor maker reported second-quarter financial results below expectations along with lower-than Survey Shows Cyberbullying, ‘Risk Behavior’ Rates Of County Students 07/18/2014 02:25pm • Nearly as many MCPS students reported being cyberbullied as opposed to bullied on school property, according to a state survey done in spring 2013 that delves into a number of “youth risk behaviors.” The recently released 2013 Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey Report is conducted Inspector general probing US 'Cuban Twitter' plan 07/18/2014 02:24pm • JACK GILLUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The inspector general for the nation's international aid agency is probing a once-secret Obama administration program that created a social media network in Cuba, The Associated Press has learned.The review centers on the U.S. Agency for International Stocks rise...Leading indicators up again...Sonic cannons OK'd for Atlantic oil exploration 07/18/2014 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are higher in early Wall Street trading after Google, Honeywell and other big companies reported quarterly results. Honeywell International rose 2 percent after announcing that its income rose sharply in the latest quarter, beating forecasts. Google shares are up on word that Bitcoin 'mining pool' promises to stay small 07/17/2014 05:30pm • PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The largest group of bitcoin miners, which maintains and processes transactions in the digital currency, is promising to avoid majority control of the currency as a temporary measure to maintain the payment system's credibility.Mining pool GHash.I Dad's heartbreaking Internet plea spurs strangers 07/17/2014 12:34pm • To see the original Reddit thread on Nathen Steffel's daughter, click here. Below is one of the images submitted by a Reddit user: JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Just days after his infant daughter's death, Nathen Steffel asked strangers on the Internet for only one thi Review: Tech goodies to bring along on trips 07/17/2014 11:00am • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer DENVER (AP) -- Your swimsuit and your sunscreen are in the luggage, and your boarding passes are all printed out.But did you remember your gadgets and chargers? Did you download enough entertainment? Do you know where you're going?In my travels, I've come across a