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Sen. Menendez wants federal probe of Cuba role 07/09/2014 10:02am • ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Robert Menendez said Tuesday that he has asked the Justice Department to investigate whether the Cuban government had a role in allegations against him that have made him a target of a federal probe.Among the charges are so far unsubstantiated alleg Jury begins hearing Ventura's defamation case 07/09/2014 05:56am • STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Jesse Ventura brought his defamation lawsuit before home-state jurors Tuesday in a bid to punish the estate of late "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle, who bragged in an autobiography that he decked the former Minnesota governor during a barr Stocks fall for a second day; Nasdaq slumps 07/09/2014 04:34am • BERNARD CONDON AP Business News NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors unloaded stocks for a second straight day ahead of a slew of corporate earnings that will help them determine whether a recent run-up in the market is justified.The selling Tuesday follows record closes last week. The Dow Jones industrial av Angels knuckle under against Dickey in 4-0 loss 07/09/2014 02:37am • JOE RESNICK Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Angels had no answer for R.A. Dickey's mesmerizing knuckleball.Dickey scattered four hits over seven innings for his first victory in over a month, Jose Reyes homered and drove in three runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a seaso Dickey lead Blue Jays over Angels 4-0 07/09/2014 02:17am • JOE RESNICK Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- After some tough outings, R.A. Dickey's knuckleball was back to doing the kinds of things that leave hitters walking back to the dugout shaking their heads.Dickey scattered four hits over seven innings for his first victory in over a month, Jose R Grace blends with danger in obscure art in Haiti 07/09/2014 01:59am • DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press JACMEL, Haiti (AP) -- Two men pivot and slide in a forest clearing, their bodies weaving before a handful of spectators in what could be a graceful dance except that each waves a machete, blades glinting in tropical sunlight.The barefoot men are father and son, Alfred Business Highlights 07/08/2014 06:19pm • The Associated Press ___Soda tax's last stand? Bay Area preps for showdownWASHINGTON (AP) -- If two of the most progressive U.S. cities don't pass a tax on sugary drinks, will the idea finally fizzle out?Sugary drinks have been under fire for years, with many blaming them for rising rates of obesit For Obama, 'hope' becomes fight against cynicism 07/08/2014 04:40pm • JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- To hear President Barack Obama describe it, there's a creeping case of cynicism setting in across the country, leading Americans to suspect that not only is Washington broken, it's beyond fixing.If that line of thinking continues, it could become a s In a connected world, consumers face 'lock-in wars' 07/08/2014 01:35pm • By Gregg Stebben, Men's Health WASHINGTON -- As Apple and Google introduce a new wave of inter-connected gadgets, consumers face a new phenomenon -- "lock-in wars." In the advancing "Internet of Things," the technology giants are developing and releasing devices for your car, your wrist, your f 4 in 10 US homes are cellphone only, skip landline 07/08/2014 01:00pm • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- More American households are ditching their old telephones: 4 out of 10 only use cellphones, a government survey shows.That's twice the rate from just five years ago, although the pace of dumping landlines seems to have slowed down in recent years.The Ce 4 in 10 US homes are cellphone only, skip landline 07/08/2014 01:00pm • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- More American households are ditching their old telephones: 4 out of 10 only use cellphones, a government survey shows.That's twice the rate from just five years ago, although the pace of dumping landlines seems to have slowed down in recent years.The Ce British men admit preparing terrorist attacks 07/08/2014 11:09am • LONDON (AP) -- Two British men who joined anti-government militants in Syria pleaded guilty Tuesday to preparing acts of terrorism.Friends Mohammed Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Zubair Sarwar, who are both 22, spent eight months in the war-torn country last year after contacting jihadi militants over the In Quick way to stop junk email, subscription overload 07/08/2014 10:07am • WASHINGTON -- Anyone who has spent much time on the Internet in the past 20 years has likely been added to countless email lists and newsletters -- the proof is in the junk that shows up in your inbox. We're not talking about spam, which hopefully will end up in your spam folder -- we're talkin Chinese scenic spot plans to sue over Transformers 07/08/2014 08:00am • LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- A company that operates a scenic landscape area in southwest China which features in the latest "Transformers" movie says it will sue its producers for breach of contract.It is the second Chinese company to make public a dispute with Paramount Pictures ov Japanese pro-wrestler plans Pyongyang extravaganza 07/08/2014 04:10am • ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have found a new friend for life.Hot on the heels of former NBA star Dennis Rodman's basketball antics in Pyongyang on the young leader's birthday, a Japanese pro wrestling legend turned politician is planning to entert