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Cops: Truckers duped by woman impersonating doctor 07/03/2014 05:14pm • MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A California truck driver pulled into the Blue Beacon Truck Wash in central Pennsylvania and spotted an advertisement for low-cost health exams for truckers. Needing one for his commercial driver's license, he called the number on the sign and was picked up by a wom A thumbs-up for NSA Internet spying on foreigners 07/03/2014 03:02pm • KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Endorsement of the NSA's Internet surveillance programs by a bipartisan privacy board deeply disappointed civil liberties activists Wednesday while providing a measure of vindication for beleaguered U.S. intelligence officials.James Clapper, dir PetSmart and NQ Mobile are big market movers 07/03/2014 02:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSENQ Mobile Inc., down $2.18 to $4.58The mobile Internet services company's auditor, PricewaterHouseCoopers, said it needs to expand the scope of its 2013 audit wo Google adds more musical chops with Songza deal 07/03/2014 11:48am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google is fine-tuning its digital music strategy with the acquisition of Songza, a service that creates soundtracks tailored for people's changing moods.Financial terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed. That means the price is considered to be too small to affec Analysis: Purge displays Chinese leader's ambition 07/03/2014 09:40am • GILLIAN WONG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- The ouster of one of China's top military figures reflects Communist Party leader Xi Jinping's determination to impose his personal authority far more ambitiously than his recent predecessors.Since being appointed party leader in late 2012, Xi has moved Small business owners learn recession lessons 07/03/2014 05:24am • JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- For some small business owners, the Great Recession turned out to be a lesson in how to run their companies better.Many owners whose businesses failed during the recession have taken the plunge again, restarting or opening new businesses. But th Live cam shows Arctic snowy owl, chicks in nest 07/02/2014 07:08pm • MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A high-definition camera trained on a burrow near the nation's northernmost city is allowing researchers and any bird viewer with an Internet connection an unfettered view into the nesting den of an Arctic snowy owl.The camera went live this w Comparison of privacy reports on NSA surveillance 07/02/2014 06:19pm • The Associated Press The five-member Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has issued two reports on NSA surveillance, one in January, one Tuesday. The first report described as illegal NSA's collection of domestic phone records under Section 215 of the Patriot Act. The second largely endorse Google Glass taking fans closer to the action 07/02/2014 03:46pm • JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Your favorite team is playing for the title, and you are in the middle of the field. You have a ticket in the very top row for an NBA playoff game, and a courtside seat. The referees are reviewing a big play in the final seconds, and you are right there in Google Glass taking fans closer to the action 07/02/2014 03:46pm • JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Your favorite team is playing for the title, and you are in the middle of the field. You have a ticket in the very top row for an NBA playoff game, and a courtside seat. The referees are reviewing a big play in the final seconds, and you are right there in Yes you can: 5 tips to beef up your savings 07/02/2014 02:51pm • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Dreams of financial independence often center on fantasies about sudden wealth.But financial freedom isn't always about possessing great riches. For some, it can be as simple as getting a bit more breathing room from financial constraints like their rent, car payment EU slashes mobile data roaming fees by 55 percent 07/02/2014 10:30am • BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union says the surcharges for surfing the Internet on mobile devices while traveling across the 28-nation bloc will be more than halved.The European Commission says the new cap on the so-called roaming fees will be effective starting Tuesday, just in time for the summer The connected car? Audi has it in the 2015 A3 07/02/2014 10:18am • ANN M. JOB For The Associated Press After just a few months on the U.S. market, Audi's new, entry luxury 2015 A3 sedan is on track to make the German brand fashionable with a new group of customers -- young millenials.The A3 is revamped as an early 2015 model with new, attractive styling inside and U.S. loses in World Cup game, but goalie Tim Howard wins Internet (Photos) 07/02/2014 10:10am • WASHINGTON -- United States men's national soccer team may have lost the match against Belgium Wednesday, but goalkeeper Tim Howard is winning the Internet. Howard, 35, had a record-setting 16 saves, but it couldn't help the team outscore Belgium. As soccer fans tuned into the game, they sounded From big to giant: Behemoth TVs start to take off 07/02/2014 08:30am • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Supersized isn't just for french fries.Americans increasingly are replacing their once-enviable 50-inch TVs with even bigger screens. Think: 65-inches and up.People are snagging big screens -- pushing sales of them up 50 percent in the past year wh
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