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Freshmen Beware: That Mascot-Bearing Credit Card May Be a Loser 09/01/2014 12:00am • Students heading to college this fall should look beyond debit and credit cards they may be offered on campus, particularly those that sport a school's logo. They're not always the best deal, and some can be downright losers. While arrangements between financial and educational institutions can be Neymar, Messi set up winner for Barcelona debutant 08/31/2014 04:47pm • LONDON (AP) -- Returning from his World Cup-ending injury, Neymar combined with Lionel Messi on Sunday to set up a winning goal for a teenage newcomer to Barcelona.Substitute Sandro Ramirez, a Barca academy graduate, had been on the field only 12 minutes when he scored in a 1-0 victory at Villarreal 5 things to know about former Va. governor trial 08/31/2014 11:10am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Jurors will begin deliberations Tuesday in the public corruption trial of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, who could face decades in prison and millions of dollars in fines if convicted.They are charged with accepting more than $165 AP PHOTOS: Fairy-tale night for girls in Rio slum 08/31/2014 06:32am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Dressed in long evening gowns, girls from Rio de Janeiro's Santa Marta "favela" slum have celebrated a fairy-tale evening in a debutante ball sponsored by local police.The 15-year-old girls were escorted to the ball held in a Copacabana dancehall Friday night by members of the Corvette Museum to completely fill in sinkhole 08/30/2014 01:00pm • BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press A massive sinkhole that swallowed eight prized sports cars won't be a permanent attraction at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky.The museum's board of directors voted Saturday to fill in the entire hole that opened up in February and became an Internet sensatio Final arguments unfold at ex-governor's trial 08/30/2014 11:38am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The corruption trial of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife has boiled down to this: Did they knowingly trade special favors for the $165,000 in loans and gifts they admit they took from a dietary supplements promoter?If so, they could be convic AC Milan hopeful that Torres can re-ignite career 08/30/2014 11:08am • MILAN (AP) -- AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi is hoping to guide Fernando Torres back to form.Milan signed Torres from Chelsea on a two-year loan deal on, subject to a medical which the Spanish striker was undergoing on Saturday."I've talked to Torres, even though he still has to complete medical tes California lawmakers pass first US plastic bag ban 08/30/2014 10:43am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers have approved a measure that would make the state the first to impose a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.SB270 cleared the Senate on a 22-15 vote Friday and sent to Gov. Jerry Brown. It was approved by the Assembly a day earlier.Senators who ha Sporting KC, Fluminense FC agree to partnership 08/29/2014 05:00pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- MLS Cup champion Sporting Kansas City and Brazilian powerhouse Fluminense FC have agreed to a partnership that encompasses player transfers, academy and coaching exchanges, and other business opportunities that include a pair of international f Startups offer banking for smartphone users 08/29/2014 04:40pm • JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The latest banks are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.Startups, such as Moven and Simple, offer banking that's designed specifically for smartphones, enabling users to track their spending on the go. Some things haven't changed. Like trad Torres heads to AC Milan on loan from Chelsea 08/29/2014 03:58pm • LONDON (AP) -- Chelsea has agreed terms with AC Milan for striker Fernando Torres to join the Serie A club in a two-year loan deal.The Premier League club and Milan announced the agreement on their websites Friday, adding that "the move is now subject to Fernando agreeing personal terms with AC Mila Worrying eurozone inflation sags again to 0.3 pct 08/29/2014 01:36pm • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Inflation in the 18 countries that use the euro sank to an annual 0.3 percent in August, a sign of economic weakness that is putting pressure on the European Central Bank to take drastic steps to save a stalling recovery.The figure was down India, Japan each seek deals during Modi's visit 08/29/2014 07:34am • ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) -- Japan and India both have much to gain from a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and more than a dozen Indian steel, energy and IT tycoons that begins Saturday in the ancient capital of Kyoto.The two countries have complementary economies, given US bank earnings up 5.2 percent in 2Q 08/29/2014 07:28am • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. banks' earnings rose 5.2 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, as banks reduced their expenses and lending marked its fastest pace since 2007.The data issued Thursday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed a robust pictu Washington's Top News -- Friday, August 29, 2014 08/29/2014 03:34am • Here's a look at some of the day's top stories from WTOP: Closing arguments set in former Va. governor trial Closing arguments are scheduled in the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. Prosecutors and defense lawyers will sum up the case for the jur