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AP source: BofA nears $16-$17B settlement with US 08/07/2014 08:08am • ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bank of America is nearing a $16 billion to $17 billion settlement to resolve an investigation into its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis, a person directly familiar with the matter said Wednesday.The deal Report: Russia to block US agricultural imports 08/07/2014 04:46am • JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hit back hard against countries that have imposed sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, ordering trade cuts that an official said would include a ban on all imports of agricultural products from the United States.T Woods ready to tee it up in the PGA Championship 08/07/2014 03:06am • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Barely able to tie his shoes three days ago, Tiger Woods is ready to tee it up in the PGA Championship.Woods caused the biggest sensation of the week Wednesday afternoon simply by driving his silver SUV into the parking lot at Valhalla. He has nev AP Source: Indians to remodel downtown ballpark 08/06/2014 09:32pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Indians plan an extensive renovation of Progressive Field over the next two years, remodeling the 20-year-old downtown ballpark to better connect with their fans.The club intends to make interior and exterior modifications to the area stretching fro Aide to ex-Va. 1st lady: No signs of marital woes 08/06/2014 06:43pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The onetime chief of staff to Virginia's former first lady said Wednesday that she never saw any hint of a romantic relationship between her boss and a wealthy businessman.Mary-Shea Sutherland testified in the public corruption trial of former Gov. Barbara Corcoran on her 2nd life with 'Shark Tank' 08/06/2014 06:05pm • JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbara Corcoran expects entrepreneurs to listen to what she says, and then do what they want. Even when they're using her money to build their companies.Corcoran, now one of the investors on the ABC program "Shark Tank," made her name running N US companies falling behind as Africa surges 08/06/2014 08:22am • PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- As Africa's economy rises, American businesses are at risk of being left behind."We are missing the boat" was the sour warning former President Bill Clinton issued Tuesday at an otherwise upbeat U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit here.Sub-Saharan Africa ha Russian tourists stranded abroad as crisis deepens 08/06/2014 02:14am • LAURA MILLS Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- Last week, tens of thousands of Russians sunning themselves on Italian beaches and Turkish resorts received an unpleasant surprise: their tour companies had gone bust, stranding them and forcing them to pay double for a ticket to get home.The bankruptcy is Toms withdraws from PGA with injury 08/05/2014 09:10pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Former champion David Toms has withdrawn from the PGA Championship because of a back injury.He was replaced in the field by Shawn Stefani.Toms won the PGA Championship in 2001 by making par from the fairway on the 18th hole at Atlanta Athletic Club to beat Phil Mickelson by o Ex-McDonnell aide testifies of concerns over Rolex 08/05/2014 08:40pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- An aide who dispensed legal and policy advice to former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell testified Tuesday that he and other administration officials worried about the propriety of a product launch event at the governor's mansion and about a Rolex watch Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment: 08/05/2014 05:20pm • DETROIT (AP) --UNITED STATES-AFGHANISTANGeneral is highest ranking Army officer killed in Iraq or AfghanistanWASHINGTON (AP) -- An American general has become the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer to be killed in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars.A Pentagon spokesman says the general was killed in an app Egypt starts digging new section of Suez Canal 08/05/2014 04:00pm • MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's president on Tuesday inaugurated the digging of a new section of the Suez Canal, a $4 billion military-led project to expand a key corridor of world trade that he says will be finished next year.As warplanes flew overhead in a ceremony broadcast Russians feeling the pinch of western sanctions 08/05/2014 03:20pm • MOSCOW (AP) -- It's not just Russian billionaires feeling the pinch of western sanctions, even though they were the ones who were initially targeted.Last week, tens of thousands of Russians who were sunning themselves on Italian beaches and Turkish resorts received an unpleasant surprise. Their tour Ask Andrew: Automated Estimates (Zestimate) 08/05/2014 11:10am • This sponsored, biweekly Q&A column is written by Andrew Goodman, broker/owner of Goodman, Realtors. Based in Bethesda, Andrew serves clients in Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Please submit comments, questions, and opinions in the comments section or via email. Q: How does th Mainstream GOP fights for Michigan House seats 08/05/2014 07:42am • THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Backed by outside groups and their own fortunes, two insurgent Republicans are trying to knock off a pair of incumbent House members in Tuesday's Michigan primary.But it's not what you think.These primary challengers are more at home in the par