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Court sides with employees in retirement fund case 06/26/2014 01:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with bank employees in a lawsuit against Fifth Third Bancorp that accused management of irresponsibly investing employee retirement money in the bank's then-failing stock.The unanimous ruling came in a case involving a retirement fund invested Corvette museum likely to keep part of sinkhole 06/25/2014 07:07pm • BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press A massive sinkhole that swallowed eight prized sports cars at the National Corvette Museum has become such a popular attraction that officials want to preserve it -- and may even put one or two of the crumpled cars back inside the hole.The board of the museum in Bowl Stocks rise...Oil price higher... Regions Financial settles 06/25/2014 06:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are higher after investors set aside a pair of weak reports on the economy. The government says the economy shrank at annual rate of 2.9 percent in the first three months of the year and that orders for long-lasting goods sank 1 percent in May. The Dow climbed 49 points to 16 Deal reached to finish 3 World Trade Center tower 06/25/2014 06:17pm • DAVID PORTER Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday approved an agreement with developer Larry Silverstein to finance the completion of the stalled 3 World Trade Center project, ending months of negotiations that revealed deep splits amo Compromise on Ex-Im Bank floated at hearing 06/25/2014 06:11pm • CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A potential compromise on the contentious issue of the U.S. Export-Import Bank's future was floated during a House hearing Wednesday.Rep. John Campbell, a California Republican, said he has drafted compromise legislation that addresses so Curt Schilling says his cancer is in remission 06/25/2014 05:40pm • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher turned ESPN television analyst, said Wednesday his cancer is in remission.Schilling announced the news on social media and thanked his Boston-based medical team.He revealed his diagnosis in February, saying he planned to "emb Va. borrowers to receive mortgage settlement forms 06/25/2014 02:10pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- About 3,770 Virginia borrowers could receive payments under a multistate mortgage settlement.Attorney General Mark R. Herring said Wednesday that claim forms are being distributed this week. Eligible borrowers include those who lost their homes to foreclosure between January 1, Woods says he's ahead of schedule and without pain 06/25/2014 01:32pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- About two dozen photographers lined up in a row on the range Tuesday at Congressional, a reminder that golf is different when Tiger Woods is around.And that was before Woods even arrived to hit balls for 35 minutes.He was last seen wearing golf shoe UK payday lender used fake lawyers to chase debts 06/25/2014 09:50am • LONDON (AP) -- Regulators have ordered Britain's biggest payday lender to pay 2.6 million pounds ($4.4 million) in compensation to tens of thousands of people for unfair debt collection practices.Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said the company, Wonga, sent letters from non-existent law firms Morning Notes 06/25/2014 09:10am • Start The Shake Shack Rumors – Upon opening a two-level Shake Shack location Monday in Union Station, CEO Randy Garutti said he has his eyes on locations outside of D.C., including Bethesda. There are no concrete plans yet. Garutti also mentioned Reston and Pentagon City as possible loca Boehner backs off support for Export-Import bank 06/25/2014 04:40am • ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with conservative opposition, House Speaker John Boehner is declining to take a position on renewing the Export-Import Bank even though he's supported it in the past. His new stance deals a blow to a top priority of the business community.The Oh Stricker is at least thinking of British Open 06/24/2014 03:54pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Steve Stricker hasn't booked his flight to the British Open, and he probably won't.He's at least contemplating a return to golf's oldest championship."Ask me tomorrow, I could be going," Stricker said during the U.S. Open. "Ask me another day, I cou US home prices rise at slowest pace in 13 months 06/24/2014 03:36pm • CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. home prices rose in April from a year ago at the slowest pace in 13 months, reflecting a recent drop-off in sales.The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 10.8 percent in April from 12 months earlier. That's a China's gift causes big trouble for tiny Tonga 06/24/2014 03:23pm • NICK PERRY Associated Press NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- It's almost 10 a.m., but the barista at this tiny Pacific kingdom's domestic air terminal has yet to make a single cup of coffee.Molly Fatai says her wages at the cafe have been cut by a third since last year. Flights leaving for Tonga's outer is China's gift causes big trouble for tiny Tonga 06/24/2014 03:23pm • NICK PERRY Associated Press NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- It's almost 10 a.m., but the barista at this tiny Pacific kingdom's domestic air terminal has yet to make a single cup of coffee.Molly Fatai says her wages at the cafe have been cut by a third since last year. Flights leaving for Tonga's outer is