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Obama takes to Tumblr to pitch student debt steps 06/11/2014 04:32am • JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says easing the burden of student debt is key to encouraging more students to pursue critical fields like teaching and social work.Obama is answering questions about student debt on the social networking site Tumblr. It's part Somber Obama concedes scant progress on gun deaths 06/11/2014 03:46am • JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A year ago, on the day a gun control push in the Senate went down in flames, President Barack Obama stood with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and parents of Newtown victims in the Rose Garden and declared, "This effort is not over."On Tuesday, a mour 10 things to recall about Simpson's trial on TV 06/11/2014 03:12am • The Associated Press O.J. TV stretched for nearly 16 months, with many memorable moments along the way, some of them simply beyond bizarre. Here are a few:-- Media hordes gathered at Los Angeles' police headquarters on June 17, 1994, to hear that O.J. Simpson had been charged with double murder. Bu 10 things to recall about Simpson's trial on TV 06/11/2014 03:12am • The Associated Press O.J. TV stretched for nearly 16 months, with many memorable moments along the way, some of them simply beyond bizarre. Here are a few:-- Media hordes gathered at Los Angeles' police headquarters on June 17, 1994, to hear that O.J. Simpson had been charged with double murder. Bu World Bank cuts global economic forecast for 2014 06/10/2014 08:10pm • PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The World Bank downgraded its forecast for the global economy this year, citing a bitter American winter and the political crisis in Ukraine.In an outlook released Tuesday, the bank still expects the world economy to grow faster -- 2.8 percent this Indians' Chisenhall giving bat to Hall of Fame 06/10/2014 07:13pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Lonnie Chisenhall's bat is headed to the Hall of Fame.He just hopes he doesn't break his other one.The Indians third baseman went 5 for 5 and hit three homers while driving in nine runs in a 17-7 rout of Texas on Monday night. By the time he arr Court rules against Wells Fargo 06/10/2014 04:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court said Tuesday that Wells Fargo cannot avoid new allegations of misconduct stemming from the mortgage crisis even though the bank has already paid $5 billion in a national settlement between the government and financial institutions.Six months after the 2012 IMF sees progress in Greece, still worried on debt 06/10/2014 12:00pm • DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that Greece has made "significant progress" in repairing its economy, but warned it risked falling behind in reforms needed to make its massive national debt sustainable.In a report, the IMF said Gr AP IMPACT: Ukraine lost billions from tax cheats 06/10/2014 07:04am • MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- On paper, the Ukrainian trading firm known as Mistral dealt in management consulting and research, doing millions of dollars' worth of deals before going bust after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was chased out of office earlier this year. Prodding Congress, Obama acts to ease student debt 06/10/2014 05:24am • JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Up to 5 million Americans struggling to make their monthly student loan payments could find relief under a program President Barack Obama expanded Monday, part of an election-year push by Democrats to paint Republicans as blocking common-sense steps Team tensions already emerging at World Cup 06/09/2014 09:10pm • MIKE CORDER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The World Cup hasn't even begun and already there's been a training ground run-in between two Dutch players and Cameroon's entire team delayed its flight to Brazil in a dispute over their tournament bonus.Prodigious talent often goes hand-in-hand w Stock market up .... Help for student borrowers ... Detroit bankruptcy 06/09/2014 06:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market reached another record high today, thanks in part to a handful of deals reached by U.S. companies. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1.8 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at an all-time high of 1,951. The Dow Jones industrial average nudged up 18 points, or 0.1 pe Obama signs presidential memo to expand student loan relief 06/09/2014 06:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is looking to relieve the burden of student loan debt. Today, he signed a presidential memo expanding a program that lets borrowers pay no more than 10 percent of their income every month. And he threw his support behind more sweeping Senate legislation targ Greek PM replaces finance minister in reshuffle 06/09/2014 04:31pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras replaced his finance minister with a finance and economics professor during a broad Cabinet reshuffle Monday following the conservative-led coalition government's weak showing in European parliamentary elections last month.Outgoing Finance News Guide: Races that will decide Senate control 06/09/2014 10:20am • The Associated Press While Democrats now hold control of the U.S. Senate, this fall's election has the potential to shift that leadership to the GOP.Republicans will take control if they manage a net gain of six Senate seats.Among the 36 seats on the ballot, seven are held by Democrats in states wo