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Correction: Apple Pay-Retail Skirmish story 10/29/2014 11:29am • NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Oct. 29 about Apple Inc.'s new payment system, The Associated Press misattributed a quotation from an Apple Pay user in Indianapolis. The speaker was Thomas Pritchard, not Ben Heyman.A corrected version of the story is below:Retail skirmish blocks Apple Pay at checkout li Bethesda Dealership Looking At Redevelopment Proposal 10/29/2014 10:15am •   There could be good news for Bethesda drivers tired of dodging car-carrying trucks often taking up an entire lane of Arlington Road. Euro Motorcars Bethesda, the Mercedes dealership where those cars are being dropped off, is exploring a redevelopment project that would bring a new “inte EquityEats acts as crowd-funder, bookkeeper, and even real estate broker for new D.C. restaurants 10/29/2014 06:00am • Johann Moonesinghe knew he and his EquityEats co-founders had gotten in deep when they found themselves sitting in various coffee shops around the city, counting the number of lattes and other items purchased by customers. The new online restaurant funding platform, which seeks investments from accr Survey: Holiday shoppers boost spending plans 10/29/2014 01:39am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Holiday shoppers expect to spend quite a bit more than they did a year ago.An annual consumer survey by Deloitte, a retail services firm, forecasts about a 13 percent increase compared with last year. A much brighter view of the economy is credited.Households are expected to spend 10 Tools That Give You a Tailored Estimate of What You'll Pay for College 10/29/2014 12:00am • Unravel the Mystery of College CostsFor many students, what they'll pay to attend college isn't clear. But paying for college doesn't have to remain a mystery. Reputable online tools can guide students based on personal data, such as tax returns, award letters and student loan records. "While they 5 Sneaky Tricks Retailers Use to Trigger Overspending 10/29/2014 12:00am • If you always find yourself overspending -- no matter how many lists you make -- you may be falling for some commonly used marketing ploys retailers use to trigger that next spending spree. Now that holiday shopping season is here, you may be even more vulnerable to advertising tactics and marketing The power of cute: Hello Kitty Con debuts in LA 10/28/2014 09:44am • SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marty Garrett and Salumeh Eslamieh gave up their garage for Hello Kitty.The married couple turned the garage of their San Francisco home into a permanent showroom for their vast Hello Kitty collection. Museum-style glass cases hold hundreds of The power of cute: Hello Kitty Con debuts in LA 10/27/2014 05:47pm • SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marty Garrett and Salumeh Eslamieh gave up their garage for Hello Kitty.The married couple turned the garage of their San Francisco home into a permanent showroom for their vast Hello Kitty collection. Museum-style glass cases hold hundreds of TruTV goes for laughs with 'Friends of the People' 10/27/2014 05:08pm • FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Sketch-comedy shows are like frozen-yogurt shops: While there are probably way too many, most are good enough to stay afloat.Still, it takes a special breed of fro-yo shop to make it worth seeking out in a strange neighborhood.Same with sketch come From job to job to job, a life lived _ and lost 10/27/2014 04:36pm • ADAM GELLER AP National Writer ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- The fumes, reeking of gasoline, poured from the white Kia SUV as soon as an emergency medical technician broke one of the rear windows. Inside, the body of a dark-haired young woman with a beauty mark on her left cheek reclined in the driver's s From job to job to job, a life lived _ and lost 10/27/2014 04:36pm • ADAM GELLER AP National Writer ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- The fumes, reeking of gasoline, poured from the white Kia SUV as soon as an emergency medical technician broke one of the rear windows. Inside, the body of a dark-haired young woman with a beauty mark on her left cheek reclined in the driver's s Medical pot dilemma: Where to get the first seeds? 10/27/2014 12:50pm • CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- As more states legalize medical marijuana, there's one stage in the process nobody wants to talk about: the part where people still have to break the law.After growers obtain licenses, plan for security and build facilities, they then must obtain th UPS expects double-digit surge in Dec shipments 10/26/2014 11:30pm • DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) -- UPS might levy surcharges or even turn away some holiday shipments this year if retailers surprise the delivery giant by dropping off more packages than they had planned.UPS executives discussed the possibilities Friday as they detailed plans for improv US stock market has best week in nearly 2 years 10/26/2014 04:08pm • KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market closed out its best week in nearly two years on a positive note Friday, helped by strong quarterly earnings from Microsoft and other big U.S. companies.After weeks of speculation over the fate of Europe's economy, Ebola fears and plungin Is refinancing your mortgage worth it? 10/25/2014 01:10am • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer The interest rate pendulum has swung in favor of homeowners again.A steady decline in recent weeks brought down the average rate for a 30-year fixed home loan below 4 percent to 3.92 percent this week, the lowest level in more than a year. As recently as January, the av