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France still considering Paris bid for 2024 Games 10/14/2014 02:23pm • SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) -- French officials are still considering a possible Paris bid for the 2024 Olympics, even though Prime Minister Manuel Valls has endorsed the city's candidacy to host the 2025 World Expo.Officials at the French presidency and French Olympic Committee tol Liquid nicotine exposures up sharply among kids 10/14/2014 01:46pm • LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Poison control workers say that as the e-cigarette industry has boomed, the number of children exposed to the liquid nicotine that gives hand-held vaporizing gadgets their kick also has spiked.More than 2,700 people have called poison contro 5 Elements of a Job Offer You Can't Refuse 10/14/2014 12:00am • In "The Godfather," Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) helps his on-screen nephew get an acting job with this famous promise: "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse." What employer enticements make an offer too good for you to refuse? Everyone would rather be paid more than less, but does a high enough Use 5 Statistics to Find a U.S. College That Fits Your Needs 10/14/2014 12:00am • Besides appealing campus shots often seen in college brochures, there are statistics that international students need to scrutinize to determine whether a school is going to be the right place for their undergraduate education. Examining the following list of data points will help you be more inform Broncos say Trevathan has another broken leg 10/13/2014 07:07pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Danny Trevathan is grappling with a setback in his comeback.The Denver Broncos' top tackler from last season reinjured his left leg Sunday in his second game back from a broken bone under his kneecap. He learned Monday he'll miss severa Bills' Mike Williams gets permission to seek trade 10/13/2014 06:32pm • JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- The agent for Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mike Williams has been granted permission to seek a trade, General Manager Doug Whaley said Monday.Whaley said Williams' agent, Hadley Englehard, asked to gauge interest from other teams in a possib Seattle-Carolina game to CBS under 'cross-flexing' 10/13/2014 04:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The key NFC matchup between the Seahawks and Panthers will air on CBS as part of the NFL's new "cross-flexing."The league said Monday that the Oct. 26 game at Carolina will be on CBS instead of Fox, which owns the NFC package. The policy change in the current TV rights agreement aim Southwest begins long-haul flights from Dallas 10/13/2014 11:40am • DALLAS (AP) -- Some passengers aboard the first long-haul Southwest Airlines flights from Dallas Love Field have been treated to shirts and vacation packages.Southwest on Monday launched its first long-distance flights from its home base to seven U.S. cities, with eight more destinations next month. Car Report: 2015 Hyundai Genesis looks to make a mark 10/12/2014 06:24pm • WASHINGTON -- The Hyundai Genesis has been around for six years and is a good first try for a near-luxury sedan. For 2015, Hyundai went back to the drawing board to make a true luxury sedan, and from the outside, it really looks the part. The previous Hyundai Genesis had a rear-wheel-drive V6 Brazil hopes NBA will help boost local basketball 10/12/2014 05:24pm • TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Speaking to a sellout crowd in a Rio de Janeiro arena, Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao said it loud and clear that it was a special day for Brazilian basketball.With the microphone still in his hand, just moments before the tip-off in Bengals try to extend home win streak vs Panthers 10/11/2014 12:02am • JOE KAY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Bengals had just lost their distinction as the NFL's last unbeaten team.They'd been soundly beaten in New England 43-17 in a Sunday night game -- yet another wasted chance to win over the skeptics on a big stage.And coach Marvin Lewis had a message."Li Facing Jets, Peyton Manning 5 TDs from record 10/10/2014 07:28pm • DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Rex Ryan already knew facing Peyton Manning is a daunting task in any week.But the fact the Denver Broncos quarterback is heading to New York five touchdown passes away from tying Brett Favre's career record? Well, that just doesn't sit w Bad week on Wall Street...Oil prices hold steady... Global finance ministers vow to prevent another meltdown 10/10/2014 06:30pm • UNDATED (AP) -- Stocks are closing out a turbulent week with another loss, giving the market its worst week since May 2012. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 115 points, or 0.7 percent, to 16,544 today. The S&P 500 fell 22 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,906. The Nasdaq fell 102 points, or 2.3 perc EEOC sues FedEx for not accommodating deaf workers 10/10/2014 06:20pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit charging that FedEx discriminated against deaf and partially deaf workers and job applicants for years.The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore and announced Friday. The EEOC says FedEx Ground emp Norwegian officials, IOC to assess failed Oslo bid 10/10/2014 12:32pm • STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Norwegian Olympic officials will meet with IOC leaders in Switzerland this month to analyze the demise of Oslo's bid for the 2022 Winter Games and explore ways of improving the bidding process to win back future candidates.Inge Andersen, secretary gener