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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 Flavors fuel food industry, but remain a mystery 10/10/2014 03:20am • CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- They help give Coke its distinctive bite and Doritos its cheesy kick. But the artificial and natural flavors used to rev up the taste of processed foods remain a mystery to most Americans."Artificial and natural flavors" have become ubiquitous te WR Patterson sputtering in Vikings offense 10/09/2014 06:50pm • JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Cordarrelle Patterson was making everyone in Minnesota start to forget about Percy Harvin thanks to a promising rookie season and a positively dynamic season opening performance against St. Louis.Patterson could take any kickoff that lande Mexico's junk food taxes hitting Pepsi, Coke 10/09/2014 05:32pm • CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- No wonder Coke and Pepsi are spending millions of dollars to fight proposed taxes on sugary drinks in California.PepsiCo reported a higher quarterly profit Thursday as global sales rose, but one weak spot was Mexico. The company said snacks sa Ireland sells bonds at record-low yield 10/09/2014 09:18am • SHAWN POGATCHNIK Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) -- Ireland's treasury sold 10-year bonds at a record-low yield of 1.63 percent on Thursday, providing the latest evidence of the country's strong rebound from a debt crisis and international bailout.The treasury said its auction, which raised 1 billion e NCAA president has wish list for Power 5 10/08/2014 10:34pm • PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press DANBURY, Conn. (AP) -- Now that the Power Five conferences have their autonomy, NCAA President Mark Emmert has a wish list he'd like them to tackle right away.Emmert, speaking after a lecture at Western Connecticut State University, said Wednesday the conferences shou Clarification: Neiman Marcus-Christmas Book story 10/08/2014 07:50pm • DALLAS (AP) -- In a story Oct. 7, The Associated Press reported that the Neiman Marcus was selling an Academy Award weekend that includes a sought-after invitation to the Vanity Fair Oscar after-party. The package does not include admission to the Academy Awards ceremony itself. Copyright 2014 The A Colorado resort sues over Salt Lake ski marketing 10/08/2014 07:40pm • LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A Colorado ski resort says Salt Lake City can't market itself as Ski City USA because the winter sports slogan is too similar to their decades-old nickname for Steamboat Springs.Steamboat Ski Resort is suing Utah tourism officials, claiming Vanek, like others, picked Minnesota on, off ice 10/08/2014 06:20pm • DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota is hardly a marquee place in major professional sports, a midsized market in the middle of the country best known on the coasts for the length and extremity of its winters.In the NHL, though, there's evidence mounting to the contrary. Geithner grilled in court over AIG bailout 10/08/2014 03:10pm • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Timothy Geithner, a key player in the U.S. government's 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc., is due back in court Wednesday in a trial of a lawsuit filed by the insurance giant's former CEO over the handling of the rescue.On Tuesday, G Citigroup subprime unit files for $50M IPO 10/08/2014 02:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup's subprime lending unit, OneMain Financial Holdings, on Wednesday filed for an IPO valued at $50 million.OneMain did not say how many shares it plans to sell in the initial public offering nor did it say when the IPO will take place. The amount of money being raised can al She started a (really) different kind of condom company 10/08/2014 11:39am • Talia Frankel was no stranger to tragedy. As a photographer for the United Nations and Red Cross, she was usually heading for the airport within 30 minutes of a natural disaster. She covered earthquakes, fires, floods and tsunamis — focusing on everything from the on-the-ground damage to the e Geithner affirms in court need for AIG bailout 10/07/2014 09:50pm • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Timothy Geithner, a key player in the U.S. government's 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc., on Tuesday affirmed in court his belief that the insurer's rescue was needed to avert disaster for the financial system.A lawyer grilled Geith