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At NATO, goal is to curb Russia but not provoke it 09/03/2014 08:08am • JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Associated Press NEWPORT, Wales (AP) -- The heady "we won the Cold War" days are over. When President Obama and other NATO leaders assemble here Thursday for a key summit meeting, their No. 1 goal will be an old and familiar one: protecting vulnerable alliance members from Russia, Study: Playing music helps sharpen kids' brains 09/03/2014 01:50am • JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The founder of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides free music lessons to low-income students from gang-ridden neighborhoods began to notice several years ago a hopeful sign: Kids were graduating high school and heading off to UCLA, Tulane and Study: Playing music helps sharpen kids' brains 09/03/2014 01:50am • JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The founder of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides free music lessons to low-income students from gang-ridden neighborhoods began to notice several years ago a hopeful sign: Kids were graduating high school and heading off to UCLA, Tulane and Study: Playing music helps sharpen kids' brains 09/03/2014 01:50am • JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The founder of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides free music lessons to low-income students from gang-ridden neighborhoods began to notice several years ago a hopeful sign: Kids were graduating high school and heading off to UCLA, Tulane and Study: Playing music helps sharpen kids' brains 09/03/2014 01:50am • JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The founder of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides free music lessons to low-income students from gang-ridden neighborhoods began to notice several years ago a hopeful sign: Kids were graduating high school and heading off to UCLA, Tulane a 6 Healthy dinner recipes that cost $6 09/03/2014 12:00am • It's easy to eat cheaply and with no effort -- just buy from the dollar menu at your favorite fast-food place. Or you could stock up on ramen noodles and other staples of a college student diet, and supplement with a cheap pizza or two.But with not much more effort, and about the same amount of Cardinals know QB Lindley tipping off Chargers 09/02/2014 09:30pm • BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Cardinals are downplaying it, but there's no doubt that the San Diego Chargers have a practice squad quarterback with a whole lot of information about Arizona coach Bruce Arians' team.After all, Ryan Lindley spent all of last season and this preseas Carr knows being named starter just the beginning 09/02/2014 08:10pm • JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Derek Carr has been groomed to be a starting quarterback in the NFL ever since he was an 11-year-old breaking down film with big brother David.It may come as a bit of a surprise that he will reach that goal in the first game of his rookie season.Ca Belichick says he'll make call on Gronk return 09/02/2014 05:30pm • JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer One day after New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski pronounced himself ready to return, Bill Belichick reminded him it will be the coach's decision."With all due respect to Rob, I'm glad he feels the way he does," Belichick said during a conference call Tuesday. Norwegian sails into luxury with Prestige purchase 09/02/2014 05:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Norwegian Cruise Line is sailing into the luxury sector by buying the high-end Prestige Cruises International in a deal valued at about $3 billion, including debt.The deal will give Norwegian access to Prestige's eight ships on the Oceania and Regent Seven Seas cruise lines and its Steelers take on familiar face in Browns' Hoyer 09/02/2014 03:04pm • WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Mike Tomlin believes Johnny Manziel will make a living in the NFL. Eventually. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach, however, isn't buying the notion that the man who quelled the mania surrounding Johnny Football is merely a placeholder.Last Tomlin checked, B Ukraine economy at risk, may need another bailout 09/02/2014 01:44pm • JUERGEN BAETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- While Ukraine's leaders are trying to win the war against Russian-backed separatists in the east, they appear to be losing the battle to resurrect the country's battered economy.Ukraine might need billions in additional support if the fighting between Norwegian sails into luxury with Prestige purchase 09/02/2014 12:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Norwegian Cruise Line is sailing into the luxury sector, spending about $3 billion in cash and stock to acquire the high-end Prestige Cruises International.The deal will give Norwegian access to Prestige's eight ships on the Oceania and Regent Seven Seas cruise lines and its big-tic World of Wheels for CASA 09/02/2014 11:39am • CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) invites transportation enthusiasts and families alike to join together for an afternoon of fun that will benefit abused and neglected children in foster care. The non-profit's third annual World of Wheels for CASA: A Touch-A-Truck and Family Festiva More Parents Use Retirement Accounts to Pay for College 09/02/2014 12:00am • Some families dip into their retirement accounts to help pay for college. A Sallie Mae and Ipsos survey of 1,601 college students and parents of undergraduate students found that 7 percent of families took a withdrawal from a retirement account to help cover college costs in 2014, up from 5 percent