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Chiquita gets buyout offer from Safra, Cutrale 08/12/2014 05:50am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Chiquita Brands has received a buyout offer worth about $611 million from investment firm Safra Group and the Brazilian agribusiness and juice company Cutrale Group.Safra and Cutrale are offering $13 per share, a 29 percent premium to Chiquita Brands International Inc.'s closing pri

Gaza cease-fire takes hold as negotiators gather 08/12/2014 03:18am • MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- As a new temporary truce took hold, negotiators from Israel and the Hamas militant group resumed indirect talks Monday to reach a long-term cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.The two sides huddled in an Egyptian government building for nine consecutive hou

Ga. plant manager says mold, mildew at processor 08/11/2014 04:49pm • RAY HENRY Associated Press ALBANY, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia food processor linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak shipped thousands of pounds of peanut products after learning its products were contaminated and cheated on testing, a former plant manager testified Monday.Samuel Lightsey is a key governm

Lapid: Gaza aid should be tied to restored PA rule 08/11/2014 03:58pm • JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid is calling on the international community to pull together a massive aid package for Gaza conditioned on the Palestinian Authority returning to power in place of the Islamic militant group Hamas.Lapid says that Western-leaning Palestinian Preside

Hunted Auburn striving to be '13 seconds better' 08/11/2014 02:15pm • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- The theme around Auburn's football building since January has been about being "13 seconds better."Just being better than '13 is a lofty enough goal.The Tigers won't be able to sneak up on anyone again after winning the Southeastern Conference and mak

What's in your budget for a concert ticket? 08/11/2014 01:54pm • Sophie Ho, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON -- Just how much would you be willing to pay to see your favorite band in concert? The prices for some of the summer's most popular tours seem to go through the roof. One Direction grossed $131.5 million for 31 shows -- selling tickets at an average p

Expectations still high for Stanford this season 08/11/2014 01:40pm • ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- It's possible no one was happier when the Pac-12's preseason media poll picked Oregon to win the North Division than Stanford coach David Shaw and his players.After all, the Cardinal have been at their best when they're counted out.While man

Nepal gay community parades for same-sex marriage 08/11/2014 09:54am • BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Tooting horns and ringing chimes, hundreds of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites paraded through Nepal's capital Monday for a colorful celebration of Gaijatra, a Hindu festival to remember the dead that is gleefully overtaken each

Arena Stage giving away wedding for 'Fiddler' show 08/11/2014 04:28am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Arena Stage is searching for the perfect match this month in a contest to give away a free wedding at the Washington theater.The contest is inspired by the upcoming production of "Fiddler on the Roof" where Trevye's daughters try to convince him they should be able to choose th

Dig this: Ancient bones found in Wyoming cave 08/10/2014 11:30am • MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- North American lions, cheetahs and short-faced bears: Those are just a few fearsome critters from 25,000 years ago paleontologists already might have found in their first excavation of a bizarre northern Wyoming cave in 30 years.Good fossils also c

Ever-elusive Vick an option as Jets' wildcat QB 08/10/2014 01:18am • DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- Michael Vick and the wildcat package could be the perfect pairing for the New York Jets.Sure, the mere mention of the formation might cause some Jets fans to break out into sweats after how it was so unsuccessfully executed with Tim Tebow two

User's guide to the new College Football Playoff 08/09/2014 07:00pm • RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Major college football finally has a playoff. It's called the College Football Playoff.Really.Here's how it will work and what you need to know.THINK BCSThose involved in putting the playoff together and now managing it cringe when it's suggested that the ne

Judge: Trial can decide fate of MLB TV broadcasts 08/08/2014 08:00pm • LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball cannot hide behind its antitrust exemption to fend off a lawsuit from fans who say the league unjustly dictates television markets for its ballclubs, a judge says.U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin's ruling came after two

J.K. Rowling writes to girl whose family was slain 08/08/2014 07:00pm • MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) -- A Texas girl who survived a recent attack in which her parents and four siblings were killed has drawn the attention of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling.Rowling's publicist, Rebecca Salt, confirmed Friday that the British writer sent a letter and pa