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Race Team Alliance open for NASCAR owners to join 07/12/2014 03:40pm • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) -- The Race Team Alliance is not only open for business, the ownership clique is ready for new members.RTA chairman Rob Kauffman, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, said teams outside of the inaugural nine that formed together have expressed interest i Joy fills streets of Cleveland as LeBron returns 07/12/2014 02:54pm • MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland hasn't had this much good news since the first time LeBron James came to town.First there was the arrival of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel in May's NFL draft. Then on Tuesday, the national Republican Party all but handed Gas explosion injures 8 in Istanbul 07/12/2014 08:20am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A gas explosion in a five-story building in Istanbul injured eight people on Saturday, officials said.Gov. Huseyin Avni Mutlu ruled out any terrorist attack and said the blast was caused by a gas leak or a gas canister.The explosion in a packaging workshop on the ground floor Seattle city attorney's 1st-day pot buy broke rule 07/11/2014 08:10pm • SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes has admitted he broke a drug-free-workplace rule when he bought marijuana on the first day of legal sales in Washington state.Holmes has been a big supporter of the legal marijuana law, and he says he wanted to be one of the first customers at Seattl Whereabouts of 'fugitive' Cup executive a mystery 07/11/2014 07:14pm • STAN LEHMAN Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) -- The whereabouts of a "fugitive" hospitality executive accused of being a top figure in an illegal World Cup ticket-scalping scheme remain unknown, and Rio de Janeiro police said Friday they have alerted federal officers and Interpol in the event he trie Business Highlights 07/11/2014 06:50pm • The Associated Press ___Downside of low US mortgage rates? Less sellingWASHINGTON (AP) -- Would-be home sellers across the country are grappling with a once-in-a-lifetime problem: They have mortgage rates so absurdly low it would hurt them financially to sell.Doing so would mean giving up an irresi House votes to make business tax break permanent 07/11/2014 05:30pm • STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House voted Friday to make permanent a temporary tax break that makes it easier for businesses to invest in new equipment, one of many expired tax breaks that Congress must deal with by the end of the year.The tax break allows businesses to NASCAR president Helton: No animosity toward RTA 07/11/2014 05:24pm • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) -- NASCAR President Mike Helton said Friday there is no animosity from the governing body toward the recently formed, nine-team Race Team Alliance that will collaborate on initiatives and issues facing auto racing.The goals of the RTA include lowering c Car Report: 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid offers stylish option to save money at the pump 07/11/2014 04:18pm • WASHINGTON -- The mid-size sedan segment was always somewhat boring -- until Ford and a few other manufacturers decided that a stylish mid-size sedan should and would sell well. In 2013, Ford decided to release a redesigned Fusion with the good looks of an Aston Martin-like front end and, dare Recalls this week: power adaptors, knives 07/11/2014 03:31pm • The Associated Press More than 30,000 power adaptors for cellphones have been recalled because they can overheat and pose a burn hazard. Other recalled items include charging kits that pose a fire hazard.Here's a more detailed look:POWER ADAPTOR/CHARGERDETAILS: Adaptor/chargers used to charge cellp Stocks edge higher...Economists lower growth forecasts...Amazon seeks approval to use drones 07/11/2014 03:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are edging higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street. But the S&P 500 index is poised for its biggest weekly loss since April after ending last week at a record high. Investors are assessing corporate earnings reports that are starting to come in for the second quarter.WASHI Montgomery County Looking For Private Partner To Help Start ‘Kitchen Incubator’ 07/11/2014 03:15pm • Montgomery County has put the word out for a private company willing to help fund and build a kitchen incubator, that would provide food start-ups with pricey kitchen space, equipment and marketing. The county’s Department of Economic Development put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) on Wednes Police hunting for Whelan in ticket scalping case 07/11/2014 01:24pm • BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A World Cup hospitality company director has been declared a fugitive by Brazilian police investigating a ticket scalping scheme.Police have told The Associated Press the probe is set to expand to include FIFA and domestic football officials.Inv Burberry investors revolt over CEO pay deal 07/11/2014 12:10pm • LONDON (AP) -- Shareholders of luxury British fashion house Burberry have voted to reject a multimillion-pound pay package for the brand's new chief.Results of voting at Burberry's annual general meeting Friday showed that 52.7 percent of shareholders protested the earnings Christopher Bailey is exp House, Senate committees advance highway aid plans 07/11/2014 10:44am • JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- House and Senate committees took steps Thursday toward keeping highway and transit aid flowing to states just three weeks before the government says it will have to slow down payments.The House Ways and Means Committee approved on a voice vote a bill by