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Ferry disaster makes South Korea question progress 05/19/2014 03:58pm • TODD PITMAN Associated Press ANSAN, South Korea (AP) -- Park Si-chan had trouble sleeping the night before the biggest trip of his young life, a four-day journey with his entire junior high school class to a lush volcanic island known here as the "Hawaii of Korea."The trip was the students' last cha Details of the proposed AT&T and DirecTV merger 05/19/2014 02:10pm • The Associated Press Telecommunications giant AT&T is proposing a $48.5 billion merger with satellite TV provider DirecTV. If the deal goes through, here's what customers can expect:WHAT CHANGES?-- At the moment, nothing. The deal is subject to government approval in both the U.S. and Latin America Schools seek upgrades to entice healthy eating 05/19/2014 12:06pm • JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) -- Industrial blenders mix up smoothies for students in New York while some schools in California are adding salad bars. In Dallas, campus cafeterias use pass-through coolers and warmers to make sure the food is just right before it's served.School district Busch looks to reinvent himself with 'The Double' 05/19/2014 11:43am • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Kurt Busch commanded his driver to step on the gas before the UPS truck sped away. Inside, he was hoping for a package from Italy holding the $2,495 firesuit he'll need for his latest -- and wildest -- racing endeavor.He tailed the truck, zipping aro Car Report: Cadillac ELR is a head-turning hybrid 05/19/2014 03:57am • WASHINGTON -- If you want a two-door plug-in hybrid with a luxury car interior and exclusiveness, the 2014 Cadillac ELR might be the special vehicle for you. The 2014 Cadillac ELR, a premium plug-in hybrid, hits the streets in the form of a sharp-looking coupe. The Cadillac ELR uses the same e TSA reminds Alaska tourists: No ulus on flights 05/18/2014 08:10pm • FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- The summer tourist season is about to arrive in Alaska, and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is reminding passengers that a popular Eskimo-style, half-moon-shaped knife isn't allowed in carry-on bags.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://bit.ly/QXAfQ Kraft recalls cottage cheese due to poor storage 05/18/2014 05:40pm • NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Kraft Foods Group is recalling some of its cottage cheese products, company officials announced Saturday.Some ingredients used in Knudsen Cottage Cheese, Breakstone's Cottage Cheese, Simply Kraft Cottage Cheese and Daily Chef Cottage Cheese were not stored in accordance with Carpenter grabs top seed in Indy's pole shootout 05/18/2014 09:32am • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- When Ed Carpenter, Carlos Munoz and Helio Castroneves were pushed to the edge Saturday, each remained calm and came up with their best-qualifying runs of the day.Now they have to do it again one more time Sunday.The American, Colombian and Brazilia NYT publisher again defends removal of Abramson 05/17/2014 09:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. provided a fresh defense Saturday of his removal of executive editor Jill Abramson, saying it had nothing to do with his company's treatment of women but with Abramson's management style."During her tenure, I heard repeatedly from her n Earnhardt won't push teen Chase Elliott along 05/17/2014 11:34am • CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Chase Elliott's early success hasn't forced Hendrick Motorsports to speed up its long-term plan for the driver.Elliott has two Nationwide Series wins this year for JR Motorsports and heads into Sunday's race at Iowa Speedway leading the points standings -- he's up by one point Review: Roku stands out among streaming sticks 05/16/2014 09:18pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Google's much-talked-about $35 Chromecast streaming device is remarkable for its low cost. Its main problem, however: It works with a limited number of video services.Recently, Roku and a few small startups have come out with low-cost devices that Swiss mull creation of world's top minimum wage 05/16/2014 12:23pm • JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) -- In a nation of mostly haves and have-mores, Swiss voters head to the polls Sunday to decide on a union proposal that would create a new nationwide minimum wage at 22 Swiss francs ($24.70) an hour -- the world's highest.But the proposal "to protect equita Bailout ends but austerity stays for Portugal 05/16/2014 10:28am • BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- A thousand days on from its near-economic collapse, Portugal is ready to stand on its own again and is promising not to go back to its bad old spend-happy ways.On Saturday, after an internationally-mandated makeover, Portugal will become the sec Republicans block bill to renew expired tax breaks 05/16/2014 04:40am • STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans blocked a bill Thursday that would renew more than 50 expired tax breaks affecting millions of businesses and individuals.The bill has widespread bipartisan support, but Republicans were unhappy because Senate Majority Leader Fast-food protests spread overseas 05/16/2014 02:24am • CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Labor organizers turned up the pressure on McDonald's and other fast-food chains to raise worker pay on Thursday, with plans to stage actions in more than 30 countries.The demonstrations build on a campaign by unions to bring attention to the pli