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Column: Spinks fighting a different battle 10/14/2014 06:16pm • TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mr. T was his bodyguard, which right away tells you something about Leon Spinks and his brief yet wildly entertaining stint as the heavyweight champion of the world.Someone had to keep watch over Leon and his full length fur coat. Someone had to kno Cotton, Pryor stick to familiar themes in debate 10/14/2014 03:20am • ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press CONWAY, Ark. (AP) -- Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton repeatedly tried to tie Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor to President Barack Obama, while Pryor accused his rival of being beholden to billionaire backers as the two squared off Monday for their first debate in Arkansas' Decker hasn't been the same in NY so far 10/10/2014 01:38pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Peyton Manning was sorry to see Eric Decker go and is glad he'll be able to catch up with him Sunday.With Emmanuel Sanders taking over for Decker in Denver, the Broncos are humming right along without the former Broncos receiver who cau US job growth is rising solidly, so why isn't pay? 10/06/2014 04:56am • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Where are the pay raises?Employers in the United States are hiring at a brisk pace. Unemployment has sunk to a nearly healthy rate. Jobs are being filled across a range of industries.Yet the September jobs report released Friday contained a puzzling f Things to Stop Buying as You Get Older 10/03/2014 12:00am • I went to college in New York City, which meant that beyond the dorm room and frat house festivities, Halloween was a raucous celebration with the entire island of Manhattan serving as a playground. The holiday included the famed Halloween parade, the bars that took fake IDs and the streets of Gree Wonga agrees to write off debts for thousands 10/02/2014 09:10am • LONDON (AP) -- Payday lender Wonga has agreed to write off the debts of 330,000 people it admits shouldn't have gotten loans in the first place.Britain's biggest payday lender announced the move Thursday after striking an agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority which will require significant Faried even more confident after gold-medal summer 09/30/2014 06:02pm • PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) -- Coach K believed in him, enough to even ask him to take charge of the team. All Stars listened to him, too, especially at crunch time.So, yeah, Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried is soaring with confidence heading into the season. He's ready to take his Pentagon wants tighter soldier loan protections 09/27/2014 03:40pm • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Aiming to restrict lenders who prey on members of the military, the Obama administration on Friday moved to close legal loopholes that have placed hundreds of thousands of service members at risk of excessive payday and other short-term loan fees.The Wal-Mart's mobile checking account nixes fees 09/25/2014 09:14am • JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart is the latest company to get rid of fees that traditional banks charge customers who don't have enough money in their accounts to cover purchases.The world's largest retailer said Wednesday that it teamed up with Green Dot Corp., a company k Investors fret Yahoo's future, stock dips 09/24/2014 09:14am • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo may be losing some appeal on Wall Street now that U.S. investors can buy directly into Alibaba.Yahoo's stock fell Monday as investors grappled with uncertainty about CEO Marissa Mayer's efforts to turn around the struggling Silicon Vall Mayweather says reality show not so real 09/23/2014 11:10pm • TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The pot wasn't real. Neither, admitted Floyd Mayweather Jr., was much else that went on in the cable television shows promoting his latest fight.Not the joint rolling parties with a bevy of female friends in his Las Vegas mansion. Not the 31 minute fig 5 ways to protect yourself from data breaches 09/22/2014 12:42pm • JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Data breaches at retailers aren't going away but there are ways consumers can protect themselves from future heists of their payment card information.Home Depot said Thursday that malicious software lurking in its check-out terminals between April an Could Pacquiao fight be in cards for Mayweather? 09/14/2014 04:46pm • TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. may have boxed himself into a corner by outboxing Marcos Maidana in their rematch.And it might open the door -- if just a crack -- for the fight with Manny Pacquiao that boxing fans have been craving for years."If the Pacquiao figh Miami not looking past Arkansas State 09/12/2014 05:59pm • TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Miami visits Nebraska next week, the first meeting between those schools since the Hurricanes won their fifth and most recent national championship to end the 2001 season.Absolutely no one around the Hurricanes seems to be thinking about that Unclear future for guarantee games in playoff era 09/12/2014 04:40pm • STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer These first few weeks of the college football season feature dozens of so-called "guarantee games" with smaller programs collecting big paychecks by hitting the road for games against major-conference teams.For instance, South Carolina State's trip to Clemson last wee
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