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Iraqi Kurds fight Islamic State with aged weapons 10/02/2014 06:08am • VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press MAHMOUDIYAH, Iraq (AP) -- The exhausted Kurdish fighters leaned against a pair of antiquated green cannons on a hill overlooking this northern Iraqi village, the ground around them littered with shrapnel from fierce battles with Islamic State militants.One of them, Mou US, China air differences over Hong Kong protests 10/02/2014 03:12am • MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top U.S. and Chinese officials publicly aired differences Wednesday over the protests in Hong Kong, where students want democratic changes to the electoral system.China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi was visiting Washington as the standoff between s Families wait in agony for word on Ebola patients 10/01/2014 08:46pm • KRISTA LARSON Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- First the ring tone echoed outside the barbed-wire-topped walls of the Ebola clinic. Then came the wails of grief, as news spread that 31-year-old Rose Johnson was dead just days after she was brought here unconscious by relatives.Soon her mot Horror movie may have inspired Six Flags brawl 10/01/2014 01:33pm • WASHINGTON - There's growing concern that a horror movie is the inspiration for violent teenage fights, including the large late-night brawl at Six Flags America Saturday night. In the aftermath, three teenagers landed in the hospital. One 15-year-old boy is recovering from brain surgery and ha France's Socialists detail hefty spending cuts 10/01/2014 10:06am • SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- France's Socialist government has detailed a 21 billion-euro ($26.5 billion) cost-cutting plan, the biggest in the country's modern history, saying it will focus on trimming welfare benefits.Presenting the 2015 budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Michel France's Socialists detail hefty spending cuts 10/01/2014 10:06am • SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- France's Socialist government has detailed a 21 billion-euro ($26.5 billion) cost-cutting plan, the biggest in the country's modern history, saying it will focus on trimming welfare benefits.Presenting the 2015 budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Michel California becomes first state to ban plastic bags 10/01/2014 04:50am • FENIT NIRAPPIL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation's first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores, driven to action by pollution in streets and waterways.A national coalition of plastic bag manufacturers immedi Are free credit scores really free? 10/01/2014 12:00am • Consumers tend to regard the offer of "free" stuff suspiciously, and rightly so, especially when it relates to credit cards. In the past, companies that have offered free credit scores or free credit reports have enrolled unsuspecting consumers into monthly programs that charged fees. The Feder For some gays abroad, social networking poses risk 09/30/2014 07:54pm • DAVID CRARY AP National Writer For gay men in the dozens of countries that criminalize their sex lives, social networking can be a blessing or a curse.High-tech dating apps and social media have enabled countless men to expand their circles of friends and lovers in settings that are hostile to any o Secret Service scandals in Obama administration 09/30/2014 07:20pm • The Associated Press High-profile Secret Service scandals during the Obama administration:Nov. 24, 2009It was President Barack Obama's first state dinner, and he was hosting India's prime minister. The guest list included Hollywood A-listers, but not an attention-hungry couple auditioning for roles Algeria identifies some kidnappers of French hiker 09/30/2014 03:20pm • AOMAR OUALI Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Algeria's justice minister said Tuesday that some of the members of the group that kidnapped and beheaded a French hiker have been identified.Tayeb Louh told state TV that the initial investigation has resulted in the identification of "certain m Australia says man sent money to American in Syria 09/30/2014 06:44am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- One man was arrested in counterterrorism raids in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday after police said he provided money to a U.S. citizen fighting alongside extremists in Syria.Hassan El Sabsabi, 23, appeared briefly in a Melbourne court on six counts of intent 5 Ways to Just Enjoy Retirement 09/30/2014 12:00am • There's a lot more to retirement than your Social Security benefit and 401(k) plan. For example, what are you going to do when you get up in the morning? You've worked for 30 or 40 years, and now it's finally your turn to decide how to spend your days. What are you going to do with all that time? H Feds open data center in western Maryland 09/29/2014 05:50pm • DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- The Social Security Administration has a new national data center.Officials held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the center Monday in wooded hills near Frederick, Maryland. It replaces a 34-year-old building at the agency's Baltimore-area headqu Report: Gambling industry paid out $38B in taxes 09/29/2014 02:10pm • KIMBERLY PIERCEALL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The gambling industry nationwide paid out a jackpot-worthy $38 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2013, according to a report from the American Gaming Association.It's the first time the group has added tribal casinos, casino-game maker