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IRS scam bilks victims for $5 million 09/23/2014 12:09pm • WASHINGTON -- It's a telephone scam that has taken millions of dollars from victims who simply picked up the phone and said too much. "This scam is a very serious problem that's impacting many people," says Mark Hanson, spokesman for the Internal Revenue Service. It's so serious that the IRS h Head of Serb church denounces gay pride march 09/23/2014 11:00am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- The head of Serbia's influential Christian Orthodox church on Tuesday denounced a gay pride march planned for the weekend, adding to tensions over the event, which has faced threats from extremists.Patriarch Irinej said in a statement that the "shameless" event casts a moral Amnesty blasts China's torture tool industry 09/23/2014 04:38am • DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese production and export of police equipment primarily used for torture, such as electric shock wands and neck-and-wrist cuffs connected by a chain, has grown dramatically, enabling human rights violations at home and abroad, Amnesty International said New Afghan leader promises equal rights for women 09/23/2014 12:38am • JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's new president-elect pledged in his victory speech on Monday to give women prominent roles in his government and told his nation that women are important to the country's future.The remarks by President-elect Ashraf Ghani Ahmad Want to bolster professional relationships? Ignore social media 09/23/2014 12:00am • Of course that got your attention. For a fleeting moment, let's imagine a world without Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. It's a predigital age, if you will, in which emails didn't rule the roost, and fax machines -- the type with shiny paper bound to curl after a fax was sent -- were The 4 R's of Retirement 09/23/2014 12:00am • Most people who retire in their 60s can expect to live another 20 or even 30 years. It's a whole new life in which you no longer have to answer to your boss or your children. This is not your grandfather's retirement. We all now have an opportunity for new adventures, relationships and perhaps a n 5 Things You Should Know About Risk and Your Investments 09/23/2014 12:00am • Risk is an integral part of investing. Generally speaking, it is the counterbalance to return. Although we hear many money managers and advisors talk about "risk management," it is a rather ambiguous phrase. Today, risk and volatility are often used interchangeably, which is an overly simplistic de Islamic State group calls for attacking civilians 09/22/2014 04:01pm • DIAA HADID Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) -- The Islamic State group's spokesman said its fighters are ready to battle a U.S.-led military coalition, casting it as a historic clash between Muslims and their enemies and calling for attacks at home and abroad.Abu Mohammed al-Adnani's 42-minute audio sta Authorities: Islamic State group an online threat 09/22/2014 05:10am • TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- The latest issue of the digital magazine "Dabiq" features glossy photos of smiling militants from the Islamic State group, mutilated bodies on the battlefield and articles with titles such as, "There is No Life Without Jihad" and "Foley's Blood is on Obama' New Afghan president, but vote totals kept secret 09/22/2014 03:58am • JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Ending months of vote-related tension, Afghanistan's election commission named a new president Sunday only hours after the leading candidates signed a power-sharing deal that names one of them as the country's new chief executive.The commis 10 Social Security Mistakes to Avoid 09/22/2014 12:00am • How claiming decisions lead to lower paymentsYour Social Security claiming decision can dramatically affect the benefit payment you will receive in retirement. If you sign up too soon or don't work long enough, your Social Security payment is reduced. Here's how you may be decreasing your retirement Arab states lag in media war against extremists 09/21/2014 10:40pm • AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- As the Islamic State group battles across Syria and Iraq, pushing back larger armies and ruling over entire cities, it is also waging an increasingly sophisticated media campaign that has rallied disenfranchised youth and outpaced the Jailed Venezuelan police chief freed 09/21/2014 04:18am • JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A former Caracas police chief whose decade-long imprisonment had rallied Venezuela's opposition has been released from jail on humanitarian grounds to continue serving a 30-year sentence at home.Ivan Simonovis had been jailed since 2004 in conn Tense hunt in trooper ambush case hits 8 days 09/21/2014 02:48am • MARC LEVY Associated Press CANADENSIS, Pa. (AP) -- The suspect in the deadly ambush at a state police barracks in a remote part of northeastern Pennsylvania remained at large for an eighth day Saturday as police appeared to have narrowed their search, largely shutting down the area where he lived wi License plate scanner networks capture movements 09/20/2014 09:22am • TAMI ABDOLLAH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A rapidly expanding digital network that uses cameras mounted to traffic signals and police cruisers captures the movements of millions of vehicles across the U.S., regardless of whether the drivers are being investigated by law enforcement.The lice