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Conservatives gaining force in Brazil Congress 10/18/2014 10:38am • JENNY BARCHFIELD Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- With its Carnival reputation and skin-baring beach life, Brazil may look like a liberal bastion. But unease over a worsening economy and deteriorating public safety, plus a backlash against recent gay-rights gains, are propelling a conservativ Arizona joins other states in allowing gay unions 10/18/2014 09:08am • JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) -- Karen Bailey and Nelda Majors were a couple for 50 years before they told friends and family about their relationship.They kept it secret to avoid the hostility that they saw lesbians and gay men endure throughout much of their lifetime. Six years af Obama's under-used credit card declined in NY 10/18/2014 08:58am • DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Secret Service is charged with watching the president's back, but who's watching his wallet?When his credit card was declined last month while dining in New York, President Barack Obama wondered if he had become a victim of identity theft."It tur Stocks gain...Oil prices rise... Facebook wants DEA to end fake profile pages 10/17/2014 06:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock indexes are closing out a wild week with a big gain after another turbulent session today. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 263 points, or 1.6 percent, to 16,380. The Dow was coming off six straight losses and ended the week down 1 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 ros Business Highlights 10/17/2014 06:08pm • The Associated Press ___Europe's top powers deadlocked as economy sinksFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Europe's economy needs help -- fast. Yet the two powers that could take action, the European Central Bank and Germany, don't see eye to eye about what to do.That leaves Europe's currency union stuck in Relief rally...Company to test drug on Ebola patients...Tighter security for federal benefit cards 10/17/2014 03:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- One analyst is describing the surge on Wall Street today as "a relief rally." Investors have been riding wild swings this week amid concerns about weak economic growth in Europe, plunging oil prices and geopolitical uncertainties such as the fight against the Islamic State group and Your Beermonger: Tuning Out the Noise 10/17/2014 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). Before we get into it today, some notes: Homebrew Update: My Brooklyn Brew Shop Everyday IPA has been in bottles carbonating for just over a week now. Bottling wasn’t s Falling oil prices shake up global economies 10/17/2014 07:50am • JONATHAN FAHEY AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- A sudden plunge in the price of oil is sending economic and political shockwaves around the world. Oil exporting countries are bracing for potentially crippling budget shortfalls and importing nations are benefiting from the lowest prices in four year Help! My Partner and I Go to Bed (and Get Up) at Different Times 10/17/2014 12:00am • Four nights a week, Lauren Jones-Ankarlo doesn't kiss her husband good night. The freelance tour guide in the District of Columbia spends many of her days trekking through the city and most of her nights crashing before 11 p.m. Her husband, Kris Ankarlo, maintains the reverse routine. As a radio Easing Into Your Retirement Role 10/17/2014 12:00am • Getting good at being retired is a process. Only a lucky few are able to flip the switch from work to retirement and smoothly make the transition. New members to this growing club rejoice in the freedom to do as they want and explore a new world without limitations foisted upon them by demanding car Florida's Westbrook reflects on costly TD drop 10/16/2014 08:50pm • MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida tight end Tevin Westbrook has watched the replay countless times since Saturday night.It was a perfect pass from Jeff Driskel, a belt-high spiral that hit Westbrook in stride in the end zone.It should have been a touchdown, quite possibly 2 Haqqani leaders arrested by Afghan intelligence 10/16/2014 09:30am • RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Two senior leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network have been arrested in eastern Khost province, the Afghan intelligence service said Thursday, claiming a major blow to the Pakistan-based militant group.Anis Haqqani, a brother of the net NKorea praises rights record in draft resolution 10/16/2014 08:30am • CARA ANNA Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- North Korea on Wednesday circulated a draft U.N. resolution praising its own human rights record in a rare effort to counter the international community's growing condemnation of the way it treats its people.In a closed meeting, dozens of diplomats s South Korea identity thefts forces ID overhaul 10/15/2014 12:28pm • KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- After an avalanche of data breaches, South Korea's national identity card system has been raided so thoroughly by thieves that the government says it might have to issue new ID numbers to every citizen over 17 at a possible cost of billions Hong Kong police drag activists away, clear tunnel 10/15/2014 01:46am • KELVIN CHAN Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) -- Hundreds of Hong Kong police officers drove protesters from an underpass in the dead of night in the worst violence since the street demonstrations for greater democracy began more than two weeks ago.Officers, many with riot shields and wielding pepper