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Morocco mulls legal pot growing, breaking taboo 10/07/2014 12:36pm • PAUL SCHEMM Associated Press KETTAMA, Morocco (AP) -- Abdelkhalek Benabdallah strode among towering marijuana plants and checked the buds for the telltale spots of white, indicating they are ready for harvest.By September much of the crop has been picked and left to dry on the roofs of the stone-and S. Korea rumor crackdown jolts social media users 10/07/2014 03:14am • YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president is cracking down on rumors in cyberspace in a campaign that threatens the popularity of Kakao Talk, the leading social media service in a country with ambitions to become a global technology leader.Prosecutors annou Attacks at 49ers', Angels' stadiums raise concerns 10/07/2014 02:00am • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Brawls at the San Francisco 49ers' and Los Angeles Angels' stadiums over the weekend have left a football fan and a baseball fan hospitalized in serious condition, raising calls for increased safety at major sports venues."A small percentage of the fans cause the biggest Hackers hit bank. Is your money safe anywhere? 10/07/2014 01:02am • KEN SWEET AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) -- Hackers stole personal information from millions of JPMorgan Chase customers this summer, in one of the biggest breaches of a financial company.The bank says only non-financial data was taken -- names, addresses, telephone numbers and email. But that's Rice receives Thayer Award at US Military Academy 10/06/2014 10:10pm • WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was honored Monday at West Point with the U.S. Military Academy's annual Thayer Award.The award is given to a U.S. citizen for outstanding service in the national interest that illustrates the academy's motto of "Duty, Honor, Countr Prosecutor: ID theft ring bought designer goods 10/06/2014 07:10pm • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- An identity theft and fraud ring used shoppers' stolen information to buy more than $400,000 worth of designer shoes, handbags and accessories from Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store, with some employees aiding the scam, authorities said Monday.The so Jindal calls for more military spending 10/06/2014 02:30pm • Steve Peoples Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Urging both political parties to "pay the price for peace," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday said the United States must boost military spending by tens of billions of dollars to help end what he described chaos and conflict around the world.In Indonesia struggles with Islamic State recruiting 10/06/2014 10:59am • NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press CIANJUR, Indonesia (AP) -- A businessman who proclaims himself leader of the Indonesian chapter of the Islamic State group says he has personally overseen the departure of scores of fighters from this Southeast Asian nation to Syria and Iraq. Police detained him for a Shiite rebels are Yemen's new masters 10/05/2014 04:10am • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- The capital of Yemen, the Arab world's poorest and perhaps most chronically unstable nation, has new masters. Anti-American Shiite rebels man checkpoints and roam the streets in pickups mounted with anti-aircraft guns. The fighters control almost a Non-English speeches given at Mormon conference 10/05/2014 03:10am • BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- On a day when two Mormon leaders made history by delivering speeches in foreign languages, the church reiterated its opposition to gay marriage while urging members to be gracious toward those who believe differently.The first non-English speech After dramatic campaign, Brazilians set to vote 10/05/2014 12:06am • BRAD BROOKS Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- If anything, Dilma Rousseff is a survivor.The former political prisoner-turned-president approaches the end of her first term having lived through cancer, endured raucous, anti-government protests in 2013, brushed past critics to pull off a success Reports: China body-searched 10,000 pigeons 10/04/2014 09:04pm • DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- The 10,000 doves released in a ceremony Wednesday for China's National Day underwent unusual scrutiny, each having its feathers and anus checked for dangerous materials, state-run media reports said, reflecting government jitters over possible attacks.The s Questions and answers about Ebola 10/04/2014 01:58pm • WASHINGTON -- The Ebola crisis in Africa and the U.S. cases that have occurred have raised a number of questions. WTOP's Answer Desk is answering some questions you may have. How easy would it be for you to get Ebola if someone near you has it? "The Ebola virus is not easily spread like a col 4 things Chase customers should watch out for 10/04/2014 11:34am • JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase revealed this week that 76 million households were affected by a cyberattack against the bank this summer.The nation's largest bank said there is no evidence that hackers stole account numbers, passwords, birth dates or Social Security JPMorgan breach heightens data security doubts 10/04/2014 10:56am • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- New details on a cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s computer servers this summer add to increasing doubts over the security of consumer data kept by lenders, retailers and others.The New York-based bank disclosed Thursday that the breach comp