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Egypt's civil society fears it will be silenced 10/04/2014 05:58am • MERRIT KENNEDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Civil society groups in Egypt long had a tenuous position under the rule of autocrat Hosni Mubarak, but they were able to operate. Now those groups, ranging from human rights defenders to advocates of economic justice, fear even that margin of freedom is Missouri judge side with married same-sex couples 10/03/2014 11:18pm • BILL DRAPER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A judge struck down part of Missouri's gay marriage ban for the first time on Friday by ordering the state to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states, saying state laws banning the unions single out gay couples "for no logi Islamic State group downs Iraqi attack helicopter 10/03/2014 10:08pm • QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) -- Islamic State group militants armed with a rocket launcher shot down an Iraqi military attack helicopter Friday, killing two pilots and raising new worries about their ability to attack aircraft amid ongoing U.S.-led airstrikes.The Mi-35 helicopter State AGs looking into JPMorgan data breach 10/03/2014 07:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The attorneys general of Illinois and Connecticut will look into a breach of JPMorgan Chase's computer servers.The office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Friday it will investigate the breach and will work with the office of Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen. Stocks soar ...Oil prices fall... Money approved for Gulf Coast recovery 10/03/2014 06:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- A surge in hiring last month is sending stocks soaring. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 208 points, or 1.2 percent, to 17,009. The S&P 500 index rose nearly 22 points, or 1.1 percent, to 1,967. The Nasdaq composite rose 45 points, or 1 percent, to 4,447. The gains nearly wip Facebook apologizes to drag queens for name policy 10/03/2014 12:20pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is apologizing to drag queens and the transgender community for deleting accounts that used drag names like Lil Miss Hot Mess rather than legal names such as Bob Smith.The world's biggest online social network caught heat recently when i Go figure: Indictment may not sink GOP's Grimm 10/03/2014 04:40am • DONNA CASSATA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A 20-count federal indictment and threatening to toss a reporter off a balcony might immediately disqualify a congressman from a bid for a third term.Not in Staten Island and a stretch of Brooklyn where some defiant voters stand by pugnacious Republica Hong Kong protests hit city's role as finance hub 10/03/2014 02:00am • ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) -- Shops in Hong Kong have closed and the local stock market has plunged but protesters are gambling their agitation for greater democracy will pay off by preserving institutions that made this former British colony a profitable asset to China.The 76M households hit by JPMorgan data breach 10/03/2014 12:10am • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A huge cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. this summer compromised customer information for about 76 million households and 7 million small businesses, the bank said Thursday.JPMorgan Chase said that names, addresses, phone numbers and email add Watch out for these credit score scams 10/03/2014 12:00am • Shortly after signing up to get my free credit score at one of the popular websites that offers the service, I received an email alerting me that my score had recently changed and that I should log into the site provided to check on it. Since I had recently signed up for my free score, I almost f Stocks mixed...Oil rises in NY, falls in London... JPMorgan Chase data breach 10/02/2014 06:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are finishing mixed as the market stabilizes after three straight drops. At the closing bell the S&P 500 index was up just one one-hundredth of a point at 1,946, essentially unchanged from the day before. The Dow Jones industrial average edged down about 3 ½ points to 16,801 Bash Bug: What it is and how to protect your computer 10/02/2014 05:28pm • Ken Colburn, Data Doctors WASHINGTON -- Q: Can you help me understand what the Bash Bug is and what I need to do to protect my Mac computer? A: There has been much coverage on the recently exposed Bash Bug (a.k.a. Shellshock) that affects computers running Unix, Linux and Mac OS X because it Islamic State militants attack small Iraq town 10/02/2014 03:44pm • SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) -- Islamic State group militants launched an assault Thursday on a small town in western Iraq, a military spokesman said, as the United Nations warned that 10 months of violence in the country has taken a heavy toll on civilians.Iraq is in its worst cri 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