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Selig's imprint seen in Game 7 of World Series 10/30/2014 05:30am • RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- For his final game as baseball commissioner, Bud Selig was able to see the low-budget Kansas City Royals compete with the high-spending San Francisco Giants for the title.Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night featured a pair of wild-card Plea hearing set in Smith Mountain Lake fraud 10/30/2014 03:40am • LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- A plea hearing is set for a former Roanoke woman charged in a Smith Mountain Lake mortgage fraud scheme.Susanne Helbig's hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg. Helbig, who now lives in Georgia, was charged in a 15-count indictment w Health care overhaul doubts ease for insurers 10/30/2014 03:10am • TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- What a difference a year makes.The nation's biggest health insurers entered last fall cautious about a major coverage expansion initiated by the health care overhaul, the federal law that aims to cover millions of uninsured people.Investors and comp Retirement Saving Strategies for Every Age 10/30/2014 12:00am • Every life stage comes with different built-in challenges and opportunities for long-term saving and investing. Here's how to scale your expectations and habits from your first job to your golden years. First job and first retirement account. A young doctor recently contacted Clint Pelfrey, presi U.S. News Starts Collecting Data for 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings 10/30/2014 12:00am • U.S. News opened statistical surveys for graduate schools earlier this month, kicking off data collection for the 2016 edition of the Best Graduate Schools rankings. The new rankings will be released in late winter or early spring of 2015. This year, U.S. News is collecting statistical data on gradu Arizona governor's race targets independent voters 10/29/2014 10:02pm • BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) -- The Democrat promises not to raise taxes and even talks about lowering some. The Republican bills himself as a reformer of education.The race for Arizona governor has created an odd mix of arguments in a state where recent gubernatorial contests were dom Identity theft victims lose more than money 10/29/2014 06:38pm • BY MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Personal data was stolen from 100 million Americans this year in cyber-attacks and thefts from retailers, banks and hospitals. Many of them will become victims of identity theft. While the financial hit to people and companies is real, the emotio Health overhaul's subsidies at Supreme Court 10/29/2014 06:04pm • MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court justices have their first chance this week to decide whether they have the appetite for another major fight over President Barack Obama's health care law.Some of the same players who mounted the first failed effort to kill the law altoge Economy 101: 5 things to know about US growth 10/29/2014 05:52pm • CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Is the U.S. economy accelerating -- finally? If it is, which sorts of Americans stand to benefit most? And why is it doing better than other major economies?Such are the questions surrounding a report coming Thursday on economic expansion Fiat Chrysler to spin off luxury brand Ferrari 10/29/2014 05:00pm • COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced Wednesday it will spin off sports car maker Ferrari into a separate company, a move to unlock the luxury brand's value and distinguish it from its mass-market parent.The spinoff aims to raise money to support the newl Paul: GOP must improve appeal in hard-hit cities 10/29/2014 04:20pm • JEFF KAROUB Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- Prospective 2016 presidential candidate and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday that his Republican Party must change and do a better job of appealing to residents of hard-hit cities like Detroit.Paul stopped at the city's Republican field office, the Appalachian Biofuels to establish facility in Va. 10/29/2014 04:18pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Appalachian Biofuels LLC is planning to establish its headquarters and biodiesel production facility in Russell County, creating 40 jobs.Gov. Terry McAuliffe says the company will invest $3.5 million for the project. Virginia successfully competed against South Carolina for the For Biden, silver lining if Senate fight is a draw 10/29/2014 04:18pm • JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is crossing his fingers that Republicans won't come close to capturing the six Senate seats they need to seize the majority in next week's election. But for Vice President Joe Biden, there's a silver lining if Republicans fall Time's up: 5 tips to tackle student loan debt 10/29/2014 03:50pm • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Tackling a hefty new monthly expense can be daunting, particularly for recent grads who haven't found steady work.But grads have many options for making student loan payments more manageable, even putting them off, if they qualify.The key is to avoid missing payments, w 51 countries sign deal in tax evasion crackdown 10/29/2014 01:38pm • BERLIN (AP) -- Fifty-one countries have signed an agreement to share financial data and boost efforts to crack down on tax evasion.The standard agreed upon in Berlin on Wednesday was developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in consultation with the world's top 20 econo