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Detroit museum defends 6-figure salaries 10/18/2014 06:00am • DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Institute of Arts is defending the six-figure salaries of its two top executives, saying Friday that it didn't anticipate a backlash when raises were granted a few years ago, before the city filed for bankruptcy.Some suburban officials have criticized the museum, especial Walker, Burke disagree on Wisconsin's economy 10/18/2014 03:26am • SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Democrat Mary Burke argued during a debate Friday in Wisconsin's hotly contested governor's race that Republican incumbent Scott Walker mismanaged Wisconsin's finances, leading to a projected $1.8 billion budget shortfall, and enacted tax cuts that 2 sides in pot debate appeal to maternal instincts 10/17/2014 08:34pm • GOSIA WOZNIACKA Associated Press LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) -- Both sides in Oregon's debate over whether to legalize marijuana are appealing to maternal instincts with the election less than three weeks away.At a Moms Against Marijuana Legalization event on Friday, mothers said legalization would harm Tax returns: Christie, wife made $698,838 in 2013 10/17/2014 06:36pm • JILL COLVIN ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Gov. Chris Christie and his wife reported nearly $700,000 in income last year, a significant jump from 2012, according to tax returns released Friday by his office.The returns show the Christies made $698,838 in 2013 -- over $200,000 more than the $4 Morgan Stanley's income nearly doubles 10/17/2014 05:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Morgan Stanley's third-quarter net income nearly doubled, helped by strength in its institutional securities and wealth management divisions.The investment bank earned $1.71 billion, up from $889 million in the same period a year earlier. Earnings per share were 84 cents per share, Crews begin demolition of Packard plant in Detroit 10/17/2014 05:11pm • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- Demolition started Friday on a section of the massive and crumbling Detroit Packard auto factory complex -- a symbol of the city's blight and past manufacturing glory.A high reach demolition excavator was used to rip out reinforced concrete exterior wa Judge voids Taj Mahal casino union contract 10/17/2014 05:10pm • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- The owners of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort voiced optimism Friday that they can avoid closing the struggling casino after a federal bankruptcy court judge voided its contract with union workers.Judge Kevin Gross in Delaware granted a requ Man sentenced for part in global cybercrime ring 10/17/2014 04:50pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A Massachusetts man who was part of an international cybercrime ring that the government says hacked into the computers of more than a dozen financial institutions and the U.S. military's payroll service was sentenced Friday to 2½ years in prison.Lamar Taylor, 38, of Salem, Ma Garvey: What We Could Build Instead of the Streetcar 10/17/2014 04:30pm • The following letter to the editor was submitted by Arlington County Board member Libby Garvey. What transportation projects should we fund in Arlington with the money we save from not building a streetcar? This is an important question. John Vihstadt and I asked our staff exactly this question dur IMF: Market sell-off may have been 'over-reaction' 10/17/2014 04:16pm • PARIS (AP) -- The head of the International Monetary Fund says market turmoil this week may have been an "over-reaction," as leading economic figures met to discuss Friday the global economy and worries about another recession in Europe.Christine Lagarde described the week as a "correction on the ma DC lawyer says Congress wants control of spending 10/17/2014 01:59pm • BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The District of Columbia's top lawyer says Congress made clear when it granted home-rule authority to the city that it wanted to keep control of the "purse strings."Meanwhile, a lawyer for the D.C. Council argued before a federal appeals court Friday t Pot playing little role in tight Colorado contests 10/17/2014 01:13pm • KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- Colorado has seen feisty debates this fall, with candidates in close races for governor, Senate and the U.S. House arguing over abortion rights, energy policy and the death penalty. Just don't expect any of them to talk much about the biggest news of the Stocks rally...GE, Morgan Stanley profits up...Homebuilding picks up...Yellen on income inequality 10/17/2014 12:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are staging a morning rally on Wall Street. All three major indexes quickly added one percent in the opening minutes of trading. Investors appear focused on some strong corporate earnings reports, including General Electric and Morgan Stanley out this morning. Oil prices also 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 In today's NBA, 3's are most definitely wild 10/17/2014 04:24am • TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- The offensive concept of pace-and-space was nearly an unbeatable combination for the Miami Heat, the plan of surrounding LeBron James with multiple shooters good enough to net two straight NBA titles.Plenty of teams are having success with the approach