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Puerto Rico court rules for bank in $230M tax case 10/10/2014 08:10pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A court in Puerto Rico has ruled that a deal calling for the U.S. territory's government to repay $230 million to one of the island's biggest banks is valid.The ruling issued late Friday by the Court of First Instance aims to resolve a lengthy financial feud between the Greek governing coalition wins confidence vote 10/10/2014 07:36pm • NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's coalition government early Saturday won a confidence vote it called for in a bid to build support among its backbenchers and ease fears of political instability ahead of a crucial presidential vote early next year.All 155 lawmakers i Courts block voter ID laws in Texas, Wisconsin 10/10/2014 05:40pm • WILL WEISSERT Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal judge likened Texas' strict voter ID requirement to a poll tax deliberately meant to suppress minority voter turnout and struck it down less than a month before Election Day, and mere hours after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a similar Icahn: Senate leader 'selling out' Atlantic City 10/10/2014 04:50pm • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Carl Icahn accused New Jersey's Senate president of "selling out" Atlantic City by considering casinos near New York City, while the legislative leader said the state wouldn't give the billionaire investor the tax breaks he is seeking.Icahn re Rounds' struggles increase attention on SD race 10/10/2014 04:46pm • HENRY C. JACKSON Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Right about now, Mike Rounds is supposed to be coasting into the Senate.Instead, the former governor is taking flak over a program that allowed foreigners to get visas in exchange for promising to invest in rural South Dakota. And that's opened More questions swirl around NYC mayor's top aide 10/10/2014 04:16pm • JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio refused to take questions Friday about the latest revelations surrounding an embattled top aide who has become a flashpoint in his strained relationship with the rank-and-file in the New York Police Department.De Blasio didn't br Wary candidates fear boomerangs in jobless debate 10/10/2014 09:22am • CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press PERRY, Ga. (AP) -- One Republican highlights the nation's lackluster recovery since the Great Recession. Less than an hour later, another GOP candidate from the same state gets attacked for it.Candidates everywhere this midterm election season are struggling for wa Energy-savings sales tax holiday begins 10/10/2014 08:08am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia is holding its eighth annual sales-tax holiday on energy-efficient products.From Friday through Monday, residential consumers can save money by buying sales-tax exempt heat pumps, dishwashers, washing machines, insulation, toilets and other products. They must be $2,50 Investors mirror Wall Street...G-20 wrap-up...Microsoft chief apologizes 10/10/2014 07:40am • BANGKOK (AP) -- International stock markets are following Wall Street down. Weak German trade data is fueling worry Europe is sliding into recession. Futures point to more losses at today's opening in New York. Benchmark U.S. crude oil dropped more than $1.25 to just under $84.50 per barrel on conce 2 Irish by-elections put government under pressure 10/10/2014 05:12am • DUBLIN (AP) -- Voters are deciding who should fill two empty seats in Ireland's parliament in a test of the government's unpopularity following years of tax hikes and spending cuts.Analysts are forecasting opposition victories in Friday's by-elections to fill two seats for southwest Dublin and the w Obama wants an election about the economy, not him 10/10/2014 04:02am • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is all in with his economic pitch. The American public is not. Over the next 27 days, either the public or the president is going to get the message.In a midterm campaign strategy fraught with risk, the White House is Haiti pledges money to Trinidad and Tobago soccer 10/10/2014 12:54am • KURT VOIGT AP Sports Writers Upon getting word that the Trinidad and Tobago women's national soccer team might not even have enough money for lunch, Haiti's team took a look at its fundraising for World Cup qualifying -- an account totaling a little over $1,300 -- and decided to turn it over to the Should you rent or buy? 7 questions to help you decide 10/10/2014 12:00am • For many people, moving time means decision time: Do we buy a home or find a place to rent? This dilemma doesn't just face young people starting out, but it also stumps established professionals relocating for a job and empty nesters who have sold the big family home. Corey Fick and his wife, J Retirees Should Invest for Total Return 10/10/2014 12:00am • The old formula for retirees to "live off of the interest earned from fixed income investments" is nearly impossible in today's interest rate environment. A 10-year U.S. Treasury note yields about 2.5 percent. Said another way: If you agree to lend the U.S. government $10,000, they promise to pay yo Review: Stir Kinetic smart desk makes you stand up 10/09/2014 11:40pm • PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- You may want to sit down for this. Then get up. Then sit down again.That's because there's a desk out there that tells you to do exactly that.The Stir Kinetic is probably the world's first "smart" desk. It has a built-in touch screen, so you can s