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Judge dismisses snowboarder suit against ski area 09/23/2014 11:20pm • BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A federal judge in Utah on Tuesday tossed a lawsuit brought by snowboarders against one of the last ski resorts in the country to prohibit their sport, ruling that boarders don't have a constitutional right to practice their sport at the private Judge dismisses snowboarder suit against ski area 09/23/2014 08:00pm • BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A federal judge in Utah on Tuesday tossed a lawsuit brought by snowboarders against one of the last ski resorts in the country to prohibit their sport, ruling that boarders don't have a constitutional right to practice their sport at the private Prosecutor: Convicted developer hoarded cash 09/23/2014 07:10pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A former developer was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for fraudulently obtaining tax credits and then plotting to flee the country while he was supposed to be liquidating assets to raise money to repay his victims.Billy Gene Jefferson was Prosecutor: Convicted developer hoarded cash 09/23/2014 07:10pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A former developer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining tax credits and then plotting to flee the country while he was supposed to be liquidating assets to raise money to repay his victims.Prosecutor Michael Gill said A&M cadet praised for block to protect mascot 09/23/2014 06:20pm • COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- A Texas A&M cadet is being rewarded for throwing himself in front of an out-of-bounds football player who was hurtling toward the school's collie mascot during last weekend's game.Sophomore Ryan Kreider (KRY'-der) deflected Southern Methodist University receiver Der'ri Carmax and Medtronic are big market movers 09/23/2014 05:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSECarmax Inc., down $5.01 to $47.80The used car retailer reported a boost in quarterly profit, but the results fell short of Wall Street expectations.Medtronic Inc. US clampdown on tax maneuver leaves its mark 09/23/2014 02:20pm • The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A handful of big companies pursuing overseas mergers to lower their tax bills came under pressure Tuesday after the U.S. unveiled rules to discourage them.The Treasury Department announced new regulations on Monday aimed at making these so-called inversion deal Next Afghan leader seeks influence in Washington 09/23/2014 01:24pm • DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Months before becoming president-elect of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai began spending tens of thousands of dollars on lobbyists in the United States, using his ties to the West to seek influence in Washington.Since May, Ghani Ahmadzai's campaig Goodgame Studios reveals revenue, coy on IPO plans 09/23/2014 01:00pm • FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- German online games company Goodgame Studios has for the first time revealed financial details of its business amid reports it is planning a stock market floatation.Several media reports have claimed that Goodgame could be the latest German tech company UK Labour leader lays out vision for the future 09/23/2014 12:54pm • DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Britain's opposition leader Ed Miliband laid out his vision Tuesday for the country's top job ahead of national elections in 2015, offering a 10-year-blueprint for the future.In the last Labour Party Conference before the May election, the party's leader Goodbye Georgetown parking lot, hello retail-centric 'Prospect Place' 09/23/2014 12:40pm • One of Georgetown’s oldest parking lots, owned by one of Georgetown’s oldest families, will be redeveloped as a new retail destination. The Weaver family, owner of the 82-space Prospect Street lot opposite Cafe Milano, has tapped Chicago-based McCaffery Interests Inc. to redevelop the pa Air France pilots protest as premier spurns strike 09/23/2014 12:36pm • OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Scores of striking Air France pilots took their protest to the streets on Tuesday, demonstrating in full uniform outside of France's National Assembly to demand government intervention to end an eight-day standoff.Parent company Air France-KLM says about h IRS scam bilks victims for $5 million 09/23/2014 12:09pm • WASHINGTON -- It's a telephone scam that has taken millions of dollars from victims who simply picked up the phone and said too much. "This scam is a very serious problem that's impacting many people," says Mark Hanson, spokesman for the Internal Revenue Service. It's so serious that the IRS h Stocks start lower...Health stocks hit by rules discouraging inversions...Greece won't ask for more 09/23/2014 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are mixed this morning following some disappointing economic reports from overseas and news that U.S.-led forces have started airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. The losses so far are modest, with the Dow down about 20 points. The S&P 500 has been mostly Republican Candidate Says She’ll Improve MoCo’s Standing In Annapolis 09/23/2014 10:45am • Listen to Republican House of Delegates candidate Rose Li and you’ll hear much of the same message some Democrats used in battling it out with each other during June’s primary. Li, a research consultant and former NIH supervisor, is attempting to become the first Republican dele