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Chiquita to talk with potential buyers 09/10/2014 02:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Not even a month after flatly rejecting a takeover bid by two Brazilian companies, Chiquita softened its stance and will open its books to them.Should Chiquita eventually see eye-to-eye with the investment firm Safra Group and Cutrale Group, a juice company, it could scuttle a propo Chiquita backtracks, opens talks on potential sale 09/10/2014 01:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Not a month after flatly rejecting a takeover bid by two Brazilian companies, Chiquita is softening its stance and will open its books to them.Should Chiquita eventually see eye-to-eye with the investment firm Safra Group and Cutrale Group, a juice company, it could scuttle a tie up 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' house for sale 09/10/2014 11:52am • MONTVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- A member of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast is putting her house on the market.Teresa Giudice (JOO'-dys) and her husband, Joe, are seeking nearly $4 million for the six-bedroom home in Montville.The two are facing federal prison after they pleaded guilty to conspirac Same-sex marriage heading for Supreme Court vote? 09/10/2014 10:30am • MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Both sides in the gay marriage debate agree on one thing: It's time for the Supreme Court to settle the matter.Even a justice recently said she thinks so, too.The emerging consensus makes it likely that the justices soon will agree to take up the ques Philippines plans to give Muslims autonomous zone 09/10/2014 09:40am • JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The president of the overwhelmingly Catholic Philippines proposed Wednesday to give Muslims in the south the ability to run their own government under their own flag, part of a peace plan aimed at ending a four-decade rebellion that has killed 1 Bosnian police arrest 14 in organized crime case 09/10/2014 09:21am • SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Police in Bosnia have arrested 14 people, including three politicians, in an organized crime and tax evasion case in which they allegedly skimmed a regional budget of nearly 6 million euros ($7.6 million).Bosniak-Croat agricultural minister Jerko Ivankovic-Lijano Markets losing altitude...Apple adding digital wallet...Nevada wooing Tesla 09/10/2014 07:40am • BEIJING (AP) -- International stock markets sank today under the weight of worries about the possible timing of a U.S. rate hike, economic weakness in China and an impending referendum on Scottish independence. Futures point to more Wall Street losses at this morning's opening. Benchmark U.S. crude News Guide: Highlights of primary elections 09/10/2014 03:12am • The Associated Press Highlights from Tuesday's primary elections in Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.___TOP OF THE TICKETFormer Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, a front-runner since he announced his bid in April, glided to an easy win Tuesday in the Republican primar Lawmakers poised to review $1.3B Tesla package 09/10/2014 01:00am • SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval was poised to call state lawmakers into a special session Wednesday to consider an extraordinary package of tax breaks and incentives worth up to $1.3 billion to seal a deal with Tesla Motors Inc. to build a $5 billion factory in N Make a College Cost Plan to Limit Student Loans 09/10/2014 12:00am • For many high school seniors and their parents, the college application process begins in earnest this month. Fall is the time for students to consult rankings, narrow down their list of choices, draft essays and ask teachers for letters of recommendation. What most students and parents neglect to 7 Questions College Financial Aid Officers Wish Parents Would Ask 09/10/2014 12:00am • Before college begins, students and parents should enter the financial aid office armed with a list of good questions. Which ones are essential? We had financial aid officers weigh in on what they wish college hopefuls and their parents would ask. Skip these and you risk missing out on aid, borro Using Self-Employment to Transition to Retirement 09/10/2014 12:00am • Many self-employed people have control over the hours and days they work. This schedule flexibility is more similar to retirement than a 9-to-5 job. Starting a business, even if you are only making comparable or less income compared to a salaried position, is great for retirement readiness. Here's Trump casinos file Chapter 11; seek concessions 09/09/2014 10:42pm • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for bankruptcy Tuesday and threatened to shut down the Taj Mahal Casino Resort, which would make it the fifth Atlantic City casino to close this year.The company owns Trump Plaza, which is closing in a week, a US judge rules against ex-Richmond developer 09/09/2014 08:30pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled against a former Richmond developer on two issues that will lengthen his prison sentence for fraudulently obtaining historic tax credits.After an all-day hearing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John Gibney denied Billy Gene J Amid GOP fears, Kansas senator's campaign reboots 09/09/2014 06:18pm • THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Pat Roberts' quickly retooled Senate campaign is emerging, and it already sounds different from the quiet races he's run in the past.The Republican has a new team in Topeka and is meeting this week with his old staff to prepare them for a swift d