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Panthers continue AFC North tour against Ravens 09/27/2014 12:02am • DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) -- Things were going so well for the Carolina Panthers before Pittsburgh came to town.Carolina was 2-0, alone atop the NFC South and eager to impress the nation on Sunday Night Football.Unimpressed, the Steelers amassed 264 yards rushing and cruised to German military struggles with hardware problems 09/26/2014 12:43pm • FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- First a group of German army instructors got stranded in Bulgaria en route to Iraq when their plane malfunctioned.Then the weapons they were meant to train Kurdish fighters to use got stuck in Germany because a Dutch military plane -- brought in because Prescription drug collection effort set in Va. 09/26/2014 12:20pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Another prescription drug collection effort is set for this weekend in Virginia.The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies will be collecting expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs at designated drop-off sites.The collection will be held from 10 a.m. t Christie ramps up travel in midterm homestretch 09/26/2014 04:54am • JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Gov. Chris Christie has already spent more than a third of his second term outside of New Jersey, mostly stumping and raising money for fellow Republicans. As the midterm elections draw near, the prospective White House candidate is planning even mor Hood College marks Civil Rights Act anniversary 09/26/2014 03:20am • FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Students and faculty of Hood College are leading a ceremonial "March on Frederick" to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Police expected several hundred people to participate in Friday's walk from Harry Grove Stadium near Interstate 70 through the dow How to Afford Your Social Life 09/26/2014 12:00am • When it comes to social occasions, I find that I'm typically the "poorest" one in the group. Not that I'm really "poor," but in respect to my friends, my income is significantly lower, and therefore social settings have a tendency to turn into stressful environments compounded by peer pressure to sp No Cup decisions 1 year after Oracle's big win 09/25/2014 09:10pm • BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Bermuda shorts, or fish tacos and margaritas?What will the flavor of the next America's Cup be?One year after one of the biggest comebacks in sports, regatta officials are still sorting out details for the 2017 regatta. They haven't picked a venue, al 5 teams passed on 'young colt' Jeter before Yanks 09/25/2014 08:58pm • RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The 17-year-old kid from Kalamazoo drew all sorts of raves.He was a "young colt" with a "perfect SS body" and was a "top student" who planned to study medicine at the University of Michigan, too."This guy is special," one big league scout even wrote.But, Ted Leonsis' 5 keys to living a life of purpose and happiness 09/24/2014 02:57pm • Oprah Winfrey got a lot of attention last weekend as she swept into town with her "The Life You Want" tour at Verizon Center. But the man who owns the Verizon Center has his own list of tips for "living a life of purpose." Ted Leonsis didn't fire up a turbo-charged hype machine ala Oprah (he could, Patrick looks to continue progress at Dover 09/24/2014 02:46pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Danica Patrick has shown steady improvement over the last month, notching four consecutive strong finishes.Patrick, in her second full season in the Sprint Cup Series, began her roll at Atlanta, where she finished a career-best sixth. She'd never finished higher than 21st at NYC mayor steps onto bigger political stages 09/24/2014 01:20pm • JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A speech at the United Nations. A spot next to Al Gore leading a massive climate change march. A prime speaking slot at a political conference in England.Those big stages -- all happening within a few days of each other -- have become more common for The 6 best bill splitting apps 09/24/2014 12:00am • We've all been there. You've enjoyed an evening out with friends or work colleagues, eaten a nice meal, shared pleasant conversation -- and then the check arrives. Some of you are paying cash. Some are paying with plastic. At least one of you is put out that the group is splitting the avocado and Head of Serb church denounces gay pride march 09/23/2014 11:00am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- The head of Serbia's influential Christian Orthodox church on Tuesday denounced a gay pride march planned for the weekend, adding to tensions over the event, which has faced threats from extremists.Patriarch Irinej said in a statement that the "shameless" event casts a moral Silver: NBA will review domestic violence policies 09/22/2014 04:50pm • BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday his league will "take a fresh look" at its domestic violence procedures in the wake of the NFL's rash of incidents.Silver said during a community service event in Staten Island that the league has been discu Kenya marks 1 year since Westgate mall attack 09/22/2014 04:52am • TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Relatives of the dead, survivors and shop owners converged outside Nairobi's Westgate Mall on Sunday, lighting candles and laying flowers in memory of those killed a year ago when gunmen stormed the upscale mall.The attack killed 67 people and left K