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Pig farms rebound from virus; meat prices may drop 10/12/2014 03:58pm • DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A virus that killed millions of baby pigs in the last year and led to higher pork prices has waned thanks to warmer weather and farmers' efforts to sterilize their operations. And as pigs' numbers increase, sticker shock on things like bacon shoul No. 10 Wildcats lose 28-26 to Trojans 10/12/2014 03:40am • JOHN MARSHALL AP College Football Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona scored a late touchdown, recovered an onside kick and moved into position for an improbable last-second victory.The script was essentially the same as when the Wildcats rallied to beat California three weeks earlier.The only part Maine couple captures wife-carrying championship 10/11/2014 04:22pm • NEWRY, Maine (AP) -- Four times they've been bridesmaids but now two people from Maine are champions of the North American Wife Carrying Championship.Jesse Wall carried Christina Arsenault over a 278-yard course Saturday that was bedeviled by log hurdles, sand traps and a "widow maker" water hazard O'Connell: Jolie film 'Unbroken' biggest challenge 10/10/2014 07:24pm • LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Jack O'Connell, 24, is a hot property right now.Following his much-acclaimed performance earlier this year in the angry prison drama "Starred Up," now he is receiving rave reviews for his part in director Yann Demange's high-octane debut "'71." And then t 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 Browns cornerback Haden back at practice 10/10/2014 05:09pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- The Browns' defense has gone from struggling to staggering.Cleveland closed its week of practice for Sunday's AFC North matchup against Pittsburgh with 10 defensive players on the injury list.On Friday, Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden returned to practi Kim absence at major event raises health questions 10/10/2014 03:48pm • FOSTER KLUG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- For the first time in three years, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un didn't appear at a celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party on Friday, further increasing speculation that something is amiss with the authori Chestnut returns to grab his chili title back 10/10/2014 03:29pm • WASHINGTON - How much chili does it take to win the annual Ben's Chili Bowl Eating Championship? Past winner Joey Chestnut says he ate more than 2 gallons of the thick, hardy stew, gulped down one spoonful at a time, to secure the win. Now he's back to take on the challenge a third time and he's al Norwegian officials, IOC to assess failed Oslo bid 10/10/2014 12:32pm • STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Norwegian Olympic officials will meet with IOC leaders in Switzerland this month to analyze the demise of Oslo's bid for the 2022 Winter Games and explore ways of improving the bidding process to win back future candidates.Inge Andersen, secretary gener N.Korean leader apparent no-show at major event 10/10/2014 04:20am • FOSTER KLUG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- For the first time in three years, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wasn't on a list of dignitaries at a celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party. The apparent no-show will add to mounting speculation that some Modiano wins Nobel for works about Nazi occupation 10/10/2014 04:06am • MALIN RISING Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- French novelist Patrick Modiano has devoted his career to exploring the traumas of the Nazi occupation of his country, including how it could strip people of their identities.On Thursday, the 69-year-old Parisian's steadfast efforts over the past 45 years Playoff picks all about perspective and consensus 10/10/2014 04:00am • RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- The eye test was of utmost importance to one committee member. One wasn't trying to predict winners of hypothetical matchups. Another was doing exactly that.There was a person who always came back to head-to-head results. One gave ex The case for bringing back family meals 10/10/2014 12:00am • Our household is typical -- two working parents, two busy kids, very little time to sit down together as a family for dinner. It's easy to slip into bad dining habits, despite the best of intentions. One parent is running late, and the kids need to eat before baseball practice. Or it's the end o How to Stop Succumbing to Sales 10/10/2014 12:00am • If you're struggling to take control of your spending, the zillion and one temptations retailers put in place to get you in their doors and eagerly opening your wallet certainly don't help. The constant email offers, the alluring advertisements and the most dangerous four letter word for shopaholic Browns offensive line has brains, brawn 10/09/2014 06:52pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- The Brown's offensive linemen don't wear dorky glasses taped in the middle or pocket protectors. They do protect the pocket, though.Cleveland's line, a collection of five book-smart, weight-trained athletes anchored by a Pro Bowl center who graduated