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France, Germany meet in all-Euro World Cup quarter 07/02/2014 12:58pm • STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A European presence in the World Cup semifinals is assured as Germany and France meet at the Maracana on Friday, looking to shrug off stumbling wins in the second round that exposed frailties in both teams.Contesting a quarterfinal for the ninth Fact sheet: 2015 Audi A3 07/02/2014 11:18am • The Associated Press 2015 Audi A3 2.0T quattro S tronicBASE PRICE: $29,900 for 1.8 TFSI Premium; $32,450 for 1.8 TFSI Premium Plus; $32,900 for 2.0 TFSI Premium; $35,450 for 2.0 TFSI Premium Plus; $38,350 for 1.8 TFSI Prestige; $41,350 for 2.0 TFSI Prestige.PRICE AS TESTED: $43,345.TYPE: Front-engi Recalls raise questions about ignition switches 07/02/2014 10:42am • DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors issued a new round of recalls for faulty ignition switches this week, but the company says the problem is different than the ignition switch defect that sparked recalls in February. At the same time, Chrysler is recalling vehicles for a s TV food star's new show delayed after online tiff 07/02/2014 09:52am • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Travel Channel is delaying the new series "Man Finds Food" after its star's online war of words.The channel said Tuesday that Adam Richman's show has been postponed indefinitely, but it didn't explain why. "Man Finds Food" was to debut Wednesday.The channel's move came days a Prepare For A Hot, Humid Wednesday 07/02/2014 08:00am • The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Montgomery County and much of the Washington area on Wednesday. Temperatures are forecast to reach the mid- to upper-90s and the heat index is set to reach about 105 degrees, according to NWS. The Heat Advisory is in effect from noon Wedne Aaron Hernandez in Gators/Patriots 2014 calendars 07/02/2014 12:06am • JASON DEAREN Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Ex-Florida and New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez, jailed while awaiting trial in the killings of three men, is Mr. July in the Gators' 2014 sports calendar and is featured in a Patriots calendar produced by the same company.Th New recalls and questions about auto parts safety 07/01/2014 04:10pm • TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) -- The ignition switch recalls now engulfing General Motors and Chrysler are raising new questions about the safety of the parts across the American auto industry.GM's safety crisis deepened dramatically Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles in China manufacturing grows for 1st time in 6 months 07/01/2014 11:58am • BEIJING (AP) -- A survey shows Chinese manufacturing grew in June for the first time in six months but the expansion was weak.HSBC Corp. said Tuesday its purchasing managers index rose to 50.7 from May's 49.4 on a 100-point scale on which numbers above 50 show growth. A separate index by an industry GM safety crisis grows as recalls mount 07/01/2014 07:04am • TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors' safety crisis deepened dramatically Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles to its ballooning list of cars recalled over faulty ignition switches.The latest recalls involve mainly older midsize cars and bring GM's total recalls Redskins forever? A lesson from the Bullets 07/01/2014 12:13am • WASHINGTON -- The SB Nation blog for the Washington Wizards is called Bullets Forever. It's an homage to the team's old nickname, an understandably nostalgic tip of the hat to the franchise's golden years. If Robert Pollin, son of former Wizards owner Abe Pollin and professor of econmics at the NASA to launch global warming satellite after loss 06/30/2014 06:26pm • ALICIA CHANG AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Five years after a NASA satellite to track carbon dioxide plunged into the ocean after liftoff, the space agency is launching a carbon copy -- this time on a different rocket.The $468 million mission is designed to study the main driver of climate c Surprise factor gone, but Costa Rica still on roll 06/30/2014 04:13pm • GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer RECIFE, Brazil (AP) -- Defeated Greece coach Fernando Santos took a parting shot at Costa Rica: Teams know all about you now and your World Cup ride is over.The surprise factor has gone, Santos said, and the upset wins have likely come to an end."I liked them a lot in t Eating prunes might help you lose weight 06/30/2014 10:49am • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic Pistorius trial to resume after psychiatric tests 06/29/2014 03:26pm • CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius resumes Monday after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed girlfriend Re Tea party official in Cochran photos case dies 06/29/2014 09:24am • JEFF AMY Associated Press RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) -- A tea party official charged with conspiring to take photos of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's wife inside a nursing home apparently committed suicide Friday, police said, days after Cochran won a nasty Republican primary.The body of attorney Mark Mayfield