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WR Julio Jones off to flying start for Falcons 09/25/2014 08:00pm • PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- These days, the game looks so much slower to Julio Jones.When the Falcons receiver goes out for a pass, he understands why the route calls for him to go 15 yards this way, 8 yards that way. When he sees a defensive back across the line, he r Jordan Staal to miss 3-4 months with broken leg 09/25/2014 07:36pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal is expected to miss 3-4 months after breaking a bone in his right leg during an exhibition game.General manager Ron Francis said Thursday that Staal will have surgery Friday on his fractured fibula.Staal was hurt on what appeared to be an South Carolina to offer some 4-year scholarships 09/25/2014 07:10pm • PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina will guarantee four-year scholarships to its qualifying NCAA sports.The school sent out letters to its 383 athletes Thursday, 121 of whom will receive the full four-year guarantee when renewing their scholarships. Those athletes a No. 5 Auburn's defense grabbing some of spotlight 09/25/2014 06:28pm • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn's defenders are trying to grab some attention for themselves.The fifth-ranked Tigers appear to have made significant improvements on defense after winning a Southeastern Conference title last season with a group that came up with big stops at t Allen steps into leadership role with Taylor out 09/25/2014 05:40pm • WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The mantle was already in the process of being passed.It started last fall, when the Pittsburgh Steelers opted to divide the field in two and give one side to defensive back Ike Taylor and the other to Cortez Allen.For years it had been the athletic an Worst drop for stocks since July as Apple sinks 09/25/2014 04:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- A swoon in technology stocks left the market with its worst drop since July.Apple sank nearly 4 percent after the company pulled a software update for the iPhone after users complained that they weren't able to make calls.The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 264 points, or 1.5 p NOVA Legal Beat: How do I Know What an ‘Essential Function’ is? 09/25/2014 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Arlington firm that specializes in federal employment and labor law, security clearance proceedings, and military law. Q. I have a disability, and my employer is trying to remove me because Vols aiming for revenge against No. 12 Georgia 09/25/2014 01:46pm • STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee defensive end Corey Vereen believes the Volunteers have some unfinished business to take care of Saturday at No. 12 Georgia.The Vols lost a 34-31 thriller to Georgia last year after allowing a tying touchdown with five seconds left i Brothers behind Lap-Band ads sued 09/25/2014 01:08pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- UnitedHealth Group Inc. has sued two brothers who ran a company that promoted Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, accusing the pair of defrauding the insurer of more than $40 million through a complex billing scheme.The Los Angeles Times reports Thursday (http://lat.ms/1peHHBg ) that t Fitness Wisdom: ‘What Should I Eat?’ 09/25/2014 12:35pm • Editor’s Note: This column is sponsored by FitnessWise (4801-B Montgomery Lane). Visit their Facebook page for more. First, let me preface this discussion the same way I preface it when a client asks me, “What should I eat?” I am not a registered dietitian and don’t hold a de US stock market sinks as Apple drags down tech 09/25/2014 11:59am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Technology companies are leading a broad decline in U.S. stocks at midday.Apple sank 3 percent after the company pulled a software update for its iPhones late Wednesday after users complained that they weren't able to make calls.The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 219 points, o Dow drops 200 as tech leads a decline in US stocks 09/25/2014 11:00am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Technology companies are leading a broad decline in U.S. stocks that has pulled the Dow Jones industrial average down 200 points.Apple sank 3 percent after the company pulled a software update for its iPhones late Wednesday as users complained that they weren't able to make calls.Th Middle-class squeeze: From day care to health care 09/25/2014 10:30am • CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three years ago, Jason Prosser was stunned to discover the cost of child care for his newborn son -- so much so that he and his wife postponed having a second child.The day care center they found near their Seattle home tops $10,000 a yea 10 questions doctors wish their patients would ask 09/25/2014 12:00am • A curious patient is a healthy patient.When you go to the doctor it's typically for a specific problem, such as a cold, stomach pain or other issue that you want to get better. But often in their haste to be cured, patients fail to ask doctors questions about their health and take advantage of t 3 Myths and 3 Truths About FICO 9 09/25/2014 12:00am • Earlier this year, the company that produces the most widely used credit scores in the world, FICO, announced that its newest scoring model will lessen the impact of medical debt on credit scores. The new model, dubbed FICO 9, is set to replace the previous version later this year. 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