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Stranded casino ship frees itself, docks in Ga. 07/17/2014 04:57pm • RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- A casino boat stuck on a rocky sandbar freed itself Thursday without help from tow boats and returned to its home dock, a day and a half after the vessel ran aground during its first passenger cruise out of Savannah.The Escapade, a 174-foot ship, mad Australia repeals maligned 2-year-old carbon tax 07/17/2014 04:30pm • KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) -- Australia's government repealed a much-maligned carbon tax on the nation's worst greenhouse gas polluters on Thursday, ending years of contention over a measure that became political poison for the lawmakers who imposed it.The Senate voted 39 to 32 to National Zoo euthanizes elderly macaque 07/17/2014 12:16pm • WASHINGTON - An elderly macaque who suffered from arthritis and diabetes was euthanized Thursday, the National Zoo announced. The Sulawesi macaque, named Spock, was 27 years old. The typical lifespan for this species is 18 years. During the past few months, zookeepers and veterinarians noticed S Senate panel examining role of GM legal department 07/17/2014 11:36am • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate panel will pose questions to a new set of key players Thursday as it delves deeper into General Motors' delayed recall of millions of small cars.GM CEO Mary Barra will certainly be asked about how she's changing a corporate culture that all Montgomery Count residents protest new dumping fee 07/17/2014 01:25am • WASHINGTON -- Under a new regulation, Montgomery County residents will pay the same fee that contractors do when dropping off large amounts of yard waste at the local dump -- or, as they prefer to call it in Montgomery County, the "transfer station." The fee was expanded to include homeowners LSU shrugs off NFL departures, has high hopes 07/16/2014 07:35pm • DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- The NFL has taken another big chunk out of LSU's roster.As usual, coach Les Miles just shrugs, says that's part of the job and plans to replace them with guys who are just as good or better.The Tigers had nine players selected in May's draft -- incl Fact sheet: 2014 Land Rover LR4 HSE 07/16/2014 01:20pm • The Associated Press 2014 Land Rover LR4 HSEBASE PRICE: $49,700 for base model; $54,600 for HSE.PRICE AS TESTED: $59,475.TYPE: Front-engine, four-wheel drive, five-passenger, mid-size, luxury sport utility vehicle.ENGINE: 3-liter, supercharged V-6.MILEAGE: 14 mpg (city), 19 mpg (highway).TOP SPEED: LR4 is updated for fuel efficiency 07/16/2014 12:17pm • ANN M. JOB For The Associated Press Land Rover's capable and rugged LR4 mid-size sport utility vehicle is more fuel efficient for 2014 and has refreshed exterior front styling and new standard features such as rearview camera.But thankfully, the upper-crust ambience of this Brtitish-built, well-stoc Euro healing, but still distant No. 2 to US dollar 07/16/2014 09:48am • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- International investors are regaining their appetite for euros as the shared currency recovers from a debt crisis that threatened to break it up.But the euro, which is shared by 18 countries, fell further behind the U.S. dollar last year in Appeals court: Texas can use race in admissions 07/16/2014 08:00am • WILL WEISSERT Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that the University of Texas can continue using race as a factor in undergraduate admissions as a way of promoting diversity on campus, the latest in an ongoing case that made it to the U.S. Supreme Cour Missouri man won't face 3rd trial in 1990 slaying 07/15/2014 10:12pm • ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A special prosecutor on Tuesday dismissed a first-degree murder charge against a northwest Missouri man facing a third trial in his neighbor's 1990 death -- the latest and likely final legal victory in a nearly quarter-century effort to clear his Science meets ceremony in UK's royal swan count 07/15/2014 04:16pm • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WINDSOR, England (AP) -- The white, long-necked swan gliding along the River Thames looks serene, but his life is full of danger. If the sharp-toothed mink don't get him or his brood, then floods, fish hooks or hooligans with air rifles might.Fortunately, he has a power Off the 8s: My life as a pirate (Photos) 07/15/2014 02:29pm • Editor's Note: WTOP anchor Michelle Murillo moonlights as a historical re-enactor when she's not working at the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center. This is her story. WASHINGTON -- "What do you do in your spare time?" "I'm a pirate." That's the answer that usually elicits a blank stare or a pause a At Ramadan dinner, Obama praises Egypt's cease-fire plan for Israel, Hamas militants in Gaza 07/15/2014 12:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is praising Egypt's proposal for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.At a White House dinner Monday evening celebrating Ramadan, Obama told Muslim-Americans he's hopeful that the plan can restore calm in the wake of a deadly wav Age no issue for Carter nor his new team, Memphis 07/14/2014 06:30pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Vince Carter, heading into his 17th NBA season, doesn't consider age a big issue anymore. The 37-year-old veteran sees a lot of older teams around the league and notes a "very old team" has just won the championship in San Antonio.So the opportunity to compete for a title drew