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Report: US job market looks surprisingly strong
WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market is proving surprisingly strong and raising hopes that the economy will be resilient enough this year to withstand a budget standoff in Washington and potentially de...
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Energy Secretary Chu to step down
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who won a Nobel Prize in physics but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loan, is stepping down. Chu offered his resignation to Presi...
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US looking at action against China cyberattacks
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. compan...
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Condemned killer asks parole board for mercy
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers for a condemned man who fatally shot an adult bookstore security guard at the end of a multistate crime spree asked Ohio’s parole board Thursday to recommend mercy, saying ...
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Associated Press Valerie Beerbower and husband Mike appear in 2009 at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, Ohio. Beerbower was a hot, bothered mess the night her husband, Mike, proposed during what he envisioned as a special evening taking in the sights of Washington, D.C.
Marriage proposals gone wrong
NEW YORK — Proposing marriage has become an industry of its own with professional planners, flash mobs for hire and elaborate, homegrown surprises to make the moment memorable. And let’s not forget...
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How to avoid being hacked overseas
WASHINGTON — Some tips to help business travelers protect their laptops and mobile devices from spying — or at least limit the damage of hacking — while in China or other nations that may want to s...
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Associated Press Republican Chuck Hagel (center), a former two-term senator and President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Pentagon, arrives at the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two former committee chairmen, Democrat Sam Nunn (right) and Republican John Warner, introduced Hagel.
Republicans hammer defense nominee Hagel
WASHINGTON — Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support for a group that advocates the elimi...
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Congress sends bill to Obama averting default
WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Sharelle Wilkinson pumps unleaded gas into her Kia Sorento on Thursday night at a BP gas station on Lone Oak Road. Wilkinson paid $3.39 per gallon.
Gas price surge starts early
NEW YORK — Gasoline prices are getting an early start on their annual spring march higher. The average U.S. retail price rose 13 cents over the past two weeks to $3.42 per gallon, and within a f...
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Brokerage head gets 50 years for theft
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Russ Wasendorf Sr. admitted last summer that his lavish lifestyle was a lie, built with money he stole from customers at Peregrine Financial Group, the Cedar Falls-based broker...
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