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Washington state's first 'zombie bees' reported

Washington state's first 'zombie bees' reported
SEATTLE (AP) - The infection is as grim as it sounds: "Zombie bees" have a parasite that causes them to fly at night and lurch around erratically until they die. And experts say the condition has crept into Washington state. "I joke with my kids that the zombie apocalypse is starting at my house,"

Washington state's first 'zombie bees' reported

Washington state's first 'zombie bees' reported
SEATTLE (AP) - The infection is as grim as it sounds: "Zombie bees" have a parasite that causes them to fly at night and lurch around erratically until they die. And experts say the condition has crept into Washington state. "I joke with my kids that the zombie apocalypse is starting at my house,"

Seaport delay highlights shaky Vietnam economy

Seaport delay highlights shaky Vietnam economy
By MIKE IVESAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - All that remain of Vietnam's plan to build a major deep-water port are 114 exposed pilings trailing into the South China Sea and a barge full of rusty machinery. Foreign investors stayed away from the $3.6 billion project and the indebted

Tide shifts to Obama in most competitive states

Tide shifts to Obama in most competitive states
By CHARLES BABINGTON and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - In a presidential race seemingly frozen in place for months, the advantage has shifted toward President Barack Obama after a series of miscues by Mitt Romney, punctuated by the Republican challenger's comments

Tide shifts to Obama in most competitive states

Tide shifts to Obama in most competitive states
By CHARLES BABINGTON and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - In a presidential race seemingly frozen in place for months, the advantage has shifted toward President Barack Obama after a series of miscues by Mitt Romney, punctuated by the Republican challenger's comments

Obama courts Latinos, casts Romney as out of touch

Obama courts Latinos, casts Romney as out of touch
By KEN THOMASAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama said rival Mitt Romney hasn't "gotten around a lot" if he believes that 47 percent of Americans consider themselves victims and entitled to government help. Addressing a large Latino television audience Thursday, the

6 steps to size up your overseas retirement plan

6 steps to size up your overseas retirement plan
By ALEX VEIGAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Like many Gen-Xers, my present outlook on retirement falls somewhere between doom and gloom. I fear a stock market collapse could decimate my investments as I near retirement - a fate that befell many retirees following the 2008 financial

Spain has space, but limited time to seek bailout

Spain has space, but limited time to seek bailout
By ALAN CLENDENNINGAP Business Writer MADRID (AP) - Spain is breathing a little easier ever since the European Central Bank said it would buy unlimited amounts of government bonds to help countries like it that are being strangled by their debts. After the ECB pledged two weeks ago to rescue

Court dismisses investor lawsuits against Porsche

Court dismisses investor lawsuits against Porsche
BERLIN (AP) - A German court has dismissed two investor lawsuits seeking damages from sportscar maker Porsche SE for alleged market manipulation during its failed bid to take over Volkswagen AG. Wednesday's ruling by Braunschweig state court in northern Germany appears to strengthen Porsche

Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey

Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey
By NEBI QENAAssociated Press AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) - Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad expand their control of the country's north. Assad, meanwhile,