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Syrian pound tumbles on US plans to arm rebels

By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low, reflecting growing fears in the capital following a U.S. decision to arm rebel groups fighting to

With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom

By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - He really is more than a businessman. Jay-Z's partnership with Samsung for his new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," is another sign of how musicians are finding new ways to push, sell and promote their music, and how the multiplatinum performer -

Cleaning Up Graffiti: Spokane Considers A New Fee Fix

SPOKANE, Wash – It doesn't take too long to find in any population center – graffiti sprayed on walls, buildings, and in alleys. Local business owner John Waite says the tagging problem in Spokane has always been bad, but in the last three years or so, it's gotten worse. "

Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted