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NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond

By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China - a potential silver lining to the simmering crisis that could revitalize the Obama administration's

Our favorite income tax apps for iPad

By Jeffrey Van CampProvided by The big deadline to file your income taxes with the IRS is Tuesday, April 17. And if you're like me, you still haven't gotten them done yet. We all have our bad years, but there are a number of apps that can help you out. If you're an Android user, we

Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company's second quarter on strong sales of biotech seeds, particularly in Brazil and other emerging markets. The company boosted its full-year

Decades after King's death, Memphis jobs at risk

By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - They rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation department that treated them with indifference bordering on disdain. In 1968 those workers took to the streets