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Contractor says 1.3B Dubai race course deal nixed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of two companies working on a $1.25 billion Dubai race course says its contract will be dropped. The announcement puts the fate of the future site of the Middle East's premier horse race in doubt. Malaysia's WCT says its joint venture with Dubai's...
Suspect shot dead after highspeed chase in Ill.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Police say a man suspected of robbing four banks has been shot and killed after leading officers on a high-speed chase in central Illinois. Authorities say the 57-year-old man robbed a Bloomington currency exchange at gunpoint on Monday and fled, reaching speeds of ...
Iowa lawmakers to focus on recovery from floods

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Despite a state budget crisis and a crumbling national economy, Iowa legislators will nonetheless take on one of the most expensive problems in state history — flood recovery. No one is sure of the price tag, but all agree it's enormous. And it comes at a time w...
Kempthorne touts Interior reforms in final speech

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne defended his two-year tenure in Washington, D.C., saying it was highlighted by ethics reforms he hopes will improve the agency's integrity after a slew of scandals. The former Idaho governor, who took national office in May 2006 af...
Ukraine Russia cuts gas to Europe by twothirds

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia's Gazprom slashed natural gas shipments to Europe by about two-thirds, while Balkan nations reported a complete shut off of Russian gas, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets i...
China shares up on government support pledge

SHANGHAI, China (AP) — Chinese shares rose for a second day Tuesday on investor hopes about government pledges to boost economic growth. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 3 percent, or 56.43 points, to close at 1937.05. The Shenzhen Composite Index for China's smaller secon...
Oscars 2.0 The film academy revamps its Web site

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Want to hear Cameron Crowe's thoughts on winning an Oscar or see how king-sized movie posters are assembled? How about a sneak peek at some of the exclusive exhibitions held at the film academy's Beverly Hills headquarters? It's all at Oscars.org, the newly revamped ...
NJ high court hearing case on witness intimidation

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's highest court is grappling with one of the thorniest issues facing criminal justice today: what to do in cases where witnesses to a crime have been threatened or intimidated by defendants to the point where they refuse to testify in court. The is...
Japan stocks rise on weaker yen, US stimulus plan

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese stocks rose Tuesday as investors turned upbeat on President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic stimulus package, and exporters got a boost from a weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average added 37.72 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 9,080.84, endin...
New Mexico's chile yield down due to disease

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mother Nature really had it out for some of New Mexico's chile farmers this season. A combination of too much rain, wind, hail, insects and hungry animals made it tough for farmers — especially in Luna County and the Las Uvas Valley in southern New Mexico — to ...

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