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Economy

Community Sourced Capital Connects Businesses With Local Funds

7:46am June 11, 2014

by Beverly Amsler

Banks aren't always the right fit for small businesses. Local branches of the Seattle startup called Community Sourced Capital hook up small businesses with local residents as a loan source.

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Environment

Rules Force Washington To Cut Emissions More Than Other States

7:46am June 11, 2014

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced strict new carbon emissions regulations. Washington state has the largest reduction target — about 72 percent overall.

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Donald Trump Retweets Fake Quote Attributed To Him

7:46am June 11, 2014

Sportswriter David Roth was having some fun and tweeted a made-up quote he attributed to Donald Trump. Later, the fake quote was retweeted by Trump.

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Traveler Makes The Best Of Empty Airport

7:46am June 11, 2014

When Richard Dunn found himself stuck overnight in the deserted Las Vegas airport, he spent his time making a video selphie — lip-synching Celine Dion's version of "All by Myself."

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World News

More Unaccompanied Minors Moved From Texas To Arizona

4:45pm June 10, 2014

Over the weekend, hundreds of children traveling solo across the U.S. border were transferred to a detention center in Nogales, Arizona. David Greene talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Cindy Carcamo.

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National

Internal Affairs Chief Fired At U.S. Customs And Border Protection

4:39pm June 10, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, under fire for failing to investigate use of force along the border, ousted its longtime head of internal affairs. The new man in charge is an FBI official.

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After 6 Decades As A Staple, 'Jet' Magazine Ends Print Run

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Karen Grigsby Bates

It's the end of an era, as Johnson Publishing Co. announced plans to cease printing Jet. The magazine, which started some 63 years ago, was long a staple for many African-Americans.

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From The Ocean Deep To The Courtroom: A Tale Of Sunken Treasure

9:59am June 10, 2014

When the SS Central America sunk in 1857, it took down tons of gold with it. Gary Kinder, author of Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, tells the fraught tale of shipwreck and recovered treasure.

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Desiree Metcalf, here with one of her three daughters, is one of many poor Americans who find themselves trapped in a system meant to help.

One Family's Story Shows How The Cycle Of Poverty Is Hard To Break

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Pam Fessler

Like her own mother was, Desiree Metcalf is a young, single mom living in poverty. She doesn't have just one or two problems, but a whole pile of them.

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High School Coach Sports A Running Streak Even Forrest Gump Would Envy

9:53am June 10, 2014

Melissa Block talks to California high school cross country coach Jon Sutherland, just moments after he broke the record for the longest running streak in the U.S.: 16,438 days in a row.

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