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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud as the Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir, listens before a meeting at the Royal Palace in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 11.

World News

Why Does Saudi Arabia Seem So Comfortable With Falling Oil Prices?

10:29am October 31, 2014

by Jackie Northam

Normally, the "central banker of oil" would slow production to push up prices. Not so now. Some say it's a geopolitical tactic aimed at Russia and Iran; others say it's just protecting market share.

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Washington, D.C., police officer Debra Domino wears a body camera at City Hall in September.

National

Maker Of 'Body Cams' Used By Police Reports Spike In Sales

7:31pm October 30, 2014

by Martin Kaste

What's interesting is the spike started well before the August shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

Economy

GDP Posts Strong 3.5 Percent Growth Rate In 3rd Quarter

7:18pm October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The economy performed better than expected in the July-September period, after making a 4.6 percent jump in the second quarter of the year.

Gary Morse, with wife Sharon, in 1999. Morse transformed a mobile home park in Florida into The Villages, a retirement community of more than 100,000 residents.

The Billionaire Who Remade Retirement Living On A Massive Scale

6:41pm October 30, 2014

by Greg Allen

Gary Morse developed a mega retirement community called The Villages. His Florida haven for retirees grew to become the largest master-planned community in the country. Morse died Wednesday at 77.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook waves to a crowd before he is honored by the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Alabama state Capitol on Monday.

National

Apple CEO Tim Cook Comes Out As Gay

4:15pm October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The head of the world's most iconic technology company says that although his sexual orientation has been no secret among friends and colleagues, now is the time to publicly acknowledge it.

The new crash test dummy — not this one — will weigh 271 lbs and have a body mass index of 35. Automakers use the dummies to prove their vehicles are roadworthy.

National

New Crash Test Dummy To Gain Pounds To Reflect Fatalities Among Obese

3:07pm October 30, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Obese occupants of a vehicle are up to 78 percent more likely to die in a car crash than someone of average weight, says the CEO of Humanetics, the world's largest maker of crash test dummies.

Keep On Drillin'? Santa Barbara Prepares To Vote On Oil Future

2:25pm October 30, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

Measure P in California's Santa Barbara County asks voters to ban controversial oil and gas drilling methods such as hydraulic fracturing. To date, the oil industry has spent $7 million to defeat it.

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Record Those Work Hours, Get Some Beer

2:25pm October 30, 2014

Minneapolis ad agency Colle + McVoy is using beer to get its workers to fill out their time sheets. Fill out your time sheet, swipe your card, and you get a free beer.

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Apple's Tim Cook In Rare Company As Publicly Gay Chief Executive

2:25pm October 30, 2014

by Elise Hu

In an essay for Bloomberg Businessweek, Cook comes out by saying he's proud to be gay and his silence was a matter of personal privacy. Two other publicly traded U.S. companies have publicly gay CEOs.

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Phillip Underwood and Michelle Sheridan and their children, Logan and Lilliana, gather in their living room in Frederick, Md., after a long day of work and school. The couple had delayed marriage, in part for financial reasons.

For More Millennials, It's Kids First, Marriage Maybe

2:19pm October 30, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

Millennials, particularly those with less education, are upending the traditional order of love, marriage, baby carriage. Many say they don't feel financially secure enough to tie the knot.

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