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  • Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet Pentagon says its priciest program improving

    WASHINGTON -- Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn't afford not to build. Chairing the hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin lamented that the F-35 already has cost taxpayers billions more than what Congress signed up for more ...

  • Israel decides to export 40 percent of its natural gas remainder for local market

    JERUSALEM -- Israel has decided to export 40 percent of the natural gas it expects to produce from offshore wells, keeping a larger amount for local use than expected. The figure, announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, is lower than the 53 percent recommended by an inter-ministerial committee last year. The remainder should provide Israel with enough gas for 25 years. The ...

  • Mortgage settlement monitor says banks still falling short on helping struggling homeowners

    WASHINGTON -- A new report says homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation's top mortgage servicers. Such delays can plunge borrowers deeper in debt. Joseph A. Smith, the independent monitor of last year's national mortgage settlement, said Wednesday that while the banks are doing a better job ...

  • Correction Jordan-Syria-War Games story

    ZARQA, Jordan -; In a June 18 story about U.S.-led war games in Jordan, The Associated Press reported erroneously the organization that employs Tawfiq Hennawi. He works for the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization, not the International Committee of the Red ...

  • Airbus clocks 59 orders for new A350 wide-body jet

    A visitor watches General Electric the GEnx jet engine, powering Boeing 787 Dremliner, during the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Remy de la ...


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Movie Review

The Wedding Singer

In "The Wedding Singer," Adam Sandler makes another bid for stardom in his post-"Saturday Night Live" years, playing the sweet-natured role of Robby Hart, the wedding singer of the movie's title. After only moderate success being an idiot in "Billy Madison" and a hockey player-turned-golfer in "Happy Gilmore," he makes a slight career shift by playing a romantic hero with a really bad haircut circ ... ...

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  • Japan formally OKs new nuclear safety requirements

    TOKYO -- Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty.The new requirements approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority take effect July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If ...

  • Mens Wearhouse ousts founder pitchman Zimmer

    FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures to Andy Dolich prior to a meeting, in Oakland, Calif. Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed Zimmer, its founder and executive chairman. In a terse release issued Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from ...

  • Albertville school board hires teachers approves state-mandated raise

    At Tuesday’s monthly board meeting, Superintendent Ric Ayer said attendance grew last year, enabling the system to hire several additional teachers.During the meeting, the board also approved the salary schedule for the coming school year to include a 2 percent raise mandated by the state.Personnel actions included three supplement resignations, two leaves of absence, 18 transfers, 18 ...

  • TaxBreak releases free mobile app

    TaxBreak, which provides tax credit consulting and processing to companies of all sizes and whose corporate office is on Broad Street, now offers a free app for iPhone and Android smartphones or ...

  • FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffas remains ends

    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 and announced the FBI was ending the search operations for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos ...

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