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US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

May 21, 2013 HAVANA (AP) — A U.S. diplomat has become a sort of tweeter-in-chief for the U.S. mission in Cuba, reaching out to some of Washington's most vocal critics on the island. The U.S. Interests Section has long cultivated ties to dissident bloggers and tweeters. But the mission's deputy chief Conrad Tribble has been... Read More

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks

May 21, 2013 The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. 1. Five Finger Death Punch, "Lift Me Up" (Prospect Park) 2. Mariah Carey,... Read More

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

May 21, 2013 The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19: UNITED STATES 1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore) 2. Daft Punk, "Get Lucky — Radio Edit" (Columbia Records) 3. Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive" (Interscope Records) 4.... Read More

News Summary: Home Depot 1Q rises May 21, 2013 THE NEWS: Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring. Its quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, and the world's biggest home improvement chain boosted its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts Tuesday. THE... Read More

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They're also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook. In the Pew Research Center poll, 94 percent of teens who are social media users have a profile on... Read More

Stock indexes flip between gains and losses

May 21, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes fluctuated in midday trading Tuesday as investors tried to predict the Fed's next move. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 32 points to 15,366 shortly before 12 Eastern time. The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up one point to 1,668. The Nasdaq composite rose three points to... Read More

Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in midday trade

May 21, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are edging higher in midday trading on Wall Street as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's next moves. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 32 points at 15,367 at noon Eastern Daylight Time Tuesday, a gain of 0.2 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up a point... Read More

Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results

May 21, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring. Its quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, and the world's biggest home improvement chain boosted its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts Tuesday.... Read More

Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliances

May 21, 2013 HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has authorized individual imports of appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens, lifting a ban imposed in 2005 amid a wave of energy shortages and blackouts. Islanders can now bring up to two such appliances per person into the country for noncommercial purposes,... Read More

Moniz sworn in as energy secretary May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Physicist Ernest Moniz has been sworn in as the nation's new energy secretary. The 68-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor took the oath of office Tuesday at the Energy Department. He replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term.... Read More

Grains futures mixed, beef prices rise May 21, 2013 CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 7.25 cents to $6.78 a bushel; July corn fell 16.50 cents to $6.33 a bushel; July oats were flat at $3.6325 a bushel; while July soybeans rose 6.5 cents to $14.71 a bushel. Beef prices rose, while pork... Read More

S&P cuts rating on JC Penney term loan May 21, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is lowering the rating it gave J.C. Penney's term loan further into junk status because the struggling department store operator boosted the loan's size. J.C. Penney Co. increased the size of the term loan to $2.25 billion from $1.75 billion. S&P said Tuesday... Read More

Solar industry pushes for more use in Ga. May 21, 2013 ATLANTA (AP) — The solar industry in Georgia wants to force an electric monopoly to use more renewable energy. Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power is presenting its plans for meeting the state's energy needs over the next 20 years. Advocates for the solar industry say the firm is effectively ignoring solar... Read More

Ill. House committee OKs fracking regulatory bill May 21, 2013 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois House committee has OK'd a measure to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in the state. The House Executive Committee voted 11-0 Tuesday to move to the full House a bill meant to kick-start hydraulic fracturing, "or fracking" in southern Illinois. Fracking uses... Read More

Former IRS chief: Can't say how targeting happened

May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status told Congress on Tuesday that he knew little about what was happening while he was still commissioner. Douglas Shulman, who vacated his position... Read More

GM to invest $44.5M in Lansing Cadillac factory May 21, 2013 DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will invest $44.5 million at a Lansing, Mich., factory, creating 200 new jobs. The automaker says it will build a 400,000-square-foot building next to the Lansing Grand River plant to assemble parts and put them in the right order for manufacturing. The factory already... Read More

Lew: IRS actions "unacceptable and inexcusable" May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups was "unacceptable and inexcusable" and he has directed the agency's acting director to hold people accountable. Lew told the Senate Banking Committee that he has also asked acting... Read More

Hershey tapping into 'milk candy' market in China May 21, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Hershey is looking to expand in China by tapping into the country's taste for "milk candy." The Pennsylvania company says it's launching a new line called Lancaster in three cities next month, followed by wider distribution next year. Hershey notes that milk candy accounts for a quarter of the... Read More

Priceline completes $1.8B deal for Kayak May 21, 2013 NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Priceline.com Inc. said Tuesday that it completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of fellow online travel company Kayak Software Corp. Under the terms of the deal originally announced in November, Norwalk, Conn.-based Priceline said it paid about $522.4 million in cash and issued about 1.5... Read More

Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online May 21, 2013 HAVANA (AP) — A company that monitors global Internet traffic says another branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has come online, connecting the island to nearby Jamaica. Internet analysis firm Renesys says it detected the new traffic between Cuban state telecom monopoly Etecsa and Cable &... Read More

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The Play: May 7, 2013

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BC Clark is hiding jewelery

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Renovation set to start on Mideke Building in Oklahoma City's Bricktown

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