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Associated Press A worker walks in front of European-style houses in Hallstatt See, a replica of the Austrian town of Hallstatt, Saturday in Boluo county, Huizhou city, south China's Guangdong province.
Chinese developer unveils replica Austrian village
HUIZHOU, China — A group of Austrians whose scenic mountain village has been copied down to the statues by a Chinese developer attended Saturday’s opening in China for the high-end residential proj...
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Jobs
From May 23 to Wednesday, 25 new job orders were added to the Office of Employment and Training’s database for McCracken County employers. The jobs listed are: part-time teller, branch service l...
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Ireland votes on Europe’s deficit-fighting treaty
DUBLIN — Saying yes could mean dooming Ireland to more long, hard years of austerity. But saying no could mean national bankruptcy next year. Ireland’s debt-burdened voters confronted an existen...
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Home prices rise in most major US cities
WASHINGTON — Home prices rose in March from February in most major U.S. cities for the first time in seven months. The increase is the latest evidence of a slow recovery taking shape in the housing...
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Google, Samsung unveil new version of Chromebook
SAN FRANCISCO — Google will try to win more converts to a computer operating system revolving around its popular Chrome Web browser with a new wave of lightweight laptops built by Samsung Electroni...
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Schumer
Senator asks airlines to drop kids’ seat fee
NEW YORK — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last...
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Ohio casinos will cut into nearby states’ winnings
TOLEDO, Ohio — The opening of casinos in Ohio this spring means the luck is running out for neighboring states that have pulled in an estimated $1 billion each year from gamblers who’ve been crossi...
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Associated Press Richard Lowe loads a truck with mulch in Morrisville, Vt. Nursery owners and landscapers around Vermont have been getting big bills from the state recently for unpaid sales taxes on products like bark mulch and soil additives that many thought had an agricultural exemption from the 6 percent levy.
Some asking for tougher tax man
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Dentist Frank Illuzzi was stunned when Vermont tax collectors began demanding a 6 percent sales tax on the value of toothbrushes and floss he hands out to patients. Senior care fa...
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Associated Press Gas prices are displayed at a Hess station May 13, in Hoboken, N.J. The price of oil has declined to its low for the year on continued doubts about Europe's ability to pay off massive government debts. Benchmark U.S. crude lost $1.57 to $94.56 per barrel in New York. It dipped to $93.65 per barrel earlier May 14, the lowest since mid-December.
Oil holds close to low for 2012
NEW YORK — The price of oil held near the lowest levels of the year on a quiet Friday ahead of the holiday weekend. Benchmark U.S. crude on Friday added 20 cents to finish the week at $90.86 per...
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Alex Brandon/ Associated Press Patrons play the slot machines at Harrah's Casino Thursday in Chester, Pa.
by PATRICK WALTERS Associated Press CHESTER
by PATRICK WALTERS Associated Press CHESTER, Pa. — When Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack opened its doors in this struggling city in January 2007, it was the state’s third casino, a novel...
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