NEW YORK (AP) Ralph Lauren Corp. reported a 35 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit as the luxury retailer benefited from lower cotton prices and cost controls.
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MOORE, Okla. (AP) One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field.
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:47 -0400

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is back as the U.S. men's national team coach and ready for another run at Olympic gold.
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:01 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:55 -0400

HAVANA (AP) A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered.
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NEW YORK (AP) The price of oil fell Thursday as weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 economy. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:02 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely contained within the tax collection agency.
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CANNES, France (AP) Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, whose movies are banned in his country and who has been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime, is coming to Cannes for a screening of his latest film. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:43 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month.
Thu, 23 May 2013 11:54:20 -0400

BAGHDAD (AP) Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody month. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:53:36 -0400

DENVER (AP) In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
Thu, 23 May 2013 11:43:05 -0400

CANNES, France (AP) Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:38:36 -0400

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:32:02 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security.
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