US FACES TOUGH CHALLENGES TO DELIVER AID IN SYRIA
By DEB RIECHMANN FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2013, file photo, a Venezuelan airman, center, and Lebanese airport workers, right, unload aid supplies from a military plane at Rafik…
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TYCOON PLANS $8 BILLION CHINESE HOLLYWOOD
By WANG YISHAN and KELVIN CHAN Wanda Chairman Wang Jianlin speaks during a press conference after a launching ceremony of Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong…
INFLUENCE GAME: INDUSTRY SOUNDS ALARM ON PIRACY
By ANNE FLAHERTY FILE – In this April 24, 2012, file photo, Motion Picture of Association of America of Chief Executive Chris Dodd speaks during his CinemaCon State of the…
OIL FALLS TO NEAR $107 ON US-RUSSIA DEAL FOR SYRIA
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, file photo, oil pumps work in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices fell slightly Friday,…
MORE AMERICANS EXERCISE WHILE THEY WORK
By SAM HANANEL Josh Baldonado, an administrative assistant at Brown & Brown Insurance, works at a treadmill desk in the firms offices in Carmel, Ind., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Workers…
FIRST LADY WANTS PEOPLE TO DRINK MORE PLAIN WATER
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE FILE – In this July 10, 2013, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks to mayors and other officials about the initiative, “Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and…
AUTOMAKERS BET ON ALTERNATIVE-FUEL CARS FOR FUTURE
By DAVID McHUGH BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer gets out of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car during its world premiere at the first press day of the 65th Frankfurt…
APPLE EXPECTED TO EXPAND SELECTION OF IPHONES
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE FILE – In this April 2, 2013, file photo, a man smokes near the logo of Apple in Shanghai. Apple is expected to unveil its latest version…