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Ohio voters have approved the opening of casinos in Toledo and three other cities, leaving officials and gambling interests in neighboring Indiana and Michigan worried that millions of dollars in gambling revenues — and taxes — are at risk.
Often the last resort for those in need, the Salvation Army in some cities is experiencing a budget crunch of its own despite a sharp increase in donations.
Access to credit and the capital needed for exploration and production is the biggest obstacle facing oil companies in 2009, even more than lower crude and natural gas prices, a new survey shows.
In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers got a win, even if it took more work than they would have liked. They also went into a long weekend with more than a few worries.
As Russian winter approaches, there are fears Moscow's much-vaunted electricity reform — aimed at heading off looming power shortages — will fall victim to the country's economic crisis.
Hey baseball fans, grab your ski caps, gloves, parkas and boots. It's time for the World Series! Next year, the Series doesn't start until Oct. 28 and Game 7 would be Nov. 5. If the resumption of Game 5 Wednesday night was any indication — 44 degrees at the start and forecast calling for temperatures to dip into the mid 30s — the 2009 season could end on a ch-ch-chilly note.
Nearly 5,000 miles from Wall Street, Dmitry Zhiltsov's recruiting agency is bleeding clients, as investment banks that once hunted Russia's financial wizards succumb to the U.S. meltdown. Flipping on the morning news, he wonders: Who will fall today?
The U.S. troop surge did what it aimed: Calm Iraq down. But now, an increasing number of U.S. officials are worried that the hard-won drop in violence may be only temporary.
Malaysia's police and armed forces warned people Thursday not to make public remarks that could sour race relations as they try to quash tensions after a Malay politician's racially charged diatribe.
Homeowners already pinched by high food and gas prices have grown increasingly anxious about staying warm this winter.
Immigration agents had barely left Postville when word hit Perry, about 200 miles to the southwest, that another raid was coming.
Denial of parole for a jailed Russian oil tycoon and tension between Russia and the West over Moscow's military clash with Georgia are giving global investors increasing reasons to worry whether the country is the right place to be.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, in a memo to employees obtained by The Associated Press, said employees should suspect espionage if:
Concerns about foreign spies and terrorists have prompted the Homeland Security Department to set up its own counterintelligence division and require strict reporting from employees about foreign travel, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Governors from across New England, warning that some families may have to choose between food or warmth this winter, have called for a sharp boost in federal home heating aid.
The U.N.'s top humanitarian official says at least 2 million people in Zimbabwe are facing a greater risk of starvation, homelessness and disease.
The world's largest builder of nuclear reactors apologized to regulators Wednesday over a shipment of equipment that contained a radiation "hot spot" that exceeded federal guidelines and traveled more than 400 miles from Virginia to Tennessee.
Jerry Blotter has grown winter wheat on his central North Dakota farm for decades. This year, he's destroying much of his crop and seeding corn and spring wheat instead.
Maryland crabbers worry they'll go out of business because of deep cuts to the harvest being considered by state fishery regulators amid dangerously low numbers of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay.
The days are longer, the water's warming up and waterman Don Pierce is readying his crab rig in the yard, much as he has each spring since 1975, when he started plying the Chesapeake Bay for the estuary's trademark blue crabs.
Countries around the world are starting, expanding or reviving nuclear power programs. Here's a look at how various nations handle the radioactive waste:
Thousands of canisters of highly radioactive waste from the world's most nuclear-energized nation lie, silent and deadly, beneath this jutting tip of Normandy. Above ground, cows graze and Atlantic waves crash into heather-covered hills.
Kitchen table worries pushed ahead of the war in Iraq over the past month, a shift toward pocketbook issues that has gained currency as the election year dawns.
Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty, hard-plastic Nalgene bottle and pondered the idea of switching to an alternative made of glass, stainless steel or another kind of plastic.
The annual Phoenix Wealth Survey found that 45 percent of Americans with a net worth of $1 million or more were worried about retirement. They were concerned about outliving their assets, the need to modify their lifestyle, and the need to replenish their retirement accounts.
Susan Boyle worried about career: brotherEXCERPT: "Would you believe her biggest worry after Saturday night is that where does her career go from here? Will she be still accepted? " he said. "She didn't win the competition. Will people still want to hear her sing?"
...and cast their crowns before the throne saying: You are worthy, O Lord To receive glory and honor and power. For You created all things, and by your will they exist and were created.
Piggy banks fly off shelves in freshly frugal U.S.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Recession-wary Americans embraced the virtues of thrift this Christmas, with stores reporting a clear rise in the popularity of piggy banks.
Santas Hearing About Bad Economy From KidsDENVER -- You know the economy is getting bad when, instead of toys, kids are asking Santa for food. Rich Lopez has been playing Santa in Boulder for eight years.
Officer fails to check inside car in crash, misses man's body, officials sayExcerpt: The body of a man killed in a car crash Friday was towed with the vehicle to an impound lot after a Cleveland police officer failed to inspect the car, city officials said.
Neuroscience and Stress - The Science of Stress and the Fear Factor"Stress can be related to the fear of the unknown. Neuroscience is really making significant headway (yes!) in the study of the mind and brain. Let's talk about stress due to change and the fear factor.
Germans aren't freaking out about financial crisis Some 74 percent of Germans polled said they are not worried about the money they have saved in banks. Just one-quarter of those polled said they had fears about what would happen to their cash in the unstable financial situation, the magazine reported.
(Asked by a 20 year old having some relationship problems) Nope, not for me, but I can see why you would feel like that from what you have said.
I know that each of us live in our own little world of what is our main concern for the next few years.
Technicolor dream scape, and the money i lost in the couch They say that the best things in life are free, and it kind of makes one wonder if "they" were rich.
Fresh worries on Japanese economy Machinery orders by Japanese firms fell in 2007 for the first time in five years, government figures have shown. Core private-sector machine orders - seen as a key indicator of corporate investment - were down by 4% from 2006.
Concern From U.S. on Kenya Standoff - New York TimesHe said that his chief concern was whether Mwai Kibaki, the president, and Raila Odinga, the top opposition leader, were "prepared to rise above themselves and put the interests of the nation ahead of their own personal or their group's political interest."
Fortis CEO Dismisses Worries Over ABN Bid Financing EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis' chief executive dismissed fresh concerns on Friday over the bank's capacity to fund its part of a 71 billion euro takeover of Dutch rival ABN AMRO .
Opinions: Things That Frighten UsGeorge W. Bush? Internet Dating? Random violence? Ending up alone? What keeps you up at night? If we were of sunnier disposition, or lived in a bucolic suburb, or maybe if we were just rich we wouldn't worry the way we do. But the truth is, everybody's scared of something.
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