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DALLAS (AP) - United Airlines says it is notifying passengers who were on flights with a man later diagnosed with Ebola and telling them how to contact federal health officials.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lawyers for thousands of former football players involved in the NFL concussion litigation say nine have opted out of the proposed settlement.

SEATTLE (AP) - A federal prosecutor asked a judge to deny requests for changes in the custody of a Russian man charged with hacking into U.S. businesses, arguing his lawyers have illegally given him access to a cellphone and mail.

CHICAGO (AP) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will visit a regional control center sabotaged by a fire that shut down Chicago's two international airports and snarled air traffic nationwide, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Thursday.

DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling more than 117,000 vehicles from the 2013 and 2014 model years for a defect that could cause them to stall.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A few of President Barack Obama's claims in his speech at Northwestern University on Thursday and how they compare with the facts:

NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook has tightened its research guidelines following uproar over its disclosure this summer that it allowed researchers to manipulate users' feeds to see if their moods could be changed.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gun control groups say this is the year they finally go toe-to-toe with the National Rifle Association and match their foe's imposing campaign spending for congressional candidates.

NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. says that a data breach affected 76 million households and 7 million small businesses.

NEW YORK (AP) - Repairs on Superstorm Sandy-damaged rail tunnels used by trains linking New York with the rest of the Northeast Corridor could cause a service nightmare for hundreds of thousands of people.

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

NEW YORK (AP) - Amtrak says flooding from Superstorm Sandy caused more damage than first thought to the tunnels that carry trains under New York's Hudson River.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A Delaware bankruptcy judge is weighing a request by Trump Entertainment Resorts to be relieved of its pension obligations under a collective bargaining agreement with workers at the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The stock market sputtered to an indecisive close Thursday, taking a pause after three straight days of losses. Small-company stocks, which have slumped 10 percent from their early-July peak into what's known as a "correction," recovered the most.

ATLANTA (AP) - The firms building a new nuclear plant in South Carolina say their construction costs could grow by more than $1 billion.

NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook has tightened its research guidelines following uproar over its disclosure this summer that it allowed researchers to manipulate users' feeds to see if they could change their mood.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

SEATTLE (AP) - A federal prosecutor says extra security for a Russian man charged with hacking into U.S. businesses should stay in place because prison officials say one of his lawyers illegally brought a cellphone into the Seattle facility.

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are limping to a mixed close as the market stabilizes after three straight drops.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - It's a tough challenge for the National Football League to entice fans off their comfy couches and into stadiums when ticket prices are almost as high as the sport's TV ratings.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is not looking to return to the U.S. Senate or the state legislature, but he's popping up in hundreds of thousands of ads for those offices, an analysis of campaign advertising released Thursday found.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Deputies have arrested four young men - one adult and three juveniles - suspected of breaking into a Foster Farms chicken ranch and killing more than 900 birds with a golf club in California.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's top environmental regulator resigned Thursday, becoming the first high-level casualty in a growing scandal surrounding office emails containing pornography in the attorney general's office.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A fire Thursday at an offshore liquefied natural gas platform in Alaska's Cook Inlet forced four people to evacuate, but the environmental risk was considered minimal, the Coast Guard said.

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. says it has extended Robert Iger's contract as chairman and CEO by two years through June 30, 2018.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A crumbling motel along Route 66 will get a $16 million upgrade as part of an ongoing plan to revitalize a section of the iconic highway as it winds through Albuquerque.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - President Barack Obama laid claim to an economic recovery Thursday that he said has made steady progress even as he blamed Republicans for rejecting steps he said would help families with little to show for an upturn that has lowered unemployment, beefed up corporate accounts and fueled the stock market.

NEW YORK (AP) - Evan Berland, a senior Associated Press editor and manager, has been appointed AP's global news manager for weekends.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - By the end of the original "Alien" film, warrant officer Ellen Ripley had been attacked by an android, stalked by an extraterrestrial and stranded in space. That's just the beginning of the interstellar mayhem that awaits Ripley's daughter in "Alien: Isolation," a video game out Tuesday that aims to pay interactive tribute to filmmaker Ridley Scott's seminal 1979 sci-fi horror movie.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's Merval stock index is dropping nearly 9 percent in a sell-off sparked by the naming of a new central bank chief who many believe will favor interventionist policies.

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NEW YORK (AP) - Japanese telecommunications and Internet company SoftBank Corp. is investing $250 million in media company Legendary Entertainment, known for films such as "The Dark Knight" and "Man of Steel."

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - In a story Oct. 1 about Bank of America's board of directors electing CEO Brian Moynihan chairman, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Jack Bovender Jr. has held a seat on the board since 2002. Bovender has been on the board since 2012.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal authorities on Thursday slapped new financial reporting rules on 2,000 businesses in the fashion district of Los Angeles in an effort to curtail suspected Mexican drug money laundering after massive amounts of cash were seized in a raid.

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago prosecutors say a high-frequency trader in New Jersey has been indicted for allegedly manipulating commodities prices by using software that executes trades within milliseconds.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Just how healthy is the U.S. job market?

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the International Monetary Fund says six years after the financial crisis struck, the world is still mired in a disappointing economic recovery and will only be able to regain momentum through improved government policies.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Twitter are teaming up on a $10 million project to better understand social networks and figure out new ways to benefit from them.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett is getting into the automobile sales business.

DETROIT (AP) - Emergency manager Kevyn Orr says it would have cost the city big to fight bond insurer Syncora Inc.'s challenges to Detroit's bankruptcy.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of chronic safety violators among mine operators has fallen sharply in recent years, according to government figures released Thursday.

PARIS (AP) - The incoming boss of Ferrari has one "very high" priority: getting his cars back on top of the Formula One podium.

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NEW YORK (AP) - Energy companies are leading a broad decline in the stock market as the price of oil heads lower.

A key long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped this week, the second drop after a large increase two weeks ago.

NEW YORK (AP) - "Twilight" will be raised from the dead for a series of short films on Facebook.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A key long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped this week, the second drop after a large increase two weeks ago.

NEW YORK (AP) - "Twilight" will be raised from the dead for a series of short films on Facebook.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A key long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped this week, the second drop after a large increase two weeks ago.

BERLIN (AP) - A union representing train drivers at Germany's national railway says its members have voted overwhelmingly to strike over a pay dispute.

NEW YORK (AP) - Adam Sandler has signed a deal with Netflix to star in and produce four films for the streaming service.

NEW YORK (AP) - Adam Sandler has signed a deal with Netflix to star in and produce four films for the streaming service.

Among the stories Thursday from The Associated Press:

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakia says its gas supplies from Russia are down 50 percent for a second day.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Shares in the owner of the Middle East's largest mall jumped a little past 12 percent Thursday in the first day of trading on the Dubai stock exchange after its initial public offering.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of chronic safety violators among mine operators has fallen sharply in recent years, according to government figures being released Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories fell in August by the largest amount on record, but the drop was heavily weighed by an expected plunge in volatile aircraft orders.

A brief look at the new cases that the Supreme Court said Thursday it would consider during its 2014-2015 term, which begins Monday:

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek police have destroyed a suspicious parcel sent to the Athens Stock Exchange that was stopped at the mailroom and did not disrupt trading.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories fell in August by the largest amount on record, but the big drop was heavily influenced by a plunge in volatile aircraft orders.

PARIS (AP) - Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says fellow car bosses "are still reeling" from the profit warning that rival Ford announced on the eve of the biennial gathering in Paris.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will consider whether retailer Abercrombie & Fitch's refusal to hire a woman wearing a Muslim headscarf was religious discrimination.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is taking up a case involving a powerful legal tactic used to combat housing discrimination.

NEW YORK (AP) - Take a breath.

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are stabilizing a day after a plunge.

PARIS (AP) - Troubles in Russia's once-booming car market are dampening spirits at the Paris Motor Show.

BERLIN (AP) - German insurer Allianz SE says board member Oliver Baete will take over as chief executive in May when current CEO Michael Diekmann steps down after more than a decade in charge.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Investor Warren Buffett is praising the changes Coca-Cola made to its executive compensation plan after he and other investors criticized it.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 8,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 287,000, as the total number of beneficiaries dropped to its lowest level in more than eight years.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Shares in the owner of the Middle East's largest mall jumped over 12 percent in the first day of trading on the Dubai stock exchange after its initial public offering.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - U.S. bankruptcy law allows the California city of Stockton to cut pension benefits because it can treat its obligations to the public retirement fund like other debts, a federal judge said in a ruling that could help clarify who gets paid first by financially strapped cities around the nation - pension funds or creditors.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Deputies in central California have arrested four people - one adult and three juveniles - who are suspected of breaking into a Foster Farms chicken ranch and killing more than 900 birds with a golf club.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Applications for US jobless aid fall to 287k; fewest people receiving benefits in 8-plus years.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 8,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 287,000, as the total number of Americans collecting benefits dropped to its lowest level in more than eight years.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying the privately-owned auto dealership company Van Tuyl Group.

HELSINKI (AP) - Mobile game developer Rovio Entertainment Ltd. says it plans to cut some 16 percent of its workforce amid signs that its Angry Birds game is losing some of its luster.

LONDON (AP) - Payday lender Wonga has agreed to write off the debts of 330,000 people it admits shouldn't have gotten loans in the first place.

NAPLES, Italy (AP) - European Central Bank leaves benchmark rate unchanged at record low 0.05 percent.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Greenland has called for early elections next month after four government members quit and the prime minister went on leave amid a scandal involving the use of public funds.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Eastman Kodak says it will cut 70 jobs at its Rochester-area operations as it transitions to a smaller company focused on commercial and packaging printing.

NAPLES, Italy (AP) - Markets are waiting to hear whether the European Central Bank is willing to offer more stimulus to a dangerously weak economy, after the bank's governing council left interest rates unchanged Thursday.

HONG KONG (AP) - Just as protesters in Egypt depended on Twitter three years ago, the latest digital tools have become required gear for tens of thousands of people demanding democratic reforms on the streets of Hong Kong.

PARIS (AP) - Troubles in Russia's once-booming car market linked to sanctions are dampening spirits at the Paris Motor Show.

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says the state will offer support to sectors of the economy that have been hit by international sanctions, but says the country in general is unconcerned about the sanctions' consequences.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - Sears, sorely in need of cash, is selling most of its stake in its Canadian unit to raise as much as $380 million.

The European Central Bank plans to start buying a type of bonds known as asset-backed securities. The move is aimed at spurring bank lending to companies and getting a slack economy moving again.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A Chinese supplier of Samsung Electronics Co. filed a lawsuit accusing a New York City-based labor watchdog of spreading false rumors of child labor, but the labor group says it has evidence to back up its report.

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's incoming economy chief, Pierre Moscovici, vowed Thursday to be an impartial and tough enforcer of the bloc's deficit rules even though he failed to implement them as French finance minister.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Germany's Rocket Internet AG, which specializes in launching e-commerce startups, has made a bumpy market debut - with its shares falling on their first day of trading in Frankfurt.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A Chinese supplier of Samsung Electronics Co. has filed a lawsuit accusing a New York-based labor watchdog of spreading false rumors of child labor, but the labor group says it has evidence to back up its report.

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's incoming economics chief vows to be an impartial and tough enforcer of the bloc's budget and deficit rules even though he failed to implement them as French Finance Minister.

AMSTERDAM (AP) - Royal Philips NV says it will book a $467 million (366 million-euro) charge in the third quarter after losing a patent lawsuit to smaller U.S. competitor Masimo Corp.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge has struck a blow against the sanctity of public pensions in California by ruling that U.S. bankruptcy law permits the city of Stockton to treat pension fund obligations like other debts, allowing the city to cut benefits.

CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to frame the closing economic arguments of the midterm campaign with a speech at Northwestern University.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's new "Open Payments" website is intended to let you find out whether your doctor is getting freebies, travel or other financial benefits from drug companies and medical device manufacturers. But it doesn't make it easy.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A man preparing to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar scam involving three former Miami Heat players and the team itself wants to take responsibility for his actions and move on.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A man charged with a multimillion-dollar investment scam involving three former Miami Heat players and the team itself wants to take responsibility for his actions and move on, his attorney said ahead of an expected plea deal.

HONG KONG (AP) - Shops in Hong Kong have closed and the local stock market has plunged but protesters are gambling their agitation for greater democracy will pay off by preserving institutions that made this former British colony a profitable asset to China.

NAPLES, Italy (AP) - European Central Bank head Mario Draghi is expected Thursday to underline the bank's willingness to deploy more economic stimulus measures, a stance that could send the euro skidding even lower.

HONG KONG (AP) - A U.S. security firm says the Chinese government might be using a smartphone app to spy on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stocks fell Thursday amid worries about the strength of U.S. and European recoveries and the first American case of Ebola.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Billionaire Sheldon Adelson repeated his distaste for Internet gambling during a talk Wednesday night at the G2E Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, saying there was no reason casinos should be in the pockets of every single American.

CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio woman has sued a Chicago-area sperm bank after she became pregnant with sperm donated by a black man instead of a white man as she'd intended.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says that despite the sabotage last week at a suburban Chicago air traffic control center, air traffic controllers managed more operations at O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday than at any other airport.

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada tourism officials are planning a three-day festival in Reno next fall to celebrate and promote the city as the birthplace of what became modern blue jeans.

BEIJING (AP) - Surveys show China's manufacturing growth declined further in October amid a slowing economy and languishing global demand.

DENTON, Texas (AP) - Anti-fracking activists and campaigners backed by big oil and gas companies sparred outside of voting sites on the last day of early voting in a North Texas university town that's considering a ban on new permits for hydraulic fracturing.

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says financial services giant UBS has committed to remaining in Connecticut through 2021.

The explosion of Virgin Galactic's passenger rocket ship is stirring up mixed emotions as scientists and others involved in the space industry wait for more details on what happened over the Mojave Desert on Friday.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A $15 grocery run has cost two single mothers from Colombia 48 days in jail, along with the threat of a 14-year prison sentence, as a result of a crackdown on smuggling in Venezuela that is ratcheting up tensions and highlighting growing economic distortions between the neighbors.

The explosion of Virgin Galactic's passenger rocket is stirring up mixed emotions as scientists and others involved in the space industry wait for more details on what happened over the Mojave Desert on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Herbalife says it has agreed to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company's business structure and marketing practices violated federal and state laws.

The explosion of a Virgin Galactic rocket ship during a test flight over California has almost certainly dashed founder Richard Branson's goal of starting passenger flights next spring. Information about Virgin Galactic, its backers, and its goals:

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RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada tourism officials are planning a three-day festival in Reno next fall to celebrate and promote the city as the birthplace of what became modern blue jeans.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that U.S. bankruptcy law allows Stockton, California, to treat public pension fund obligations like other debts, meaning the city could trim its pension obligations.

CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio woman has sued a Chicago-area sperm bank after she became pregnant with sperm donated by a black man instead of a white man as she'd intended.

The first reported case of Ebola in the United States is spooking airline investors and raising the prospect that some frightened travelers might stay home despite repeated reassurances from public-health experts.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's labor commissioner has filed a complaint against heavy-duty truck and school bus manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America, alleging five employees at its Portland plant were subjected to racial slurs and threats.

NEW YORK (AP) - The drilling services company Baker Hughes on Wednesday implemented a policy of disclosing all of the chemicals used in its fracking operations.

HESPERIA, Calif. (AP) - The body of an infant has been found at a Southern California trash recycling center.

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HONOLULU (AP) - The owner of Hawaii's largest newspaper bought two daily publications on Hawaii's Big Island and several newspapers in Washington state.

The man hospitalized with Ebola shortly after arriving in the U.S. says he flew part of the way on United Airlines on Sept. 20.

NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL has extended its contract with satellite provider DirecTV to carry the "Sunday Ticket" package, which allows viewers to watch out-of-market games.

Automakers announced September U.S. car and truck sales on Wednesday. Here are the top sellers, the number of vehicles sold and the percent change from a year ago.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan has been named chairman, effective immediately.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Relations between Argentina and the United States have sunk so low the South American nation's president is blaming the Obama administration for her country's debt crisis and suggesting Washington might even want to have her killed.

HONOLULU (AP) - The owner of Hawaii's largest newspaper has bought two daily publications on Hawaii's Big Island and several newspapers in Washington state.

NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL has extended its contract with satellite provider DirecTV to carry the "Sunday Ticket" package, which allows viewers to watch out-of-market games.

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's October and in some places, voters are already voting. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll finds those likely to cast a ballot are focused more on the economy than other issues. But that hasn't stopped campaigns from trying to appeal on other topics as well. Here's a look at what voters think on the top issues of the election cycle.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A former TD Bank executive who used a company credit card to buy $240,000 in Champagne and lap dances at strip clubs to ease his stress from work has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has approved a $1.75 billion sale of Patriot missiles and associated items to Saudi Arabia to bolster the air defenses of the key U.S. ally in the Arab world.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that prosecutors can use evidence gathered after a GPS device was put on a suspect's van without a warrant.

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

NEW YORK (AP) - The drilling services company Baker Hughes is implementing a policy of disclosing all of the chemicals it uses in its fracking operations.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook is apologizing to drag queens and the transgender community for deleting accounts that used drag names like Lil Miss Hot Mess rather than legal names such as Bob Smith.

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not Obamacare or climate change. It's not yet terrorism or fear of the Islamic State group. Those issues are on the minds of voters as they begin casting ballots in this year's midterm elections, but nothing matters to American voters as much the economy.

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A fire that killed the president of a major southern New Jersey hospital and his wife has been ruled arson.

The Associated Press-GfK poll on the midterm elections was conducted by GfK Public Affairs and Corporate Communications September 25-29. It is based on online interviews of 1,845 adults who are members of GfK's nationally representative KnowledgePanel.

It was a rough start to October for financial markets Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping more than 200 points as investors reacted to a round of negative economic news in the U.S. and abroad.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A U.S. appeals court has reversed a decision Wednesday that threw out evidence gathered after a GPS device was put on a suspect's van without a warrant.

A sold out crowd attended the October edition of the Columbus Chamber's CEO Insights forum this morning at Dawson. (Columbus CEO is a proud presenting sponsor, fyi.) The big draw? Ice cream. Or more specifically John Lowe, CEO of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams. In case you missed it, Jeni's growth from small business to mid-size manufacturer was the subject of