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WOLVERINE SLASHES COMPETITION AT BOX OFFICE

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Between the claw-like hands and those mutton chops, the competition didn't stand a chance against "The Wolverine" at the box office.

TWO-HEADED TURTLE

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- What has two heads, a hard shell -- and a Facebook page?

Asia stock markets fall ahead of Fed meeting

BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stock markets fell today as traders awaited a packed schedule of data releases this week in the U.S. and a key meeting of the Federal Reserve.

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Dow Record: Three tales of ups, downs and changes
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By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
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   NEW YORK (AP) -- When the Dow first crossed 14,000, investors were overjoyed. ...

IN THE NEWS: MANY ELECTRONIC ANKLE MONITORS GO UNCHECKED

UNDATED (AP) -- Usually you feel a sense of comfort when you hear that an offender or person who may be a flight risk has been hooked up to one of those electronic ankle monitors.