Purchasing and Using an E-Ticket I thought I would save time by purchasing my airline ticket online and checking in at the airport with my e-ticket. I went onto the McQ Air website and selected my flights. The screen then prompted me to pay with a cr

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This is AP News Minute. A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel casino rained heavy fire down on a crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival Sunday night, turning the expanse into a killing ground, from which there was little

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Director Ridley Scott Is Back With New Alien In the late 70s, Ridley Scott created two iconic characters: The Alien and Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver. Ripley was the first female character to tackle a monster on the large screen. The role

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Soccer's world governing body FIFA has banned two of its executives for offering to sell their World Cup bidding votes for cash, just two weeks ahead of the final decision. It follows an undercover investigation by the Sunday Times newspaper of Londo

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Global Stocks Fall on US Recession, European Debt Worries Global Stocks ended the week lower as fresh worries over a possible U.S. recession and Europe's debt crisis roiled markets anew. The inability of political leaders on both continents to deal w

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Hope Hope is what makes one's life continue forward. Setting goals for oneself is fine, but impossible to reach without hope. Many humans believe that hope is what creates disappointment; a sad belief to have. For hope provides one with the ability

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The angry green giant is back! Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) has exiled himself to Portugal after his experiment with gamma radiation went awry, turning him into a superhuman rageaholic whose growth spurts and pigment change signal impending destr

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Jerry Brown's Exit Interview: Don't Say He Didn't Warn You ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When California Governor Jerry Brown took office in 2011, he had the weight of his predecessors on his shoulders. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JERRY BROWN: It's soberi

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