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In this Wednesday, Aug.7, 2013 photo, farmer Ben Burgess examines a rice field for a type of low-yield rice near Coy, Ark. Arkansas agriculture and business groups applauded the Cuba trade, travel and diplomatic policy announced by President Barack Obama on Wednesday, ArkansasOnline reported. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) **FILE**

Farm groups still face hurdles in opening Cuba market

U.S. agricultural interests have long been among the most vocal opponents of the trade embargo with Cuba, arguing U.S. farmers were missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in sales to the island.

April 21, 2015
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has threatened to veto a bill proposed before the state legislature in Lincoln that would abolish the use of capital punishment in the Cornhusker State, which hasn't executed a prisoner since 1997. (Associated Press)

Nebraska legislature weighing abolishing death penalty

A move to end the death penalty in one of the nation's reddest states cleared a key hurdle Thursday as Nebraska's unicameral legislature easily advanced a bill that would abolish capital punishment.

April 16, 2015
The Segway was once pitched by inventor Dean Kamen as the future of 21st century transportation and "would be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy." Now, the New Hampshire-based Segway, Inc. has been bought by Beijing-based scooter manufacturer Ninebot Inc. (Associated Press)

Former Chinese rival in deal to buy Segway

There will be a new pair of hands on the handlebars of the Segway, as a former Chinese rival has acquired the ungainly two-wheeled scooter that never lived up to its early billing as the future of 21st century transportation.

April 15, 2015
FILE - In this April 22, 2014 file photo, a worker cleans a Tesla Model S sedan before a event to deliver the first set of cars to customers in Beijing. Tesla Motors on Thursday, March 19, 2015 said it is updating its Model S electric car to help ease drivers' worries about running out of battery charge. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) **FILE**

Tesla gets green light to rev up Maryland sales network

Electric car pioneer Tesla moved a big step closer to bringing its model of direct sales to customers to Maryland as the Maryland General Assembly this week approved a bill lifting a blanket state ban on the practice.

April 14, 2015
In this Thursday, April 9, 2015 photo, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at the Atlantic Council in Washington. The IMF predicted Tuesday, April 14, that the American economy will grow 3.1 percent this year and next, a performance the fund characterized as "robust." But the U.S. outlook was down from the IMF's January forecast of 3.6 percent growth in 2015 and 3.3 percent growth in 2016. The American economy advanced 2.4 percent last year.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

IMF cuts growth forecast for U.S., sees pickup in Europe, Japan

A stronger dollar and weaker demand in its major trading partners will cut into U.S. growth through 2016, the International Monetary Fund said in a new survey Tuesday, while the forecast is a bit sunnier for Europe and Japan. Going into this week's annual spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, IMF economists now predict that the American economy will grow 3.1 percent this year and next, down from January's forecast of 3.6 percent growth in 2015 and 3.3 percent growth in 2016.

April 14, 2015
In this Saturday, April 4, 2015 photo, Iranian and U.S. banknotes are on display at a currency exchange shop in downtown Tehran, Iran. Should Iran reach a final nuclear accord with world powers that loosens sanctions, the economic opening could give moderates a major boost ahead of crucial parliamentary elections next February. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran nuclear deal sets markets simmering

The Obama administration admits that a lot of questions remain over whether last week's nuclear breakthrough with Iran will produce a final deal, and for now, the markets appear to be hedging their bets as well.

April 6, 2015
In this Friday June 17, 2011, file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves as she arrives by carriage on the fourth day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Queen Elizabeth’s royal retinue ponders a revolt

The royal retainers are revolting: Queen Elizabeth II's Windsor Castle staff began voting Tuesday on what would be the first-ever labor "strike" against the British monarch, with unhappy workers say they face appalling working conditions, inferior pay and long hours keeping the castle's tourist operations humming.

March 31, 2015
In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, Russell Neal, left, gives job information to job seeker Queena Moise, foreground second from right, at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week ending Jan. 17, 2015 on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) **FILE**

Finding jobs tough for older, unemployed workers

A new survey released Monday by the seniors' lobby AARP has some disheartening results for workers aged 45 to 70 who find their way back into the labor force after a layoff or an extended period without a job. The new post, in many cases, can't match the pay and benefits of the old one.

March 30, 2015
British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, speaks during a news conference with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, following their meeting at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

British defense minister defends planned spending levels

Britain's defense secretary said Wednesday that his country is committed to keeping defense spending at the NATO's suggested rate of 2 percent of GDP, even as Prime Minister David Cameron scrapes to find creative ways to cut the government's bills.

March 11, 2015