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Journalists across the world are celebrating today after the Associated Press finally declared a change in the style for the word "website," which was formerly known as "Web site."...
Posted on 4/16/10 at 9:12 AM
Google, AP reach new deal on licensing rights 
Google Inc. will be able to continue posting content from The Associated Press under a new licensing deal the two companies announced Monday after months of sometimes thorny negotiations.
By Michael Liedtke , August 30, 2010
GF County maintains low economic stress rank
The AP’s monthly analysis of conditions around the country calculates a score from 1 to 100 based on unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy rates. Counties must have populations of at least 25,000. A county is considered stressed when its score exceeds 11.
By Herald Staff Report , May 10, 2010
Five things to know about the tea party movement
The Associated Press reviewed tea party operations in almost every state, interviewing dozens of local organizers as well as Democratic and Republican strategists to produce a portrait of the movement.
By Associated Press , April 05, 2010
Bengals' Marvin Lewis is AP NFL Coach of the Year
The Bengals won the AFC North with a 10-6 record, just their second division title since 1990, both under Marvin Lewis. They did so despite the deaths of wide receiver Chris Henry and Vikki Zimmer, the wife of defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. Several players' families also were directly affected by the tsunami in the Samoan Islands.
By Barry Wilner , January 16, 2010
AP Economic Stress Index: 20 most stressed, 20 least stressed counties
Four North Dakota counties, including Grand Forks County, and one Minnesota county -- Polk County -- rank among the nation's least stressed counties in November, according to the Associated Press Economic Stress Index.
By Associated Press , January 11, 2010
November economic stress: N.D. least-stressed county, Nevada most
GF County, Polk County among nation's least-stressed countiesThe AP's Economic Stress Index found that the average county's score for November was 10.2. That was down only slightly from the worst reading during the recession: 10.3 in March 2009. North Dakota (4.3) was the least-stressed state; and Grand Forks County was among four in North Dakota that were in the least-stressed top 20 counties. Nevada was the most stressed state..
By Martin Crutsinger and Mike Schneider , January 11, 2010
Cats vs. dogs? How about both?
For some people, this cats vs. dogs thing is the great divide in America.
An Associated Press-Petside.com poll recently found that 74 percent of people in the United States like dogs a lot, while only 41 percent say they like cats a lot.
By Chuck Haga , January 10, 2010
Tiger Woods voted top athlete of the decade
Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press, his 10 years of incomparable golf outweighing nearly three weeks of a salacious sex scandal.
By Doug Ferguson , December 16, 2009
AP 'stress map' reveals recession’s impact across nation
The interactive Stress Map offers insight into the American recession, translating it into misery and geography using an equation, the Stress Index, that shows us – state by state, county by county – just how uncertain and battered we actually are. It takes the numbers, the pronouncements, the big plans for recovery and illustrates what they mean on Main Street, or what passes for it in 21st-century America.
By Ted Anthony , May 18, 2009
Manufacturers release tons of pharmaceuticals into U.S. water supplies
U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water _ contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.
By Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza and Justin Pritchard , April 20, 2009
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