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She chose to quit her six-figure TV job, rather than face a commute from Hell. “CBS MoneyWatch” anchor Ashley Risk Morrison, the wife of disgraced former Channel 2 anchor Rob Morrison, abruptly resigned from her high profile TV job on Wednesday complaining that a new, longer commute from her Darien, CT home to Lower Manhattan was too much to bear.
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Some vague threats are to be expected in any conversation with Vladimir Putin, but he attempted to sound like a reasonable guy – definitely not the type to steal your Super Bowl ring after noting it can be used as a deadly weapon – in an interview ahead of Wednesday’s G-20 summit in St. Petersburg. On the topic of a possible U.S. strike against Syria, Putin told the AP and Russian state TV, “We have our ideas about what we will do and how we will do it in case the situation develops toward the use of force or otherwise.” But Putin also tried to show a softer side. For instance, while you might have heard about Russia’s disturbing new anti-LGBT laws, Putin says he definitely isn’t oppressing gays, and has no plans to toss athletes in jail during the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Phew!
“We have absolutely normal relations,” Putin said of Russia’s government and its gay community. “I don’t see anything out of the ordinary here.” As evidence, he pointed out that Russians are really into Tchaikovsky, though he was gay. “Truth be told, we don’t love him because of that, but he was a great musician and we all love his music,” said the president.
As for relations with President Obama, who canceled their meeting ahead of the G20 over the Snowden saga, Putin said they both want to work together, though “we are human,” and “sometimes one of us gets vexed.” “President Obama hasn’t been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia,” he said. “And your humble servant hasn’t been elected by the people of Russia to be pleasant to someone either.”
Despite the anticipated tough talk, Putin said he and Obama may still be able to find common ground on Syria. He explained Russia “doesn’t exclude” supporting a U.N. resolution to punish Syria, but finds the idea of Assad’s regime launching a chemical weapons attack “absolutely absurd.” He added that like many in the U.S., he’s still waiting to see the evidence – especially following Iraq. “All these arguments [in 2003] turned out to be untenable, but they were used to launch a military action, which many in the U.S. called a mistake. Did we forget about that?” Putin said.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses worried that federal agents will close them down now have a roadmap to avoid prosecution, courtesy of the Justice Department’s decision to allow legal pot in Colorado and Washington state.
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The arrest of Lee Seok-ki, an opposition lawmaker, raises questions of whether South Korea’s intelligence agency is meddling in domestic politics.
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The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University finds gains both behind the camera and onscreen.
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Todd McNeal, fire chief in the town of Twain Harte, tells community members the Rim fire in Yosemite may have been caused by a ‘marijuana-grow type of thing.’
Despite stubborn heat and wind over the Labor Day weekend, firefighters battling the Rim fire burning into Yosemite National Park tightened their grip around the historic blaze and turned their focus to what caused it.
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LONDON (AP) — Not only was Richard III one of England’s most despised monarchs, but it now turns out the hunchback king was probably infected with parasitic worms that grew up to a foot in length.
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The decline of white male union membership to 23 percent has many causes, including the near-wipeout of manufacturing in the city, labor experts say.
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How much action is there in a tennis match? We took a stopwatch and timed two matches at the U.S. Open last week to find out — and compare with football and baseball.
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Some companies give workers a fixed sum of money and let them pick a plan from an online marketplace.
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