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ASSOCIATED PRESSThis undated photo provided by Dollywood shows riders on the Wild Eagle, a 210-foot-tall coaster that opened in March at the theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The coaster is one of a number of new attractions opening at theme parks around the country this season.

Theme parks opening new attractions, coasters

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, the new Cars Land at California's Disneyland based on the "Cars" movies, and Universal Studios Hollywood's new Transformers ride top the list of new attractions at theme parks across the country in 2012.

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Kitsch is returning to Biloxi Strip

BILOXI -- He's back. The shark and other Coast kitsch are returning to welcome tourists to Biloxi with a sense of fun that washed away with Hurricane Katrina.

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Permits for May 27

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Overworked? Let's prioritize

When my previous employer went out of business, I was relieved to find a very similar position with another company. However, I no longer feel quite so lucky. Over the last six months, my duties have gradually increased to the point where I could easily work 12 hours a day, seven days a week, and...

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World stocks inch higher on Greek vote hopes

World stock markets inched higher Monday after opinion polls in Greece suggested the country might stick with austerity and stay in the euro common currency.

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Greek journalists on strike to protest pay cuts

Journalists in crisis-hit Greece have gone on strike to protest pay cuts, rising unemployment, and to press for the signing of new collective wage contracts.

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Japan farmers plant, pray for radiation-free rice

Last year's crop sits in storage, deemed unsafe to eat, but Toraaki Ogata is back at his rice paddies, driving his tractor trailing neat rows of seedlings. He's living up to his family's proud, six-generation history of rice farming, and praying that this time his harvest will not have too much ...

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Lukoil posts 8 pct increase in Q1 net to $3.8Bln

Lukoil, Russia's second-largest oil producer, said Monday that its first-quarter net profit increased by nearly 8 percent, to $3.8 billion on higher oil prices.

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Ex-UK PM Blair to appear at media ethics inquiry

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to be grilled on his relationship with the press and Rupert Murdoch at an inquiry into media ethics.

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Oil rises above $91 on Greece vote optimism

Oil rose above $91 a barrel Monday in Asia as Greek polls suggested pro-austerity parties might win elections next month, raising the likelihood the country will stay in the euro common currency.

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