SID CAESAR DIES

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Without Sid Caesar, there might not have been a Carl Reiner, or Mel Brooks, or Woody Allen.

BEEFCAKE BARISTAS

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- It's coffee with a view -- of a different sort.

Nikkei leads fall in mostly weak Asian markets

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Asian stocks were mostly lower today, led by a fall in Tokyo after Wall Street ended lower for the first time this week.

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By TOM MURPHY
AP Business Writer
   The Obama administration is considering an extension of the president's decision to let people keep their individual insurance policies even if they are not compliant with the health care overhaul, industry and government officials said Thursday. ...

IN THE NEWS: WHITE HOUSE OFFERS TO HELP BUSINESSES FIGHT CYBERATTACKS

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is offering to help American businesses fight back against cyberattacks.