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NEW YORK – U.S. stocks snapped a four-day losing streak and finished higher Thursday as falling oil prices and insurer AIG’s stronger-than-expected profit outweighed concerns tied to news that British police thwarted a plot to bomb U.S.-bound aircraft. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 48.19 points, or 0.44 percent, to …

ALTOONA, Pa. – Shoplifting rings paid heroin addicts as much as $2,000 a day to hit retail stores, using eBay as a conduit for resale, a state official said. The rings operated in this southeast Pennsylvania town in late 2003 and 2004, with one store — Dunham’s Sports — reporting …

CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez launched his campaign for a third straight term on Saturday, dismissing his opponents as pawns of a Washington plan to discredit the December election and destabilize Venezuela. Punching his fist in the air, Chavez was greeted by throngs of supporters who formed a sea …