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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – They canceled their cell phone service and stopped their Social Security benefits. They prepaid their 2008 income taxes, heating and electric bills and left tips for the housekeepers in their Florida vacation home. They even left their attorney stamps to pay the bills. Dr. Rajaeskar Sham …

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s government backed off Friday from its threat to forcibly remove protesters occupying Bangkok’s two airports, dashing hopes of a quick resolution to a standoff that has stranded thousands of travelers and tarnished the country’s image. Government spokesman Nattawut Sai-Kau said police would avoid violence and attempt …

COLUMBIA, S.C. – TVs and laptops won’t be the only hot items in South Carolina this Black Friday. The state is offering an unusual perk to shoppers: no sales tax on handguns, rifles and shotguns. The so-called “Second Amendment Weekend” is thanks to a little-debated amendment legislators tacked on this …