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SEATTLE – Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator is still feeling the pain from the faltering U.S. economy. Starbucks said in a statement that 70 percent of …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y. – A New York state report says a maintenance man who earned $100,000 last year working at a psychiatric center has been living for free in a paint shed on his job and even had his mail delivered there. A report issued Monday by the inspector general’s office …

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – An 8-year-old girl who nearly lost her fingers in a tug-of-war accident is back home, resting and hoping for a speedy recovery. Alyssa Martin went through several surgeries and grafts to reattach four fingers on her left hand. She was hurt when her hand became tangled …