Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.  Utah State University assistant athletic media relations director Zach Fisher says Olsen died Wednesday night at a Los Angeles hospital.

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The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district’s schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.

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Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools

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Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.

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Unemployment rises in 30 states in January

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Talks between Google and Chinese government are ongoing, Google’s Eric Schmidt says Wednesday, and he expects the matter to be resolved sooner rather than later.

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Google-China resolution coming ’soon,’ says CEO

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Starting Wednesday, users with problems will have to go to online forums to get answers to issues with Microsoft’s consumer Web services.

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Windows Live support via e-mail ends

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