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Higher gas costs slam O.C. auto sales (Orange County Register)
Sub compacts and small SUVs gain market share as sales of gas guzzlers tank.

Texas woman accused in bank heist leaves Orange County Jail (Sun-Sentinel)
Cops & courts

Orem fast-food spot once a teen cultural icon (Provo Daily Herald)
What is now a fast-food fixture where moms take their toddlers for a Happy Meal or commuters grab a breakfast sandwich was once the social epicenter of teenage life in Orem. That's right -- McDonald's.

Low diesel-gas price brings motorists (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
The cost of fuel has many driving long distances to find even the slightest discounts.

Police make arrest in fatal stabbing (The Star-Ledger)
ORANGE: A man wanted by police investigating a fatal stab bing of a city resident in April was arrested Wednesday, said Paul Loriquet, a spokesman for the Essex County prosecutor's office.

News of the Weird: "Nose-to-tail" restaurants make dishes out of previously little-used animal parts, even the ... (News of the Weird via Yahoo! News)
"Nose-to-tail" restaurants make dishes out of previously little-used animal parts, even the rooster's red comb.

Shelter maker a quick study in Business 101 (The Press-Enterprise)
Mark Carter was a 20-year-old in his parent's West Covina basement when he started experimenting with a mechanical scissor system and making one fold-up tent a day to earn $87,000 in revenue.

Top Local Stories (FOX 6 News Birmingham)
Here are the top stories at this hour: people in Iowa scramble to keep the Mississippi River from overflowing, New Orleans still is not ready for another hurricane, and Hoover police arrest a man for impersonating a police officer and rape...

Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
MOTHER JONES has done a great service by breaking down this season's presidential campaign contributions by occupation. Here are some of the findings:

I Work With A White Boy (The Champion Newspaper)
The term “White boy” has lost its place on today’s landscape of meaningful idioms and idiosyncratic monikers. I remember as a kid my folks would say, “Is that White boy coming over here again?” Now, having lived a few years, I realized the query was one of racial positioning.