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Chicago Cultural Mile representatives and elected officials cut ribbon on new bronze signs on Michigan Avenue

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The U.S. Department of Energy took $21 million from cash-strapped Fisker Automotive on April 11 that will go toward repaying nearly $200 million in loans extended to the automaker under a U.S. program to spur advanced vehicle development.

Senior defense officials urged U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to accept Pentagon plans to cut troop levels and weapons systems to meet tight federal budgets, saying excessive tinkering could increase risk to the military and leave it poorly prepared for war.

Shanda Games Announces Reconstitution of Special Committee

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U.S. Republicans prepared a counterpunch to the Democratic National Convention this week by introducing their new line of attack with a not-so-new question: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"

While Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spent time on his boat in New Hampshire on Monday, his running mate, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, and other Republican officials converged on Charlotte, North Carolina, where President Barack Obama will accept his party's nomination and enter the home stretch of the 2012 race for the White House.

The Romney campaign kicked off its effort to "bracket" the convention with a new emphasis on what it called Obama's failed presidency, a theme Romney himself punctuated in his speech a week earlier to the Republican National Convention.

Asking Americans if they are better off than they were before the current president took over is hardly a new line in U.S. presidential politics, but Republicans ran with the phrase in their efforts to upstage the Democratic gathering.

They spent Sunday and Monday morning trying to highlight Democratic Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley's answer of "No" when CNN asked him if Americans are better off than they were before Obama took office.

Spain centre Pau Gasol has doubts about his future with the national team following the hosts' shock quarter-final defeat by France at the basketball World Cup on Wednesday.

The Spaniards, packed with NBA talents and joint favourites with the United States, were expected to reach the final but the contest against France which began with fans in festive spirits ended with calls for coach Juan Antonio Orenga to resign.

The defeat could well mean the end of an era for a successful Spanish side who lifted the 2006 World Cup, bagged silver medals at the last two Olympics and won two of the last three European Championships.

"You never know when it is your last game or your last tournament," Gasol told reporters after the 65-52 loss.

The Chicago Bulls player has been the talisman for the side but he, like several others in the squad, are approaching the end of their illustrious careers.

International Plasma Awareness Week To Celebrate Donors And Spotlight Rare Diseases

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PTAs and Schools Nationwide to Start the Arts During National Arts in Education Week

European stocks were seen rising at the open on Wednesday, buoyed by increasing signs of life in the U.S. economy, with a key index set to continue a rally off a one-week closing low back towards multi-year highs.

At 0720 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50, Britain's FTSE 100

VERNAL, Utah, Sept. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superior Drilling Products, Inc. (NYSE MKT:SDPI) ("SDPI" or the "Company"), a provider of drilling products for the oil, natural gas and mining services industry, has been awarded a second patent addressing the design, process, benefits and applications of the Drill-N-Ream™ tool to condition a well bore while drilling. U.S. Patent number 8,813,877 titled, "Method and Apparatus for Reaming Well Bore Surfaces Nearer the Center of Drift," was issued on August 26, 2014, and provides the Company with further intellectual property surrounding the design features and uses of the tool. The patent is a continuation of the previously awarded patent number 8,752,649 issued on June 17, 2014.

Troy Meier, Founder and CEO of Superior Drilling Products, noted, "We are building a base of intellectual property which we believe will enable Superior Drilling Products to continue its growth by taking market share through the expansion of our customer base and geographic markets served. This second Drill-N-Ream tool patent provides additional legal protection for our differentiated approach for reaming a well bore. We will continue to apply for patents as we develop new innovative drill string tool designs aimed at providing solutions that improve our customers' profitability."

Superior Drilling Products designs, manufactures and markets the Drill-N-Ream™ to exploration and production companies.