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Rallies donations of 56 cars for needy Austin families.

The overnight police raids in Philadelphia and Los Angeles that dismantled two of the nation's biggest Occupy Wall Street encampments leave just a few major "occupations" still going on around the U.S.

But activists are already changing tactics and warning of a winter of discontent, with rallies and marches every week.

Stocks were higher Wednesday after a successful bond auction in Portugal eased worries about Europe's debt crisis.

U.S. shares made large gains on Monday, channeling momentum from rallies in Europe and Asia and a renewed rush for gold.

Riding a wave of public outrage over credit card practices, 7-Eleven Inc. wants to show merchants are victims of the industry too.

Memorial Day weekend often signals the start of youth baseball, and it almost didn't happen this year in this town of 5,000, where the sputtering auto industry choked off money for recreation.