Coke exec: Diet Coke under pressure

 Diet Coke, the country's No. 2 soda, may be losing some of its pop.

During a conference call with analysts Tuesday, a Coca-Cola executive noted that Diet Coke is "under a bit of pressure" because of people's concerns over its ingredients, alluding to the growing wariness of artificial sweeteners in recent years.

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Apple cuts 5C orders on weak demand

Apple has told two suppliers of its lower-cost iPhone 5C that it is reducing orders in the fourth quarter, according to a report by Dow Jones news agency Wednesday, raising concerns about weaker-than-expected demand for the new product.

Apple began selling it's the new low-price option last month in 11 markets, including the U.S. and China, but consumers have focused on the more expensive 5S model, which was launched at the same time.

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US judge tells man he's still legally dead

A man who disappeared decades ago is finding out there's no easy way to come back from the dead.

Donald Miller Jr. went to court this week to ask a county judge to reverse a 1994 ruling that declared him legally dead after he had vanished from his home eight years earlier. But the judge turned down his request, citing a three-year time limit for changing a death ruling.

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Oregon bartender gets $17,500 tip

Customer Jerry Arnett, left, congratulates Aurora Kephart, a bartender in Springfield, Ore., on Friday Oct. 4, 2013 after learning that she received a $17,500 tip when one of her customers happened to give her a winning lottery ticket this week. The Oregon Lottery reported that one of Kephart's regular customers at Conway’s Restaurant gave her a couple Keno tickets on Tuesday, and when she checked one was a big winner. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Chris Pietsch)

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Indian sage dreams of gold to save economy, government starts digging

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government is digging for treasure after a civic-minded Hindu village sage dreamt that 1,000 tons of gold was buried under a ruined palace, and wrote to tell the central bank about it.

The state Archaeological Survey of India has sent a team of archaeologists to the village of Daundia Khera in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. They are due to start digging on Friday, Praveen Kumar Mishra, the head archaeologist in the state, told Reuters.

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