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Employees of a Georgia debt collection agency were coached to threaten people with arrest to get them to pay money they sometimes did not owe, authorities said Tuesday as they announced charges against seven individuals.

Republican leaders vowed Tuesday to take up and pass a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline in Congress again next year if the Senate fails to advance the measure, or President Barack Obama vetoes it.

Still wearing their heavy coats, guests at the annual Hall County Farmer Appreciation Breakfast in the East Hall Community Center sipped hot coffee, rubbing their hands and gently stomping their feet as they tried to shake the effects of the first bitterly cold morning since last winter.

Ford is recalling about 65,000 Fusion midsize cars in North America because the ignition keys can be removed if the transmission is not in park.

Home Depot's third-quarter profit rose 14 percent as comparable-store sales climbed in the U.S., suggesting that a huge data breach announced two months ago has not shaken the faith of its customers.