Below is a list of feature stories that The Associated Press plans to move in the coming week. Questions about the stories may be addressed to the North America Desk supervisor in New York at 212-621-1650 (fax 212-621-5449) or e-mail amidesk(at)ap.org or to individual bureaus in your country or region.
We will update this digest daily, adding new features as available. Feature stories that moved in the previous three days are included at the bottom for editors who may not have seen them.
New:
GAMES-SHOOTER SKIRMISH
SEX AND ATLANTIC CITY
SALEM-MORE THAN WITCHES
NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTRY MUSIC
SECRETS OF THE HIGH LINE
GRAND CANYON BIRDS
IDAHO-NUCLEAR TOURISM
HISTORY OF FOOD
Tuesday, June 14
NBC's OLYMPIC BET
LOS ANGELES â€" NBC lost more than $200 million the last time it showed the Winter Olympics, and it's bracing for similar losses in London next year. So, plenty of people scoffed when the network bid $4.4 billion â€" nearly a billion more than runner-up Fox â€" for the U.S. rights to carry the four games through 2020. Yet the price may prove right. The growth of Internet video and opportunities under NBC's new owner, Comcast Corp., should help cut losses significantly and perhaps make the Olympics profitable after the London Games. There's also an intangible promotional benefit to NBC. By Ryan Nakashima.
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BEHIND THE WHEEL-2012 VW PASSAT
UNDATED â€" German automaker Volkswagen is making its mid-size U.S.-built Passat sedan affordable and accommodating for more American car buyers. The four-door, five-passenger, 2012 Passat is bigger than ever, with more back-seat legroom and a bigger trunk than in the Toyota Camry. Front-seat legroom of more than 42 inches (106 centimeters) is impressive, too, also exceeding Camry's. But the Passat didn't leave its German heritage behind. Besides two gasoline engine offerings, the new Passat has an available fuel-sipping diesel engine that is rated at 43 miles per gallon (18.3 kpl) in highway driving. By Ann M. Job.
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ELECTRIC WATER
NEW YORK â€" It sounds like a late-night infomercial: Kill germs and clean surfaces with nothing more than water and a few volts of electricity! Pay pennies a gallon! Strong enough to kill germs but gentle on your skin! The use of electricity and water to clean and disinfect has been embraced by some food and hospitality businesses looking to save money and go green by swapping out conventional products. At busy Whole Foods on Manhattan's Union Square, workers keep battery-operated spray bottles designed to keep surfaces clean with water packing an electrical charge. By Michael Hill.
AP Photos.
GAMES-SHOOTER SKIRMISH
LOS ANGELES â€" Beyond the flashing flatscreens, blaring speakers and "booth babes" at last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, there was no bigger showdown at the video game industry's annual extravaganza than the one brewing between "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" from Activision Blizzard Inc. and "Battlefield 3" from Electronic Arts Inc. For the past four years, Activision reigned supreme with its "Call of Duty" franchise. The California-based publisher may finally have a worthy adversary when EA releases "Battlefield 3" on Oct. 25, two weeks before "Modern Warfare 3" comes out Nov. 8. By Derrick J. Lang.
AP Photos
Wednesday, June 15
ALLERGY SNIFFING DOGS
NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut â€" Boo and Riley are more than affectionate, protective family pets. To their owners, the specially trained dogs are a furry layer of security to sniff out peanut products and other life-threatening allergens. By Stephanie Reitz.
The dogs' owners are among many Americans turning to allergy-sniffing service dogs, who accompany their handlers to detect allergens and their residue at school, during social events and in other everyday activities.
AP Photos.
FASHION-OFFICE SHORTS
NEW YORK â€" Is it acceptable to wear shorts to the office on days with record-setting temperatures? Experts say it's probably OK for women if the office culture is not too starchy, but pick your ensemble carefully to make sure your look isn't too casual. By Samantha Critchell.
AP Photos.
HOMES-DESIGNER-DECALS
Decals, once found mainly in children's bedrooms, are popping up in every room of the house. From motivational phrases to bold graphics to wall-size murals, they can be used to decorate any space cheaply and easily. But do they pass the style test? Three top designers weigh in. By Melissa Rayworth.
AP Photos.
Thursday, June 16
SEX AND ATLANTIC CITY
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey â€" Miss America and her tiara are gone, replaced by lingerie-wearing blackjack dealers, beverage servers in bustiers or fishnets, a million-dollar steakhouse/gentlemen's club and soon a "Naked Circus." Three casinos have bikini beach bars on the sand. Outside the gambling halls, there are a half-dozen strip clubs and a sex swingers/voyeurs club. The emphasis on sex is all part of an effort to attract new business and fight off competition from casinos in neighboring states. By Wayne Parry.
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SALEM-MORE THAN WITCHES
SALEM, Massachusetts â€" Salem leaders want visitors to know that the city offers a whole lot more, and they've rebranded to promote such generic attractions as dining, the Peabody Essex Museum and the Salem Arts Festival, which recently featured "Buckaroo Bonsai" and bellydancing. Tourism officials and business owners hope their unwitchly emphasis on other museums, sunset cruises, exceptional architecture and a rich maritime history will encourage visitors to spend more time and money in Salem. By Rodrique Ngowi.
AP Photos and AP Video.
SECRETS OF THE HIGH LINE
NEW YORK â€" Sure, the city's High Line has lush wildflowers and prime lounging spots, but watch for secrets of New York old and new on a stroll through the famous park built on abandoned railroad tracks 30 feet (9 meters) above some of Manhattan's hippest 'hoods. A second section of the superstar attraction, which gets 2 million visitors a year, was unveiled Tuesday. By Leanne Italie.
AP Photos
GRAND CANYON BIRDS
TUSAYAN, Arizona â€" The sarus crane gracefully walks on to the stage with its long legs that trail in flight. The African great white pelican waddles to eat fish from a mock river. A brown-necked raven snatches a dollar bill from a woman in the audience and stuffs it in a donation box. The birds that appear in this live show at the National Geographic Visitor Center are part entertainment and part education, doing tricks and helping visitors traveling to or from the Grand Canyon spot others like them. They're also drawing attention to the plight of one of North America's most endangered birds â€" the California condor. By Felicia Fonseca.
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IDAHO-NUCLEAR TOURISM
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho â€" The Idaho National Laboratory, one of the first U.S. nuclear research labs, was built deep in a vast desert for a reason. Its founders wanted isolation as they tried out the experimental new technology. Sixty years later, civilization hasn't crept much closer. The INL is a full hour from Idaho Falls, the nearest good-size town, and desert stretches in every direction. The INL is home to the first nuclear reactor in the world to generate power by splitting atoms. That reactor is now a National Historic Landmark, and an atomic museum at INL offers public tours. By Anne Wallace Allen.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTRY MUSIC
GILFORD, New Hampshire â€" R.J. Harding told his father he was nuts when he decided in 1996 to turn an 80-acre (32-hectare) field next to the family's hotel into a concert venue by setting up a temporary stage and lawn chairs. He succeeded in bringing in names like Johnny Cash and Chubby Checker that first summer, though it took a few years to make a profit. These days the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion in Gilford is considered one of the top country music venues in the nation. By Kathy McCormack.
AP Photos
HISTORY OF FOOD
WASHINGTON â€" A venerable fixture of the U.S. capital is offering visitors a peek at presidential recipes including Lyndon B. Johnson's Texas chili, John F. Kennedy's Cape Cod chowder and Dwight D. Eisenhower's three-page guide to vegetable soup. By Brett Zongker.
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Previously moved:
Friday, June 10
IOWA WRITERS' WORKSHOP
FILM-SUPER 8
TONY PREDICTIONS
MUSIC-BONNAROO-BUFFALO
MUSIC-LADY ANTEBELLUM
AP ON TV-MORGAN FREEMAN-WORMHOLE
TONY WATCH-BOOK OF MORMON-ROOMMATES
MUSIC-CMA FEST-CHRIS YOUNG
BRITAIN-SIMON PEGG
TONY WATCH-TV CARPIO
MUSIC-RONNIE DUNN
PATRIDGE-POST-HILLS
FILM-FIVE MOST
FILM REVIEW-SUPER 8
FILM REVIEW-THE TRIP
FILM REVIEW-JUDY MOODY
MUSIC REVIEW-SEASICK STEVE
X-MEN'S END
THEATER REVIEW-THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY
THEATER REVIEW-A LITTLE JOURNEY
THEATER REVIEW-DESPERATE WRITERS
BOOK REVIEW-THE RIPPLE EFFECT
BOOK REVIEW-AGE OF GREED
BOOK REVIEW-STATE OF WONDER
BOOK REVIEW-LA SEDUCTION
BOOK REVIEW-SPOILED
BOOK REVIEW-SISTER
BOOK REVIEW-INFLUENCING MACHINE
BOOK REVIEW-MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME
BOOK REVIEW-POISONED
BOOK REVIEW-EAST ON SUNSET
BOOK REVIEW-THE UPRIGHT PIANO PLAYER
BOOK REVIEW-ROBOPOCALYPSE
BOOK REVIEW-THE RANGER
BOOK REVIEW-ANNOYING
GAME REVIEW-INFAMOUS 2
Saturday, June 11
No features moving.
Sunday, June 12
PERU-DIRTY GOLD
GAY RIGHTS-INTOLERANCE
PRENATAL TESTING-DOWN SYNDROME
Monday, June 13
PRENATAL TESTING-FUTURE
NUCLEAR WASTE-SALT BED
IRAQ-GOODBYE PALACES
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