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(AP) Home prices rose in August in half of major cities surveyed; a sign that prices are stabilizing in some hard-hit portions of the country.

The Case-Shiller index shows prices increased in August in 10 of the 20 cities tracked. That marks the fifth straight month that at least half of the cities in the survey showed gains.

The biggest price increases were in Washington, Chicago and Detroit.      

A LaVergne company is among a small number of manufacturers starting to bring jobs back to America from Asia.

The reversal is the result of the booming Chinese economy losing some of its competitive cost advantages.

Four years ago, Pro Charging Systems of LaVergne outsourced manufacturing of several key components of its new line of battery chargers to China, including a plastic battery cover.

The company recently awarded that business to Pine Hill Plastics, a small manufacturer in McMinnville.

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WMOT partner Sidelines newspaper reports that the high cost of Tennessee crop land and taxes are making it difficult for the State's farmers to compete with large commercial growers out west. Tennessee are quickly moving toward "niche" farming; ag-enterprises that require little land to succeed.

Special Agent in charge says 80 percent of Tennessee counties reported cases of human trafficking in the last 24 months; 72 percent of those cases involved the trafficking of children.

MTSU International Relations expert says Americans are likely to be disappointed by the eventual outcome of the Arab Spring.