Fraud-Alert Service Pays $12 Million Settlement

Lifelock, the company that brazenly broadcast its chief executive’s Social Security number as part of its claim that it could protect anyone against identity theft, […]

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Weakest Banks and Thrifts in the U.S.

Data Date: Second Quarter 2009 Name State Total Assets  ($000) 1st Advantage Bank MO $124,705 1st American State Bank of Minnesota MN $20,559 1st Commerce […]

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Boyfriend bails as foul ball hits girlfriend

Worst date ever: Boyfriend bails as foul ball hits girlfriend Many women would do anything for a boyfriend who likes to dance. But as one […]

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Growing Low-Oxygen Zones In Oceans

WASHINGTON — Lower levels of oxygen in the Earth’s oceans, particularly off the United States’ Pacific Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes […]

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Crackdown on ultra-luxurious showerheads

A Water Fight Over Luxury Showers Gene Goforth sells showerheads—big ones, like the Raindance Imperial 600 AIR. Selling for as much as $5,457, it has […]

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Things Your Mechanic Won’t Tell You

1. “You might be in the wrong garage.” There are many choices as to where consumers can take their car when it’s in need of […]

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Oprah Winfrey chooses short story collection

CHICAGO – Oprah Winfrey has blessed the book world’s eternal underdog: the short story. Publishing’s surest hitmaker announced Friday that her latest pick was Uwem […]

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McDonald’s says no way Ronald will retire

Retire Ronald McDonald? No way. That’s the message McDonald’s Corp.’s CEO Jim Skinner gave Thursday to the red-haired clown’s critics who say the cartoon promotes […]

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Volcano in Iceland

The eruption of a volcano beneath Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull has resulted in dangerous amounts of volcanic ash in the sky, huge headaches for travelers, and, it […]

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Billionaire Aids Charity That Aided Him

Were it not for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, there might be no Google. Thirty years ago today, Sergey Brin, a 6-year-old Soviet boy facing […]

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