BP To Set Aside $100 Million For Unemployed Rig Workers
BP said on Friday it will establish a $100 million fund to help drilling rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico who are unemployed.
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Book Says Many Universities Are Waste Of Money
Spending too much on a degree from universities such as Harvard and Yale is a waste of money, a new book asserts.
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Arizona Appeals Immigrant Law Ruling Amid Protests
Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of the state's crackdown on illegal immigrants.
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Four Killed In Air Force Plane Crash In Alaska
Four crew members were killed in a U.S. Air Force cargo plane that crashed on Wednesday.
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Foreclosures Up In 75 Percent Of Top Metro Areas
Foreclosures rose in 3 of every four large U.S. metro areas in this year's first half.
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BP Spill Cases Head To Court As Shell Counts Cost
The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday.
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Amazon Offers $139 Wireless Kindle For Mass Appeal
Amazon launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday.
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Gulf Spill Raises Long-Term Beach Safety Questions
It could be years before some Gulf of Mexico beaches recover fully from BP's massive oil spill.
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Toyota To Recall 412,000 Cars In The U.S.
Toyota said on Thursday it would recall 412,000 high-end passenger cars in the United States to fix steering problems.
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RIM Seen Unveiling "iPhone Killer" Next Week
Shares of BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion jumped early on Wednesday.
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Poll: Women Taking Control Of Money, Lack Confidence
Nearly all women in the United States are involved in household finance decisions and one-fourth of them are in control.
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BP Tees Up Asset Sales To Pay For spill
A day after BP said it would sell $30 billion in assets to pay for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the focus shifted to what is for sale.
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California City OKs Tax Rates For Marijuana
Officials in Oakland have approved two tax rates on pot sales in their city, already a hub of the state's medicinal marijuana scene.
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Electric Fault, Oversight Blamed In DC Subway Crash
Safety investigators on Tuesday blamed a 2009 Washington, D.C. subway crash that killed nine people on faulty track electronics.
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Mississippi River Closed Due To Hazardous Spill
The Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River between markers 776 and 769, just north of Memphis due to a hazardous material spill late Monday.
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