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White House Tweaks Rule Requiring Employers To Cover Birth Control
By Chris Morran on February 10, 2012 2:15 PM
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Late last month, the Obama administration angered some people when it announced that all employers — regardless of their stance on birth control — would need to provide insurance that covers female preventative care. Today, the President said his people had come up with a compromise that he believes will provide birth control while allowing businesses to not be directly responsible for providing it. More »
Sorry You Need To Get Screened Before Your Flight, But The TSA Has No Females Working Right Now
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 10, 2012 12:00 PM
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A woman was trying to fly home to Colorado when she says she wasn't allowed to board her flight because of her gender. Well, not just that she was a woman, but because there were no female Transportation Security Administration agents on duty when she was going through security. More »
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DOJ, 49 States Reach $25 Billion Settlement With Five Largest Lenders Over Robosigning
By Chris Morran on February 9, 2012 10:48 AM
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More than a year after several of the nation's largest mortgage lenders temporarily suspended foreclosures after it was revealed that they had been using untrained, unqualified "robosigners" to process foreclosure documents, the U.S. Justice Dept. and the attorneys general of 49 states have announced a $25 billion settlement that will result in mortgage reductions to some homeowners. More »
Keep Your Shoes On, Please: TSA Rolling Out Speedy Security Pre-Screening Program
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 8, 2012 5:00 PM
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Maybe you'll be taking your shoes off, but instead of placing them in a bin on a conveyor belt, you'll be sitting around at home on the computer before heading to the airport. A test program the Transportation Security Administration has been working on called the PreCheck, which will allow passengers to speed through security is now expanding to 28 more airports. More »
Lawmakers Announce Legislation To Set Limits On Arsenic & Lead In Fruit Juice
By Chris Morran on February 8, 2012 4:08 PM
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In the wake of a recent Consumer Reports investigation that found high levels of arsenic and lead in a number of fruit juices, Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey and Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro today announced the "Arsenic Prevention and Protection from Lead Exposure in Juice (APPLE Juice) Act of 2012," which would require the Food and Drug Administration to set standards for arsenic and lead in fruit juices. More »
Toyota To Shift Highlander Production To U.S., Invest $400 Million
By Chris Morran on February 8, 2012 2:30 PM
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Earlier today at the Chicago Auto Show, Toyota announced that it is shifting production of Highlander SUVs from Japan to the car maker's plant in Princeton, Indiana. More »
Government Passes A Bill To Let Airplanes Land Faster & Allow Remote-Controlled Drones To Roam The Skies
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 8, 2012 2:00 PM
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Five years of fighting and a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration have finally resulted in Congress passing a bill that could change the experience of flying commercial as we know it. The skies are going to get a lot more tech-y, to put it very simply. More »
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Should Your Driving Record Impact Your Homeowner's Insurance?
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 5:35 PM
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You don't need a driver's license to own a home. You don't need to own a home to drive a car. But Allstate insurance has launched a product in Oklahoma that looks at policyholder's driving records when determining their homeowner's insurance rates. More »
Clint Eastwood Denies Political Slant In Chrysler Super Bowl Ad
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2012 4:15 PM
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Last year, people around the country cheered Chrysler's ad touting the phoenix-like rebirth of Detroit and American automakers. But it's an election year, so the car company's most recent TV spot, featuring Mr. Grizzle himself, Clint Eastwood, has been attacked by some as being propaganda for the Obama administration. More »
What's On The Menu? The Chef's Specially Smushed Together Meat Glue Steak
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 7, 2012 11:00 AM
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Look at that nice, pink cut of beef, cooked rare for your steak-gobbling pleasure. Now look a little closer and hey! It could be just smushed together pieces of diced beef, bound with something called "meat glue." Not so appetizing now, eh? More »
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What To Do When Mercury Hits The Floor
By Phil Villarreal on February 6, 2012 11:15 AM
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If you break a thermometer or compact fluorescent light bulb, you're suddenly dealing with a contamination hazard. Cleanup requires more care than simply sweeping it up and throwing it away, and you need to be thorough in order to avoid being poisoned. More »
New Legislation Would Pad Health Insurance Coffers While Screwing Over Consumers
By Chris Morran on February 3, 2012 4:15 PM
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As part of the Affordable Care Act, health insurers must spend at least 80% of the money they earn from premiums on actually providing health care, with the remaining cash used to cover all administrative, advertising and payroll costs. Those insurers with plans that don't follow this ratio are soon supposed to start giving the extra money back in refunds and discounts. But new legislation introduced in the Senate this week could jeopardize this, while giving insurance companies even more money to stick in their dog pillows. More »
Hard-Up College Students Turning To Food Stamps
By Chris Morran on February 3, 2012 2:15 PM
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Being in college and having an empty wallet tend to go hand-in-hand. A full course load can make it difficult for students to find steady work, and in many college towns the work that's available isn't going to pay for very much. But while my fellow students were undergoing (legal) drug trials and donating whatever bodily fluid they could get a few cents for, some in the current generation of cash-strapped collegians are turning to food stamps. More »
Ohio Cops Implementing "No-Refusal" DUI Weekend With Blood-Draw Warrants
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 3, 2012 2:00 PM
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Cops in one part of Ohio aren't going to let a simple "no" stop them from testing drivers they suspect are under the influence, calling Super Bowl weekend a "no-refusal" weekend. If you do refuse to take a breath test, police will seek what they call blood-draw warrants instead. More »
Komen Foundation Reverses Decision On Planned Parenthood
By Chris Morran on February 3, 2012 12:15 PM
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Earlier this week, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced a rule change that would cut off funding it had provided to Planned Parenthood to pay for breast exams. After a massive public outcry regarding this decision, the foundation today decided it had maybe made a mistake. More »
Star Wars: The Old Republic Crashes Computers Even When It's Not Running
By Laura Northrup on February 3, 2012 11:31 AM
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If you've been thinking about buying a copy of Star Wars: The Old Republic and joining the online multiplayer Jedi awesomeness, it might be a good idea to hold off for a little bit. At least until Bioware works out the current problems. Michael writes that on his wife's computer-a $4,000 Alienware gaming rig, no puny nettop-the game keeps crashing. Checking online, she found that this is happening to a lot of other people. It's even happening when the game isn't running. People having this problem have different video cards and different computers, but what they do have in common is SW:TOR. More »
Angry Reviewers Sink Susan G. Komen Foundation's GuideStar Rating
By Chris Morran on February 2, 2012 12:30 PM
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As you've probably read about in the last few days, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (also known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure) decided to stop funding breast exams and mammograms at Planned Parenthood locations. This has obviously not gone over well with a number of people who view the decision as a capitulation to Christian conservatives. So in response, some of them have taken to the non-profit world's equivalent of Yelp to voice their disapproval. More »
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Feds Fight Big Tobacco Over Graphic Anti-Smoking Labels
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 2, 2012 12:00 PM
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Cigarette makers appear to be winning the legal battle against the federal government's requirement that large graphic images of the consequences of smoking be displayed on all packages of cigarettes. The rule was supposed to take effect next year, but a U.S. District judge has put that plan on hold until the issue is resolved. More »
Be Slick And Make Your Own Hair Gel
By Phil Villarreal on February 2, 2012 10:15 AM
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If you buy hair gel and feel as though you're getting ripped off by paying good money for gelatinous crud that you could probably make yourself, there's an alternative. With minimal time and effort, you can make your own gel, give it whatever French name you desire and slick down your mane while keeping your wallet intact. More »
Woman Whips Honda In Small Claims Court
By Phil Villarreal on February 2, 2012 9:15 AM
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The woman who took Honda to small claims court because her Civic didn't live up to its advertised gas mileage is now almost $10,000 richer thanks to a Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner ruling. More »
