All Stories from May 25, 2014 (Change date)
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Identity thieves target customer loyalty websitesMay 26, 2014 8:08 am - TOKYO - Websites for customer loyalty programs have seen a rise in illegal access to customer accounts and a growing number of thefts of member program points. The cases...
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Weaker clothing prices keep inflation in checkMay 26, 2014 8:08 am - When it comes to clothing, Americans don't need their mamas to tell them they better shop around. And as shoppers take advantage of heavy discounts, prices have been kep...
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Tackling poverty: DC community tries new approachMay 25, 2014 7:21 pm - WASHINGTON - Residents of the Kenilworth-Parkside neighborhood have long heard promises about a better life to come. The promise of a new recreation center. The promise...
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Mom and pop wager against hedge funds in junk-rated loan marketMay 25, 2014 6:15 am - Mom-and-Pop investors have had it with junk-rated loans. Professional money managers, meanwhile, are still piling in and using borrowed money to buy them up. History wil...
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Target ex-CEO's pay fell 35 percent in final yearMay 25, 2014 6:15 am - NEW YORK - Former Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel's total pay fell 35 percent to $13 million in his last year at the helm as the company's board revamped compensation plans ...
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Coffee fungus raising prices for high-end blendsMay 26, 2014 8:08 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to help Central American farmers fight a devastating coffee disease - and hold down the price of your morning cup...
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Tips for avoiding travel road bumps, costly mistakesMay 26, 2014 8:18 am - The secrets to a hassle-free summer vacation seem simple enough: Keep a checklist. Read the rules, especially if you're flying. Take photos of your rental car. Don't mak...
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Why does the top editor of the New York Times make so little money?May 26, 2014 8:08 am - NEW YORK - After Jill Abramson was ousted as executive editor of The New York Times last week, Ken Auletta, media reporter for The New Yorker, went back and forth with t...
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Jessica Chastain on 'Eleanor Rigby,' CannesMay 26, 2014 8:18 am - CANNES, France - Years ago at a film festival, Jessica Chastain saw a short by Ned Benson and ran up to him to say she wanted to work with him. "I was his first fan," sh...
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A sober Brantley Gilbert still singing party songsMay 26, 2014 8:18 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Go ahead and congratulate country rocker Brantley Gilbert on his No. 1 hit, "Bottoms Up." Just don't buy him a beer. The Georgia-born singer with the ...