All Stories from June 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Gold rush another blight to ailing Amazon jungleJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - DELTA 1, Peru — A gold rush that accelerated with the onset of the 2008 global recession is compounding the woes of the Amazon basin, laying waste to Peruvian rain fores...
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Legislation designed to slow 401(k) fund leakageJun 12, 2011 6:00 am - There's growing concern that too many workers are tapping their 401(k) accounts by borrowing, making withdrawals or cashing out altogether. As a result, some industry le...
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Accident illuminates perils of ‘bounce houses’Jun 12, 2011 6:00 am - OCEANSIDE, N.Y. — Bodies began tumbling when a two-story red, white and blue inflatable slide went soaring into the air at a youth soccer tournament last weekend. Two ot...
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Negotiating salary for first job may have risksJun 12, 2011 6:00 am - The unemployment rate is 9.1 percent and jobs are hard to come by, especially for recent college graduates with limited experience. So what happens when that first offer...
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Dress for Success is about the first impressionJun 12, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Conventional wisdom is dress for the job you want, not the job you have. But what if you don't have a job at all? Could you get one without the proper attire?...
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Don't take heat for shorts at work: Dress them upJun 12, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Is it OK to wear shorts to the office on days with record-setting temperatures? Designer runways might have you think so. Short suits were a trend in spring-s...
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You love to cook, but can you get paid for it?Jun 12, 2011 6:00 am - WEST CHESTER, Ohio — So you love to cook, and people say you’re pretty good at it. But can you make a living from culinary passion? Jennifer Vogel believed she could. As...
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Health care law waivers stir suspicion of favorsJun 12, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Call it the Department of Waivers and Adjustments. It’s doing a brisk business with the new health care law. President Barack Obama’s administration has gra...
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5 hot jobs cover social media, health care, ITJun 12, 2011 6:00 am - If you've been fantasizing about becoming a farmer or rancher, time to pick another daydream. No other occupation category had a bigger decline, according to the U.S. Bu...
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Malaysia ‘obedient wives’ club: Good sex is a dutyJun 12, 2011 6:00 am - RAWANG, Malaysia — As a new bride, 22-year-old Ummu Atirah believes she knows the secret to a blissful marriage: obey her husband and ensure he is sexually satisfied. Um...