Several downtrodden cities are on the verge of defaulting on their debt, putting financially encumbered states and taxpayers on the hook to pick up the tab. The National League of Cities says municipal governments will probably come up $56 billion to $83 billion short between now and 2012. That’s the tab for decades of binge [...]
The Memorial Day sales for 2010 are heating up as the three-day holiday weekend approaches. Check back for more updates as the deals and freebies come out! Get an extra 50% off all clearance items at Old Navy in stores today and tomorrow only. Sale ends Saturday, May 29, 2010. Not valid online. No coupon [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of the Hoover® WindTunnel T-Series™ Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaners with Cord Rewind Feature. The recall affects approximately 108,000 units. The power cord cannot properly be pulled loose from the cord rewind system. This poses fire and shock hazards. Hoover has received reports of burned carpets and burned [...]
USA TODAY- Gasoline prices continue to fall heading into Memorial Day weekend and could rival the low prices seen last summer, oil and travel analysts say. The average price of a gallon of regular gas on Thursday was $2.76, according to AAA. Analysts say it may be a nickel to 25 cents lower in many [...]
Gap.com Gap.com is offering no less than 25% off plus free shipping on Memorial Day. You can’t really beat it. Get all your kids’ summer staples and skip the crowded malls when the kids are out of school. Macy’s.com Surf for style for you, your home and your kids. Macy’s.com is offering super hot prices [...]
It’s that time of year again: The weather is getting warmer, Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference is just around the corner, and rumors about the iPhone coming to Verizon are sprouting up. Don’t believe it, Verizon fans. It’s unlikely that Steve Jobs will announce a Verizon tie-up when he gets on stage at the WWDC [...]
Frustrated by rebates that you never get? PA state representative Bryan Lentz (D) from Media has proposed legislation that may ease the frustration. First, stores would no longer be able to advertise the “rebate” price as “the price” unless they give you the rebate at the point of purchase. Also, the bill also says that if [...]
Facebook sought to quell a steadily growing privacy furor Wednesday by rolling out new, “simplified” privacy settings designed to make it easier for users to navigate the site and control how their information is distributed across the network. But while the new changes will ameliorate some concerns over the site’s complexity, Facebook steadfastly refuses to [...]
USA TODAY- Strong evidence now links tanning beds to melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer that afflicts nearly 69,000 Americans a year. People who have ever used tanning machines were 74% more likely to develop melanoma than others, according to a study of 2,268 patients reported today in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Those [...]
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