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Minimum wage going up, little help as costs soar

July 24, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses wi » Full Story
 

Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks

July 24, 2008
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.
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ConocoPhillips. Moving on general news and financial services.

July 24, 2008
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ The fate of a multibillion dollar pipeline that could unlock 4.5 billion cubic feet of North Slope gas reserves daily and power North American homes and businesses for decades no » Full Story
 

Mass. woman kills self before home foreclosure

July 24, 2008
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) _ A 53-year-old wife and mother fatally shot herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying that by the time they foreclosed on her house that day, she would » Full Story
 

Dolly downgraded to tropical storm in south Texas

July 24, 2008
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) _ Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that flooded some low-lying areas but spared levees » Full Story
 

Rescue of mortgage giants could hit $25 billion

July 23, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers $25 billion, congressional budget experts said, as the House scheduled a Wednesday vote on legislation that would » Full Story
 

Paulson says financial stability is top priority

July 23, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spent another day stumping for the U.S. banking system, declaring Tuesday that his top priority was ensuring ‘‘stability and confidence in our market » Full Story
 

Texas grand jury indicts polygamist sect members

July 23, 2008
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four of his followers Tuesday on charges of felony sexual assault of a child. Another was indicted for failin » Full Story
 

Flight with 7 congressmen makes emergency landing

July 23, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Continental Airlines flight carrying former presidential candidate Ron Paul and six other members of Congress to Washington, D.C., made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Tues » Full Story
 

Detroit mayor accused of texting additional women

July 23, 2008
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is now charged with exchanging romantic text messages with additional women in the scandal that has him fighting allegations that he lied under oath about » Full Story
 
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