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Bedroom Tax Blamed For Woman’s Suicide
Stephanie Bottrill used a final letter to her family to say she blamed the Government’s controversial bedroom tax for her death. Continue reading
Madonna In Malawi To Visit Son’s Orphanage
Seven years after her controversial adoption of David Banda, the pop star goes back to his former children’s home. Continue reading
Stocks, euro rise after Cyprus banks reopen
By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK (Reuters) – The benchmark S&P 500 stock index set a record closing high while the euro rose from a four-month low as banks in Cyprus reopened to relative calm on Thursday after the island's controversial bailout that taxed large depositors. Stocks rose on Wall Street, the S&P closing at 1,569.19, surpassing the previous record high on October 9, 2007 Continue reading
ASIA MARKETS: Asian Shares Fall Amid Cyprus Bailout Concern
Asian markets and the euro fell sharply Monday, with Japanese stocks plunging the most in 10 months, as a controversial bank bailout in Cyprus brought concerns about Europe’s debt crisis back to the fore. Continue reading
News Summary: Stocks fall on Cyprus bailout plan
EUROZONE REDUX: Stocks fell on Wall Street on concern that a controversial plan to seize money from depositors as part of a bailout for Cyprus will set off another bout of anxiety over the future of the … Continue reading
Stocks falter following Cyprus’s bailout plan
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as investors worried that a controversial proposal to seize money from depositors in Cyprus could set off another bout of anxiety over Europe's shared currency. Continue reading
Asian Markets Trade Lower Amid Worries Over Cyprus Bailout Plan
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) – Asian stocks markets are trading lower on Monday as a controversial bailout plan for Cyprus that will impose a tax on bank deposits in return for financial aid reignited concer… Continue reading
Judge blocks NYC large soda ban; Bloomberg vows appeal
A New York State judge has halted the controversial New York City ban on large sugary drinks. Continue reading
McD’s franchisee accused of abusing foreign workers
A national labor group is accusing the owner of six McDonald’s franchises in Pennsylvania of abusing the State Department’s controversial summer work visa program for immigrant students. Continue reading
Westwood: Michelle Obama’s Clothes ‘Dreadful’
Fresh off the heels of some controversial remarks about the Duchess of Cambridge, Vivienne Westwood lays into Michelle Obama. Continue reading
