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Safety tips for ‘Wild West’ of online sales
Last week’s disappearance of an Ancaster, Ont., man who was attempting to sell his truck online has raised concerns about private sales. CBC News looks at what precautions sellers can take to stay safe during meetings with potential buyers. Continue reading
Flaherty dismisses fears over housing slowdown
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is dismissing fears about Canada’s housing market, saying the current slowdown is welcome news and that there is no need for further government intervention. Continue reading
Big Sony options action before Loeb stake raises eyebrows
A surge in option market bets on Sony Corp just before a large hedge fund investor announced a big stake and called for a major restructuring of the company has raised concerns that some traders may have had advance word of the news. Continue reading
CARMAT has obtained the approval to proceed with the first human implantations of its bioprosthetic artificial heart at four renowned international cardiac surgery centers in four countries
Regulatory News: CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR) (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced project of total artificial heart, announces today that it has obtained the app… Continue reading
Barbara Walters Retiring — ‘View’ Host Hanging Up the Mic in 2014
Barbara Walters is hanging up her microphone in 2014 after 37 years with ABC News, the network announced Sunday night. Continue reading
Tanning Mom — I’m Going to Be in a Gay Porn!
Bad news: Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil is going to be in porn. Good news: She won’t be having sex with anyone. Sources close to the SPF -5 mom tell TMZ … Continue reading
Study: Low-income students get less merit aid than wealthier classmates
WASHINGTON — Low-income students are increasingly bypassed when colleges offer applicants financial aid, as schools compete for wealthier students who can afford rising tuition and fees, according to a public policy institute’s analysis of U.S. Department of Education data Continue reading
Iowa’s biggest economic project ever: $1.9b wind turbine plan
Iowa’s largest energy company announced plans Wednesday to spend $1.9 billion to install hundreds of wind turbines by the end of 2015, marking what the governor described as the largest economic development project in the state’s history.Officials with Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy made the announcement at a Statehouse news conference with Gov. Continue reading
Byron Pitts Honored at NYC Gala to Celebrate Stuttering Awareness
NEW YORK, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –ABC News anchor and chief national correspondent Byron Pitts was honored today by the Stuttering Foundation at its May 7th gala in New York to celeb… Continue reading
