Anti-Wall Street protests spur political debate
Growing protests targeting Wall Street and U.S. economic inequality spawned heated rhetoric among politicians on Sunday as organizers planned more demonstrations this week.
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Growing protests targeting Wall Street and U.S. economic inequality spawned heated rhetoric among politicians on Sunday as organizers planned more demonstrations this week.
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Paul Casey fired a seven-under-par 64 on Friday to take a two-shot lead at the Frys.com Open. Casey finished the first two rounds at eight-under 134. Bud Cauley is in second place at minus-seven.
08 Oct 11Police said on Friday they eavesdropped on thieves speaking Russian, Mandarin and Arabic to make the biggest identity theft bust of its kind in U.S. history against a $13 million crime ring specializing mainly in selling Apple electronics overseas.
08 Oct 11Debt rating agencies had the knives out for some of Europe’s weakened banks on Friday, highlighting the pressure for decisive government action in support for the industry.
08 Oct 11An Obama administration appointee at the Energy Department pressed White House analysts to sign off on a $535 million loan to Solyndra even though his wife worked for the failed solar panel maker’s law firm.
08 Oct 11A young fashion designer from the German city of Hanover is revolutionizing high fashion by designing clothes with a staple she can find in her fridge — milk.
07 Oct 11It may look like a glorified salon chair, but a new Japanese hair-washing robot replicates the dexterous touch of a human hand to care for the locks of the elderly and the infirm.
07 Oct 11The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …