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22 Sep 2009 23:03

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Biz, U.S.: The recession takes its toll on senior citizens, too

  • 46% of the low-income elderly need a new job – now source
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22 Sep 2009 23:00

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Biz, Tech: The New York Times has Twitter to thank for a traffic spike

  • 10% of the New York Times’ traffic came from Twitter this year
  • 0% of the Times’ traffic came from Twitter last year; nice leap source
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22 Sep 2009 22:56

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Tech: The Microsoft Courier looks like a fawnworthy dream device

We know what you’re thinking. Since when did we fawn over Microsoft products? To that, we say, “Watch the video at the link. It’s jaw-dropping.” source
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22 Sep 2009 21:42

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Biz: Hassan Nemazee: Hey big spender, you just got indicted

  • $292 million in fraud charges for the former booster source
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22 Sep 2009 21:25

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Biz: General Motors is kicking production into high gear again

  • 3,000 workers are getting their jobs back now that the company is out of bankruptcy and needing cars
  • 45% the expected boost in vehicle production in 2010; the Clunkers program depleted their supply source
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22 Sep 2009 21:18

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Biz: J. P. Morgan Chase and Bank of America stop leaning on overdrafts

  • good Bank of America and Chase will limit the number of times you can get nicked by overdraft fees in a day.
  • better If you go under your limit by less than $5 (Chase) or $10 (Bank of America), you won’t get overdraft fees.
  • best Best of all for Chase customers, they will no longer charge overdrafts in order of cost, highest value first. source
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22 Sep 2009 21:06

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Sports: Sucky fate for a former Superhero: Plaxico Burress is going to jail

  • I think in this case a fundamentally decent man, who violated the law, is going to be sentenced to a prison sentence. But I do not believe, under the circumstances of this case, we are sentencing a criminal in the true sense of he word.
  • Lawyer Benjamin Brafman • Discussing the Plaxico Burress case after his sentencing. Burress got sentenced to two years in prison today, and will likely spend 20 months in jail as a result of the incident, where he brought a gun into a nightclub and accidentally shot himself in the leg. A bit harsh considering he was the one who got hurt, but he had an expired license for the gun in a different state. Just two seasons ago, Burress, a former New York Giant, was the star of the show at the Super Bowl. • source
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22 Sep 2009 20:49

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U.S.: Lest you underestimate Mother Nature’s fury in this flood …

  • That, friends, is Mother Nature’s fury. This photo was taken at the Yellow River in Conyers, Ga. by Flickr guy jramspott. The whole set is worth seeing, really. source
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22 Sep 2009 20:18

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U.S.: The financial toll from the flooding is nothing short of massive

  • $250 million in estimated damages; many are uninsured source
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22 Sep 2009 20:12

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U.S.: The southeast is trying to recover after a major flood

  • eight people have died in the floods, largely centered around Georgia
  • 17 Georgia counties are currently under a state of emergency source
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