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• Economists say Iowa economy has hit bottom

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 7:52 am ET
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  DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa has begun a slow recovery from the recession, but economists told Gov. Chet Culver on Monday that the state's economy remains shaky. Full Story »

• Weezer cancels tour after bus crash in upstate NY

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 5:40 pm ET
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  ALBANY, N.Y. - Weezer has canceled the rest of its December tour after the lead singer was injured in a bus crash in New York. Full Story »

• Oil rises above $73 after US crude supply drop

  AP – 8 mins ago
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  SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose above $73 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as an unexpected drop in U.S. crude supplies suggested demand may be recovering. Full Story »

• Yahoo launches online consumer privacy tool

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 5:38 pm ET

  WASHINGTON - A new online tool from Yahoo Inc. will let users see and edit the personal profiles that the Internet company compiles about them to target Internet advertising. Full Story »

• Surveys: Hiring to remain weak early next year

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 4:59 pm ET
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  WASHINGTON — Few employers plan to ramp up hiring early next year, two surveys show — evidence that the economic recovery isn't likely to create many jobs anytime soon. Full Story »

• Court skeptical of federal anti-fraud law

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 2:15 pm ET
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  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to limit federal prosecutors' use of a fraud law that has helped win convictions of high-profile corporate executives and public officials, or throw out the law altogether. Full Story »

• Google search results to include 'real-time' data

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 9:33 pm ET
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  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google's search results more quickly as the company aims to give people a more comprehensive look at what's happening on the Web. Full Story »

• AT&T's 'Mark the Spot' iPhone App Admits Coverage Woes

  PC World – Mon Dec 7, 3:44 pm ET

  Complaining to AT&T about poor wireless coverage has never been easier thanks to a new iPhone app. Full Story »

• Americans cool to human-caused global warming: poll

  AFP – Tue Dec 8, 5:49 am ET
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  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Americans who think global warming is caused by human activity, including vehicle and industrial emissions, are now a minority for the first time in nearly two years, a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll said Monday. Full Story »

• Bernanke says economy improving

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 7:31 pm ET
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the U.S. economy's recovery remained fragile and unemployment may be high for some time, cooling anticipation of an early increase in U.S. interest rates. Full Story »

• AMD to Show 3D Blu-ray Playback at CES

  PC World – Tue Dec 8, 3:00 am ET

  Blu-ray Discs based on a new format for 3D video will be on show at January's Consumer Electronics Show. Full Story »

• Home Lenders Face Sanctions Over Failed Modifications

  BusinessWeek – Wed Dec 2, 8:08 am ET

  (Bloomberg) The U.S. Treasury Dept. will begin taking action against lenders that aren't doing enough to ease mortgage payments for troubled homeowners as part of the Obama Administration's $75 billion pledge to curb foreclosures. Lenders> The> The> "We> Seriously>The> The> Eligible> Mortgage> The> A>Robert> One> The> Bank> "As> The> Full Story »

• China auto sales, production surpass 1 mln in Nov

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 6:49 am ET
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  SHANGHAI - China extended its lead over the U.S. as the world's biggest auto market in November, with production and sales more than doubling from a year earlier to both surpass 1 million vehicles. Full Story »

• Kroger reports $875M 3Q loss on charge at CA chain

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 4:57 pm ET
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  CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co. is hurting from California's ailing economy and the overall bite of a dollar-by-dollar battle under way nationwide for recession-pinched households' grocery spending. Full Story »

• Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 11:24 am ET
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  STOCKHOLM - Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking scientific discoveries. Full Story »

• H&R Block reports smaller 2nd-quarter loss

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 11:45 am ET

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - H&R Block Inc. reported a smaller fiscal second-quarter loss than a year ago on Tuesday as the nation's largest tax preparer trimmed expenses and saw its tax services business improve. Full Story »

• EPA says greenhouse gases endanger human health

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 4:41 pm ET
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  WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment. Full Story »

• Scientists: Dim Outlook for Climate Summit

  LiveScience.com – Mon Dec 7, 10:02 am ET
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  As world leaders gear up for what is being billed as an historic climate meeting in Copenhagen, scientists offer a grimmer outlook on the outcome that is supposed to replace the last major global climate deal, drawn up in 1997.