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Higher One Buys Financial Business From Sallie Mae
The Hartford CourantHigher One, the New Haven-based educational financial services firm, has acquired the Campus Solutions business of Sallie Mae in a $47.25 million deal that boosts the company's offerings to schools and students. The business from Sallie Mae, the...Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Loans, Financial and Business Services, Education, Students
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Microsoft extends Yahoo's U.S. search revenue guarantee
ReutersBy Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp extended the revenue guarantee it provides to Yahoo Inc in the companies' underperforming search partnership, Yahoo said on Tuesday. The U.S. revenue-per-search guarantee, which had...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Microsoft Corporation, Carol Bartz, Yahoo! Inc., Online Media Industry
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Coca-Cola has deep pockets -- but no princess
I had the privilege to attend the coronation of the 2013-14 Somerset County dairy princess last week. For those unfamiliar with the dairy princess, I'll briefly explain. Every year a new county dairy princess is selected to promote the value of...Tags: Beverage Industry, Coca-Cola Co., Marketing, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Will this be Bangladesh's Triangle fire moment?
Last week, more than 300 people were killed in the collapse of a building that housed clothing manufacturers in the Dhaka region of Bangladesh. Many dozens more may be buried in the rubble. Just five months earlier, 112 workers died in a factory fire,...
Tags: Bangladesh, New York City, Greenwich Village, Lower East Side, Immigration
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Monster Beverage sued by San Francisco
San Francisco City Atty. Dennis Herrera has sued Monster Beverage Corp., accusing the company of pitching highly caffeinated drinks to minors as young as 6 years old. The lawsuit, filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, is the latest twist in a...
Tags: Heart Failure, Crime, Law and Justice, High Blood Pressure, Justice System, Litigation
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Senate OKs Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Amazon.com Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Jackie Speier, Justice System
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Gambling at U.S. casinos rose in 2012, report says
More gamblers are hitting the slots and blackjack tables in the U.S., giving the industry a 4.8% boost in 2012, its biggest since the recession. Consumer spending at casinos grew to $37.3 billion, slightly below the industry’s 2007 record high...Tags: New York City, Lifestyle and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Don't Label Genetically Engineered Food
The Hartford CourantThe recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on a state-by-state basis as in Connecticut — is unnecessary, unrealistic and uninformed. As someone who grew up and attended college in...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biotechnology, American Medical Association, Biotechnology Industry, Allergies
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China probes mutton supplier; govt website says linked to Yum
ReutersSHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities are testing mislabelled mutton from a wholesaler a government website said supplies a chain of hot pot restaurants run by U.S. fast food firm Yum Brands Inc, the latest safety scare to taint China's food...Tags: China, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lamb, Bird Flu, Food Industry
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‘Iron Man 3′: Robert Downey Jr. on Tony Stark’s ‘trippy saga’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesSometimes, even for “Iron Man 3″ star Robert Downey Jr., it's not always easy to describe where Tony Stark ends ...... -
PRESS DIGEST-Canada- May 6
ReutersMay 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * After comments that left some with the impression that Canada...Tags: BCE Inc., Astral Media Incorporated, Barack Obama
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Products are cheap, lives are not
Deadly industrial accidents in the developing world are tragically common, but the recent collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that took the lives of more than 500 workers has captured the American public's attention, and no wonder. Knowingly or...Tags: Exports, Bangladesh, The Children's Place Retail Stores Incorporated, Health and Safety at Work, Consumers
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