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Q: When I turned 62 about 8 months ago, I was getting unemployment benefits. Those benefits recently ended so I went to file for my Social Security. The clerk who was helping me with my retirement application told me that I could have filed for retirement at age 62. I didn't do that because I was under the impression that I could not get unemployment and Social Security at the same time. So I asked to backdate my Social Security application to the month I turned 62, but I was told I couldn't do that. The clerk said ...
November 08, 2013
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NEW YORK (AP) - Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. on Thursday apologized for a tweet that showed a picture of two African-American drummers with a person in a gorilla mask in between them and asked: "Which drummer is not like the others?"
November 08, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he'll do everything he can to help people coping with health insurance cancellations, but legally and practically his options appear limited.
November 08, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Shares of Twitter went on sale to the public for the first time Thursday, instantly leaping more than 70 percent above their offering price in a dazzling debut that exceeded even Wall Street's lofty hopes.
November 07, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal safety regulators on Thursday proposed major changes in workplace reporting rules that would require large companies to file injury and illness reports electronically so they can be posted online and made available to the public.
November 07, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Heart-clogging trans fats were once a staple of the American diet, plentiful in baked goods, microwave popcorn and fried foods. Now, mindful of the health risks, the Food and Drug Administration is getting rid of what's left of them for good.
November 07, 2013
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co. has a new goal after overtaking Apple in smartphones: it wants to be world No. 1 in tablet computers too.
November 06, 2013
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - They loved it. Now they hate it.
November 06, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The final curtain is falling on the remaining Blockbuster video-rental stores that Dish Network Corp. runs in the U.S.
November 06, 2013
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NEW YORK (AP) - Treadmills for $33? Computer monitors for $9? The deals are too good to be true - even at Wal-Mart.
November 06, 2013
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NEW YORK (AP) - Cargill Inc. says it will start labeling beef products that contain "finely textured beef," following last year's public outcry over the use of "pink slime."
November 05, 2013
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CUPERTINO (AP) - Apple seems to have trimmed the bill for making its latest iPad along with the tablet computer's width and weight.
November 05, 2013
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INDIAN CASINO OPENS IN WINE COUNTRY: PETALUMA (AP) - The opening of one of California's largest Indian casinos on Tuesday drew throngs of visitors and snarled traffic in the state's wine country.
November 05, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It can help overthrow dictators. But can it make money?
November 05, 2013
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FREMONT (AP) - Tesla Motors' high-flying stock tumbled 12 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday after the electric car maker's third-quarter results fell short of expectations.
November 05, 2013
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