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Short history of Social Security
Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law. Many years, they are simply minor technical adjustments. But some years, they include major changes to the program. Here is a brief summary of how the Social Security program has evolved over the years.
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs
NEW YORK (AP) - Optimism about the economy swept through the stock market Friday, pushing two widely watched indexes past major milestones.
Solid April job gains ease fears about economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,000 jobs in April - and far more in February and March than anyone thought.
App lets amputees program own bionic hands
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands.
NYC brokerage rewards employees who get tattooed
NEW YORK (AP) - Getting tattooed with the company logo is all the rage at one New York City brokerage firm.
Kobe Bryant battles mom, NJ business over auction
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Kobe Bryant is in a court battle to try to keep his mother from auctioning off mementoes from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers.
PepsiCo cuts ties with Lil Wayne over crude lyrics; he had Dew deal
NEW YORK (AP) - PepsiCo is bowing to public pressure for the second time in a week and cutting ties to Lil Wayne over the rapper's crude reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song.
Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO
SANTA CLARA (AP) - Intel, one of the pillars of Silicon Valley, is following its traditions and promoting an insider to the job of CEO. The world's largest chipmaker is tasking Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich with steering it through an industry shake-up that is seeing tablets and smartphones overshadow Intel's base in personal computers.
Taco Bell: New value menu may come soon
NEW YORK (AP) - Taco Bell says its new value menu may go national in coming months.
Is antibacterial soap safe or even effective?
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's basinet.
PG&E 1Qnet income rises 3 percent
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Power utility PG&E Corp. on Thursday its first-quarter net income rose 3 percent, but fell short of Wall Street predictions.
Fed keeps stimulus, says federal taxes and cuts have hurt economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve cautioned America's political leaders Wednesday that their policies are hurting the economy.
Electric car maker CODA files for Chapter 11 after selling 100 cars
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Electric car maker CODA Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday after selling just 100 cars and said it plans to quit the auto business altogether.
Mobile ads help grow Facebook's 1Q revenue 38%
MENLO PARK (AP) - A year ago, Facebook was just testing the waters of mobile advertising, causing plenty of headaches for investors ahead of its massive initial public offering.
Visa card use up but 2Q profit slips nearly 2 pct
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Visa Inc. said Wednesday that its net income slipped nearly 2 percent in the first three months of this year from the year before, when the company benefited from an adjustment to its income tax provision.
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Twitter founder unveils search app
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twitter co-founder Biz Stone hopes to demonstrate that a picture can be worth even more than 140 characters of text.
Mulally staying at Ford, not leaving for Microsoft
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Alan Mulally is staying at Ford.
Your next TV: Will it be Ultra HD?
LAS VEGAS (AP) - After attempts to hawk 3-D and OLED TVs fizzled in recent years, television manufacturers are taking small steps toward making a new technology, Ultra HD, more viable for mainstream consumers.
TV-on-Internet service Aereo gets $34M in funding
NEW YORK (AP) - Aereo, a Barry Diller-backed startup that provides broadcast television channels over the Internet for a monthly fee, said Tuesday that it has secured $34 million in additional funding from outside investors.
People spent $10B on apps during 2013
CUPERTINO ( AP) - Apple says people spent more than $10 billion in its app store last year, on apps such as "Minecraft," ''Angry Birds Star Wars" and "Sleep Cycle" alarm clock.
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