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Plastic still best for travel money
Tribune Media ServicesMy longstanding recommendation that you rely primarily on plastic for travel money -- credit cards for big-ticket items, debit (ATM) cards for cash -- remains as valid as ever. In some cases, you can avoid fees and losses entirely; in others you pay...Tags: Credit and Debt, American Express Company, China, Bank of America Corp., Deutsche Bank AG
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A vacation rental too good to be true?
Frank Leibsly says his recent apartment rental in London was a disaster of Olympic proportions, and he has the pictures to prove it. His story — which involves a supposedly upscale rental unit that he claims was unfit for occupation, user-generated...
Tags: Rentals, Vacation and Timeshares, Apartments, Ceremonies, Culture
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Facebook's 1st Big Investor Unloads Shares, Pockets $400M
CNNNEW YORK -- Peter Thiel, Facebook's first big investor, has sold off most of his stake, turning his initial $500,000 investment into more than $1 billion in cash. Thiel became a Facebook investor in 2004, when Mark Zuckerberg first set out to turn his...Tags: Media Industry, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Netflix Inc., Financing and Stock Offerings
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Lincoln Highway Experience offers virtual streetcar tour
Before residents of the region had a car in every garage and an adequate network of highways on which to travel, they had the West Penn Railways system. Glenn Smeltzer will present a brief history and virtual tour of the West Penn streetcar system of...
Tags: Railway Transportation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Sociology, Automotive Equipment, Transportation
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Salute to Our Local Olympians-Paralympians: Katy Sullivan
Gayle Anderson was live in Burbank to continue our series of reports, SALUTE TO LOCAL OLYMPIANS. Today's spotlight features Paralympic Track and Field athlete, Katy Sullivan. Born without either of her lower legs, Ms. Sullivan has been competing...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Track and Field, Cross Country Skiing, Injuries and Wounds, 2012 Summer Paralympics
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New Stomach, New Life: Surgery will Allow Woman to Eat
FOX40 NewsMichelle and Melinda Sayers are sisters, 13 months apart in age, that both have the same genetic disorder, which makes it impossible for them to absorb the nutrients they need from food. For nearly their whole life, they have had to get nutrition from...Tags: Genetic Condition, Pancreas
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Elon Musk of SpaceX: The goal is Mars
As shipments go, it was routine — about half a ton of supplies — except it was delivered by the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. SpaceX partnered with NASA in this new model, the brainchild of Elon Musk, who's behind...
Tags: SpaceX, Tobacco Products, Space Programs, Petroleum Industry, Technology
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Donations needed for Leukemia patient turned philanthropist's funeral
A Leukemia patient working to help blood cancer patients across the country has died. Erika Martin passed away June 1, four years after she was diagnosed with the disease. Martin's former teacher, Ron Sandlin, created a fundraising website for Ericka's...
Tags: Lymphoma, Leukemia
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Lythgoe sets Facebook bow of reality show: Ovation's 'A Chance to Dance' to get simultaneous launch
VarietyNigel and Simon Lythgoe have partnered with social entertainment producer Milyoni and the Ovation network to bow "A Chance to Dance" on Facebook simultaneous with its airing on television in the U.S. Move is seen as a way to increase viewership but also...Tags: Media Industry, Television Industry, American Idol (tv program), Nigel Lythgoe, Social Media
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Toy thief wanted to rip off stores in all 50 states, police say
CNN(CNN) -- Police in Florida say they have busted a mother-and-son team whose goal was to steal thousands of items from toy stores in every state and then sell them online for millions of dollars. Police say Michael Pollara, 46, and Margaret Pollara, 70,...Tags: CVS Corp., Broward County Sheriff's Office, Boynton Beach, Police Arrests, Theft
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Crushed by medical bills, many reach out for help via the Internet
The Savings GameThere has been a great deal of publicity lately regarding "crowdfunding." The term refers efforts, generally launched on the Internet, to pool funds, usually in small increments, from a large number of sources. A number of companies, such as ArtistShare...Tags: Bankruptcy, Media Industry, Kickstarter, Family, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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