Damaged launch pad was flawed from start

Seeded on Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:27 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Apollo-era launch pad used to shoot space shuttle Discovery into orbit two weeks ago may have been flawed from the day it was built, and will need weeks if not months of work to fix all the liftoff damage, NASA said Thursday.

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They didn't leave the light on for me

Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:26 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Ellie Pope is offered a free room-night certificate as compensation for a bad stay at a Motel 6. But when she tries to redeem it, she's told it's no good. How do you get the hotel to keep its promise?

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Surging costs catch up with corporate America

Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 5:32 PM EDT (Reuters)

By Scott Malone - Analysis BOSTON (Reuters) - Manufacturers are turning to price increases as their only way to offset record-high energy bills and surging raw material costs, deciding that the risk of losing some sales is worth preserving profit...

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Midwest floods spotlight decrepit infrastructure

Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 5:24 PM EDT (Reuters)

By Andrew Stern CHICAGO (Reuters) - The latest U.S. natural disaster is triggering fresh rounds of concern and debate about how to repair America's aging infrastructure. The worst Midwest flooding since 1993 has generated images of swamped towns,...

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Judge says Wal-Mart overworked employees

Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 3:23 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A judge has ruled against Wal-Mart in a class-action lawsuit, saying the discount retailer violated state labor laws 2 million times by cutting worker break time and forcing employees to work off the clock.

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Woman gets 11 years in prison in U.S. slavery case

Seeded on Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:31 PM EDT (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A wealthy New York woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday for keeping two Indonesian women as slaves, forcing them to work up to 20 hours a day for years after confiscating their passports. Indian-born Varsha...

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Corn farmers' hopes are dashed by the flood

Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:55 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Across the Corn Belt states of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, many farmers are looking at a bleak harvest after a planting season that started out with the promise of great riches.

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Calif. Attorney General Sues Countrywide Financial

Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:51 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The California attorney general's office sues Countrywide Financial Corp. for alleged misleading advertising and other unfair business practices used to pitch home loans to consumers.

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Fewer free breakfasts but more Internet access

Seeded on Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:29 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Fewer free breakfasts but more Internet access at hotels, according to survey

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Lawman's raids on immigrants spark fury in Phoenix

Seeded on Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:53 AM EDT (Reuters)

By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Frustrated by a steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has decided to take matters into his own hands. Arpaio dispatches teams of sheriff's deputies into...

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Some Va. Tech families criticize settlement offer

Seeded on Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:41 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Families of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre criticized an offer Tuesday that would pay them $100,000 to give up their right to sue, saying it would hold no one accountable.

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Amputees fight for insurers to cover prostheses

Seeded on Mon Jun 9, 2008 3:53 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey's insurer told her it  wouldn't pay for a permanent artificial limb.

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