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Getting paid to take care of mom and dad
Mar 19, 2011
There are millions of caregivers in this country who look after an older family member - and a growing number of them is getting paid to do the job. Elder law attorneys have been drawing up more contracts that deal with how to care for mom or dad, and get compensated.
World's big economies act to tame Japan's yen
Mar 18, 2011
In its first joint action on a currency in over a decade, the Group of Seven nations sold yen to halt its rise and help spur Japanese exports.
GE's nuclear role is contradicting to its green self
Mar 16, 2011
General Electric has lately been trying to re-brand as a green company, but now there's negative attention on its role in the nuclear crisis in Japan.
Scams and hoaxes make the rounds in Japan
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Molly Wood
Mar 16, 2011
A whale did not get flung out of the sea by heavy waves and smash into a building. If you see a link to a video of that, don't click on it. It's a scam -- one of several circulating after the events in Japan.
Undersea cables damaged after Japanese quake
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Eve Troeh
Mar 15, 2011
Dozens of cables connecting Japan to the U.S. and mainland Asia were affected by the quake.
Television advertising makes a comeback
Mar 14, 2011
As television networks prepare for next season's big new shows, CBS and others say advertisers are ready to buy some prime time.
The killer cure for alcoholism in Russia
Mar 3, 2011
Alcoholism is costing Russian society and the Russian economy billions in lost income and lost lives every year. From Moscow comes the tale of a tiny pill that's scaring Russians into giving up the alcohol that's killing them.
Google tweaks algorithm to weed out content farms
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Steve Henn
Feb 25, 2011
Google changed its algorithm today to prevent adversarial results from clogging searches.
Middle East populations want end to corruption
Feb 23, 2011
In Middle East nations such as post-Mubarak Egypt, people who have suffered decades of corrupt autocratic rule now want to root out corruption.
Stopping dictators retiring with their profits
Feb 10, 2011
Ousted dictators often stash away money while in office and then retire to live off their
ill-gotten gains. Now, there are moves to stop that.