Early retirement is supposed to give you extra golden years to enjoy. But that may not happen, a new study suggests. A study of Shell Oil employees shows that people who retire at age 55 and live to be at least 65 die sooner than people who retire at 65. …
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DETROIT – Grammy-winning rapperEminem’s (search) publishing companies filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop his songs from being used as cell phone ring tones. In the suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, Michigan-based Eight Mile (search) Style and Martin Affiliated are seeking a court order to …
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WASHINGTON – A poor prognosis for its 2-year-old giraffe forced the National Zoo (search) to euthanize the animal Sunday afternoon. “Jafari” was being treated for complications from skin cancer (search), but Sunday morning his condition appeared to have worsened. Veterinarians and animal-care staff decided to put the animal down, the …
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WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (search) promised Tuesday to end the “catch and release” policy that has allowed tens of thousands of non-Mexican illegal aliens to disappear within the United States. “Return every single illegal entrant — no exceptions,” Chertoff said in prepared testimony to a Senate Judiciary …
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The news doesn’t stop on the weekends and neither does “FOX & Friends.” So start the weekend in the know with hosts Adam Housley, Alisyn Camerota and Julian Phillips. Saturday Starts at 7 a.m. ET A 5-count indictment is handed down to the vice president’s right hand man, Lewis Libby …
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Dear Friends, If you’re the typical American, you’ve been paying a lot of attention to what it costs to fill up at the gas pump. The good news is that this is costing less than it did a month ago. According to AAA, the average price per gallon of unleaded, …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Microsoft Corp., Verizon Communications, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Siebel Systems Inc. Aetna Inc. (AET) is expected to report a third-quarter profit of $1.17 a share. American Electric Power Co. (AEP) is seen …
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BALI, Indonesia – A Bali police officer said Thursday the terrorist attack on one tourist beach resort over the weekend could have been prevented if cafe owners there had heeded a warning to tighten security issued one month before the homicide bombings. The officer, Capt. D. Dharmada, told The Associated …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Pfizer Inc., Coca-Cola Co., United Parcel Service Inc., EBay Inc., Amgen Inc. and Ford Motor Co. Coca-Cola Co. (KO) is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 53 cents a share, according to …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Iraqi government closed the Iraqi offices of the Arab television stationAl-Jazeera (search)for 30 days, accusing it Saturday of inciting violence. A spokesman for Al-Jazeera called the closure “unwise” and said it restrained freedom of the press. “It is a regrettable decision, but Al-Jazeera will endeavor to …
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