Orlando Sentinel - 1 day 11hrs ago
With more and more opportunities to wager their money – from the Florida Lottery to slot machines to Internet cafes – Floridians are looking for help with gambling problems in record numbers.
Calls to a statewide gambling helpline have increased 12 percent over the past Year and 17 percent over the past two Years with nearly 5,000 calls received in the
The Irish Times - 2 days ago
BP is expected to install an American known for Diplomacy as chief executive, replacing Tony Hayward who has come under fire for his gaffe-prone handling of the worst Oil Spill in US history.
Bob Dudley, the US executive managing BP's response to the Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, is poised to get the top job, a move
Reuters UK - 2 days ago
By Tom Bergin
London
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Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:02am BST
London
(Reuters) - BP Plc is expected to install an American known for Diplomacy as chief executive, replacing Tony Hayward who has come under fire for his gaffe-prone handling of the worst Oil Spill in U.S. history.
Bob Dudley, the U.S. executive managing
Naples Daily News - 2 days ago
Here are letters to the editor from Daily News editions of July 27, 2010.
Letter of the Day: Is that our goal?
Editor, Daily News:
My father once told me: Do not destroy with your feet what you built with your hands.
I realize now that this is exactly what the United States is doing, and has been doing for a quite a while.
Years ago, there were the maligned robber barons. They were not aristocrats, but immigrant entrepreneurs who not only built this
Cincinnati Business Courier - 2 days ago
A bevy of states have lost Private-sector Jobs since mid-2005, an analysis by Portfolio.com and Bizjournals has found, but the Ohio's tumble was among the steepest.
Ohio ranked No. 45 in a midyear review of state employment trends. While it is an improvement over last year's ranking of No. 46, the state remains mired at the bottom of the annual list. Over the past five years
Miami Herald - 2 days ago
Mortgage Interest Rates dropped to record lows last week, hitting Rates not seen since the 1970s. But brokers say few of the many South Florida Homeowners rushing to take advantage and refinance their loans will be able to qualify.
The region's high levels of Unemployment and depressed property values have made it tougher for many borrowers, and lend
Naples Daily News - 5 days ago
Here are letters to the editor from Daily News editions of July 24, 2010:
Letter of the Day: You're welcome
Editor, Daily News:
I have a suggestion for reducing the Cost of publishing your newspaper and improving its quality.
Dispense with the dumb cartoons at the top of your Editorial/Opinion page. These "features" are from the time when readers were barely literate and have no place in a modern-day publication.
Most of your editorial cartoons are crudely drawn, lack a cle
The Daily Beast - Jul 14, 2010
The implosion of the car industry has led Flint, Michigan, and neighboring Detroit to be declared the top two worst Real-estate markets in the U.S., according to 24/7 Wall Street. The website calculated the worst markets by calculating the cities with the greatest median price cuts in June, a difficult time to sell after Congress failed to renew the homeb
NPR - Jun 16, 2010
June 16, 2010
Home Construction plunged last month to the lowest level since December and building permits also fell, the latest signs that the Construction Industry won't fuel the Economic Recovery.
Builders are scaling back now that government incentives have expired.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that
Naples Daily News - May 24, 2010
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