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Con Artists Using Old-Fashioned Tech

Con Artists Using Old-Fashioned Tech Con artists are using old-fashioned technology to gain access to consumers' newfangled technology. Here's how it works: A crook calls you on the phone, poses as a technician from a big company like Microsoft, and claims he's detected a virus on your computer. He (or she!) then asks for access to your computer in order to "help" you.


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Couple Wins Lotto Twice in 1 Day

Couple Wins Lotto Twice in 1 Day No fish tale: Ark. couple on fishing trip buys 2 winning lottery tickets, including $1M prize


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Christie, Letterman Talk Fat Jokes

Christie, Letterman Talk Fat Jokes New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will make his first appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” Monday evening and the chat covered Letterman’s tendency to poke fun at the tough-talking governor’s weight. Christie tried to give as good as he got from Letterman, taking...


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Cult Rocker Freed by Impending Death

Cult Rocker Freed by Impending Death British guitarist Wilko Johnson faces death with courage _ and rock 'n ' roll


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Neanderthals May Have Died Out Sooner

Neanderthals May Have Died Out Sooner New carbon dating suggests Neanderthals died out earlier, may not have lived alongside humans


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Watch: 'Blind Side' Story's Real-Life Happy Ending: Super Bowl Victory

Watch: 'Blind Side' Story's Real-Life Happy Ending: Super Bowl Victory The story that inspired "The Blind Side" has a real-life happy ending.


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Watch: Instant Index: Richard III Bones Found; Best Super Bowl Ad

Watch: Instant Index: Richard III Bones Found; Best Super Bowl Ad Diane Sawyer with the top stories that have people buzzing this week.


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Watch: President Obama Takes Gun Proposal to Minneapolis

Watch: President Obama Takes Gun Proposal to Minneapolis The president is taking his campaign on the road for new gun control measures.


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Iran Denies Space Monkey Hoax

Iran Denies Space Monkey Hoax After Iran announced last week that it had launched a monkey into space, web sleuths compared before and after photos of the furry astronaut and cried hoax. They claimed the monkey that made public appearances after the space flight in a bespoke suit looked nothing like the animal that had been shot into space, which seemed to have lighter fur and a mole above its eye.


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Hot to Rent Out Your Spare Room

Hot to Rent Out Your Spare Room Where most of us may see an empty bedroom, homeowners around the country are seeing new ways to make big bucks by renting out those rooms, for an average of $65 per night, to vacationers. Families like the Norries, from Montclair, N.J., are listing their...


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Group Hits Obama on Gay Scouts

Group Hits Obama on Gay Scouts A conservative group that wants the Boy Scouts to keep their ban on gays today released an ad apparently countering President Obama’s remarks this weekend urging the scouts to drop the ban. “To compromise moral principles under political and financial pressure would teach the boys...


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Bus Accident Co.'s Record Questioned

Bus Accident Co.'s Record Questioned The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into a tour bus crash that killed eight people and injured dozens on a remote California road east of Los Angeles Sunday evening. “The fact that there were fatalities involved, we will be looking at...


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Boehner, GOP Press Obama on Budget

Boehner, GOP Press Obama on Budget As President Obama misses a deadline today to submit a budget proposal to Congress, Republicans are working to advance techniques that not only pressure the president to present a budget plan, but also to rein in federal spending. By law, the president is required to...


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Politics Upstage Products in Super Bowl Ads

Politics Upstage Products in Super Bowl Ads Super Bowl XLVII featured many big name advertisements, but brands like Jeep, Dodge, and Volkswagen stood apart from the rest by including political messages in their commercials.


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What if You Ate It All? Super Bowl Ad Calorie Count

What if You Ate It All? Super Bowl Ad Calorie Count Between keeping track of the score, the clock, the down and yardage, the Super Bowl involves a lot of number-watching, but what viewers tend not to count during the wing-munching, chip-chomping free-for-all are calories. And with ads full of taco-loving senior citizens and a violent...


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Credit Rating Agency Faces US Lawsuit

Credit Rating Agency Faces US Lawsuit More than five years after the recession, credit rating agencies may finally face some legal fallout for actions that led to the 2008 financial crisis. A recent move by the Justice Department brings validation to many who believe credit rating agencies were among the main...


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Porn Star Likely in Hospital a While

Porn Star Likely in Hospital a While Porn star Ron Jeremy likely to stay at Los Angeles hospital 'for some time' after aneurysm


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