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NFL’s ratings, revenue, popularity grow and grow
INDIANAPOLIS — Less than a year ago, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Osi Umenyiora and seven other players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, a key moment in a convoluted and contentious labor disp...
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Jobs lift Dow to highest mark since ’08
NEW YORK — A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since May 2008, before the financial meltdown la...
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Hiring surges in January
WASHINGTON — In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January — across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fe...
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Donald Trump offers golden graves for silver-spoon set
NEWARK, N.J. — They say you can’t take it with you when you die, but that’s not necessarily true for the wealthiest Americans — like Donald Trump. He announced this week he is considering buildi...
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This product image provided by Function Inc., shows the Viggle App for iPhone. When you tap the screen, Viggle's software for iPhones and iPads listens to what's on, recognizes what you're watching and gives you credit at roughly two points per minute. It even works for shows you've saved on a digital video recorder. Rack up 7,500 points, and you'll be rewarded with a $5 gift card from retailers such as Burger King, Starbucks, Apple's iTunes, Best Buy and CVS, which you can redeem directly from your device. (AP Photo/Function Inc.)
New app rewards couch potatoes
LOS ANGELES — Want to earn stuff by watching TV? A free app for that is available now. When you tap the screen, Viggle’s software for iPhones and iPads listens to what’s on, recognizes what you’...
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AP Photo/H&R Block This app image courtesy of H&R Block shows the H&R Block At Home app. Taxes-on-the-go applications are a natural next step to the explosion in electronic filing.
Going mobile can be less taxing
For the taxpayer on the go trying to file a return quickly and easily, there’s an app for it. “We’re trying to anticipate and follow trends you see in the real world,” said Bob Meighan, a vice p...
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Afghan progress sets pace
LONDON — The rate of NATO troop withdrawals from Afghanistan ahead of a 2014 departure deadline must depend on security conditions on the ground, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday....
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SAG votes on merger plan
LOS ANGELES — The Screen Actors Guild national board of directors has voted to approve a plan to merge with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. In a statement, SAG says the ...
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun April Sailor of Lourdes hospital climbs the Jacobs Ladder apparatus Thursday during a workout at Energy Fitness in Paducah. Sailor comes to the gym nearly every day as she tries to take advantage of a corporate wellness program with Lourdes.
Keeping businesses healthy
These health kicks aren’t fading New Year’s resolutions. Be it a discounted gym membership, weight loss competition or a day’s pay for undergoing a yearly checkup, local employers and their empl...
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AP Photo/Steve Helber, File Unemployed workers use computers to search for jobs at the Virginia Employment Commission's Reemploy Virginia office in Mechanicsville, Va. The jobless rate is dipping, but millions of people are still out of work. That could have implications when they file their income tax returns for 2011.
2011 unemployment insurance benefits taxable
The jobless rate is dipping, but millions of people are still out of work. And that could have implications when they file their income tax returns. Collecting unemployment insurance benefits? A...
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