Analysis: NKorea Threat May Be More Bark Than Bite

NKorea Threat May Be More Bark Than BiteAcross North Korea, soldiers are gearing up for battle and shrouding their jeeps and vans with camouflage netting. Newly painted signboards and posters call for "death to the U.S. imperialists" and urge the people to fight with "arms, not words."But even as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is issuing midnight battle cries to his generals to ready their rockets, he and his million-man army know full well...

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North Korea alert

North Korea to cut all channels with South(Reuters) - Reclusive North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with the South because war could break out at "any moment", it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack.  The move is the latest in a series of bellicose threats from North Korea in response to new U.N. sanctions imposed after its third nuclear test in February and...

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Austrailia: A $5 'Just Looking' Fee?

Store Charges Browsing Customers $5 'Just Looking' Fee A store in Australia is apparently taking an extreme approach to eliminating showrooming, alerting would-be customers that they'll be charged $5 if they come in to browse but don't buy anything.Reddit user BarrettFox posted a snapshot of a sign warning shoppers that the store would impose a $5 fee for people who are "just looking." The fee, the sign explains, will be deducted from the...

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Cost Of College: And Arm Or Leg?

Higher Education Cuts Risk Damaging State Economies For Years To Come: CBPP ReportIs education for the USA becoming more and more financially stressful for yourself and for a family of four with smaller wages that barley covers the cost of books?  This can pose a risk for longterm growth for america if this problem is not solved immediately.  Every year, more and more students of all walks of life, age, social status, and...

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Internet Sales Tax coming?

U.S. Senate Approves Proposed Internet Sales TaxAn Internet sales tax is inching its way closer to being the law of the land: The U.S. Senate supported a non-binding vote of approval, 75-to-24, for a law that would allow states to collect taxes from Internet retailers. If enacted as is, it would allow states to levy taxes on some online retail purchases from businesses with over $1 million in gross receipts.Internet retailers can thank their...

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US Marine kills two colleagues at Quantico base

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyRead more:http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/22/17409264-us-marine-kills-two-colleagues-at-quantico-base?lite&GT1=43...

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US: $22 Minimum Wage?

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Next Billion-Dollar Mobile Company

Looking East to Predict the Next Billion-Dollar Mobile CompanyAs a U.S.-based VC working for SoftBank, one of Japan’s leading Internet companies, I’ve recently been noticing the recurrence of mobile trends moving from East to West. A few years ago, it was the concept of mobile gaming that exploded in Japan and trickled westward to the U.S. Now, there is a clear rise in mobile social networks in the United States, stemming from ideas that first...

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US: Sequestration Set To Deepen Racial Inequality In U.S.

Sequestration Set To Deepen Racial Inequality In U.S., Experts Say On Capitol Hill, there are two ways that people tend to talk about the sequester -- a slate of automatic federal spending cuts that are difficult but necessary, or a blunt tool that will inflict tremendous suffering. But a growing chorus of researchers, political analysts and economists say that the cuts are poised to inflict particularly intense pain on people of color...

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NYC Adopts Tough Jobless-Discrimination Law

NYC Adopts Tough Jobless-Discrimination LawNew York City will soon have the nation's most far-reaching laws barring employers from shunning out-of-work job applicants, after lawmakers passed the provisions Wednesday over a mayoral veto.When the law takes effect in three months, the city will be the fourth place in the country with some form of legislation against discriminating against unemployed job-seekers. But it will be alone in letting applicants sue employers for damages over claims that they were rejected because of their joblessness."We...

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Samsung resale prices rival iPhone’s

Apple devices are no longer the only ones that retain their value Is now the best time to sell your Samsung phone? Consumers can make a profit by selling their Samsung Galaxy III before the latest model drops, Quentin Fottrell reports. Photo: Getty Images. Read More:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsung-resale-prices-rival-iphones2013-03-14?link=MW_story_ins...

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Samsung’s Galaxy S4 dials up Apple pressure

New smartphone expected to get a jump on Apple’s next iPhoneThe new Galaxy S4 smartphone that Samsung is expected to unveil on Thursday is rumored to have a 5-inch screen compared to the 4-inch display on the rival iPhone 5.SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to unveil the next version of its Galaxy S line of smartphones this week, as the Korean electronics giant looks to maintain its newly won spot on top of a brutally...

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US: Google to Pay $7 Million Fine

Google to Pay $7 Million Fine for Street View Privacy BreachGoogle has agreed to pay a $7 million fine after a three year investigation by a coalition of state attorneys general found the search giant's Street View vehicles had collected private data from home and business networks.Between 2008 and 2010, the Street View vehicles, which were equipped with antennae and open-source software, collected names, passwords, addresses, emails and other personal...

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Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope

Argentina's Bergoglio becomes Pope Francishttp://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/13/cardinals-elect-new-po...

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Vatican City: A new pope has been chosen

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US: How to Fix America's Wealth Inequality

How to Fix America's Wealth Inequality: Teach Americans to Be CheapToday, wealth equality is closely tied to income equality. But in the long run, it's all about thrift, frugality, and saving -- in other words, teaching a consumer nation a lesson in cheapness.  Read more at: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fix-americas-wealth-inequality-teach-131940806.h...

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Black smoke signals no pope elected at first conclave vote

Read more at:http://news.yahoo.com/cardinals-head-conclave-church-beset-woes-010338684.h...

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US lost $433,982,548 because of daylight saving time switch

Did you remember to set your clock forward on Sunday? Of course, it doesn’t really matter since most of us operate on digital devices like our smartphones that do the one-hour adjustment automatically.But as easy as it is, the annual switch to daylight saving time reportedly continues to be a costly endeavor, resulting in a net loss of $433,982,548 for the U.S. economy.Read more:http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/u-lost-433-982-548-because-day...

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10 Compliments Men Hate Getting

By Jenna BirchYou may think saying your husband looks cute trying to fix the lawn mower is music to his ears, but he's hearing a different tune. Women's words of praise can sit the wrong way with their spouses. Sometimes emotional responses, like frustration and excitement, creep into compliments and unintentionally wound guys' pride. "When giving a compliment, put it in the best light possible to show you really appreciate him," says Match.com relationship...

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NYC: Judge Puts Cap on Super Sized Soda Ban

New Yorkers have more time to savor the sugar.A state judge has put a stop to New York City’s planned ban on super-sized sugary drinks, slated to start Tuesday.Judge Milton Tingling called the soda ban “arbitrary and capricious” in a 36 page order. Passed in September, the law “would not only violate the separation of powers doctrine, it would eviscerate it.  Such an evisceration has the potential to be more troubling than sugar sweetened beverages,”...

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UK: Queen's historic move stirs speculation

Queen Elizabeth Takes Historic Stand Against DiscriminationQueen Elizabeth II is set to make history later today when she signs a new charter taking a stand against discrimination, which some have interpreted as tacit support of gay rights.The 86-year-old matriarch will sign the agreement at a reception this evening to show her support. With the stroke of the pen, the queen will be making a symbolic pledge for equal rights for billions of people...

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Deadly TB Exposure Grows Along U.S.-Mexico Border

Risk of Deadly TB Exposure Grows Along U.S.-Mexico BorderRead more:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323293704578336283658347240.html?mod=WSJ_article_forsuborhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323978104578332461533970412.h...

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For the middle class, expenses grow faster than paychecks

When Debbie Bruister buys a gallon of milk at her local Kroger supermarket, she pays $3.69, up 70 cents from what she paid last year.Getting to the store costs more, too. Gas in Corinth, Miss., her hometown, costs $3.51 a gallon now, compared to less than three bucks in 2012. That really hurts, considering her husband's 112-mile daily round-trip commute to his job as a pharmacist.Bruister, a mother of four, received a $1,160 raise this school year...

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North Korea Claims Nuclear Missiles 'On Standby'

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | Technology News | Celebrity Newshttp://abcnews.go.com/International/north-korea-claims-nuclear-missiles-standby-cancels-nonaggression/story?id=18684...

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South Korea: We'll strike back at North if attacked

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US: Wait, wealth inequality is the new Harlem Shake?

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US: Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost.In his final report to Congress, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen's conclusion was all too clear: Since the invasion a decade ago this month, the U.S. has spent too much money in Iraq...

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US: Who's in the DOW JONES driver's seat?

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Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58

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US: Wall Street taking traction

 Dow sails past all-time highThe Dow is back. All the way back. At the opening bell Tuesday, the benchmark index sailed past its all-time closing high of 14,164.53 set Oct. 9, 2007.In midday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 1%, more than 140 points to above 14,270. It has now erased the 54% loss it suffered in the brutal 2007-2009 bear market. Just three of the Dow's 30 stocks: drug giant Merck, soft drink maker Coca-Cola and home improvement retail chain Home Depot were trading lower.Read more at:http://www.usatoday...

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Charts key understanding of China bubble fearshttp://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50142079nhttp://www.marketwatch.com/story/charts-key-understanding-of-china-bubble-fears-2013-03...

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Sequester: What Will Happen, What Won't Happen and What We Don't Know  http://news.yahoo.com/sequester-happen-wont-happen-dont-know-081825390.h...

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 Big cuts spur calls to Congress from irate constituentsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is getting an earful about the big spending cuts beginning to hit government services from worried and irate constituents, including one senator's own spouse.Democratic Senator Thomas Carper of Delaware said his wife, "my most important constituent," asked him, "Why can't you guys get your act together? Do you know what people think of you guys?""I told her that Washington needs to work more like Delaware," said Carper, a former governor of the state. "In...

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US: Automatic US Budget Cuts to Begin Friday

AMERICA SHAME ON YOU!!!! YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE ENTIRE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND THE WORLD!!!!http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21610813http://www.voanews.com/content/senate-rejects-sequester-alternatives-sequestration/1612978.html...

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