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Growing natural disasters from climate change costing insurers dear
Dec 28 2007, Arpita Mukherjee

Natural calamities and the massive damage and disaster it entails are unavoidable. Nonetheless, we can reduce or even avoid the part of natural disaster that has the human handiwork behind it. Global warming is largely attributable to large-scale...

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Fla. fairgoers catch toddler dropped from ride
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Authorities say patrons at a central Florida carnival caught a toddler whose mother was forced to drop her when a ride stranded them 30 feet in the air.
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Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens
AP, Detroit
So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.
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Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown
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Three days after providing a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street, Congress is holding its first hearing into what caused the nation’s financial markets to...
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Bank of America settles suits over bad mortgages
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Facing a lawsuit over deceptive mortgage practices, Bank of America Corp. is agreeing to pay more than $8 billion to modify hundreds of thousands of loans to keep...
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An injected Johnson & Johnson biologic drug used to treat several immune diseases controlled Crohn’s disease, a difficult-to-treat bowel disorder, better...
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The president’s top economic advisers are pledging to work with their counterparts around the world to restore confidence and stability to financial markets.
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Treasury announces plan to boost debt auctions
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The Treasury Department says it will increase its debt auctions to handle the $700 billion rescue program for the country’s financial system.
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House panel holds hearing on Lehman failure
AP, Washington
With the $700 billion-dollar financial industry bailout bill now signed into law, the House is looking into what drove Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy.
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Eli Lilly agrees to buy ImClone for over $6B
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