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• U.K. slashes interest rates to historic low
LONDON - The Bank of England cut official interest rates by a half a percentage point to 1.5 percent on Thursday, the lowest level in its 315-year history as it attempts to ward off a prolonged recession. The cut means officials are moving closer to ...
• Dog Detectives Find Missing K-9
Loki, a highly-trained Fort Worth police dog, is back home after he chewed a hole in his handler's fence and ran away New Year's Eve, apparently spooked by fireworks. "(He) was AWOL, went on the lamb on us," said Officer Brad Patterson, a trainer in ...
• Retirees no longer counting on home equity
These folks face years of living on fixed incomes from pensions, 401(k)s or IRAs, and Social Security, but don't have the time to recover their losses. Homeowners who've tapped their home equity, then spent it like yellow-and-blue Monopoly money, find ...
• Lotto luck not necessary for schools
The largest portion goes to fund K through 12 educations," Forrester said. But the money also helps fund scholarships, school construction, and buy books and computers. And with the new game in town, Florida's schools will likely get a big boost. "All ...
• Waterford seeks bankruptcy protection
... from business advisory firm Deloitte were appointed to run the company's businesses in Britain and Northern Ireland, while a Deloitte partner in the Irish Republic was appointed as receiver of Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the ultimate parent of the U.K ...