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Unpaid Intern Says Minimum Wage Bad Idea

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Unpaid Intern Says Minimum Wage Bad Idea Should internships be paid? Shouldn't even the lowliest intern get at least minimum wage? No, says someone who recently took four internships where he was unpaid. He was richly compensated, he says, in other ways. Such as? Well, in one job he learned how to work the office copier. In another, he got a 30-day Metro Card good for travel on New York City's subway. "I thought, isn't that nice?" he says. "It was more of a surprise to me than if I'd been entitled to it." From another unpaid gig he...

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Want to Driver Safer? Listen to Coldplay

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Want to Driver Safer? Listen to Coldplay Do you want to be a safer driver? Then you might want to turn off the rap and metal music, and switch to the soft rock station. Researchers at London Metropolitan University have analyzed experiments by U.K. insurance price comparison website Confused.com that they say...


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Battle Over Lottery Winner's Estate

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Battle Over Lottery Winner's Estate Documents show battle for control of Ill. cyanide victim's estate, including lottery winnings


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Missoni's Son Says Plane Crash Scenario 'Least Plausible'

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Missoni's Son Says Plane Crash Scenario 'Least Plausible' The son of Italian fashion mogul Vittorio Missoni says a plane crash is the "least plausible" explanation for his father's disappearance off the coast of Venezuela, hinting that he might have been kidnapped.


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Killer Whales Trapped Under Sea Ice

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Killer Whales Trapped Under Sea Ice ABC News’ Bethany Owings reports: Canadian residents in a Quebec village are pleading for help to save group of killer whales trapped under thick arctic sea ice and left with only one small hole for oxygen. Residents in the remote village of Inukjuak have been...


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New Ban on Risky Mortgage Loans

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New Ban on Risky Mortgage Loans Morning Business Memo… New rules announced today are aimed at preventing the return of high-risk no-document home loans that contributed to the collapse of the housing market. For the first time federal regulators are laying out rules to ensure borrowers can afford to pay the...


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Watch: Invisible Driver at Drive-Thru

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Watch: Invisible Driver at Drive-Thru A prankster has devised a costume to trick people that the car is driving itself.


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Police Say Car Explodes in Tel Aviv

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Police Say Car Explodes in Tel Aviv Israeli police say car blows up near bus in Tel Aviv, probably a criminal act


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Sandusky Hearing to Focus on Fairness

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Sandusky Hearing to Focus on Fairness Sandusky hearing to focus on fairness of trial, whether case was rushed, judge's rulings


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Killer Whales Trapped in Sea Ice

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Killer Whales Trapped in Sea Ice Quebec community makes urgent request for help saving trapped killer whales


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Jack Lew Named New Treasury Secretary

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Jack Lew Named New Treasury Secretary President Obama today will name his current chief of staff, Jack Lew, to serve as the nation’s next treasury secretary, replacing Timothy Geithner, the White House announced. “Jack Lew will bring an impressive record of service in both the public and private sectors for over...


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Google Urges N. Korea for Open Internet

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Google Urges N. Korea for Open Internet Google's Schmidt urges NKorea to allow access to Internet, or risk falling behind economically


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Watch: Tattoo School: Getting 'A's' in Ink

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Watch: Tattoo School: Getting 'A's' in Ink "World's Only Tattoo School" in Louisiana hosts a two-week course to turn students into artists.


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Watch: Is Partying Online Hurting Your Job Prospects?

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Watch: Is Partying Online Hurting Your Job Prospects? Expert says more employers are looking at how applicants portray themselves in social media.


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Show of Support Planned for Chavez

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Show of Support Planned for Chavez Venezuelan government plans show of support for Chavez as ailing leader's swearing-in delayed


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US Missiles Kill 5 Suspected Militants

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US Missiles Kill 5 Suspected Militants Surge of US missile strikes continues in Pakistan with attack that kills 5 suspected militants


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