Chrysler to Provide Trailer Hitches to Late-Model Jeeps
 PRNewsFoto/Chrysler Group LLC(NEW YORK) -- Chrysler said Tuesday that due to customers’ “raised concerns” it would add or replace trailer hitches on some older-model Jeeps now at the center of a safety debate between the automaker and th
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City of San Jose Sues Major League Baseball over Oakland A's
 Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- The city of San Jose filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against Major League Baseball, accusing the league of taking part in an illegal conspiracy to limit competition by blocking the Oakland
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US Stocks Add to Gains
 iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of Wednesday's big quarterly news conference from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its second triple-digit surge of the week. The Dow finished the day up 138 points, c
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Chrysler Complies, Will Recall 2.7 Million Older-Model Jeeps
 PRNewsFoto/Chrysler Group LLC, Lily Kesselman(NEW YORK) -- After initially refusing to issue a recall because it disagreed with the government, Chrysler Group now says it will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of
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Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts on Menu Boards, Pastry Cases
 Andrew Giammarco/Starbucks(SEATTLE) -- Do you know what's in that Cinnamon Dolce Latte you're drinking? Starbucks is about to tell you.If you don't live in a place like New York or California where restaurant chains already have to show calorie counts on
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Gordon Ramsay's LA Restaurant Sued for Alleged Unpaid Wages
 Michael Lavine/FOX(LOS ANGELES) -- Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has found himself in a kitchen nightmare. Former employees of his Los Angeles eatery are suing him for what they say are unpaid wages.Four former employees of The Fat Cow restaurant filed a c
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Netflix Goes After Streaming Newbies with Netflix Families
 Netflix(NEW YORK) -- Video streaming service Netflix sees a 30 percent uptick in usage during the summer months, partly because kids are out of school and families go on road trips.But the company is hoping to see an even bigger spike in family and childr
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Ben Bernanke to Step Down as Fed Chairman When Term Ends?
 Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama is sending a strong signal that Ben Bernanke will step down as chairman of the Federal Reserve when his term ends early next year.
“He’s already stayed a lot longer than he wanted or he was
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Ford Bringing Back Knobs, Buttons to Dashboards
 Ford Motor Company(NEW YORK) -- Ford is giving up on touch screens, bringing back traditional knobs and buttons to its interactive dashboards.
Introduced three years ago with much fanfare, MyFordTouch put selections for entertainment, navigation and heati
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Upstart Rental Car Company Undercuts Hertz, Avis
 CEO Rujul Zaparde, 18, is one of three co-founders who launched FlightCar. (Courtesy Rujul Zaparde)(NEW YORK) -- Last year, three teenagers contemplated going to college or up-ending the airport rental car business. They opted for the latter.They we
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Majority of Drivers Say GPS Has Led Them Astray
 Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- GPS has certainly taken the pressure off drivers from having to ask for directions when they don’t know where they’re going, but a new survey reveals the technology is often inaccurate.A survey of 2,220 adults
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Chilean Nanny's Alleged 'Slave' Experience Highlights Labor Abuse
 iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Chilean nanny Felicitas del Carmen Villanueva Garnica, 50, says she was forced into "involuntary servitude" by a Manhattan couple who denied her food, medicine and fair pay.Villanueva, who told the New York Post she was
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US Stocks Close Higher
 Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- U.S. stock trading was volatile on Monday in anticipation of a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had been up as much as 191 points earlier Monday, gained 110 points to
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Judge: Sex Tapes Violated Waffle House Chairman's Privacy
 iStockphoto/Thinkstock(COBB COUNTY, Ga.) -- A former housekeeper violated the Waffle House chairman's privacy by recording sex tapes of the two in an attempt to show that he allegedly demanded sex acts from her, a Georgia judge ruled. "The defendant's arg
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McDonald's Sued over Debit Cards
 PR News Photo/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa.) -- A former McDonald's worker in Pennsylvania is suing a franchise owner saying she was required to receive her wages through a debit card that charged fees, resulting in some hourly employees rece
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7-Eleven Stores Operated 'Modern Day Plantation System,' Feds Claim
 Tim Boyle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The owners of 7-Eleven franchises in New York and Virginia created a "modern day plantation system" in which undocumented workers were furnished with stolen identities and forced to work 100 hours a week for a fraction
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Hot Topic Stores Sued by Joan Jett's Blackheart Records Group
 Chris McKay/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rocker Joan Jett's label, Blackheart Records Group, is suing teen retailer Hot Topic for trademark infringement and false advertising over the chain's Blackheart Clothing Co. brand. Joan Jett and performer and music w
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GM Recalls Close to 200,000 Vehicles over Fire Risk
 LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- General Motors is recalling close to 200,000 vehicles over an issue with the driver's door that could result in a fire.In a letter to GM, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says fluid could
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Workers See Shift in Benefits, Report Finds
 iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Companies are making shifts in the benefits they offer employees, from providing more contraception coverage and more services for new mothers, to being more flexible with paid time off, according to a new report from t
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Move Over, Groupon: New Sites for Deals Target Kids, Couples
 Kidsy.co(NEW YORK) -- Many email boxes are flooded with deals for food, shopping and travel, but two new sites want to remove the clutter and boredom to provide kids and couples with ideas for fun activities.Kidsy.co, which test-launched last month, provi
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Lululemon Uses Job Posting to Search for New CEO
 Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Lululemon is on the hunt for a new CEO to take charge of its "fun and irreverent brand," but its cheeky job posting may prove to be a tall order for those who aren't fluent in Sanskrit or define work-li
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Google's Project Loon Hopes to Provide Internet Access to Billions
 KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Google is hoping to connect the entire world to the Internet through the use of giant helium balloons carrying internet antennas into the stratosphere.According to the Washington Post, Google is expected to
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Recliner Linked to Infant Deaths Recalled
 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission(NEW YORK) -- Baby Matters, the former maker of the Nap Nanny is recalling all of the company's baby recliners after the products were linked to at least five infant deaths and dozens of babies hanging or falling out
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Facebook, Microsoft Release Data on Info Handed Over to Government
 NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When reports of the National Security Agency’s alleged program to gain “direct access” to large amounts of Internet communications (code-named PRISM) was first reported last week, the technolog
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