 | RD Payday Lenders Busted: 11-17-09
TWO PAYDAY LENDERS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY BACK THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HERE IN NEW YORKER WHO THEY ALLEGEDLY RIPPED OFF. ACCORDING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, "CASH-NET" AND "TELE-CASH" LURED IN PEOPLE, OFFERING QUICK CASH BUT THEY WEREN'T UPFRONT ABOUT THE MASSIVE INTEREST RATES ATTACHED TO THE MONEY.
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 | BlueHippo sued by FTC - again: The Real Deal 11-12-09
The Federal Trade Commission has requested a contempt order against BlueHippo from a federal court. The company collected more than $15 million from consumers, but delivered neither the computers nor financing they had promised.
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 | Real Deal: License Plates
Starting in April, we'll all have to get new license plates. The state released the new design of the plates yesterday and since then we've been receiving a ton of questions as to just how this will work.
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 | The Real Deal: College and Seminars 11-11-09
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 | AG Settles with CVS 11-10-09
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced that his office has reached an $875,000 settlement with the national retail pharmacy chain CVS to end its sale of expired products at stores across New York State.
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 | The Real Deal: Coverage For Children Under 29 11-9-09
As the health care debate on Capitol Hill continues, New Yorkers are trying to weed through the fine print of changes already in affect in this state. A new state law extends health insurance to young adults under their parent's plan, if they can't get health care on their own, but you'll have to shell out some major cash to keep your kid covered.
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 | The Real Deal: DMV to charge for pens 11-5-09
The Syracuse Department of Motor Vehicles office will no longer let you borrow a pen if you've got to fill out paperwork away from a clerk. They say too many of the pens they've been lending have disappeared.
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 | The Real Deal: Cash For Clunkers Data 11-4-09
New numbers out Wednesday show that despite the purpose of the widely popular "Cash for Clunkers" program, many of the trades made did not improve mileage all that much. It seems a lot of drivers who cashed in on the program, traded in gas guzzling pick-up trucks and SUV's for newer pick-ups and SUV's that got just a few more miles per gallon.
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 | Real Deal: Intel Suit 11-4-09
New York's attorney general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp., claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the marketplace for computer microprocessors.
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 | Oncenter In The Red By Nearly $600K 11-3-09
The Onondaga County Legislature is expected to bail the Oncenter out of more than a half-million dollar deficit Wednesday, as the country continues to layoff workers and tighten its own spending.
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