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Why Falling Off the Wagon Isn’t Fatal
The cover of the January 2009 issue of O magazine says it all: “How Did I Let This Happen Again?” A photo of Oprah Winfrey at her current weight of 200 lb. is juxtaposed with an image of her formerly slender self
Business: The Scandal of Secret Swiss Bank Accounts
AS the law now stands, a U.S. citizen who has a substantial amount of cash that he wants to hide from the Internal Revenue Service has no real problem
Can the Chevy Volt Recharge General Motors?
The documentary who killed the Electric Car? accused General Motors of conspiring with the oil industry and politicians to shelve its popular and promising EV1 in the 1990s
Studies Link Exercise in Older Adults to Healthier Aging
We all know that exercise is good for you. Staying physically active helps keep your heart healthy and your muscles strong, and in cancer patients it has even been shown to ward off relapse.
The Human-Rights Vacuum
Rebel troops stampeded an african Union base in Darfur, Sudan, last month, murdering 10 African peacekeepers.
UBS settles secret accounts case with U.S.
Lawyers for the U.S.
Malaysian police break up protesters with tear gas
Police fired tear gas and water cannons and arrested 157 people to quell a protest Saturday against a colonial-era detention law. The demonstration in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur was aimed at abolishing the Internal Security Act, which allows authorities to indefinitely imprison people deemed security threats.
Paying for College: What to Do When Your 529 Is Tanking
Buoyed by a run of good news in the stock market, I recently decided to check the balance in my son’s 529 college savings account for the first time in many months. To my dismay, the account was still down some 40% from a year ago, far below the amount my husband and I had originally invested. Given the extent of the losses, I couldn’t help but wonder: would it make sense to just ditch this thing?
UBS bans travel amid tax evasion probe
Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday it is banning its private bankers from traveling overseas amid a tax evasion probe by the U.S. government