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Insurers want to hike Obamacare premiums 10%

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You may have heard that insurers are hiking Obamacare premiums by 30 percent, 40 percent or even more next year. Certainly, some companies have requested hefty rate increases for certain policies. But that doesn’t mean that everyone will be writing a much bigger m…



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Obama's FCC wins key battle over internet...

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New rules that give the FCC more power to regulate the internet were upheld by a court Tuesday, marking a victory for the Obama administration over the major telecom companies.



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Kellogg recalls some snacks because of peanut...

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The Kellogg Company said it is voluntarily recalling certain snacks because they could contain undeclared peanut residue.



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Orlando GoFundMe campaign sets record

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A crowdfunding campaign to support the Orlando Pulse shooting victims and their families has pulled in more than $3.9 million.



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'Stairway to Heaven' trial starts

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The copyright infringement trial against Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page began Tuesday in a Los Angeles court.



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Disney donates $1 million to Orlando shooting...

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The Walt Disney Company is donating $1 million to a fund set up to help those affected by the Orlando mass shooting.



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CareFirst's plan for $56 million surplus is...

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Washington, D.C.’s top insurance regulator apparently wasn’t impressed with a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield subsidiary’s response on how to handle what’s been deemed an “excessive” surplus. In a long-awaited decision released Tuesday, D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking Commissioner Stephen Taylor said the Baltimore nonprofit insurer failed to follow his agency’s order last year to submit a plan for spending down a $56 million surplus at one of its subsidiaries, Group Hospitalization…

Starbucks introduces granitas, trifles on new...

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Stabucks introduced cool new summer drinks and sweet treats on a special Sunset Menu starting Tuesday.

The five new hand-crafted shaved-ice granitas and layered trifles are available daily starting at 3 p.m.

Granita flavors include a Caramel Espresso, Youthberry White Tea and Strawberry Lemon Limeade,…

Save $60 on new voice-activated Apple TV with...

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SlingTV is celebrating its new Apple TV application with a hot $60 discount on the new voice-activated streaming device with Siri Remote.

The noncontract subscription service from Dish Network, which streams live cable TV channels (AMC, ESPN, TBS, TNT, CNN, etc.) for $20 a month, is offering the…

Whole Foods gets warning letter from FDA

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The Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Whole Foods co-CEOs John Mackey and Walter Robb about what the FDA called “serious violations” it found after inspecting a Whole Foods food preparation facility in Everett, Massachusetts, in February.



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