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Guy Robs Bank, Returns Later to Complain He Didn’t Get Enough Cash
If you're planning to rob a bank, we have two pieces of advice for you: 1) Don't do it, and 2) if you do, don't go back to the same bank later that day to complain about not getting enough money.
Authorities in Syracuse, New York, say 28-year-old Arthur Bundrage did both of those things.
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Your Taxes Will Almost Certainly Go Up in January, and Congress Won’t Stop It — Dollars and Sense
Regardless of who wins the presidential election, starting January 2013 some 163 million workers across the United States will be slapped with a significant tax increase.
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Dude Wins $30 Million Dollars Right After Girlfriend Dumps Him
Let's face it, if you are a 22-year-old fellow who's just scored a multimillion dollar lottery win, you probably going to be reevaluating your relationship with your current girlfriend.
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Would You Rather Have Better Pay or a Better Boss? — Survey of the Day
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What Are the Richest and Poorest Cities in America?
According to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the national median household income level ($50,502) diminished for the second year in a row, falling to 8 percent below what it was before the economic downturn in 2007. This decrease was felt across the board, even in the country’s wealthiest areas.
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Take That, Amazon! Best Buy Will Match Online Prices — Dollars and Sense
In an attempt to go toe-to-toe with retail giant Amazon, Best Buy has announced plans to implement a new price-matching system to combat the ever-growing trend of online shopping.
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College Student Returns $690 Million Check
Because his late father was an Air Force veteran, 22-year-old Allen Smith gets a check from the VA every month. The $650 helps pay his college expenses but, like many students, he could always use some more.
He got a lot more earlier this month, when he opened his VA check and was staring right at the staggering sum of $690 million.
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Cabbie Returns $220,000 He Finds in Back Seat, Gets a 1% Tip — Is It Fair?
If you drive a cab in Las Vegas, you're gonna see some crazy things. But the biggest jolt of Adam Woldemarim's cab-driving career came last month after he finished a shift and was cleaning up his van. In the back seat of the vehicle was a soft laptop case that a fare had left behind. But instead of housing a computer, the case held $222,510 in cash.
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‘The Hobbit’ Coins Will Be Legit Forms of Payment in New Zealand
New Zealand is pretty proud that Peter Jackson and his Warner Bros. team chose the country's landscapes to house production of 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' films. We would be too, but probably not to the extent of the New Zealanders.
In a similar fashion to the US releasing those commemorative but completely usable state-themed quarters years back, New Zealand is about to make 'Hobbit' coins a legitimate form of currency in honor of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey's' premiere.
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What Are the Best and Worst States for Business?
While taxes are a way of life not all tax systems have been developed equally, according to the 2013 State Business Tax Climate Index by the Tax Foundation.
The Foundation’s latest report was released today, ranking the states most and least friendly to do business in based on factors like individual income tax, sales tax, corporate income tax, property tax and unemployment insurance tax.
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American Express Deceives Customers, Will Issue $85 Million Refund — Dollars and Sense
Have an American Express card that you never leave home without? You can expect a refund.
According to a report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, American Express will be refunding $85 million to some 250,000 customers due to what officials are calling deceptive practices that include the charging of illegal late fees and discrimination against applicants 35 years old and up.
For nearly a decade, American Express was guilty of committing various infractions against its card owners that cheated customers into believing they were obtaining benefits like sign-up bonuses and improved credit scores that never came to pass.