June 17, 2013
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US to auction wind energy leases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The federal government will auction leases for wind farms off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts on July 31, marking the first time it has sold competitive leases for wi...
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FHA reverse mortgage losses may require bailout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Administration may need as much as a $1 billion rescue package before the end of the year to bolster its reserves despite efforts to shore up its finances with high...
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Associated Press Then-Controller Danny Werfel of OMB Office of Federal Financial Management watches as President Barack Obama (not shown) signs an Executive Order to cut waste and promote efficient spending across the federal government in the Oval Office at the White House in 2011 in Washington. Werfel, the new acting commissioner of the IRS, issued a statement commenting on a report by Treasury Department's inspector general in which he criticized a $4 million IRS conference in August 2010 in Anaheim, Calif.
Report finds $50 million for forums
WASHINGTON — A government watchdog has found that the Internal Revenue Service spent about $50 million to hold at least 220 conferences for employees between 2010 and 2012, a House committee said S...
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Associated Press Promotional signs hang in a window January at a Wendy's restaurant for its pretzel bacon cheeseburger in Miami. The burger created buzz in May when an analyst said the company planned to launch it nationally as a promotional item this year.
Pretzel burger isn’t just about taste
NEW YORK — All the online buzz aside, there’s another reason why Wendy’s impending rollout of a pretzel burger has the fast-food chain excited: the profit margins. The Associated Press reported ...
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Jobs
From May 23 to Wednesday, the Office of Employment and Training added 19 jobs to its database for regional employers, listed below (in Paducah unless noted otherwise): compliance clerk, production ...
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Average US household far from regaining its wealth from Great Recession
WASHINGTON — The average U.S. household has a long way to go to recover the wealth it lost to the Great Recession, a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis concluded Thursday. The typic...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Cory Stone fills a red Toyota Prius with gas Friday at Mike Smith Toyota off Interstate 24's Exit 4. The Toyota dealer is among local dealerships that have stopped ordering electric models, but are able to sell hybrids with their fuel efficiency benefits.
Battery needs charge
Electric cars have failed to spark western Kentucky shoppers, and orders from local dealerships for electric models are at a virtual standstill. Country Chevrolet in Benton stopped ordering the ...
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Associated Press Sony's CineAlta F65 camera, which was used to shoot "After Earth," is on display May 20 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. Sony Corp., one of the first makers of 4K, or "ultrahigh definition," television sets, came out Friday with one of the first movies to be both shot and presented in the format, "After Earth."
Sony Corp. pursuing ultra HD
LOS ANGELES — Sony Corp. is taking a deeper dive into ultrahigh-definition video which came out Friday with “After Earth,” the first of Sony’s three movies this year both shot and presented in the ...
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Associated Press The Gospel Music Channel changes its name to Uplifting Entertainment channel and re-brands with new logo, programming. The Atlanta-based channel's focus on "uplifting and faith-friendly entertainment" will continue with an expansion of its mix of original movies, plays and series and reruns of network programs, said Brad Siegel, its vice chairman.
GMC TV changes name, programming
LOS ANGELES — First it was Gospel Music Channel, then it became GMC when it expanded beyond music programming. Now the cable channel said it’s changing its name again, but not its identity. As o...
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Cuban rat poison finds new market
HANOI, Vietnam — His wares banned in much of the world, the Vietnamese salesman hawking a rat poison laced with salmonella sought to prove the bait was as safe as claimed. He sliced open a packet w...
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