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U.N. predicts boom in trade of 'green' products

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (Associated Press) The U.N.'s environment agency says the global market for low-carbon and environment-friendly goods and services is projected to almost triple to $2.2 trillion by 2020. The more…

Dow surpasses 15,000 milestone

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (CNBC) Stocks held gains Tuesday, with the S&P 500 extending its recent rally to a fresh high and the Dow surpassing the 15,000 milestone, boosted by better-than-expected economic more…

GM to build Cadillac plant ... in China

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (BLOOMBERG) — General Motors Co. (GM), the largest foreign automaker in China, said it won regulatory approval to build a Cadillac factory to boost sales of luxury vehicles more…

$400,000 spent on cigarette-sensing underwear

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (CNSNEWS) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than $400,000 to a research project involving underwear that can detect when a person smokes cigarettes. The more…

Teacher stomps on U.S. flag, gets $85,000

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (THE STATE) — CHAPIN, S.C. — Lexington-Richland 5 paid former Chapin High teacher Scott Compton $85,000 to avoid a legal challenge, part of a settlement that led to more…

Senate passes Internet sales tax bill

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (GUARDIAN) — The US Senate on Monday passed a bill aimed at ending tax-free shopping on the internet but the move looks set to face fierce opposition before more…

'Disabled' cop now reality-TV star

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (PHILLY) — On television, Joseph Derrico pursues a monster truck on foot, pulls the driver out of the vehicle and tosses him to the ground. He is on more…

Amnesty price tag? $6.3 trillion

by John Bennett -- [ooyala code="B0YzhnYjqjkzIMZBymx-MO2S8wSP9Uic"] Amnesty will cost American taxpayers at least $6.3 trillion in welfare and other public benefits, according to a Heritage Foundation study. Former Republican senator Jim DeMint, more…

Euro founder: Destroy 'catastrophic' currency

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (TELEGRAPH) — Oskar Lafontaine, the German finance minister who launched the euro, has called for a break-up of the single currency to let southern Europe recover, warning that more…